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Show SECRETARY WILSON REPUESTO CRITICS PECATL'R. III.. Sept. 2 A. D, Brid-uian. Brid-uian. a leader In the prohibition movement, move-ment, received a reply to' the denounce ment of Secretary J since Wlleon.of tha department of agrtrulture for acceptlns the honoran preefdeney of the brewers' conareaa to be held In Chirano. In hla letter Mr. Wilson save: - "Thrre la sn Internatlonsl feature to this ronfrese te be held in the I'nlted Pistes. Agriculture Is to be diaruseed. The I'nlted Ktatea la Interested In the ffrowma of hurley and hops for domestic uses. They are naturally under the Jurta diction of the department of asrlroHure. IHaruaalons alone oiher Itnea would be forelcn to ua. 1'tila conareaa and thia exhibition ex-hibition are' not under the official pa-tronAnra pa-tronAnra tf the aovemment of the I'nlted Btatea. The honorai-y prealdem-y which -omes to me la on arconnr- of my posltlou aa accectan' of aTlcuTturer"t -win have no ai-tual prealdlns to do In this convention." |