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Show WILEY'S EKEMIES !FIMIY CAUSE HIM TOttSM -- WASHINGTON, March 15 f Dr. Harvey W. Wiley loft the f laboratories of tho bureau of chemistry tonight whoro for f nearly twenty-nine years he -t- had been chief chemist no longer a 'government official, -f but determined to chamTnlon the f cause of pure food from the - ranks of tho people. Friction with his superiors and irreconcilable ir-reconcilable differences of opinion as to tho enforcement of the pure food and drug act were the reasons given by Dr. Wiley for handing his resignation resig-nation to Secretary Wilson of tho department of agriculture. Dr. Wiley will devoto the rest of his life, according to a statement issued is-sued by him today, "to the promotion promo-tion of principles of civic r'ghteous-ness r'ghteous-ness and industrial integrity which underlie the food and drugs act, in the hope that It may be administered in the interest of the people at large Instead of that of a comparatiely few mercenary manufacturers and dealers." deal-ers." President Taft expressed regret at the resignation Secretary Wilson said Dr. Wiley had boon a "valuable man." Dr Wiley In his statement thanked Mr. Wilson for the "personal kindness and regard for exonerating him last summer In connection with alleged Irregularities In employing Dr H. H. Rusby of New York. Dr. Wiley remarks, however, that though ho was continued in his position since that Incident, he naturally expected that "those who had made false charges" would be dismissed Worked Against Bureau. "One by one." says Dr Wiley, "I found that tho acthilies pertaining to the bureau of chemistry were restricted re-stricted and various forms of manufactured manu-factured food products were withdrawn with-drawn from its consideration and referred re-ferred cither to other bodies not con-r templated by the law or directly relieved re-lieved from further control. "The official toleration and validation valida-tion of such practices have restricted the activities of the bureau of chemistry chem-istry to a very narrow field, as a result re-sult of which I hae been Instructed to refrain from stating in any public way my opinion regarding the effect of those substances upon health This restriction has interfered with my academic freedom of speech on flatters flat-ters relating directly to the public welfare v Doollttle Is Acting Chief. Dr. Wiley explained that while he ditf not determine to leaxe the government gov-ernment service until two dajs ago, for nearly six years there had been a growing feeling in his mind, "that the differences between his superiors and himself were irreconcilable," and that he had been "conscious of official environment unnecessarily hostile " Dr. Wiley has not yet decided whether1 he will" continue his right for pure foods through tho lecture field or as a writer or editor of household magazines Until his successor is chosen Dr TL E. Doolittle will act as chief of tho bureau of chemistry. |