I never lost faith, in the whole two or three years during which the Indiana case was considered, in the character of the outcome. I expect to see that view sustained by the Federal courts, as the evidence that has been submitted recently in Indiana cases points that way.' " Wiley, 'have accentuated my opinion as to the harmful character of benzoate of soda as a food preservative. " 'The developments during the last year,' said Dr. Wiley's views did not prevail in the department, as the board appointed by Secretary Wilson under the pure food law disagreed with the chief chemist and sanctioned the use of benzoate of soda as a food preservative. Wiley, chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture, has stronger opinions than ever on that subject.
"Although the American Institute of Homeopathy at its convention at Pasadena, Cal., Monday, adopted a resolution rescinding its action taken last year condemning the use of benzoate of soda as a food preservative, Dr. The latter part of this clipping reads as follows: Wiley, Chief of the United States Bureau of Chemistry. He stated that 12,000 homeopathic physicians had sent telegrams to President Taft and Secretary Wilson in favor of the farmer, the fruit-grower and the preserving factories and against the pernicious rulings of Dr. This article related the facts that at the 66th Convention of the American Institute of Homeopathy, held at Pasadena, California, a resolution was adopted denouncing food-laws that prohibit the use of preservatives in food and the use of sulphur in curing fruit. Baldwin offered an article published in the Washington Post, July 13, 1910.
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Don't you know they were published in the Detroit Free Press?Īt this point Mr. Do you know whether they were published in any Indianapolis papers or not? Don't you know they were published in other papers than those in Washington? And don't you know that those statements of your opinion were published generally throughout the country?
I usually cut out articles in which I am interested that come to my notice. Do you keep a set of clippings from different papers at all?Ī. You must have volunteered it, because it was not forced from you.Ī. I suppose it did get into the newspapers. You made it in such shape that that opinion got.into the newspapers?Ī. I have done it dozens of times as to cases I have seen on trial. If it were an illegal or an improper thing I am sorry I said it. I did not know that it was improper to express the hope in a civil suit without a jury that the decision would be this way or that. I say in a way so that that opinion would get in the newspapers.Ī. Didn't you know that it is improper for any person to express an opinion as to what the Court was going to do in a pending case. I have a right to my opinion in this country and will exercise it. I have no objection to my opinion being expressed in the public press on a question of that kind none whatever It is your experience that they do use those things.Ī. You said that to them with the expectation that they would use those statements in the press. I do not see any reason why I should not say so. You said that to the reporters of the papers.Ī. I think I have said that I hoped it would be decided in favor of the State of Indiana. Now then, you have stated your opinion here to the reporters of the different papers as to the outcome of that case?Ī. I told him I did as I was greatly interested in it, that I knew it was under way and had been pending for a long while. He asked me if I kept in touch with the progress of the case.
Baldwin, the attorney for the complainants in cross-examination endeavored to fix the responsibility of the almost unanimous sentiment expressed in the newspapers and magazines on me.
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