The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05
Contealptates Fufher Changes
IN Personnel of Various
Branches of the Treasury.
Removal VIII Be for Cause
ChargeS-AgantSt Collector Of
CaStonls Mron Are Wo1D
Under Investigation = Care
less Bookkeeping Alleged.

Secretary Shaw returned 10 Washing
ton last night about dinner IIme on 2
beIated Irain from Chicago and an hou.
later was hard al work n his Office in
the Treasury, going through hage
batch OF accumulated mail
He had not been on deck long before
q group of newspaper men arrived TO
talk 10 him about The report published
yesterday 10 the effect thar Presi-
dent Roosevelt had recently rebuked tns
Secretary severely for his radical policy
OF removing old and trusted Treasury
officials, shaking up the personnel of The
customs service in New York and Gai-
cage and elsewhere. and his general
policy of keeping things stirred up II
The Treasury Department
Talked With the President.
Secretary Shaw had two or three talks
with the President while IN Chicago and
remained there a day or Two longer than
he had intended 10 for the purpose Of
going over the contemplated removal OF
Assistant Treasurer Williams and shc
charges against Collector Nixon's man
azement of the collector OF customs
Office. which are under Investigation a,
The Treasury Department.
Just before starting West President
Roosevelt talked over these matters
with the Illinois Senators. and the state
ment was made at that time that 2Ir.
Williams was booked for removal.
The Treasury Department had been
for some time examining charge that
be had careIessly or otherwise per
mitted some misleading bookkeeping IN
the Assistant Treasurer's once TO 60
uncorrected, but the most serious
charges against dr Williams grew out
o. the statements thaI he had attempted
10 defeat the election OF sir. Hopkins tc
the senate in The interest Of d Democrat
No Politics IN II.
Il is said new that II Mr. Williams re-
novaI l. finally decided upon II wiz be
because or matters that have no bear
ing on the political situation The in
vestigat1on as 10 the loose bookkeeping
in the Assistant Treasurer office was
conducted while Mr Shaw was in the
south. aud he had no knowledge of the
details Of the case.
So far as the removal Of Assistant Sec
retaTy Spaulding, Supervising Inspector
General Dumonl. of the Steamboat In
specuon Service. the reduction Of Chief
OF the Customs Division johnson. and
the general shakeup and transfer which
took place IN that office, are concerned
II : learned that President Roosevelt
not only indorsed the policy Of Secre-
rary Shaw in getting rid OF deadwood,
hul that he approved OF each specific
change made. and that he has more than
once taken occasion 10 congratulate The
Secretary for bringing about the changes
without friction. and without causing i'll
feeling among the personal and polfti-
cal friends OF the officials reduced or
removed
As regards the case or Assistant Ap-
uraiser George Robinson. Of New York.
il IS true that charges made against him
by Wilbur +. Waterman are being in
vesJigated but the charges are not OF
kind that reflect on his official or per-
soHal integrity. They are being looked
into merely on the general theory that
statements made by reputable citizen
against ghe standing o. any Government
official are entitled 10 considerat tiou.
Secretary Shaw contemplstes further
changes in the personnel Of the various
branches OF the Treasury, and If FemoY-
Is are made they vii De for cause and
Will Ii is understood. have the cordial
iad0r5emeut OF President Roosevelt