Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-30
TAFT EXC0R|ATES
ENGINEER WALLACE.
Charge, Him with Changing His
Position over Night For
Mere Lucrc
REQUESTS HIS RESIGNATION.
secretary Of NOr Highly Indignant
Tells Him Ne Has Lost an 0ppou
uuly to Achieve World Fame,

tunlly 10 Achieve world Fame
washington, June 70 ..chWglng him
with changing his position over ughl
TOR ihcre lucro ana with bcmg In.
Huenond solely by personal udvnu-
tage' secy, Tan In his conference In
New York on June 20, with John r.
wallace, chief engineer Of the Panama
cana, after administering severe no.
huke 10 him, requested hla resignation
on inc ground chat public interest No..
auiros that You tender your roslHnDs
ton lhle moment ana lurn over the rrcs
ords ~ your ONCE io the chairman NJ
me commission
IMPORTANT STATEMENT
This fact n disclosed I'm u important
statement Nsuod from tho onpc of the
secretary VI war witch reviews me
relations ~ Mr., wallace with The war
department ana win the commission
since the latter's reorganization uG
spring, quoting Tho several expressions
NJ the chief engineer NJ hls satisfaction
with The entire arrangement and lhon
gives practically n verbatim account
NJ me conference between SpcV lhll
ana Mr. Wallace I'm Now York which
concluded with the suggestion by the
secretary Of SIR WolNcc's resignation
PRECEDENT APPROVES.
The slatemon. issued tonight con.
chdos with the presidents leltor to
Nv wallace, dated Cambridge, Mass.
June ?s, which roads
I...f al
CHIEF engineer " the lslhmlan canal
commission, rendered In accordance
with tho request Of SorN Taft which
requeai under the circumstances HAS
my entire approval IN hereby accepted
10 take effect Immediately
VERY truly yours
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The statement shows that Mr. wal.
lace made NO complaint against any NJ
his associates,
sccy. rNft returned 10 Washington
today ana OF once went 10 MIS- house,
whore he summoned Mr. Shonls, chair.
man Of the Panama canal commission,
and william Nelson Cromwell counsel
FOR me commission They At once ON.
tered upon the preparation OF the state.
ment. which wac not ready for pub.
Heat lon until late tonight, the secretary
meantime talking with the president
over tho long distance telephone nj Oys
ter Ray, The statement Was issuod hy
direction NJ the president, iis main fco.
turee having been agreed upon when
Mr. Tar saw tho president NJ Harvard
earlier IN the week,
TAFT BEGINS,
socy, raft begins with the statement
AN Ia "a "a
Immediately after the organization NJ
the commission thot he would be ready
10 accept tho position ~ chief engineer
~ $4,000 per year, ana 4 residence on
tho imhmug, ana would enter ON MIS-
duties June !, when the rcorginlsa.
ton ~ tho commission was under con,
slderatlon Mr., wallace wrote ~ soCN,
TAFT suggesting that ~ the president
and yourself should decide ~ any time
~ reduce tho commission IN throo mona
hers resident on tho iHlhmus tho gov
ernor and the chlcf engineer should be
members OF thls commission oXsOillclo"
adding that IAN Organization Of thia
Kind with the chairman of the coma
mission resident IN Washington 10 look
after general ana departmental mat.
,ors would no doubt work satisfactorily
and bc much lcns cumbersome than tho
present one
WALLACE ASKED INTERVIEW
In March Mr.. Wallace asked for a
personal Interview before any radical
change In tho governmental orRanl2a.
ton Of tho commission, dlsclHming
that he wished additional cmoulmcuts.
nut simply that no condition NJ az.
fairs bo created which VIII nccosyar.
NY interfere with my efficiency here"
Scry TAN accordingly submitted 10
Mr. Wallace by cable the detailed plan
NJ reorganization " the commission.
ana received this reply by cable
Plan excellent Satisfactory ora.
elias 0hanks)"
TNc statement says Mr. Wallace oS.
pressed HIS unoqulvovul approval m
tho distribution NJ duties and powers
M defined In the executive Order "cg.
necialy those relating to the Office NJ
chief engineer ana during hW sub.
foQuont stay Of aN Wuoks Nm the
United atntcs dairy participated with
his tssoolNtoH IN carrying ont the RUuo
TO lho president and secretary of Wi
ana momhora NJ the commission hD
frequently expressed nix unqualified np.
nroyal nnd acceptance NJ the dlRlrlhu.
ilon NJ duties ani powers us IN the on.
der embodied and particularly those w..
lailng 10 himself which required IN,
performance by him NJ the duiIos ol
constructive engineer ON the islhmus,
CAnLE0RAM Tu TAFT
Twelve days nfcl his arrival ON m,
isthmua Mr. wallace sent the follow.
ing cnble 10 Necy Tart
Important complicated huslucs.
matters which cannot be- arranged by
correspondence and which may Affect
my relations ~ chlot engineer ~ com.
mission nooossitHto immediate return
10 the United states to confer with
Non ana others An order from you
10 return for onloIAl consultation Vll
prevent apprehension ON the pant m
The employees SuggcN shonls lomuU
untll my arrival plouro answer"
REQUEST GRANTED
S,cN TAFT replied Az follows
Secretary " war ana Shunls. u &C..
cordan'o with your request and with,
ont knowledge NJ circumstances up.
prove your l0luw for consultation
with them nj Washington"
Just before Htllmg Mr. Wallace
wrote letter lo the secretary M
which he rclcrrci lu hH Intended visit
10 lhc United states but gayo mo- OK.
planalion NJ hlN personal plans When
they met IN New York hv appointment
the statement anys Mr. wallace said
part NJ tho interview would ho ucI.
'onil lo himself and nou would rou.
corn the gcnoroI canal work. ou IN,
FhmuH 90 which ScpN 1Nt Uglcod
The statement continues
OFFER TO WALLACE
"Mr wallace then mid rov days