Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-01
WALLACE RESENTS
TAFT'S ASSERTIONS
tmphatically Denies that His
Reasons for RcsIgnlug We're
Financial
DID NOT SEEK THE POSITION.
Criticism Of Aoy Act Of President Or
secretary Not lsyolvcd--Not Go.
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N,V York june 3O,-.John r. Wallace,
VINO resigned AZ a member ana chief
engineer Of the Panama canal commits.
zion and whom SocS TAFT charged with
leaving the canal work ut a critical mo-.
mont gave statement TO the Assoclal.
od Press tonight, replying 10 Socy rall,
AFTER making the statement public Mr.
wallace loft the city tie said ne Was
,5ng to take q much.ncodcd vacation
and rest, ana dd not expect to return
durng the summer
Mr. Wallace would not make public
any u hle future plans ana said that
iho work he IN Ia Hko NJ Will be- an,
nolnred by the officials Of the oIgnul.
gnuon with which he IN 10 become cone
roHll, when they deem n proper
PRIMARY CAUSES,
Mr wallace says
"rhr primary causes which led mo
r. tonlor my resignation an chlrf en-
gUppr of the MthWlnn canal commits
Zion were underlying ana Fundamental,
and must omphHtlcally resent tha
charge that my motive In leaving the
work was d financial one,
"A rutrful consideration ~ the onllro
subject had brought me- to The decision
mat / should disrouuoct myself with the
WORK nc the earliest possible date and
that /, could hc done without omhar'
raFmonl To the administration or IN.
fury TO- the work II IN unnecessary to
ulto tne icHsOns for this decision Ok
Upl uut Nm fairness J should say That
hey INVOLVE mo criticism of amy act "
lho president or the secretary Of war;
DECISION ARRIVED AT
aMy decision was arrived n, os the
result ol the SIX days uninterrupted
thought which ! Wus able to give thu
subject IN an rs bearings during M
VOYAGE from New York to Colon W
May Furthermore, ! had pledged my
scIf 90 my FAMILY ~ give inc matter ol
my Ioslmutlou Us e. 81 engineer on any
position which would require my cou
lmullH residence uu the islhmus Roll'
uUF consideration,
40 Nus at this psychological moment
lhuI ] received "a rahoRram from New
York u1olng mo business upporlunls
ny NhlHh ! Was bound Ia consider |
therefore at once cnblod the secretary
NJ Vai. requesting n conference, and a..
rived u Sew YORK for that purpose on
Thurlay June o.
REQUEST REFUSED,
nm the meantime / had addressed a
lcrun 10 the secretary In which ! con.
mWul ne interview and also requested
my unua leave Of absence. which WAS
part vi my original understanding NTH
tho isthmiuu canal commission ana
NmHh ! had requested from Admiral
Waller I'm March, tu take cffrcl nt our
mutual convenience some Time later IN
the season, which request however was
NOT compiled VIII ON answered. owing
probably lo the sudden change made In
the commission ON the first Of APRIL
"Ou my arrival I'm New York ! was
met By William Nelson cromwell who
stated that be- was delegated by the
secretary to arrange Tor a personal
interview with me ana asked If |
would meet him at the Manhattan ho'
lol AZ 10 "a, m, sunday June %.
TRIED TO DRAW HIN OuT
"Whllc Mr. cromwell treated me with
the sulyity ana courtesy COR which he
~ noted, ne ondoayorod 90 draw from
mo my reasons for desiring 20 see tho
secretary | told him frankly that
dId not consider II would be proper
lor mo 10 discuss the matter IN adj
vance ~ my interview, and | also re-.
guostod him TO arrange Tor me with
me secretary that the interview should
NE absolutely private, and that no ono
hul the secretary and myself should be
plCsouL
TAFT WAS PEREMPTORY,
'On arriving at the Manhattan ON
Sunday WAS met by Mr. Cromwell
who ushored mo into the eocrolory's
lINuto apartment, accompanied hy my
sou Assuming that arrangements had
lNnu made FOR strictly private m
i,Nl'N my son Withdrew, expecting
NU cromwell to do the Same, Hove
over tho secretary In "a rather peremp-
tony manner directed Mr. Cromwell to
rWlin
Ihu action Of course caused ltrlO-
ZION ana apprehension ON my part mat
Che interview would be unpleasant and