Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-30

that IAN organization of this kind with
the chairman Of commission resident
ir Washington, to look after general
and department matters would no
doubt work satisfactorily and be less
cumbersome than the present one"
In March Mr.. Wallace asked for
personal interview before any radical
changes in the governmental organiza-
ton OF the commission disclaiming that
he wished additional emoluments, "but
Simply that no condition of affairs be
created which will necessarily inter-
fe're with my capacity here"
Secretary Taft accordingly subnit-
ted to Wallace by cable the detailed
plan of reorganization Of the commits
sion and received this reply by cable:
Wallace Was Satisfied.
Plan excellent Satisfactory. Graz
cias (thanks)." The statement Of Mr.
Wallace denoted his unqualified APP
proval of the distribution of duties and
powers in the executive order e"espe-
cially those relating to the office of
chief engineer" and during his sub
sequent stay of six weeks in the United
States he daily participated in with his
associates in carrying out the same.
Twelve days after his arrival on the
.isthmus Mr. Wallace sent the follow
ing cablegram to Secretary Taft:
Important complicated business
matters which cannot be arranged by
correspondence and which may affect
my relations as chief engineer of the
commission necessitate immediate re-
turn to the United States to confer
with you An order from you to re-
turn will prevent apprehension on the
pat Of the employees. Please answer"
Secretary Taft replied:
secretary of war and Shonts. in ac-
oordance with your request and with
our knowledge of circumstances that
justify, approve your return for con-
sultation with them at Washington.
When they met in New York by ap-
pointment, the statement says Mr..
Wallace said part of the interview
would be personal to himself and part
would concern the general canal work
on the isthmus, to which Secretary
Tafl agreed.
The statement continues:
Had Another Offer.
Mr.. Wallace then said that a few
days before he sent the cable to the
NSSSlSSA4y AC 4OCClNcu d fCdDlG from
prominent business men in New York
asking if he would consider, an offer
to accept an important position in
New York, and that he had cabled in
reply it was simply question Of terms
and condition, and that he had reques-
ted particulars, but the particulars
came and it proved to be a definite of
fer of a position as president of
large holding company controlling
several other corporations, with GER
tain stock benefits and other advan-
tages to himself, which with the SAL
ary made it equivalent to $4,000
year; that he did not accept at once
the offer, but delayed it for few days
in order to cable the secretary of war,
during which time the parties increas-
ed their proposal between $4,000 and
$4,000 year, making it equivalent
to 100000 or $4,000.
"He stated that the position was an
espe cially attractive oneaand such as
he only hoped to obtain after the COM
pletion Of the canal, and thus only af-
ter years of further service on the
isthmus; that the duties Of the new
position We're especially agreeable and
afforded opportunities to make money,
thru investments, etc; further, that
the position was such good one that
he did not consider that he could de-
cline it; that life on the isthmus was
lonely and accompanied with risk to
himself and wife and was another
reason for accepting better offer:
but that his new duties would not re-
auirc all of his attention for the next
two months and the parties had agreed
that he could close up his canal work
in the meantime, always provided it
did not take him from New York to the
isthmus."
"You come with the bald announce
ment that you quit your task at a crit
zeal moment, on the eve of important
work, and in the midst of reorganiza-
ton plans under which you accepted
your position, with your department
unaffected in organization, and when
you know. too, that my public duties
call me to the Philippines for several
months. l must be allowed to remind
YOU that when you were employed by
the commission little over year ago
you were only receiving $4,000 per
annlnl. Under your former position
and that your salary was fixed at the
sum demanded by yourself-$25,0 900.
That was for constant service on the
isthmus. where the construction work
was to be performed and your services
were required You knew the risks to
yourself and to your family If they
went with you, in the work you as
sumed an obligation to do II you
had not desired the position you need