Evening star., 1909-05-26

broth, and assert the director, whoever
he may be, should have very wide au-
thority: They say that the history of
past censuses is that there has been
serious delay by requiring the director
to submit practically everything to a
superior officer. The result, 1t is pointed
out by them, is interminable delay and
red tape, costing the government thou
sands of dollars, besides ruinous delay
Mr.. Nagel has not announced what his
policy will be toward the new director.
Statement by Mr.. North.
, Mr.. North, upon being asked if he had
anything to say as to the causes leading
up to his resignation, referred the re-
porter to Chief Clerk Rossiter. who hand
ed him the following typewriter state
ment:
: II have become convinced by the events
of the last few weeks that it will be inn
possible for me to secure that close CO.
operation between the bureau of the cen.
sus and the Department of Commerce and
Labor which is essential for the success
full administration of the bureau during
such critical period as decennial CEN
sus OF the United States. believe, there
fore. that public interest and my own
private interests as we'll will be best sub
served by my resignation Of the office of
the director of the census, which | have
accordingly rendered to the President.
81 am grateful to all the friends both
in Washington and throughout the coun-
try, who have earnestly urged my reten-
tion at the head of the census bureau.
1t has been my single purpose to admin
lister the affairs Of the census bureau
Justly and upon a strictly non-partisan
and business basis. 1t is profoundly graf
flying to me to find that l have so far
succeeded in this purpose that the work
of the census bureau has won the con-
fidence of the statisticians and scientists
of the country.
1T does not seem necessary to add any
thing further, except perhaps to say that
have under consideration a business ar
rangement about which announcement
A4' ~ "s. N. D. NORTH"
Beyond the foregoing Mr.. North de-
clined to talk further.
other designations Probable.
Chief Clerk Rossiter beyond expressing
regret that Director North should have
felt it necessary to resign, and expressing
a few words of complimentary charac-
ter, declined to make any statement In
connection with the matter. Until Mr..
Durand shall take charge Of the Office
he said, lit is likely that i shall be the
acting director. and you can readily un-
derstand the improperly of my comment
ing. upon any action of Mr.. North or Of
the President in connection with the
resignation,
There is reason to believe that other
voluntary designations will follow that of
Director North in the not far distant fu-
ture; but as to this it was impossible 10
secure any statement at the census office
Mr.. Durand. the new director. has been
the, choices of Secretary Nagel ever since
the probability of Mr.. North's going out
Of office has been up. Mr.. Durand has the
confidence of Secretary Nagel and the
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census office just as soon as he is con-
firmed.
1t is not to be his policy, 1t is learned.
to make many changes in the personnel
of the. census Office. He will let things
settle down there. so that the force may
be in good working order In July