Evening star., 1909-08-30
Has AmicabIe Chat With NageI
Over Phone.
RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED
But Date Of Stepping Down Not Ad'
vanced From October /.
NOTHING SAID OF CRITICISMS
# President Takes Coguizance OF
Reflections Upon Predecessor,
Culprit Knows It Not.

Orrnsby McHarg, assistant aud actlns
secretary Of the Department OF Com
nerce and Labor and critic of MY Pol
icies,'' SO far as western questions are
concerned. is at his desk today, fairly
busy and supremely happy.
He has received no word from Beverly
that his immediate disconnection with the
government service is desired. In the alb
sence Of such hint Mr.. McHars expects
to follow the original schedule and remain
in his present position until October OF
thereabouts.
Secretary Nagel, who is in New York to
attend the conferences of the department
Reorganization committee. recently sp-
pointed by the President, talked with Mr.
McHarg over the long g-distance telephone
this morning. The Secretary left the
President at Beverly yesterday.
Resignation Is Accepted.
According to what Mr.. Nsgel told his
assistant secretary, the President has ac-
cepted Mr.. McHarg's resignation. which
was handed in some time ago. MI Nagel
said nothing as to who Mr.. McHarg S sue
cesscr will be.
If the President is taking cognizance OF
Mr.. McHarg's criticisms of Theodore
Roosevelt's policies and actions he has
given no evidence of it. so far as Mr
McHars knows Mr.. Nagel said nothing
about it in their talk over the telephone.
when he entered the Department OF
Commerce and Labor March . MI. Nc
Harg said he would remain only aDout
six months. He told Secretary Nagel ne
had made ARRANGEMENTS to practice law
In New York and would have to leave
the government service by October ].
Departure Not Set Forward
Neither he nor the Secretary had ever
set September as the date for AicHarg
departure In their talk today they de-
cided that McHarg should leave the gov
ernment service about October l.
Mr.. McHarg vigorously denied the ref
erences to ex-President Roosevelt attrio-
uted to him in an interview in wash
ington paper last week. He appeared
particularly anxious to reoudiate the
statement he is said to have made that
roosevelt had acted as If he were the
Lord, around here
Mr.. McHarE stated today that any
statements he had made were not to be
regarded as an expression from the pres
ent administration. but merely as volclns
his own private views as western mdii-
He had no intention he said. OF casting
ministration, or Of rejecting on former
President Roosevelt personally. but he ln-
sisted on the right. no matter what his
official position might be. to express MS
own personal convictions.
Did Not Want Job.
II was with considerable reluctance. he
declared, that he had accepted the posi-
ton Of assistant secretary of the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor, but had
done 50 because of his strong personal
regard for Secretary Nagel aud other
members Of the administration
Mr. McHarg is native of South Da-
kota, and was engaged In the practice OF
law on the Pacific coast before coming to
WASHINGTON. several years ago, with
Senator McCunber. For some time ne
held a responsible position In the Senate.
About three years ago he became an
assistant attorney in the Department OF
Justice. He had charge of Mr.. Taft
interests during the past campaign, In
contests filed with the republican national
committee, and made reputation as a
politician at the Chicago convention as
chief engineer of Chairman Hitchcock $
"steam roller program.
President Taft sent Mr.. McHarS,s NOM
ination as assistant secretary of Com
merce and Labor to the Senate March 20.
It was confirmed the same day. Mr.. Nc
Harg entered Immediately upon the du-
ties of the position. succeeding William
p. Wheeler Of San Francisco.