The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-13

my personal attention in Tennessee. I
herewith tender my resignation as secre-
tary OF war, to take effect as soon as
may be compatible with the public In
terest- cannot express to you how much
appreciate the honor and confidence
which you have bestowed upon me and
the uniform kindness with which you
have always treated me.
The memory of having enjoyed the
privilege OF being associated with you
and my colleagues Of the cabinet In the
oGs of t%s 1,ys mny great cues
try will always be cherished by me as
inestimable.
With all good wishes for you, and
and devoted may long be spared for the
cereiy, m J. N. DicK1Nso5Ns" IN
Reply Of President.
The president replied
The White House. Washington, D. C.,
My Dear Secretary Dickinson-I have
your letter Of resignation and am very
sorry that personal considerations. as
You have explained them at length to
me to accept 1t. Since you wrote you
have signIfied to me that il l thought
your leaving the war department would
embarrass me In view OF conditions In
Mexico you would request TO be allowed
to sacrifice your personal interests and
continue in office,
While 1 fully appreciate the high
sense of duty that prompted your offer.
am glad to say that recent develop
ments indicate that no crisis is likely to
arise making your withdrawal now any
more OF an embarrassment than at
later date, or justifying my asking from
you such sacrifice.
In consenting to severance OF our
official relations ] wish to tell you how
satisfactory your administration of your
great department has been, 1t involved
the care and control Of the army the
government OF the Philippines and Porto
Rico, the construction OF the Panama
canal and incidentally the government of
the canal zone. In every way your work
has been admirable and entities you to
the gratitude OF your countrymen.
Personally. / wish TO thank you for
what you have done and for your in
variable sense Of loyalty to the admin
istrauon. to express my deep regret that
our delightful intimacy growing out of
our official family relation is to end. !
sincerely hope that you may be able to
achieve success In the personal business
that now, claims your earnest efforts,
Believe Believe thai that you carry with you into
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
rs IS N, Dickinson. Secretary OF War,
effect at the time Of the qualification OF
your successor, which. Mt your request,
hope to secure May 10, 1911"
Secretary Dickinson on May wrote:
Willing to Reconsider.
Dear Mr., President-When I Offered
my resignation 1t seemed that peace
would be restored In Mexico, The
situation Is now so alarming that it
might be unwise to make a change In the
office hold. While / have no right to
withdraw my resignation. and If l could
would not take a step that would en-
barrass you, / want to say that in con-
sidering please ignore all personal rea-
sons advanced by me to support it and
be guided alone by considerations of pub
lie interest. This is not to further en-
barrass you. but in view Of the gravity
of the situation to nut myself entirely
at the public service regardless of per-
sonal considerations. Respectfully.
~. M, DICKINSON"
MT. stimson was born in New. York.
Yale in 1883 and from Harvard Law
school in 1890. He was associated with
Senator Root OF New York in the prac-
tice of law and IN 1906 was appointed
United States attorney for the southern
district OF New York He resigned that
position after three years service, but
became special counsel for the govern
trust. AS counsel in that case he won
the admiration Of Attorney General Wick
ersham and Mr.. Taft.
Secretary Dickinson was born In Mis-
sisslppl spent most OF his life in Ten
nessee and. was appointed to the cabinet
the civil war he served with the Missis-
sippi volunteers. He was educated In
the University OF Nashville. the Univer-
sity OF Lcipsic. SaXony. and the Sor-
bonne, Paris He was sworn in as sec
retary of war March u, 1903 previously
having been general counsel OF the I'LL
nois Central railroad. with offices in