Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-03

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y of the results OF a row of long :
y standing between the secretary 3,
y and one of his assistant secre- y
\ tales, A. Piatt Andrew, which y
y eliminated today in Andrews \
= resignation. y
y A few hours later, Represen- '
y tative James Cox of Ohio, in y
Y troduced a resolution proposing y
' a complete investigation of Mr.. y
y MacVeagh's administration. y
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| Washington, d. c., July "A. Piatt
Andrew today rendered his resigna-
| ton to President Taft as assistant
secretary of the treasury. In spirit
ed letter to the President. Mr.. Andrew
writes of conditions in the treasury
! department which are alleged to be
due TO the attitude of Secretary Mac
Veash toward many of his subordi-
| Mates.
| Assistant Secretary Andrews let
ter ct resignation charges that subOr-
dinates in the treasury department
have been hampered and discouraged
! 1T every turn by Secretary Mae
Neagh's idiOsyncracies and his incapa-
city for decision. 1t contains scath-
ing arraignment of Secretary Mac.
Veaghs administration of the gov
ernment affairs" and created a pro-
found sensation in official circles.
One portion of Andrews letter to
the President is susceptible of being
Interpreted to the effect that other
high officials in the treasury are dis
satisfied with Secretary MacVeagh's S
treatment Of them.
Other Witnesses.
! For further evidence of the pecu-
liar difficulties which surround the
handling of business in the treasury"
he suggested, that President Taft con.
suit Lawrence G. Murray, comptroller
OF the currency; Lee McClung, treas
urer of the United States: Joseph E.
Ralph, director of the bureau of en-
craving and printing; Charles A,
Kram, auditor for the p0stoliice; Roy
: a. e. Cabeil, commissioner of internal
revenue: James Knox Taylor, former
supervising architect, and Charles d..
Norton, Mr.. Andrews predecessor and
former secretary to the President. Dr..
Andrews letter to Secretary Mac
Veagh advising him of the resig-
nation discloses the hitherto unpub-
| lished fact that MacVeagh was on the
verge of leaving the cabinet in De-
cember, 1910.
Stood by MacVeagh.
In one part, the letter says: You
cannot forget how | stood by you when
| you We're on the point of having taken
! from your HANDS what probably was
the most important undertaking Of
your administration. When the White
House, in December, 1910, without con-
sulting with you, and entirely without
your knowledge, entered into negOtia.
tons for an issue of Panama bonds,
the embarrassment of the situation
threatened to force your resignation.
You will remember that I did every
thing in my power to avert your humll-
iation and that | loyalty agreed to re-
sign and leave the service with you if
your resignation became necessary
lnexcusabIe Delays.
! Dr. Andrews letter to the President
! says in part: For long time the
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| business has been at standstill and
an outbreak of some sort has been
imminent. Many able and energetic
treasury officials have had to bear the
ibrunt of harsh criticism from people
! outside who have suffered intermin-
able delays in their business with the
I treasury, for which the secretary alone
was responsible, and at the same time
they have had to submit to criticism
I even more harsh and more unreseryed
from Mr.. MacVeagh himself when
ever he discovered that they had ven
tured to act upon some matter Of min
or Importance without awaiting his de-
cision. Time and again heads of the
0 great ulN ISiUllS vi tue u tdSHiS y nav I
! found themselves unable to carry on
! the business entrusted to them and
have been discouraged to the point
of resigning their positions because
they were unable to obtain any opin-
! ion or decision from Mr.. MacNeagh
upon urgent questions which had been
before him for many months. At the
| same time, they have invariably been
reproached by him for such limited
action as they may have been compel.
ed to take on their own responsibility.
A Queer Duck.
Mr.. MacVeagh's mental attitude is
difficult to realize by those who have
rot had intimate every day experience
with it. Toward many of the high
treasury officials he has from time to
time displayed an aversion, suspicion
and distrust which, in view of the fact
that these officials were men of his
own choosing, would seem inexplic
able in man of normal mind Fol
many months at a time he has per
sstently refused even to speak tc
those officials of his department with
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