The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-07-04
ANDREWS SCORES
MACVEAGH F0 R
|D|OSYNCRAS|ES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TREAS
URY RESIGNS AND TELLS
SOME THINGS.
Loyalty to His Chief. Led to Agree
rnent to Resign if Maeveae1 Was
Further HumiIiated in 1910 - Hot
Letter to President.

dent, Mr.. Andrews writes of condi-
tions in the treasury depa rtment
which are alleged to be due to the
attitude of Secretary MacVeogh to-
ward many of his subordinates."
Assistant Secretary Andrews letter
OF resignation charges that ST bordi-
mates in the treasury department
have been hampered and discouraged
at every turn by Secretary Mac
Veagh's idiosyncrasies and his inca
pacity for decision
MacVeigh Arraigned.
1t contains a scathing arraignment
Of Secretary MacVeagh's administra-
ton of the governments financial
affairs, and created profoun SEN
sation in official circles.
One portion of DR.. Andrews letter
to the president is susceptible of be-
ing interpreted to the effect that other
nigh officials in the treasury aIe dis
satisfied with Secretary MacVeagh's S
icdtulSut VI lu0m,
For further evidence of the pecul-
lar difficulties which surround the
handling of business in the treasury
he suggests, that President Taft con-
suit Lawrence o. Murray, comptroi-
Ter of the currency; Lee NcClung,
treasurer of the United STATES; JOS
'eph E. Ralph, director of the bureau
of engraving and printing, and a
number of other officials
An Unpublished Fact.
Dr.. Andrews letter to Secretary
MocVeagh, advising lim of the 1esig-
nation, discloses the hitherto unpub-
Hshed fact that Mi. MdcVeagh was ON
the verge of leaving the cablret in
December, 1910. In one part, the let
ter says: a..1ss
You cannot forget how | stCod BY
you when you were on the point of
having taken from your hand; what
was probably the most important un-
dertaking of your admins lration.
When the white house, in December,
1910, without consulting with you, and
entirely without your knowledge, en-
tered into negotiations for an issue
of Panama bonds, the embarrassment
the situation threatened to force your
resignation. You will remember that
did everything in my power to avert
your humiliation, and that [ lcyalls
agreed to resign and leave the serv-
ice with you if your resignaticn be-
came necessary
The Letter to the Presiderr.
Dr. Andrews letter to the rresi-
dent says, in part: In presenting my
you have favored me [ deem it roper
tC acQuaint you with conditions which
have existed in the treasury for the
last two years at least and which are
Of grave concern not only to every
f5eial of the treasury but also to
the many thousands Throughout the
country who have busiA8ss to con
duct with this departmenNA ,,
For a long time the transaction oJ
mach of the treasury's businr' $ ha.
been at a standstill, and an OVtbreaF
Of some sort has been imeiuent
Many able and energetic treasury Of
icials have had TO bear the 1runt os
harsh criticism from people Crtside
who have suffered intermina.le de-
lays in their business with tn treas
Iry, for which the, secretary a. ne was
responsible and at the same tine they
had to submit to criticism even more
harsh and more undeserved HCm Mr.
himself whenever he dis
covered that they mad ventUred to
act upon some matter of mtl0' i'm
portance without awaiting his decis-
ion. Time and again heads of the
great divisions have found themselves
unable to carry on The business en-
trusted to them and have been dis
couraged to the verge of es'gnins
their positions because they we're un-
able to obtain any opinion oc decis-
ion from Mr.. MacVeagh upol urgent
questions which had been befHIe him
for many months. At the sam9 time
they have invariably been rerroach-
ed by him Tor such limited action as
they may have been compelled to take
ON their own responsibility