The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-04

matter OF deep regret 10 me lldI ulil-
cultles OF the character named have re-
suited not only in an inability TO trans
act my share OF the business OF the de-
partment expsditiously and efficiently,
but in an inability 20 transact that bust
ness at all, and that this has made II
imperative for me 10 sever my relations
with you and with the department.
"A. PIGrT ANDREW
Action Creates Sensation.
The sudden resignation Of DR.. Andrew
and his letters, together with the White
House statement. declaring the resigna-
ton was forced, created a profound SEN
sation in Washington yesterday. A par
ticuIarly sensational feature was that
part OF the letter to Secretary Mac
Veagh reminding him that DR.. Andrew
had stood by him when he was about
to be forced out OF the Cabinet in De-
cember, 1910. when the President humili-
tated him by deciding, without consult
ing him upon an issue OF the Panama
Canal bonds. It began to be rumored
at the time that Secretary MacVeagh
was about to quit the Cabinet but the
situation, as described by DR.. Andrew.
never became public knowledge until II
appeared on this point-but one division
chief, who would not allow the use OF
his name, said:
Il have Just remarked that I have had.
and I still have, every reason to believe
what DR.. Andrew has said in both let
tiers Is absolutely true
From other sources in the Treasury
Department confirmation was gained OF
the retiring officials statement that the
President had ignored his Treasury sec
rotary in the matter Of the canal bonds
some officials declared they thought
then. and have thought because OF other
incidents since, that the President had
endeavored TO humiliate Mr.. MacNeagh
into retiring from the Cabinet
n this Is true, the President apparently
took a different stand in the MacNeagh-
Andrew case. DR.. Andrew Is from Mas
sachusetts and II has been learned
from an authentic source that both
Senators Lodge and Crane, as well as
Senator Smoot, went TO the President
and urged him TO support DR.. Andrew In
preference to Secretary MacNeagh. The
President, is understood to have taken
the attitude that he has IN other cases
since the beginning OF his administra-
tion-notably that Of the Ballinger land
fraud scandal-holding that ne must
stand by ms Cabinet.
II is predicted that a Congressional In
vestigation Of the present sQuabble viii
create a bigger furore than even the
sensational BaIlinger-Pinchot contro-
versy.
Holds MaeVeaEh Responsible.
That President Taft holds Secretary
MacVeagh responsible for the present
row in his official family is the assertion
OF close friends Of Mr.. Taft. 1t was
even stated last night that Mr.. Mac
Veagh's resignation would have been re
uuested but for the short period left OF
his term.
Secretary Macveagh has often been re-
ferred to by Washington officials as the
most unpopular member Of an unpopular
Cabinet" He has never been popular
nor on intimate terms with any Of the
other Cabinet members. He has been
unapproachable by officials OF the de-
partment and by business callers.
Dr. Andrew, on the other hand. has
been one OF the most popular and ap-
proachable officials in the government
service, and has been rated as thorough
ly efficient. He is a bachelor, was a
college athlete, has kept himself in hne
physical condition by athletics, partcu-
larry golf, tennis and horseback riding,
and has been a favorite in the drawing
room and ballroom.
Is Financial Expert
He Is scarcely forty years old, and was
declared by Senator Aldrich TO be the
best financial expert in the United
States. He was assistant professor Of
finance at Harvard when Senator Al
drich was looking about for q special
adviser to the Monetary Commission, Of
which he was chairman. In the latter
part Of 1906 the services Of DR.. Andrew
were obtained, after much persuasion.
When the Monetary Commission con-
Guided its work, DR.. Andrew was made
director of the mint, and when Charles
D. Norton was selected by the President
as his secretary, DR.. Andrew was made
al Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
ranking second in seniority. When the
President accepted the resignation of Mr..
Norton, Dr. Andrew was offered the posi-
ton as secretary to the President, which
he declined, in the face Of strong per
suasion, and Mr.. Hilles, Third Assistant
Secretary in rank, was appointed.
DR.. Andrews resignation became ef-
fectlve at once. After saying good-by
to the division and bureau chiefs, he
closed UP his desk and left the building.
He left the city yesterday afternoon
for his home in Gloucester. Mass. He
stated that he had made no plans for the
future, although It was understood last
night that he had received two hatter-
ing offers from New York financial
houses since his resignation was made
known. Samuel Eliot Of Boston, Mass,
private secretary to DR.. Andrew, ten
dered his resignation following the action
OF his chief,