The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-03
Assistant Secretary Andrew Resigns
and Sends Singing Criticism
Against Maovelsh, His
Chief.
SCANDAL MAY FOLLOW
Maeveash Is Away to Spend the
Fourth But VIII Not Miss Any
Explosions During His
Absence.

rUnfted Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, July 3.--A. Piatt
Andrew. assistant secretary Of the
treasury, resigned, today in a
letter containing such stinging
criticism Of Secretary Macveagh
that it has started what may
become an administration SCAN
dal. Andrew wrote both to Taft and
to Macveagh. criticising Macveagh
for his '.indicision and attitude OF
hostility toward minor officials In the
department. In his letter to Taft,
Andrew names practically every bu-
reau head In the treasury as having
had trouble with Macveagh. Mac
Veagh has gone to Dublin, Mass, to
spend the Fourth. Andrew would
make no comment on his resignation,
except to make public his letters An
drew was expert advisor to the Aid
rich monetary commission and prac-
tically drew up the Aldrioh central
bank plan BILL
This statement was issued at the
white house:
"Mr Andrews resignation as assist
ant secretary of the treasury was re-
quested, submitted and accepted In
view of his failure to obey orders CIV
en- him by the secretary
In his letter to President Taft, An
drew said:
! For a long time the transaction of
much of the treasury's business has
lbeen at standstill and an outbreak
of some sort has been imminent.
4 Many able and energetic treasury Of
4 fcials have had to bear the brunt of
harsh criticism from people outside
who have suffered interminable delays
in their business in the treasury, for
which the secretary alone was re.
sponsible, and at the same time they
have had to submit to criticism even
more harsh and more undeserved
| from Mr.. MacVeagh himself whenever
he decided they had ventured to act
upon some matter of minor Importance
without awaiting his decision. Time
and again heads of the great divisions
of the treasury have found themselves
unable to carry on the business en-
! trusted to them and have been discour-
| aged to the verge of resigning their
positions, because they were unable
to obtain any opinion Or decision from
Mr.. MacVeagh upon urgent questions
which had been before them for
many months. At the same time they
have invariably been reproached by
him for such limited action as they
may have been compelled to take on
their own responsibility.
Towards many Of the higher treas
ury officials Mr. MacVeagh 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 choice, would seem in
| lexplicable In man of normal mind.
For many months at time he has
persistently refused to speak to those
officials, with whom he should natur.
ally have been in constant personal
communication"
! Andrew cited instances where he
asserted MacVeagh refused to have
any relations with treasury officials,
especially Assistant Secretary Hilles.
Treasurer McClung has only been al
lowed one short interview with Mac
| Veagh in more than a year, and Di-
rector Ralph. of the bureau Of engrav-
ing, has been similarly treated, ac-
cording to Andrew.
/ "In my own case" wrote Andrew,
with an Office adjoining and com
Imunicating with that of the secretary,
although | have supposedly been the
representative of the secretary In his
| dealings with nineteen bureaus and
divisions OF the treasury I have not
been allowed in the aggregate total
of more than one hours conversation
with him, including private interviews
and conferences in the presence OF
others, during the entire past year"
/ Andrew said that his letters to Mac,
Yeagh on department matters have
been unanswered altogether, or not
answered for months and that Mac
| Veaeh has criticised him for any de
cision or action taken.
THE conduct of business in a de
Ipartment under such conditions, is Of
course, impossible. The majority Of
young men whom MacVeagh was wise
enough to select as heads of the van
ious divisions, have been hampered
and discouraged at every turn By