The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-07-06
MAG vEAGH OBJECT
OF BITTER ATTACK
A. PiATT ANDREW RESIGNS POST
As CHIEF AIDE TO SECRETARY
OF TREASURY.
CHARGES ARE sUATHINq.
Statement Signed BY Taft Declare.
Andrews Resignation Was Re.
quested-some Startling
Disclosures.

Washington. July 5.-A compression.
Q! investigation Of Secretary Mac.
Weighs administration In the treasury
department Is impending as one of
the results of a row of long standing
between the secretary and one of his
assistant secretaries. A. Platt An.
drew, which eliminated in Andrews
resignation. A few hours later Repre-
sentative James Cox of Ohio introduc.
ed a resolution In the house propos.
ing complete investigation Of Mr..
MacVeigh's administration.
The White House made public a
statement written by President Taft:
"Mr. Andrews resignation as assist
ant secretary of the treasury was 70.
quested. submitted and accepted in
view of his failure to obey orders CIV
en- him by the secretary"
This was the only comment Presi.
dent Taft had to make.
When DIR. Andrew heard of Presi-
dent Taft's statement that his resis-
nation had been asked for he said:
THAT is technically true, but tho
statement in my letter of resisna.
ton show the reasons which led to
that condition"
A Plat Andrew has rendered his
resignation to President Taft as assis-
tant secretary of the treasury.
In spirited letter to the president
Mr.. Andrew writes of conditions in
the treasury department which are al.
legged to be due to the attitude of
Secretary MacVeash toward many OF
bis subordinates.
Assistant Secretary Andrews letter
OF resignation charges that subordi.
mates in the treasury department
have been hampered and discouraged
at every turn by Secretary Mac.
Veaghs tdosyncracies and his very
scathing arraignment of Secretary
MacVeagh's administration of "the
government affairs" and has created
profound sensation in official cir.
cles.
One portion of Andrews letter to
the president is susceptible of being
interpreted to the effect that other
treasury officials are dissatisfied with
Secretary MavVeagh's treatment OF
them.
For further evidence of the pecul.
lar difficulties which surrounds the
handling OF business in the treasury"
he suggests that President Taft con.
suit Lawrence o. Murray. controller of
the currency; Lee McClung. treasurer
OF the United States; Joseph II. Ralph
director of the bureau of engraving
and printing; Charles A. Kram, audi.
tor for the postofiice; Royal Il. Cabell.
commissioner of internal revenue;
James Knox Taylor, former supervis-
Ing architect, and Charles ID. Nor
ton. DR.. Andrews predecessor and
former secretary of the president.
Mr.. Andrews letter to Secretary
MacVeagh, advising him of the resig-
nation, discloscs the hitherto unpub.
lished fact that Mr.. MacVeagh was
on the verge of leaving the cabinet
in December, 1910. In one part tho
letter says:
you cannot forget how l stood by
you when you were on the point Of
having taken from your hands what
was probably the most important I'M
dertak1ng OF your administration
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 of
resignation. You will remember that
did everything in my power to avert
dideverything in my power to avert
your humiliation and that | Loyalty
agreed to resign and leave the service
with you IL your resignation became
Necessary"