The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
|jI[ACH SAYS
At 7 ACK
sCURR|L0US
of Treasury De-
: Criticism of Depart
yut to Be Wholly
without Warrant.
srANT'S ACTION
DpOMPTED BY PIQUE
Asked for Resig-
pn, Asserts Official;
bugss lneficiency and
Political Ambition.

rcASTER, Mass. July Sec
,ttayy MacVeagh In a statement
brsn out here today declared that
/ as resignation OF A Piatt An
hsE, assistant secretary OF the
vas not submitted until 1t had
.d5 been requested by both Mr..
"a and President Taft. The sec
nd that Mr., Andrew pleaded to
Eibsd IN the service and brought
|,,sIbls influence 10 bear TO have
rst for his resignation withdrawn.
|rsh, who Is A visitor at the home
Ia ThAyer. today received many
CTessing confidence In his ad-
thn, and prepared this state
|>Hst that It seems necessary
3, 10 the letters published by
/ Phti Andrew and addressed
! Eesldent and to me. The vi
Of the attack has probably
lis effect; but apart from the
upon ME, he strangely mis-
ezu number OF the chief men
trtasury department to whom
Efa1te large measure Of the
J Of the department work and
Z b deny that anything has been
llhed either by them or any
lse ] am obliged, therefore
Ess Mr.. Andrews resignation
roper light.
b Resign.
lsdrew says he resigned be-
q conditions in the treasury
frat OF which he disapproVes.
cst resign voluntarily but was
d Eesign--and asked repeatedly
= used every effort and in
% get the request for his re-
ts withdrawn, and pleaded to
Ea TO continue in his place.
vas when he had failed to
p request for his resignation
N and because of this, that
y his attack-and chose to
y IMPRESSION that his reSigna-
y matter OF his own choice
f.rmined upon for public rea-
istaily as to his resignation
icllows;
ns "a when Mr.. Andrew re-
tpn Chicago. I formally asked
pc for his resignation He
p me at once to urge me TO
ms mind and allow him TO
AZ his wish, l explained at
~ reasons and listened to
iRuments and wishes. ] felt,
:, obliged TO tell him the re-
" his resignation could not be
W. l supposed Mr.. Andrew
Eed his resignation promptly
matter Of course, as I had
n'wn OF a case where such a
I'd not been promptly COM
Request.
.ted, however, without reply
{1ns 28. ! then wrote again
q The request. On the 29th
Efdrew sent me a brief note,
The matter with yagueness,
Immediately. saying / could
spf yagueness but wished to
day either his resignation
Isusal to resign. To this he
sm reply at all. and therefore,
I, ] wrote a fourth time re-
me request and conmunlca-
@py OF a letter addressed to
Ins president authorizing and
me to ask for the resiGDa-
asked for a prompt reply,
@st /! was going out OF town.
"asnlngton on the midnight
slthout hearing from Mr..
AUG saw In the next after
rpers long extracts from two
letters. one to the presl-
80 one TO me. which at last
~ MS unwilling resignation
hni!e-as I only learned after
Tar. Andrew had diligently
interval while was waiting.
al the Influence he could
In IN keeping his place. Be-
sMng the case himself with
SNn certain senator's and be-
Sxhg his case argued both at
Sse Ss house and before me, he
A'a case himself at the White
SnoreW did not at any time
70 me any objection to his
~ IN The treasury department
nv ne thought that did not
<ra ss much Of my time as I
mat ! allowed other callers
'"eiVed when he was in my
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