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elimination of a Row of Over a
Years Standing in Treasury
Department.
INVESTIGATION is PROPOSED
Assistant to Secretary MacVeagl,
Alleges Latter Has an As
founding Capacity for
Delaying Work.

Washington. July 3.-A row in tho Un
ted States treasury. of more than a years
standing between Secretary MacVeagh
| and Assistant Secretary A. Piatt An
drew, eliminated to-day in Andrews
resignation and n proposal for a con-
gressional investigation or Secretary
lMacNeaEh's administration.
| Representative Cox of Ohio presented "A
| resolution for such an Investigation to
the House after he had read Mr.. An
drew's letter of resignation to President
| Taft.
| Andrews letter to the President Great
ed a profound sensation. He declared
| that energetic young men in the treasury
had been "hampered and discouraged at
every turn by Secretary MacNeagh's
idosyncracies. his astounding capacity
for procrastination. his inca pacity for de-
cision and the PEI uar moods of suspic-
ion and aversion to which he is constant
| ly subject"
| Andrew also Informed President Taft
that Lawrence O. Murray, comptroller of
! the currency, Lee McClung, treasurer OF
the United States, and other high Of
|
una bic to transact the business of their
offices because of Secretary MacN eagh's
moods, which Andrews says would seem
inexplicable in "a man of normal mind
SAYS PREDECESSORS SUFFERED
| In a long letter to the President,
Andrew stated that his predecessors,
Charles u. Norton. later secretary to
President Taft and Charles -. Iiles.
who also left the treasury to go to the
! White House. were compelled to submit
to the same conditions under Secretary
tfHcNeagh as were imposed upon h.m,
and says Mr. MacNeaGh for weeks a a
time would have no relations whatever
with his assistants while government
business was delayed Andrew wrote the
President that conduct OF the public bust
ness under such conditions was impossible
and the troasurY's business was practical
ny at standstill
| While relations between Andrew and
his chief have been strained more than Il
year. ii is said they reached the breaking
| point two weeks ago when Andrew went
| to the Chicago convention. When he re-
turned 1t became known that either Mr.
MacVeagh would leave the cabinet or An
drew would leave the treasury.
Senators Crane. Lodge and Smooth talk
cd with the President about the situation
and an effort was made TO nave Andrew
retained. Ills RESIGNATION was practically
asked for, however, ana he tend'red It,
ana left the city n few hours later.
When Andrew advised the secretary in
writing that ne intended gong to the re-
publican convention to assist in RAINING
the financial plank or the PLATFORM ME-
MacNeagh' ~ Is SAID renned that Ne de-
sired ms assistant TO remain AZ ms desk
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