The Washington herald., 1912-07-06
HOUSE TO WAIT
UNTIL TAFT ACTS
MacYeagh-Andrew Dispute Held
in Allegiance by
Consent.
LODGE AND CRANE ACTIVE
IN INTEREST OF FRIEND
Disobsdience Said to Grow Out Of
Trip Of Assistant to
Chicago.

The House win defer action in investi'
eating the MacYeagh-Andrew disputa'
tons in the Department OF the Treasury
until President Taft acts, It Is expected
in the light OF the statement made yes
terday by Representative Cox Of In.
diana, chairman Of the House COMMITTEES
on Expenditures In the Treasury Depart
ment.
No further action on the resolution
providing an investigation by the COM
mittes win be taken pending the action
Of the President in the matter Repre-
sentative Cox said.
President Taft is expected TO start his
! Investigation Monday or possibly Tues
day at his Cabinet meeting, according to
a report current yesterday. It was said
| the President would personally tnvest-
gate the charges made in the letter Of
| DR.. A. Piatt Andrew, resigning his once
Of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury,
against Secretary MacVeagh.
This personal investigation. II is said,
was recommended TO the President, who
is now in Beverly, by Senators Lodge
and Crane.
Inquiry to Test Loyalty.
Since the President elected to stand by
his Cabinet Secretary in preference to the
Assistant Secretary. after having heard
both sides Of the cases. some OF the
Treasury ofdcials forecast that his in
curry will be more for the purpose OF
testing the loyalty of several divisions
and bureau chiefs, who wers mentioned
by DR.. Andrew. It is thought that these
men will have to give clear bill for the
Secretary or also surrender their posi-
tons II the President desires TO obtain
the real facts in the controversy, how
ever, Il viii be necessary for these officials
TO speak out freely. More than one OF
them has already. given guarded assur-
ance that DR.. Andrews letters contained
nothing that was not literally true.
Should the Presidents personal inyesti-
cation impress Representative Cox as a
''whitewash" for Secretary MacVeagh. as
in the Ballinger case a couple OF years
ago, he will press his resolution for a
thorough probe Of the affair by the House.
It was observed by some OF the Treas
ury officials who know Of the causes
leading to Dr. Andrews resignation that
Secretary MacVeagh, in his statement is
sued yesterday, in which he places his
former assistant in the Ananias Club on
a number Of points. made no reference to
the grounds on which the White House
said the resignation was demanded-in-
subordination. The inference to be gained
from the Secretary's statement is that
the disobedience Of orders was in Dr.
Andrews falling to write his resignation
when called upon. 1t is generally known
in the department. however, that the dis
obedience of orders which was used as
the technical ground for calling for the
resignation was that DR.. Andrew at
tended the Republican National Conven-
ton in Chicago against the INSTRUCTIONS
Of his superior.
VIII Give Up Portfolio.
That Secretary MacYeagh has deter
mined to sever his connection with the
Taft administration at the end OF the
present term was reported as a result
Of the differences n the Treasury De-
partment. Should President Taft be re-
elected and should he ofIar to Mr.. Mac
Veagh the portfolio he now holds, 1t is
said, Mr.. MacVeagh probably would not
accept.
This event, however. was OF course
CaIy q conjecture based UPON Two con-
tingencies, which, however probable, are
in point OF time quite remote.