The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-06
ANDREW EFFICIENT,
 SAYS CABOT LODGE Scouts Charges Made by
 MacVeagh Thursday OTHERS ARE FESTIVE
At Least One of Those Mentioned in Andrews Letter May Be on the Verge of Resigning-May
 Not Hold Probe

Washington, July 5.--Senator Lodge to- day vigorously dssented from Secretary MacNeagh's statement that his former assistant in the treasury department A. Piatt Andrew, was asked to resign be- cause he was inefficient
 ''The statement of Mr. Macveagh that A. Piatt Andrew was inefficient is ab- surd" was Senator Lodges comment.
 T knew of him as a professor at Har- ward and President Elliot recommended him to the national monetary commission as a trained political economist and lin- guist When he was director of mint l know he was considered an efficient ad- ministrator and I am told that during the year he held the office he saved the gov ernment $320,0oo through reforms While he was assistant secretary I am told he in- augurated reforms which resulted in large economies"
 Are Still Shocked
 Government circles today had not recov- cred from the shock of the abrupt resig- nation of Andrew, his strictures of Sec retary Macveagh and the latter's retort that Andrew practically had been dismiss ed because of inefficiency. In the treas ury department it was said that at least one of the other officials whom Andrew mentioned in the letter to President Taft as being "hampered by MT MacVeagh's g idiosyncracies" might be on the verge of resignation. Others hastened to reiterate their declarations that their relations with the treasury head were cordial though some of these were qualified.
 MT MacVeagh will return today. IL xt.as ri he n President Taft his determination not to continue in the cabinet after March 4 should the President be reelected. 1t could not be confirmed. It is known however that two other members of the cabinet have given notice to that effect.
 May Hold Probe
 The proposed congressional investi- gation of the imbroglio may not come about unless MT. Andrew makes some specific charge against MT. MacVeagh. Representative Cox of Indiana, chair man of the House committee to which the Investigating resolution of Repre- sentative Cox of Ohio was referred, said today his committee regarded the controversy so far as family row. Mir Cox of Ohio declared he would press his resolution. It was reported some of the officials whom MT. An drew in his letter to the President mentioned as being dlSatSHed with Mir. MacVeaghs administration had threatened to resign with MT. Andrew
 The director of the bureau of print ing and engraving. when asked if he had offered to resign some time ago said:
 'There Is just sufficient truth in that to warrant MT. Andrew making the statement. l regret he saw fit to mention my name"
 Royal E. Cable, commissioner of in- ternal revenue, declined to discuss a report that he had twice threatened to resign. Treasurer McC1ung contin- ued to preserve his reticence. Comp troller of the Currency Murry is not in Washington. Dr. Andrews friends said MT. Murry and others mentioned saw and approved the statements in Mir. Andrews letter of resignation to the President
 Dr. Andrews friends said he re- signed in person also to President Taft Ia Tn