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had ignored his Secretary in the mo.
OF the cana bonds "'"ef
nr Andrew l. from Massacbus.,.
and it develops that both Senators iodp'
and Crane. as wei! as Senator Sr,nsge
Utah, wont f-r: q Secretary ilacVo@
and then to the President in otyor,, ,h
restore harmonious relations he,w,..o 70
the two. The President is unders'esehh
TO have taken the attitud, that os Vn
other cases since the beginning oi IN
administration notably that Of tho M, ps
linger scandal he must stand nv h
Cabinet >, "''
Sccfptary Macveagh has so,no,ir,..
been referred to- by Washington of,oia,'
as "the most unpopular member Of ar
unpopular Cabinet" lie has Lccn knosn ar
as inaccessible to callers ""
DIR. Andrew has been one of the mo-,
popular officials in the Gov ernrrer, "oN ~,
vice and rated rs thoroughly efacien.
He Is bachelor. was u college aible',
has kept jimsclf in fine physical conJi,,o.
by athletics. particularly golf. tenn.
and in the saddle and has been -olne,bin,
Of social favorite. He il scarcely y
years Of age and was declared by senate.
Aldrich, TO be the best financial exrer,
in the United States He was as.ista,,
professor of finance at Harvard wheO
Senator Aldrich was looking about for a
special adviser TO the Monetary Con
mission. Of which he was chairman In
the latter part Of 1904 the services Of ~
Andrew were secured When The Mone.
tary Commission concluded it, work DR.
Andrew was made Director Of the Min,
and when Charles u. Norton WIS snlec,ej
by the President Ias his SECRETARY DR.
Andrew was made an assistant >ecretarv
of the Treasury. ranking second When
the Pres ident accepted the resignai ion
Of Mr.. Norton the positi ion rs secretary
To the President was offered DR. Andrew
which he declined and Mr.. Hlles. third
assistant secretary. was appointed.
DIR. Andrews resignati ion became Of.
to the division and bureau chiefs he closed
up his desk and left the building He
left the city this afternoon on The Federal
Express for his home in Gloucester. Mass
He said that he had made no plans for ,ba
fut rrc. although it was understood To-
night that he had received two offers
from New York financial houses since his
resiCnat ion was made known
Samuel Eliot of Boston. private sece.
tary to DR.. Andrew. rendered his res igns.
tioG following the act ion of his chief
\. the same time that the Assistant
Secretary letter to the President was
given o,it there was made public an.
other letter sent by NJ. Andrew 10 Sec.
rvtary Macveagh, his chief. under whom
hc asa. rted he could work no longer
The second letter. written from the Treas.
uly Department. under We e,teroays dat.
and addressed to "Dear Mr.. Secretary
was as follows
! have crdeavorei to give to my work
my best ability and ~ you. under all cir.
cunStances. my personal loyalty. On
many occasions when heads Of Treasury
bureau. have been on the verge Of appealing
To the Pre-. dent. or OF resigning their posi-.
lions. through disheartenment because o!
months ~ delay and indccision on your
part. have done what could to defend you
and 10 encourage them. You cannot forget
how | stood by you when YOU were on the
point of having taken from your hand. what
Was probably the most important under
takilg of your administration. When the
White House. in December, 1910, without
consulting with you. and entirely without
your knowledge. entered into negotiations
for an issue of Panama bonds, tn. cmbar.
rasSinent OF ths situation threatened -
force your resignation. You " i'll remember
that did everything in my power to avert
your humiliation. and that Loyalty agr r'ed
to resign and leave the service with YOU. II
your resignation became necessary.
] need not assure you that II il a matter
OF deep regret to mo that difficulties OF the
character named have resulted not only
in an inability to transact my share of the
business OF the Department expedi;ipu pu,l;
and efficiently. but in an inability to ran..
act that business at all. and this has mads
II imperative for me 10 sever my relat ions
with you and the Department