The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-05
Resignation Given Only
After Repeated De-
Observation-Disclosures.
MACVEAGH'S SIDE
OF CONTROVERSY
Assistant Secretary Used Every
Means Within His Power to
Retain Position, Before Re
signing and Writing Sour
rilous" Letters Attack
ing His Superior.

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Lawrence. Mass. July 4.-seeretary
OF the Treasury Franklin MaoVeagh.
in u statement given out here to-day,
declared that the resignation OF "a
Piatt Andrew, Assistant secretary ~
the treasury, was not submitted un-
III II had repeatedly been requested
b. both Mr. MacNcagh and President
Tau Tho Secretary said that Mr.
Andrew pleaded to be retained IN tho
service and fought every possible
influence 20 bear 20 have the request
for his resignation withdrawn.
Secretary Macveagh. who IS Wig
itor at she homo OF Bayard Thayer.
to-day received many telegraph anu
telephone messages from friends and
officials and acquaintances expressing
confidence IN his administration Of tho
department. and prepared q lengthy
statement % hts side OF the contro-
vorTy. which precipltHted NJ. Andrews
letter 81 resignation.
Puts IL In Proper Light
The statement OF the Score A-ry
says. - regret that 81 seemed neces-
snry 10 refer to the letter published
hy Mr.. :. Piatt Andrew and addressed
70 the President and to me The viru-
lcnce % tho attack has probably linn
tied It's effect. but apart from tho at
tack upon ne he strangely misrep-
tho Treasury Department 70 wnom
attribute Large measure of the
success of the department work ani
seems 70 deny that anything has been
ACCOMPLISHED either By them or by
nnyhody else I am obliged. therefore.
80 restore Nj Andrews resignation
10 IS proper light.
"Mr Anarev says he resigned Dr.
ca.se ~ conditions in the Treasury
cpartinen'. Of which be disapproves.
! COMPARISON OF this Statement; with
the facts IS probably the simplest way
20 test the animus and the voracity
~ his letter. He did not resign vol
unfairly. but WAS asked TO resign
and asked repeatediy--and he used
ovory effort and influence Possible 20
s-, The reques. tor his resignation
withdrawn and pleaded TO he allowed
to continue ia his place
AID D., was when he had failed 20
have the request for hts resignation
withdrawn. and because Of this that
he made his attack. and chose 10 give
tho Impression that hts resignation
was matter of his own choice. and
determined upon for public reasons
The details as TO his resignation
arc az follows:
"on June -. when Mr.. Andrew re-
turned from Chicago. formally asked
in n note FOR his resignation He called /
on me- 1T once to urre me TO change
my mind and allow him to stay At
his wish explained at length my
reasons and listened TO all his argi-
m-nts and wishes felt however
obliged to tell him the request for his
resignation could not he withdrawn
supposed Mr -.ndrew would send
his resignation pronptly and. ne
matter OF course rs had never
known a case whore such a request
had not been promptly complied with
Request IL Repeated
Il waited. however. without reply
until June 2s then wrote and re-
peated the request on June % Mr
Andrew sent me a brief note treating
the matter with vagueness replied
Immediately. saying could not ac-
copt vaguencss hut wished to have
that DAY either his resignation or his
refusal to resign 70 this he aid no,
reply at all. And therefore. on July
I wrote a fourth time. renewing tho
request and communicating a copy of
letter addressed TO me by the prest-
dent authorizing ana directing mo 10
ask for the resignation asked for
n prompt reply, stating that was
going out of town
left Washington on the midn,rbt
train without hearing from Mr. A.
drew. and saw in the noxt afternoons
papers long extracts from two scu--
iilous letters. one to the President and
enc to me which at las, convened ME
unwilling resignation
Meanwhile. as only learned afta,
n week. Mr.. Andrew had di1igentlv
used the interval while I was waiting
TO secure all the influence he could a.
nd him in keeping his place Beside.
arguing the case himself with mo onai
with certain Senators. and hesidas
having his case arGu~l both at IN.
White House and before me he ar
fued his case himself at the White
House.
M Andrew did not at any tim,
mention to me any objection to his
treatment in the Treasury Department
except that he thought that | did not
sive him as much OF my time as
ought; and that had sometimes al
lowed other callers 20 be received
when he was in my room On the
other hand, some of hose connected
with my office--and who were Impair
tial-thousht Mr.. ndrcw had had
1T certain periods too much OF my
time. Certainly his curious caIcula-
tion of the amount of time given him
will strike every one In my office with,
wonderment
Had No Other Complaint.
No other complaint OF criticism did
MIR. Andrew ever offer And It is
hard to point out that n man whose
grip on his place ] could hardly shake
loose could scarcely have found his
place undesirable or his associations
unendurabie
If Mr.. Andrew could represent him
self as resigning voluntarily when he
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