Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17
NJ ADOO PUTS BARS UP
TO ALL PLACE SEEKERS
Treasury Head Declares He
Intends to Devote Time to
Public Business.

Place seekers are warned away by Sec
rotary Of the Treasury McAdoo. After
ten days Of seeing all Corners, Secretary
McAdoo finds it won't do, and puts up
the bars.
He warns all who are after Office not
to come around, as he must attend to
public business, and has no time for
them. Applications in writing, he says,
will be fully considered.
The uselessness of applying in person
he points out in a statement issued this
morning, at the same time expressing his
sympathy with the man who wants a
job He declares it is absolutely I'm
possible to remember the claims and
qualifications of every man who in the
course of a day would want to tell him
of his aspiration for public service He
promises to give all written applications
careful attention, and to go slowly in Sc
iecting men for positions al his disposal.
Secretary MoAdoo also will close the
door against all visitors before 10 O'Clock
afternoon of every day. He will receive
those having business with him during
the period of the day not excepted, ex-
cept on cabinet days, Saturdays and holi-
days.
Places Are Seeking the Men.
The fact appears to be that the
person or by advocate, has poor pros
Treasury Department. So far the
place has sought the man, not the
man the place Secretary McAdoo
with the Presidents supervision and
approval, is handling unaided and I'M
advised the patronage of the Treasury.
There is no outside interference-all
rumor to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing-a statement Of the situation that
comes from authoritative source.
Former Gov. Burke of South Dakota
was sought for three days all over the
country to obtain his acceptance of q
United States. His secretary did not
know where Gov. Burke could be found
kilograms We're sent to four or five cities
before he was located. He signified by
wire his willingness to take the Office
offered, if needed.
For another of the assistant secretary
ships. the Secretary of the Treasury is in
like manner. seeking the man. He has
under consideration two possibilities
neither of them candidates. one In Bos-
ton and the other New York man. He
is also pursuing the same. course with
regard to the collectorship of the port Of
New York
So the office seeker is not getting much
or n l0Ok-ln the JODS unOeF the Treas
ury Department The man whom the
Secretary of the Treasury tags" seems
to be 1T
Secretary McAdoo's Statement.
The statement issued by Secretary Nc
Adoo this morning, putting up the bars
against place seekers, reads as follows:
without any disposition to be dis
obliging, / am compelled to discontinue
my efforts to receive personal applica-
lions for office I have tried 1t for ten
days, and l find that 1t consumes my en-
tire time and leaves me no chance to at
tend to important public business. Be-
sides, it is absolutely futile, because none
but a superman could remember at the
end of a day every one who has poured
a story into his ear.
While ! fully appreciate and Sympa-
thize with the very natural and proper
desire of those who are seeking places
nevertheless it should be made clear 10
them that nothing is to be gained by
haste. Ample time is going to be taken
to consider all applications.
"Applica tons should be made in writ
ing and mailed to the Secretary of the
Treasury. They will be filed and receive
much more careful consideration than II
pressed in person.
''The Secretary will be glad to receive
others having business with the depart
ment between the hours of 10 am. and
pm every business day except cabinet
DAYS, Saturdays and holidays. He can
not receive visitors In the afternoons
The public business Is paramount and Will
not be neglected for any consideration