The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-24
Arbitration Of Car Strike Is Up to Leonard
Goethals Out and
Capps Gets Place


Capps Gets Place
Continued from page 6.
with genuine admiration ~ what
you have been able. IN q short tine.
TO accomplish. ! accept your resig
nation. and feel that ia doing 30 I
am acting upon YOUR own beat judg
meut rs we'll az my own
Il hope that YOU viii feel that
the people OF the country for whom
you have rendered great services
will judge you Justly and generous.
~ In this. ms In other things. and
that all personal misunderstand-
ipgs and misjudgments that may
have been created will pass in
short time entirely away.
With warm regards. cordially
and sincerely yours.
tsigned)
WOODROW WILSON"
Letter 10 Denman
The presidents letter To Denmnn
follows:
My Dear Denman: hope
and believe that am Interpreting
your own best judgment aa well as
my own. when | say that our duty
the debate and misun.
derHtanding that has arisen in con.
nection with the shlpbuilding pro
gram ought TO be settled without
regard 10 our personal preferences
or our personal feelings. all togeth.
or and with tho single purpose OF
doing what will best serve the pub.
lie Interest No decision We could
now arrive NJ could eliminate the
elements OF controversy that have
crept into almost every question In
connection with the program: aud
! am convinced that the only wise
course IL 20 begin afresh--not upon
the program. for that IN already IN
large part Ia process % execution.
but upon the further execution OF IL.
4 have found both you and Gen.
Cocktails ready 10 serve the public
az personal sacrifice.
Realizing that the only manner
In which the way may be complete.
~ cleared for harmonies and e..
fectiye action 10 to carry our ahlp.
building plans forward from this
point thru new agencies. Gen.
Coethals has pat his resignation
ia my hands and have adopted
1, IN the same spirit In which II
was rendered not as deciding
between tao men whom respect
and admire. but in order 10 make
invidious decisions unnecessary
and let tho work DO developed
without further discussion OF What
Is past
Gain Public Esteem
Il am taking the liberty o, writ
Ing To tell you this IA the conf.
denee that you viii be glad 20 take
the same disinterested selfforEet.
tina course that Gen. Cocktails has
taken.
When you have done as he has
done. ! am sure that you may
count with the utmost confidence
upon the ultimate verdict OF the
people OF the country with regard
10 your mRgnhnlmous and unselfish
view OF public duty and upon win.
ming In the retrospect the same nd.
mlTation and confidence that |
have learned TO feel for you.
With much regard and great
appreciation OF the large services
you have rendered.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
tSignedl
WOODROW WILSON"
Gen. Cocktails letter. written
July 20. offering TO resign. follows
MY Dear Mr.. President:
Il beg 10 acknowledge the receipt
81 your letter OF July 10. and wish
10 express my appreciation OF the
cuuslGcrnie manner In which you
have stated the conclusion which
you have reached.
In the project OF the emergency
OF small ships. dated
March 20. 1917. and approved BY
YOU on April 4. last. Il Was stated
hat to secure the speed OF produc.
ton. which Is all.importnnt. We feel
tina, the task OF securing and equip.
ping these ships should be put in
The hands Of one man. Centralized
control Is essential for rapid and
efficient work
1T vas on this understanding on
my IT that undertook the work
At y, r request
It understanding was suhHe.
luenily confirmed not only when
took up the matter with the ship.
ping board. but az the hearings
before the subcommittee OF the
committee on appropriation OF the
United States senate. whore q was
stated that ! was to have absolute
and complete authority on the con.
struction side: that everything the
board could do would be done and
hat II would act on my suggestion
and initiative.
Those assurances were placed
much more clearly before the mem.
,ers OF tho subcommittee on mp.
preparation OF the house.
Speed Essential
The necessity for shipping
makes II imperative that results be
ecured as rapidly as possible It's
'esults. by whomsoever obtained. /
hat will count after all. and moth.
ng should be allowed 10 interfere
With the accomplishment OF this |
md. ! have endeavored to estab. |
lsh harmonious relations with the |
shipping board. but regret TO state |
have not succeeded. and II seems
impossible to secure the union OF
purpose essential TO the success OF |
he work
believing that n Capitalization OF |
In one man IS necessary |
o carry out the shipbuilding pro.
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