The Washington herald., 1919-05-13

that both would tender their resis
Wilson to pass on the merits of
They're All Through
Secretary Redfield declared. in re-
sponse to 4 direct question. that he
would not resign
At Secretary Glass Office it was
said he regarded the controversy as
a closed incident. The secretary
was called out of town early in the
day.
That the President will be forced
to take up the matter is the belief
of nearly every official not directly
concerned in the dispute. They de-
clare that 1t would be an unprece-
dented situation for the veracity
OF two members OF the Cabinet to
be brought into question and both
remain in ONCE.
Past Remarks Recalled.
While Mr.. Glass statement made
no mention of Mr.. Redfield. a COM
parison of the formers remarks with
these of the latter on the day he
accepted the resignation of the
members OF the Industrial Board
brings into bold belief the radical
differences in their respective reci-
tails of the facts.
Said Secretary Glass: The original
W,la t.
had my approval, was to endeavor to
bring about a meeting of the minds.
between the producers and those gov
ernmental agencies which had large
prices which would carry conviction
that new enterprises might be un-
dertaken with safety and hope of
profit. The Industrial Board, having
failed to bring about such a meeting
OF the minds with governmental buy
ing agencies, attempted to fix mini
mum prices for the general pubic
and thus did precisely that which
it had been warned not to do"
Said Secretary Redfield: There has
been no change in its Cthe board's)
viewpoint. attitude or attitude from
the beginning. No statement nor in
ference to the contrary has a basis
of fact"
Puts Up the Issue.
\ comparison of this statement OF
Secretary Glass. directed against Mr..
Peek. with what Secretary Redfield
has said along the same line. fur
ther serves to bring the veracity of
one or the other into question:
Secretary Glass-''Hence his Peek's)
reference to me on this point perverts
the actual truth. Indeed. it is not
inexact to say that Mr.. Peek has
persistently and consistently practic-
ed deception in nearly every public
statement he has made
Secretary Redfield-"From the be-
ginning you CPeek) trod a straight
path. You have not turned aside to
the right or the left. Repeatedly you
have extended the hand of good will
and the offer Of kindly assistance. You
nave not sought to control, but to CO.
operate. You have exhausted the re-
sources OF courtesy"
RedneId Had Advised.
Considered Of great significance in
his connection was the information
which leaked out yesterday that Mr..
Redheld was advised in advance of
Mr.. Peek's plan to issue his state
nent and the Secretary approved of
he step.
Good! more power to you" Secre-
AIRY Redtield is reported to have said
when Mr.. Peek notified him over the
telephone that he had decided to give
out a statement covering the whole
hing"
In this statement Mr.. Peek attacked
he administration in these words:
The business of war was not sufi-
.ient to induce the administration to
give over the business Of politics for
he business of government
The Secretary's sponsorship Of the
Iuthor of this attack recalled to the
minds OF other officials remarks
4sads by the Secretary himself a short
while ago.
In a speech in Boston Mr.. Red
deld Is reported to have declared
:hae the majority of appropriations
made by Congress are fashioned
argely for political purposes, rather
han the development of the country
aud its resources. He condemned this
practice in strong terms, it was said
lere today.
In view of the fact that 80 per cent
" the appropriations made by Con-
yress are recommended by the execu-
i've departments. and Congress is
Guided largely by the opinion of Cabi-
ret members and departmental ex-
Derts in making the other 80 per
.ent of appropriations. Secretary
2edfield's reported criticism was de-
:Iared TO have been a slap at the
administration