Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-19
Refutes Charges Of Delay.

$u&eepfGnI SAYS tnlt WleA the "a
rector's deliberately offensive letter
was written there had been promptfy
approved by the Secretary Of tlts.
Treasury and the acting Secretary
S.1sxI reeomDendations, for appoint =
meats and increases in salaries and
but three Enacted on. and two OF
these three were approved before the.
recent of Director Lindsaey's remark
able letter.
Secretary Glass said he decided to
make inquiry before approving two
recommendations for appointment
because the salaries proposed were
above the average for the positions
ments were held up, the Secretary as.
serted. for investigation of duties to
be performed for S28 q, day. Later
the Secretary's statement said the ai-
rector general sent word that these
duties had been inaceurately stated in
the original request. and that later
the men concerned were put to work
thority and in eontravention of law"
Says Controversy Fruitless.
But in the last ANALYSIS" the Sec
retary's statement concludes. nothing
is to be gained by controversy over
Director Lindsley's retirement. Quite
obviously. the director thinks he made
an incomparably fine official The Sec
rotary has abundant reason for totally
disagreefng with Col. Lindsley's esti-
mate of himself. and has accordingly
selected for the place a man of ex-
perience who has fine record of de-
vQtfon to the soldiers and their de-
pendeats and who may be relied on
to observe the ordinary official aneni-
ties"
Col. Lindsey is a banker from Dali
las, Texas. He was at one time mayor
of the city. When the war began he
entered an officers training camp and
was commissioned major. He was
promoted to colonel while with the
Der last he was discharged to accept
the position of director of war risk
insurance.
Dudley Gates of San Francisco, head
of the allotments and allowance
division. and J. w. Barton of Dallas.
head Of the compensation division,
have offered their designations.
Kr. Glass Makes Letter Public.
Secretary Glass also made public
today the letter which he declares
caused the resignation of Col. Linds-
ley.
The letter reads:
The victory loan campaign having,
ended, am now enabled to give more
attentloH To treasury Qetau. ana L
have read again with painstaking
care your letters of April 8 and $
placed on my desk as was about to
leave Washington on . speaking tour
After the fullest consideration, 1
have reached the very definite con-
clusion that you are quite right in
saying the Secretary of Treasury
should have as director of the bureau
of war risk insurance a man in whom
he has implicit confidence. and, in
agreement with this view, I am con-
strained to ask you to let me have
your resignation, to take effect not
Ia ter than next Monday, at which
time l shall be prepared to designate
your successor.
Col Lindsey issued a supplemental
statement today putting the. issue up
to the american people"
He said: - -; r. .~s-.
Glass of April s could properly be
taken as . personal afront will not
be particularly interesting to the
American people. The letter speaks for
itseif The hyper-sensitiveness of this
nubIic oficial, who, by himself, Gre
ates around himself an atmosphere
Of such exalted sanctity that he needs
must take offense at respectful but
truthful and constructive criticism
would be intensely amusing If it did
not involve tragic results to those
who served as soldiers and sailors in
this war. and their dependents. What
the American people are Interested
in il whether the charges / have made.
;nyolvine gross incompetency, are true.
FORTUNATELY, there are plenty of
records