Evening journal., 1919-05-28
rur sorprrng cHolcE IS FIRED.

rv,HE resignation or as Secretary Carter Glass insists
4 the dismissal. OF Colonel Henry d. Lindsey as d.
rector Of the OF risk insurance, Is most
unfortunate affair, which Is quite lively TO
woke further delays In She settlement Of soldiers claims
on The government
Llndsey had been accomplishing mighty enec-
tive work In The reorganization Of The bureau which he
found 10 be IN Stale Of eenfuslen COMPOUNDED
when he assumed oflee.
Befsre he became director the bureau was stepplns
on its own feb h had iA000 clerks, The
ample Of bureaucratic lneneenef In administration
which has bern hetorlouslY incompetent and had At
length reached ihe point where t seemed absolutely IN
capable Of fuhetlonlns.
Il was Democratic Congressman who made the
charse that he had with his eyes about 100000
leers piled NJ In Of Of the Offices of The
bureau, instructions having been ordered not to open
them beoanse OF the additional work u would throw
The enlce force.
This was before Lindsey took the work.
Llndssy was speedily bringing order ont Of chaos
Shortly after taking The Job no able 30 write a
personal lder TO each Congressman informing him That
The busau had arrived al The sIase whore u could al
tend ia correspondence with something approaching
promptIludo, and this proved 90 be Tho rule
The director dlsmlssod quite number Of employees
who simply oucumbcrod tho payroll and whose solo
qualification that Of deserving Democrat and In
This action 10 the for hls summary separation
from Office,
Tho Democratic sposmcn didn't take kindly 20 an
efficiency system which reduced their polronusc and
slrlcod their raids on Tho Treasury.
Tho competent nanuer m which Colonel Llndsey
handled The affairs Of The bureau had much 10 do with
his unanimous election chairman of lho American
Logon at lls recent convention IN ST. Louis, and u will
be interesting 10 noto how e American soldiers receive
this treatment Of The whom they had 10 sgnaly
honorcd,
Secretary Glass accuses Lndsey of playing politics.
OF rejecting spirit OF exaggerated Importance and In
sunorable personal vanity and declares that the strut
ting around Of this Official and The extensively peromptory
tone OF his memoranda finally ceased 10 bo amusing lie
also speaks OF his "eirronory"
Colonel Llndseys complaint against the Secretary was
chiefly on the score ot red tape
Lindsey Is a banker IN Dallas. Texas having served
term as mayor Of that city.
IIo attended the second officers training camp at
plattsburs. and his ability while there earned him
commission as major and the highest rank conferred In
the second camp
lie served overseas and advanced TO the rank Of
colonel being discharged last December to take Tue d.
rectorshlp Of war risk.
lie seems to have made good everywhere except under
Carter Glass.
The seoretary's language respecting Lndsleys resls-
nation is certainly Incorporate.
So il was when he attacked Chairman Peek, when that
man resigned as head OF the committee on industrial
relations.
Il is highly probable that NIr Glass has bad case Of
indigestion and resultant neurasthena caused by the
awful mess which former Secretary McAdoo left him TO
clean up
In short Carter has Crouch Tho Glass temper Is
brittle But one tns ne admit and which presents
comparison unIayorably TO Mr. NcAdooS lndsloy re-
signing as director Of risk insurance has done nuc
10 leave his house In order