Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-21
D|SCORD ARISES BETWEEN GLASS
 AND LINDSLEY

D lindsley announced lOIlsHI H'S rasignation as director of the treas urv's bureau of war risk insurance, declaring the excessive red tape and nonderous supervision ot the treasury, over minor routine matters made successful administration lHl- possible.
 The resignation was dated yes'er- dav to take effect tomorrow, ard mad been requested three days age by Secretary Glass, following Direc tor Lindsley's suggestion more than month ago that unless he were given wider authority he would re- tire
 Secretary Glass issued forma' statement tonight, categorically deny ing the charges of Director Llndsley' and criticising the director for tail- urc to observe the ordinary otilclaI amenities
 l Two of Director Lindsley's execu- tive assistants in the bureau have offered their resignation and similar action probably will be taken by others
 Too Much Meddling.
 Director Lindsey, whose nome IS 1 Dallas. Texas, and who was head ot the army's war risk insurance sec ton in France, with the rank of col onel, today made public correspond ence between himself and Secretary l Glass, telling his story of what he said was serious interference on the part of the treasury, with matters of appointment of even minor clerks. salaries of employees and other eX- penditurcs, administrative details within the bureau, and publicity re- garding allotments, allowances, com pensation and soldiers insurance.
 Colonel Lindsley charges that d. though he was appointed by Secre- tary Glass last December 10, he was given to understand that he would have authority to reorganize the war risk bureau from the chaotic condi- ton into which its work had fallen, the treasury subsequently, imposed multitudinous restrictions and insist ed on submission of innumerablc memoranda on minor matters. Prep aration of these often took a large part of the time of the director and his principal assistants, Colonel Lindsley said, to the detriment ot more important matters of admins tration and policy.
 Colonel Lindsley, in a letter ot l April s, to Secretary Glass, said hc was prompted to call the secretary's attention to the lack of cooperation on the part of the treasury, by "mv settled conviction that the bureau os war risk insurance is on the verge of a breakdown and failure, which would be alike a disgrace to the administra- ton and the cause of physical dis tress in millions of American homes"
 Glass Uses Strong Words
 Secretary Glass, in his statement asserted ne had not received the res ignation of Director Lindsley, and said that it would not appear to be necessary to explain to the public the desirability of Colonel Lindsley's dismissal from the service, in view of his own authorized statement that on April s last, he expressed to the assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of the war risk bureau, his utter indifference as to whether or not the directors official communi' cation to the secretary of the treas ury might be construed as a gross personal affront'
 This one sentence" the sccre- tary's statement added, clearly re- fleets tn spirit of exaggerated i'm portancc and insufferable personal vanity, which characterized the off cial conduct of Colonel Lindsley for the entire five. months period of his incumbency of office, eliminating ill his conceitedly studied indignity of l April 8. The strutting around of this official and the offehsively perempt. ory tone of his memoranda finally ceased to be amusing. and that among things of greater consequence. accounts for his removal"
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