Arizona republican., 1919-05-19
D|SGUSTED BY RED
 TAPE IN WAR RISKS
 L|NDSLEY RESIGNS
Secretary Glass Calls It Dis missal = In Statement Hurls Rebuke at the Di- rector-Says He Strut Around"

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Henry D. Lindsey announced tonight his resig- nation as director of the treasurys bureau of war risk insurance, declar- ing the excessive fred tape" and pom derous supervision of the treasury over minor routine matters, made sue cessful administration impossible
 i The resignation was dated yesterday, i to take effect tomorrow, and had been requested three days ago by Secretary Glass, following Director Lindsley's i suggestion, more than a month ago, 1 that unless he were given wider au- thority, he would retire.
 Secretary Glass issued a formal statement tonight, categorically deny ing the charges of Director Lindsley, and criticising the director for failure l to ''observe the ordinary official ame- nities"
 Two of Director Lindsley's executive assistants in the bureau have offered their resignation and similar action probably will be taken by others.
 Too Much Medding
 Director Lindsley, whose home is 1 Dallas. Texas, and who was head of the army's war risk insurance section in France, with the rank of colonel. today made public correspondence between himself and Secretary Glass. telling his story of what he said was serious in- terference on the part of the treasury, with matters of appointment of even minor clerks, salaries of employees and other expenditures. administrative de- tails within the bureau and publicity regarding allotments, allowances, com pensation and soldiers insurance.
 Colonel Lindsey charges that al- though he was appointed by Secretary Glass last December 16, he was given to understand that he would have au- thority to reorganize the war risk bu- reau, from the chaotic condition into
 which its work had fallen, the treasury
 subsequently, imposed multitudinou.
 restrictions, and insisted on submission
 of innumerable memoranda on minol
 matters. Preparation of these ofte1
 took large part of the time of tn,
 director and his principal assistants
 Colonel Lindsley said to the detrimen
 of more important matters of admins , tration and policy.
 Colonel Lindsley, in a letter of Apri
 8, to Secretary Glass, said he wa prompted to call the secretary's atten
 tion to the lack of cooperation on tn . part of the treasury, by my settle, conviction that the bureau of war risl insurance is on the verge of a break 7 down and failure, which would be alil1 a disgrace to the administration an | the cause of physical distress in mil l lions of American homes
 Glass Uses Strong Words l Secretary Glass, in his statemen asserted he had not received the res
 ignation of Director Lindsley. and sai r that it would not appear to be neces Q sary to explain to the public the de , sirability of Colonel Lindsley's dis s missal from the service, in view of hi Q own authorized statement that O = April last, he expressed to the assist . ant secretary of the treasury in chars . Of the war risk bureau, his utter in 5. difference as to whether or not in q directors official communication { a the secretary of the treasury might l, . construed as a gross personal affront This one sentence" the secretary a statement added, "clearly reflects tb q spirit of exaggerated importance an 1 insufferable personal vanity. whic
 characterized the official conduct z
 Colonel Lindsley for the entire fiy
 months period of his incumbency of ot
 flee. eliminating in his conceitedl
 studied indignity of April 8. The strut
 ting around of this official and the ot . fensively peremptory tone of his mem . oranda finally ceased to be anusint
 and that, among things of greater cor
 sequence, accounts for his removal"