The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
MRS. WILLEBRANDT RESIGNS
Assistant Attorney General Accepts
Position With Aviation Corps;
President Regrets Resignation


President Regrets Resignation
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt on May
% submitted her resignation as assistant
Attorney General TO President Hoover
who made the announcement. Along
with all other appointnve officers in the
government. Mrs Willebrandt submitted
her resignation on March when MIR.
Hoover became President The resigna-
tion however. was not accepted and she
remained at her post at his request
The assistant Attorney General now
has received another offer regarded as an
unusual opportunity and the President
does not feel that he can ask her to re-
main longer at her present post.
Mrs. Willebrandt has accepted posi-
ton with large aviation corporation at
salary said to be three or four times the
amount she is now receiving as assistant
Attorney General. tt is expected that
she will maintain her headquarters in
Washington
Editors of wet newspapers are in
sinuating that Mrs. Willebrandt was
forced to relnquish her office. A special
dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer says
that President Hoover resents reports OF
disagreement between Mrs. Willebrandt,
Attorney General Mitchell and himself.
MRS WIILEBRANDT'S LETTER
OF RESIGNATION
Her letter of resignation to the Presi-
dent follows:
Dear Mr. President. The Aviation Cor
poration has offered me the post of
Washington counsel for the holding COM
pany and its subsidiaries In addition to
the regular legal business of a corporate
enterprise of such magnitude, this has
.l,OI Nlya lan l1rpc n
of rapid expansion of air traffic. The law
throughout the 48 states and the Federal
Government is in the making.
The Aviation Corporation proposes to
become active in securing uniformity and
stability in law and procedure to safe
guard life and the streams OF capital
flowing into aviation and allied enter
prises 1t offers me. therefore. a field of
constructive legal work where every step
of progress will be of widespread service.
1 want to accept AViation's offer
4 ask you, therefore, to please accept
my resignation, relieving me If possible
from the active duty by June Is
Il genuinely regret leaving official con-
nection with the accomplishments of
your administration. I have given, how
ever. more than seven years to public
service, and l trust my helpfulness TO you
may not cease when l become just pri-
vate citizen To have had small part in
YOUR election will always be a source of
great satisfaction to me and in my own
behalf the way 1 have served my country
best. The solution of the problem of
lawlessness is sure in your hands, and
relinquish the prisons work with sense
of achievement in having had the bureau
made a major scientific one and having
secured my friend, Sanford Bates, as its
chief
The tax work in my division is well
organized and up to date, and will carry
forward efficiently under my successor.
Assuring you of my appreciation of
your friendship and real gratitude for
your national service. I am,
Faithfully yours
lSipned) MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT."
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER
TO this letter President Hoover replied
as follows
M Dear Mrs. Wiliebrdndt, I have re-
ceived your resignation with deep regret.
In view of the great opportunity which
has come TO you for reentry to private
practice of the law and in view of the
seven years of sacrifice you have already
made to public service, do not feel that
I am justified in again asking you to re-
consider.
4 had hoped you would be able to con-
tinue until we had established the steps
of reorganization which have been