Evening star., 1933-08-28
M0LEY RETIREMENT
AM|CABLE PARTING
Presidents Closest Adviser
Quits to Edit Magazine, but
Friendship Remains.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresA
HYDE PARK, N. Y, August 28.-
Raymond Moley. intimate of President
Roosevelt and recent storm center OF
the administration, is going to edit q
new national weekly to be published
by Vincent Astor, another friend and
distant relative of the Chief Executive
The sudden retirement of the &C.
lumbia University professor and close
yesterday, after a heart-to-heart talk
between the two.
The first break in the official family
of the President followed closely ar
almost open rupture in the State De-
partment between Secretary Hull and
Moley, the Assistant Secretary.
Break Is Denied.
Mr.. Roosevelt is very friendly to both
Moley and Hull, and all those envolved
say everything is all right. Certainly
there is no break in the friendship be-
tween the President and Moley, who
has been the key man of his group OF
advisers during the last two years.
Il need not tell you." said Mr.. Roose-
welt, in his letter accepting Moley's
resignation. that appreciate and shall
always remember your participation
during these two years in the develop
ment of policies. based on our COM
mon ideals. You have rendered very
definite service to your country, and
your departure from an official position
to undertake an editorship will give you
opportunity to carry on the task in an
equally wide field"
Moley was just as sincere in his letter
of resignation, which makes his retire
ment from Office effective on Septem-
ber Z.
New Magazine Aim Set.
OF the new or-Moley publication,
AStor, who also was at the Summer
White House yesterday, said in formal
statement: LAS we see it, there is now,
as surely never before, wide and useful
field for free, impartial and vivid in
depreciation each week of the momen-
tous changes taking place in our Ameri-
can life. There is also the need of a
vehicle for the expression of those ideas
and proposals that will tend to direct
these forces along planned and pro-
gressive channels. To supply such a
medium, dedicated to truly American
ideals, we shall do our utmost"
The departure Of Moley from official
service follows an interesting series OF
events Moley was the only man who
accompanied Roosevelt to the White
House last Winter when President Hoo
yer asked for a conference on war debts
When Mr. Roosevelt took Office he was
made Assistant Secretary Of State. He
consulted frequently at the White
House. The London Economic Confer
ence came along Secretary Hull headed
the American delegation. Moley went
over as a special messenger for the
President. Something happened over
there that brought the differences OF
opinion between Hull and Moley to a
climax.
M6ley Was Transferred.
The President, of course. stood by
his Secretary of State. Upon his re-
turn Moley was transferred to spe-
cial assignment to study kidnapping and
racketeering. He has been on that
study for three weeks and separated
from the State Department.
Moley is 46 years old and native
of Berea, Ohio. Showing an early
prediction for public life, he became
superintendent of schools at Olmstead
Falls, Ohio, at the age of 20, and not
long after was mayor.
He got his PHI. D. from Oberlin Col
lege in 1918 and, after serving as as
sistant professor at Western Reserve
University, he went to Columbia Uni
versity in 1923 as professor of govern
ment and public law at Barnard Col
lege. He has made crime surveys fol
several States and written several books
Louis McHenry Howe, the Presidents
longtime friend and secretary, is said
| to have discovered" Moley and brought
| him and Mr.. Roosevelt together. He
is married and the father of two sons
will Complete Report.
Moley said today in New York that
his report on crime and racketeering, tc
which the President assigned him some
time ago, would be ready some time be.
tween September Is and 20.
That will be after my resignation a.
| Assistant Secretary of State has taker
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