Show MACLAY iRUWN OUT Naval Officer Who Refused to Resign Is Bounced LONG CUTS OFF HIS HEAD Like the Boy Who Was Kicked by a Mule the Author of a Naval History His-tory Discovers That While Hot So Pretty ns He Was Ho Knows a Great Deal Iklore Letter Discharging Discharg-ing Him From tha Service Is Very Pointed and Contains but a Pew Words Washington Dec 21 Secretary Long has discharged Edgar Stanton Maclay from his position as a skilled laborer In time Brooklyn navy yaid Mr Maclay having refused to resign when requested to do so Mr Muclay cTltlcied Admiral Schley In his naval history us a caitiff poltroon and coward cow-ard BY PRESIDENTS ORDER Secretary Longs action was taken by the direction oC time 3rcsld nt and followed it conference between the President and the Secretary Viho took to the White House with him a letter from Maclay in response to the request for his resignation sent by the Secretary Secre-tary last Saturday In this letter Mar lay submitted that he could not be removed re-moved or bo compelled to resign without with-out definite charges being made against him and without having an opportunity opportu-nity to answer those charges EXERCISED PREROGATIVE Although the civil service rules give employees of the service the opportunity opportu-nity of answering charges that may be preferred against them the President exercised his prerogatives In the present pres-ent incident and directed Maclays removal re-moval It being held that the latter was awaie unofficially if not oiTlclnlly of time reasons which actuated the Executive Ex-ecutive In taking the course determined deter-mined upon Secretary Long said time action taken today would dispose oC the case llnally Mr Maclays letter to Secretary Long replying to the request for his resignation Is as follows Navy Yard Now York Office of tho CJonoral Storekeeper Dec 21 DOlflcar AdralnU Albert S Barker V S N Commandant Com-mandant Navy Yard New YoricSirt lavo tho honor of acknowledging the receipt re-ceipt of your communication of thin tlittr la which you forwarded the following communication of thin date from the Honorable Secretory of War 1 T am directed di-rected by the President to ask Edgar F I Maclay special laborer general stirr Jieepcrs ofllcc navy yard Now York to eul In Ills resignation I icsiHHtftilly submit that I was regularly regu-larly appointed to my present position after having duly passed a clerks examination exam-ination In accordance with all thin require meats of the civil service regulations und therefore cannot be removed or bn compelled to resign without dellniu charges being mndo aguinht mo and without with-out having an opportunity to answer tho o charges I have been In this oflleo llftuen months have been promoted for efficiency und no far ns I know my work has been satisfactory to my superiors su-periors I havo violated no rules or regulations of this ofnco or of time navy yard so far aa I am aware Such being lie case I feel that It would not only bo an Injustice to myself to resign > re-sign under such circumstances but It would bo establishing a precedent that vitally concerns thousands of civil ser vlco employees both national and Stale Very respectfully yours EDGAR S MACLAY Secretary Longs dispatch to Rear Admiral Barker directing Maclays removal re-moval was as follows TOLD IN FEW WORDS Washington Dec RearAdmiral S Barker U S N Commandant Navy i Yird Now York By direction of tho President Edgnr S Maclay Is discharged Notify him LONG |