Show Secretary Long fas lbs Resigned Representative IK W J I 11 Moody of Massachusetts Will Wi be Ills His Successor Third Cabinet Change Since Mr S Roosevelt Succeeded to the Presidency Washington March Murch lOThe third change In the ho Cabinet t of at President occurred today to ly when Secy fooy Long Loni submitted his resignation In a 1 beautiful letter leter it I being ehl accompanied In II one felicitous by hy tire the Ih president president dent The Tine change made complete by the selection of o Wil WH William lh liam 1 Henry Moody of o tho ho Sixths Sixth con curl district of ot as IS Mr ll Longs successor In lii the thu navy de do department te S This change has hiatt brett been b el expected for tor ft n 1 long Jon hue Mr Long Lon hud Intended to nt at It the beginning of th thi Ill late In Ie lieu ident Ilent second term terra but Lul he lie cOI to until certain linos In s sot of ot pulley In which ho wits was Involved were ere I more 1010 satisfactorily arranged Than when President laes ideaL Hu ce though anxious to 10 return to tl l for or 01 Secy Bec Losi Long will wi never again enter eulor public Ion a feeling of ot loyalty towards 11 Mr Roosevelt Induced the lie sec sea secretary to defer dereL Iris hlA retirement until it was for the lie president to tomake a make a n change ChUllO Recently Mr I Long Lort Ims been heen In Massachusetts el making ip 11 with his hil old 01 legal Ugal connect to 10 reenter lolor thy the tl of law lawand and nd ho he II has hud hIs houm houst at n put In iii order artier for far bitt occupation When Mr r Long Iong entered 1 the t originally lie h was waH nn nit 1 active member of o the HIP Ihl firm Irm of or Hemingway 8 Long Iong a 1 well vell wel known Imon le Ie legal got gal firm Irl of or Boston He lie 1 has hiatt always ulla I I a ta I tied a silent lent connection con ion with wih wit hi tile Ih concern on oln anti will wil again un an UI uc tic S Ire partner Tho The correspondence o exchanged today tO fY Is art riH 1 follows Navy Department March 10 1902 1002 My ry Mr Will you 01 nc ac accept copt pt this thus as my ray lY resignation of ot tIre the Ih see eec oc of ot tho the take lalle effect on the 1st tIny day U of or May next or sooner of ot course couro If It you shall nt at any time so 80 I lies has been beon to o mo rue 10 n a delightful service I leave leavo tho the circle clele of or your our cabinet In my II with whIt you yil and Its 18 members lies his been of ot 80 tto o happy with high bight appreciation Jour and lh moot loUt good wishes fur tor or Its ls success and for t I you OU personally i t 1 Very VOI ory truly youra oura I JOHN I 1 n LONG l lie President House Washington March Maceli 10 lOt jy My ly Dear DP Mr Secretary It Is with wih v n sincere regret legret that I accept your our resignation I Rhall Ihal always count It I a u I not only to have served with wih I yuu during dun rig the he 11 t lust six months but hUI t to 10 hOve served S under you OU nt at the outset of If nt Ilc administration I 1 have ItS Vt H fn fl you ou In I a built both ruin I on S und thu It ties hns 1101 mY lii good fortune to tl be ho hon associated n td with vi lb tin n y public man mOi 1110 Ii more 1010 the Ito single minded In in his devotion to Our OUt relations have havo lueb bien b n nut not merely hut also aho those of O f nominal fj lu Iu till nil the thu good fortune you OU no so 10 rich richy rIchI I ll y deserve ele you ou wherever you OU go bO goi goS S 1 i yours i t VI Il S To o the lie lieu Hon John Joll 1 I 1 Long Lung Secretary of ot the Hie Navy 5 MI Mr Moodys Mool selection was ins tho the out outcome come COle of ot an nn ll content There ro no n los less than titan n a half hai dozen n aspirants but bt the tire struggle finally narrowed down downA own to ft A the lie two In Congress Congressi Mr i C loss Foes of ur IllinoIs chairman cli a I of or the t lie lieS luta S I t tee of ot tire tha house who had hut th ho energetic of or his western and Mr MI Moody for whom Senator tar Lodge made the II lit winning whining fight It J tiis for 01 n it time in In doubt whether Moody would riot not lot h hi II placed In lii some seine Important foreign mission rather than thana I ln n a the tile navy department but ut he lie pre Ne preferred VI to stay sta at hume home |