Show MACLAY REFUSES TO RESIGN but secretary loi g ag president s wishes wl ibe carried out edgar stanton maclay whose con lection with 11 e acl ley case led dent loosevelt Foo sevelt to request h s reg gna tion as spec al laborer in the navy made formal demand monday for trial usual naval proceedings he avear ed that 1 a casen came under the civil service law and tl at be could not be dismissed ditl out formal charges trial and conviction the request toy h a res gnat on was sent to him by pear admiral barker commander of the navy yard at brooklyn and he ed at once by letter formally setting forth h s pos tion secretary long sa d that he had u received the deply of maclay to the bequest for his res agnation pend ng its receipt tl e secretary sa d he did not wish to enter into a d escuss on of tl u matter for cation in his anfor faal d escuss on of the mitter secretary long made it perfectly pla n tat ta president s intentions in regard to mac lay would be carried out regardless of the latter 8 declaration by civil service rules it it ex pecked that it 1 e does not res agn be will be removed summarily |