Show NEWS ami rr E by P L released by wester newspaper union CABINET CHANGES LONG EXPECTED IN washington washington henry morgen thaus side of his resignation story told how he had become irritated by constantly recurring rumors of his impending departure that these were inte interfering with his work so he he went to president truman and said he would not stay unless he received backing mr truman offered to deny the rumors mr thought the denial should promise his continuance ti nuance in office at least until japan Is defeated the president seemed to feel eel this would commit him too far mr wrote out his resignation although he had not planned doing so the other side of the story implies that many of at mr Tr highest placed associates were worried about mr succeeding to the prea presidency I 1 lk for or which ch he would be the first to concede his unfitness by temperament eai experience per peri tence ence or ability little note was taken ot ol the situation but if anything had happened to mr truman during the few ew days interval alter after he accepted the resignation of state secretary and before he appointed james F byrnes to that first cabinet post mor would have been president as next in line now truman and byrnes are going to berlin for the big three conference but not together as a precaution mr mo was still clearly next in 1 line ine until I 1 his squeezed resignation placed him in a position where unquestionably he would have to decline the office this situation may not have worried mr truman but associates working in his interests no doubt were the authors of what mr thought to be irritating rumors 11 around the top of this adminta ad administration mints mr had been regarded as a man with good new york banking connections but expendable pen dable now he will continue at the treasury until probably august 15 5 when his successor fred M yin vin son w will ill take over As a matter of full truth ruth mr Morge nthan was slated to go any way when his bretton woods plan cleared congress and the war loan drive wound up there was no logical excuse for him to continue to delay fulfillment of the custom permitting a president to choose his own cabinet without the slightest embarrassment indeed tills this column was able to lead off in newspapers last may 24 A complete cabinet shakedown is coming state and treasury will surely be involved in addition to agriculture ri justice and labor both angles of that forecast now have been fulfilled I 1 a am m therefore inclined to believe both sides of the story mr morgen thaus and the untold one that mr Tr bruman S Lri friends ends knowing well the personalities involved nettled mr into making the break |