Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-10 | Page 9 | Take First Step in Reorganization of Customs Service

H Take Talc l First Step StepIn In Iii Reorganization Of Customs OUSt Service Washington ton 1 April 9 Reorganization tion of or the tho personnel of tho the customs service b by tho the Democratic administration tion was begun un tolla today when Secretary McAdoo of the tho treasury department took steps to displace all the hl high h CUStoms customs customs cus cus- toms officials at th tho port of V Phia TUr Mr Ir McAdoo asked alted for the resignations of Collector Chester W. W j Hill Surveyor sur Sur- r l Perry Perr M. M I. I Appraiser er erFred Fred p P. Vincent and Naval Officer Walter waiter T T. T Merrick M all of or Philadelphia Ho lie announced announced announced an an- officially that tho the resignations were required not flot because charges have been preferred against the tho men In iii but because It Is deemed c es essential essential es- es that the these e places be bo filled tilled by hy persons per In sympathy with the purpose and anI policies of the tho administration and I also because It is h considered vital i In Inthe Inthe the tile interest of ot the public that new ness blood shall bo ho brought Into the tho selIce sony sony- Ice Treasury officials contented themselves themselves them them- selves with that statement which was the first Indication that a sweeping re reorganization re- re organization of or the tle customs service wa was a about to b begin ln Officials were vere reticent as to possible futuro future moves mo In this title di direction direction di- di but It is known that tho the secretary secretary sec see has his eyes cye on the Boston of office office of- of fice flee where an alleged d customs scandal is being investigated Close attention Is la being being- given Iven to the tho general question of or reorganization in connection with the radical redistricting o of the service on I July Juh 1 Representative Emmett Wilson of Florida urged the tho President toda today to remove from the office of collector of or Internal revenue In Florida Joseph 12 li Lee a negro Republican leader Representative Representative e Wilson sal said 1 Lee had held theoffice the tho office for tor sixteen years ears and ho he be- be a Democrat should be appointed Ho recommended H. H H. H Lewis The Tho action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of or the Florida legislature leg In petItioning petitioning peti petI- etI- etI the President to remove Mr lr Ir Lee and other negro officeholders was declared b by Representative Wilson to tobe tobe tobe be an unnecessary step Tho The President took the matter under consideration