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President Roosevelt requests the resignation of Charles A. Stillings as head of the Government Printing Office, following an examination of reports from George C. Havenner and William Sidney Rossiter and comments from John S. Leech. Roosevelt is satisfied with Stillings’s zeal and integrity, but not with how his work has been done.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-14
President Roosevelt tells Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou that he would like Public Printer John S. Leech to keep reports from Charles A. Stillings about the Government Printing Office and compare them with reports from George C. Havenner and William Sidney Rossiter. Roosevelt highlights some areas that he considers of particular importance in this matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-12
President Roosevelt writes to Representative Landis to provide a written record of the progress of the governmental investigation into the Government Printing Office under Charles A. Stillings. He had directed George Clement Havenner to investigate the office, and the resulting report–which Roosevelt encloses–is condemnatory of Stillings. Roosevelt also comments on the actions of the Committee on Printing in the House of Representatives, which Landis chairs. Altogether, Roosevelt has suspended Stillings and will put William Sidney Rossiter in his place for now, and will direct him to cooperate with Landis’ committee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-05