The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-08-30
|ALL|NCER'S HURRY-UP
CALL To WASHINGTON
CAUSES SPECULATION
those on the Inside See
Close Connection Be-
tween MeHarg's Retire
ment and Sudden Trip.

WASHINGTON. d c. Aus. 90
| oNlclai Washington il IN a huzf Of
nfitement today following the |
rxs that President Taft has decld. 4
a 10 accept the resignation Of
| otmshy MeHars. asslstan, secre'
an Of commerce and labor. and I
tbst Secretary hallluser, Of the IN.
kilaF department. has left Seattle
d bis way here on emergency
lszlness-n
The two pieces OF news are con
resied by those on the inside Of ad'
rlulstration affairs with the war
,Ast has been going on In the West
,hls sumner against the ovcrturn'
ID Of the Roosevelt policies by
pms o. the minor officials OF the
nm administration.
The announcement that McHarg
/ esn 10 Out, Washington Is taken
Is mean that President Taft has
decided TO take drastic action In
h. case. and Roosevelt men here
~ elaied today. because they say
A means the beginning Of Ken.
mi cleanup Of number of men
no we're put IN office at the be
nnnlng Of the Taft administration
\ Postmaster General Hitchcock,
sAa managed the Taft campaign
ra distributed the federal patron
xs
Mctiarg's Action Significant.
The resignation OF MeHarg Is re-
nrsed As especially significant. be-
fsase Il was MeHArg vho aanoun'
al some time ago that Secretary
Il Commerce and Labor Nagel
MOULD conduct a house cleanins"
b his department This was fol-
kxud By the announcement that
s<eretary Balllnger would also do
Hftle honse.cieaning in the 10.
iedor department.
HOUSE cleaning. In both cases.
vas well known to have meant that
xarsi and Balrnzer would get rid
Il al the men In their departments
vho had been connected with the
Roosevelt administration Neither
ebines officer got very far, how
uer. because the big Issue IN the
Interior department. involving the
vztrr power trust In Montana and
he coal land frauds In Alaska.
unie up Immediately after Bal
niger left Washington on his trip
West.
One Thing at Time.
TAR. say the men who are closest
3 him. Is man who does only one
tking at a time Now that he has
anIshed the tariff. he has taken up
the public lands question and the
observation movement and tho
Roosevelt men In Washington say
When Taft has flashed With u, he
iii BE- found on the right side. and
here will be several places In bis
official siaff to be filled
nat McHarg Is tho first upon
vtgm the az has fallen as a direct
etfeuue Of his activity against
nzesevelt policies. Is conceded here.
N<lIarg became active as soon a.
took office IN matters before
y Interstate Commerce Commis-
~ affecting the Pacific coast and
- Northwest, aud i declared to
Ne attempted % secure the re-
mrzsl Of several rulinss that went
l1zinst the trainronfinental rail-
reads Later. when tbs water
lanef trust vas brought into the
Anelisht. through the grabbing Of
Missouri river lands In Montana,
NeHsrg came out with a deciara.
tina that there vas no such thing
a. ike water power trust. and that
here vas enough timber IN the
STATE Of Washington to last the en-.
tifs world for another fifty years.
Both Of these statements were
s2posed TO statements made BY
Roosevelt In several messages 10
Congress, and Taft's attention was
tallsd to McHargs activity.
Refuse To Talk.
The officials at the Interior de-
psrtmsnt and at the general land
Office today refused absolutely to
make any statement as TO the rea.
ign for Ballingcf's hurried trip 10
Nishinsion. II Is known positive
b, however. that he Is coming to
rspafe the final draft Of the *
,lzhatlon his department Is making
2 President TAFT in regard 10 the
tannlagham coal cases His chief
hal adviser. Oscar Lawler. who
ss put into office b. Senator
fank Flint Of California, and Who
~ leaninga toward corporations.
~ prepared the legal defense.
~ balliugers personal explanation
WI have 70 come from himself. and
v Is coming 70 prepare this.
~ he Forestry Bureau there IL
allo silence, but ferepreHsed Joy at
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