Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-21

the administration, 1t would be pjssible
for the democrats aod iusurgent rePuo-
lieans In Congress to submit minority
report which would eause The republican
regime all kinds OF trouble. Worst OF
ali, they Know the minority report would
be available for frankipg through the
mails ss campaign document. The
president has beeu practically forced TO
admit that the couhtry "a whole looks
for further action 10 the Bslli1ger-PIn
chot dispute, end be feels that his Own
yindication OF Bsllinger following the
CLAWS charges did not quite satisfy.
B,liuger himself has ssked for an In.
vestieaiioD. His request Is supported
BY leading republicans 10 Congress "bo
feel that the dispute is poisoning the
whole system OF the psrtY 10 power.
Various stories are 10 circulation declaf'
log that it Is The sdminls!ration's con-
clasion that 1t would be we'll for Balm.
gets opponent TO leave the government
service. Nothing official on that point
hse bsen given out, however.
Pinchot has lei 1t be known through
out the controversy that he intends to
al, tight 10 the forestry bureau and re-
sIst suy effort to force him TO resign, He
has made 1t clear that II The admins
tratIou wIshes to be rid OF him, 1t will
be forced TO dismiss him. BsiliDgtr to-
day will make his request for an inyesIi.
CATION to the entire cabinet, and 1t Is
understood will make the institution oil
such gu investigation condition 10 bis
remaining la The Cabinet.
Before the Cabinet meeting convened
.. ,hs ulIta House executive offices,
Secretsry b .IIipger Sas generally cor ,
graduated by bis associates at the s'sDo
he has taken In the matter. 1t seems
eepersll, recognized that Bsllipger nss
made su extremely popula, move by To-
sIsting upon the congressional inVesn.
CATION and giving the administration 20
alternative but his retirement from Inc
Cabinet.
While the Bslinger-Pincbot con.
troversy aud the proposed congressional
IN vestiGstion was not formally laid be-
fore the Cabinet To-Day, mOst OF the ses'
sion was devoted to an informsl discus
sion of the affair. 1t Vas decided thai
the administration proceed 10 press the
10 vesiigstion vigorously, at The demand
of secretary B4lllngsr.
The blue room at the White House
assumed q somewhat oriental sppearsnct
this afternoon when President Tart Off,
cisIly received Ching Yin Tang, the ne"
Chinese envoy, and his cutie. Great
formalItIes marked the ceremony. Dr.
Wa, the retiring envoy, presented tC
the president bis letters of recall, ex'
pressed toe pleasure that his say IN
Washington had given him, and bis
regret at leaving. He then presented
the new envoy, Chang, who wss vel
coined by the president. Chang review
ed the cordial rela'Ioos that now OBJ air
bstwesn The United States and Ubipa
| and expressed the hops that they would
continue. The president later received
the AMBASSADOR from Austris-HungSIy
Who made a Diplomatic call.
Secretary Bsllinger this mornip0
! characterized the story OF bic "demHnd
Of az investigation to the president as
'litts too strong" The secretary said
that there vas nothing new in the id'f
Of bis wanting thorough inVestlgai oI
but This he considers matter for pfesi
Dental or copgressionsl action and h'
will accordingly await move on
their part. 10 any event he has 20 In
teplion whatever OF resigniDg. de re
fused either TO confirm or deny the al
| legged decision OF the president 10 ask al
Immediate investigation by Congress
Secretary OF War Dickinson lei
Washington today on the yacht May
flower for Porto Bico for an inspection
of the island. He vas accompanied BY
| Brig. Gen. Clarence Edwards, chief 0
The bufesu Of Insulsr Affairs; Col. KeAu
his son, J. o. Dickinson, AID @. Ewlnl
snd A. w. BIggs, of Memphis. To-
party will arrive at San Juan on De
Gambler 26, and will return TO Washing
ton on January 10. The secretary ns.
also stop at Santo Domingo.
81 Fire engines, hook and ladder truck
hose car, and chemical Ere ex Lipgnisher
Uttered up the front yard of the Whit
House today, and scores Of brave hfemeI
dashed for the bulldog determined Il
rescne the president and his family from
| a blazing executive mansion. Bat ala
! their vision OF heroic deeds, we're dis
PEELED by the dl!gni6ed White Hous
| door. keeper, who being sllcklers 10
etiquette refused TO admit the fremel
yilhout cards. A qulck alarm from th'
| box inside the White House brougn
| two.thirts Of Washington's IRE apparatu
changing into the White House yard, 4
dilligeut search OF the premises failed t
discover the elusive blssss however, an
it Is supposed that the automatic signS
system went wrong
The House committee on intefstat
and foreign commerce today adopted o.
order that all bills smendstory oil tn
act to regulate commerce commonl
known AZ the inteTstse commerce com
mission act, or affecting the facilities TO
transportation, or regulations sn
practices regarding transportation, b
set for hearing for JsnuarY Is, 1910
and from day to day thereafter nntll sal
hearings are concluded, unless otherwiA
ordered By the committee.
| A resolution for comprehensive
yestls a.iOn of The General Land Ofic
vas Introduced By Senator Gore, !
secret session today. 1t Instructed th
committee on public lands to take q
| iLn nntirn Ralllnoar. Plnnhnt controversy