Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-12
|STREHCARS IN CRASH LET SLEEPING DOGS L|E|
Three Persons Hurt City BaingerP inchot Issue May
and Suburban Line Not Be Stirred
DOUBLE COLLISION OCCURS EVERYBODY KEEP QUIET
Third Car Runs Aou
vousy Damaged. Discredit Any
pAssrNcrRs BADLY SCARED OPINION HIGH AUTHORITY
Executive Not Likely to Act Con-
psre,1 IN Tina to Avoid troversy Unless
Worse Disaster
EVERYBODY KEEP QUIET
Then President Taft Will Not Have
to Discredit Any One.
OPINION OF HIGH AUTHORITY
Executive Not Likely to Act in Con-
troversy Unless Some One
Forces His Hand.

Most any kind Of report that any one
desires in connection with the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy can be obtained from
the gossip bargain counter-and If you
don't see what you want, ask for IL.
They will say In official circles:
That Secretary Ballinger has given an
ultimatum that Pinchot must go or he
will resign;
That Pinchot Is going to get Ballinger 9
scalp If 1t takes all winter and he has to
call on ct r." to help:
That both these statements are incor-
rect and that nothing is coming OF;
That the President Is dreadfully wor-
ried;
That the President laughs the whole az
fair to scorn.
And there you are! Pay your money
and take your choice.
Views Of High Authority.
According to the judgment Of some Of
ficials, however, from the cards in the
hand and those exposed on the table, the
game lies this way:
That it might seem to be the Presidents
lead, II he feels embarrassed by the pres
ent situation; but there are SO many diff
ffculties in the way as to warrant the
probability of q trump at the outset.
They argue that the President, having
given Secretary Ballinger a clean bill
of health, cannot, in the absence Of new
and important testimony, let him go. 1t
is admitted that the CLAWS charges as
published do not contain anything In
addition to the CLAWS charges as origi-
nally dismissed by the President.
The gOssips say that IL Pinchot Is
dismissed for the sake of harmony In
the administration-and 1t Is not seen
how any other ground could be found
he is Immediately made a martyr. and
the whole Roosevelt sentiment OF the
country. as well as a large section OF
the west, will come down like an ava
lanche on the administration.
Ballinger Likely to Stick.
Secretary Ballinger's friends declare
with emphasis that 1t is inconceivable
that he should consider leaving the
service. With the Endorsement given
him by the President in connection vita
the CLAWS charges. they say that to
resign would be admission of ground
for them.
BY the same token. they cannot con-
template Secretary Ballinger giving an
ultimatum for Mr.. Pinchot's removal
since refusal by the President would
place him in the category of being
guilty. So Secretary Ballinger's friends
dismiss both the talk of possible resig-
nation and Of an ultimatum.
Mr.. PinchOts friends say that his
course is clear: he has only to sit tight.
since he has not been charged with any
thing. They say 1t would be childish for
him to resign, and they do not see any
reasonable ground upon which the Pres.
ident can put him out.
So Mr.. Pinchot says nothing and goes
the even tenor Of his way.
| The Presidents friends say that II Sec
rotary Ballinger makes no issue of the
removal of Mr.. Pinchot. and II MIR. Pin
chot sits tight and has nothing to say.
being accused Of nothing. II does not
devolve upon the President to precipi-
tate trouble by making a move; IL the
others stand pat" he can do likewise.
Water Power Rights Withheld.
Taking time by the forelock, Secretary
Ballinger today issued an order for the
conservation of the water power rights
on public lands. Without waiting for de-
cisive legislation to learn what will even
tually be done with many lands valuable
for water power the Secretary withdrew
from disposition over 5000 acres Of such
land located in the states of Montana,
Idaho. Colorado. Washington and Wyo-
ing and New Mexico.
This land. now being in the public do
main, will probably be affected by the
legislation 10 De enacted curing tne next
Congress. Until Congress decides just
what is to be done with the land and the
terms upon which 1t Is to be utilized the
Secretary will keep a tight hold upon 1t.
The land Is located as follows: 6S4
acres on Red Rock creek, Mont; 1.627
acres on Clark fork In Montana and
Idaho; 1854 acres on the Guunison river
and tributaries in Colorado and New Mex
leo. laos acres on the Klicitat river in
Washington, 200 acres along the Judith
river in Montana and 712 acres along the
Green river and tributaries in Wyoming.