The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-01-14
P|NCHOT LET. out
THE CHIEF FORESTER IS DIS
MISSED FROM SERVICE
FOR CAUSE
TAFT'S LETTER TELLS WHY
TOO ENERGETIC m pu6llctTY
METHODS RELATING TO
LAND FRAUDS

METHODS RELATING TO
LAND FRAUDS
Washington. Jan. 7-0iNord Pin.
ch01, chief forester, ana IN intiuaase
friend Of Roosevelt. was tonight dis.
missed from the government service
BY Tam for insubordination. Assu.
ciate Forester Overton W. Price. ms.
sistant law o1acer. and Alexander e,
shaw, Of the forestry bureau, were al.
20 dismissed.
Indignant over the action of Pin
chOt In inducing Dolliver to read his
letter In the senate yesterday, Taft
listened to no sdvice that the forest
| er's violation OF executive orders be
overlooked pending the inquiry under
taken By congress. He declared that
be would Be unfaithful TO his trust
II he submitted TO such m attaGk.
Taft has been convinced for some
time that the insurgents and osher
critics had enlisted the services of
Pinchot and was practically defyfng
him to dismiss Pinchot.
The lAtter's letter, few here doubt.
was written with the direct purpose
Of putting Il squarely up to the pres
ident."
The president sought to avoii the
threatened war. but today he picked
up the gauge thrown down by Pin
chot through Dolliver. and II ready tor
the fray certain 70 ensue What the
outcome Of the tense situation will b.
nobody II willing to prophesy.
In the house Cannon lost to the in
surgents. who. combining with the
democrats. caused adoption Of an
amendment to the Ballinger-P inchot
inquiry resolution. to take from the
speaker the power to appoint the
house members Of the joint investiga-
ton committee. The margin Of VIC
tory was only three votes, but the In
snrgents and democrats alike are
tubilant.
Three republicans. not classed as
insurgents. but protesting a friend
ship for Pinchot. voted with the in
surgents and democrats.
The incidents at the capitol and
white house have kept Washington In
a political ferment today. The caii-
net was In special session PRACTICAL;
the entire afternoon, following The
regular session this morning. Ballin-
ger was absent from the afternoon
sitting.
The letter directing dismissal Of
Pinchot was carefully framed this af-
ternoon and repeatedly revised.
Pinchot, clad in evening dress, de-
scended smilingly this evening to
meet reporters from above stairs
where . party OF guests were being
entertained. He said:
1T will suit me just as we'll II
you will make just the simple state
ment: I have nothing to say"
The friends OF the administration
say today's dismissals rob the on
gressional investigation of much Of
its interest.
The friends OF Pinchot have been
declaring that the president "wos Id
not dare dismiss Pinchot"; that 1T
would cause q breach between Taft
and Roosevelt" and . split In the
republican party.
The party leaders OF the senate and
house declare while the summary ac-
ton IL sure to lead to many harsh
words. the president could not with
dignity have taken any other course.
Cannon's Jolt In the house today
was 10 unexpected that the insurgents
and democrats could scarce believe
their ears when the speaker an
nounced the vote. For An instant sill
ence reiEned: then for almost q min
ute the noise was deafening.
TEXT or TAFT's LETTER
NC~tNs~ 1~AA>~ - nlurAcA elyo-.
White House. Jan 7-Sir: The Sec
rotary Of agriculture informs me that
on the 18th OF December your associ-
ate forester. Price. proposed to him to
resign on the ground that he Rad
been engaged with Shaw. assistant
law ohicer. In instigating publications
In various newsnaners and maea ines
attacking the good name Of Secretary
BaIIinger and charging the interior
department and land Office with cor
ruption.
The secretary wrote you on De-
cember 20. asking yonS recommenda-
tion In the premises. You did not ans
wer. but on January 4. you said to
him you wished to make a statement
which should be read In the senate ut
the same time my message transmit
ting the record In the CLAWS case
reached there. and that yop thought
you could induce Senator Dolliyer TO
introduce the statement for yon.
The secretary advised against s~ch
course: but asked yon for A
mendafion n To accepting Prices res
iGnat'on, In order that he might bring
The matter to me. 10 whom. he (
you. II must ultimately come, because