New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
Mr.. Taft and the Pincbof Case
Press Generally Upholds the President i'm Dis
missal of the Chief Forester.

that the high ideals they hold In common
should insure.
1T HAD TO BE DoNB.
From The Burlington vt) News.
We are sorry that the President dis
missed SO good official as nv Pihcsot.
But INSTRUMENTATION An an important Once
In the government may lead TO dsmorah-
Is absolutely necessary &c maintain Far
niany in the work and subordinat.on TO the
head.
COULD HAVE DONE NO LESS o.
From The Philadelphia Ledger
The only reason for hesitation IN ordering
his discharge was tha, this was just what
Pinchot wished and had been seeking. II
VIII crafty his "',exaggerated sense OF his
a hero OF the Insurgents. And he is now
free to carry on his warfare I'm the mag
azines. Yet the. President could have done
10 less than with any senss of the RESPONSE
biiity and dignity OF his own high Office.
A WORD FOR PINeHoT.
F'ren The Houston Pest
II may be that Mr. Pinchet has acted 700
rashiy. being Inspired thereto by mistaken
zeal, but whatever the immediate outcome
to him personally. or of the investigation
the two officials il will be difficult 70 de-
stroy the confidence of the public IN the
patriotic intent OF the Chief Forester's
action.
RETENTION IMPOSSIBLE.
From The Chicago Record Herald.
No retention OF Mr. Pinchot was possible
altar the series OF acts which eliminated
in the letter OF Dolliver and the serious
the Attorney 1Seneraf' A Sense OF seif-re-
spect. of the dignity of the chief Tnagis-
tracy. of the necessity of discipline and
unity in the executive departments. abso-
lutely dictated the dismissal of the Chief
Forester. He has no one but hinseif 20
departmental controversy which too long
threatened generalization and scandal
A DISSENTING VIEW.
From The Chicago Tr;kpue.
we do not believe With members OF the
Cabinet at Washington that there Vas any, ny,
made iateIeraSfe the co.isinaasee OF Clifford
Pincbot In the office of Chief Forester u0til
the Congressional Investigation of his and
the facts we do believe and thereby
take issue with the Cabinet at Nashin ston.
that Taft, the man, is CT such personality
and of such standing in the eyes OF the
American people that the dignity of his
Office would not have been impaired.
FREACHERY.
From The Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Presidents letter carries conviction
that the conclusions which Piuckct and his
confreres have exploited are at variance
with the facts He emphasizes the cir
cumstance that while he himself has
studied all the evidence throwing light upon
the matter at issue, Pinchot and the for
estry bureau group have seen only part OF
the evidence.
The offence wfriea PineAet and his group
have casanitted is that OF holding on to
affice undAr the Taft administration while
doing their utmost 10 injure that admins
tration in the eyes OF the people. II was
treacheFous way TO fight
Mr.. TAFT'S LETTER
From The Cincinnati Enquirer,
The country viii keen1y regret the loss
Of alr. Pinchot'S seryices, but It cannot fail
10 reach the conclusion, after reading Mr..
Taft'S letter, that he could not have re-
Trained from doing what he did, No one
will question that Mr.. Roosevelt Would have
acted much more promptly and harshiy
toward recalcitrant subordinate
WENT TOO FAR
From The Memphis Cosamercial-Appeal.
Pinchot went too far. He made his
charges without diplomatic regard to what
the result would be, He was advised by
Mr.. Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, to
exercise caution. but he did not. Know
ing things, he told them, He defended the
men under him, who also knew and told