Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-08
P|NGHOI BOUNCED,
TEMPEST BREWING
PRESIDENT REMOVES CHIEF FOR
EsTER FOR WRITING poLLl-
YER LETTER.
WASHINGTON is STIRRED
~ POLITICAL RucTloN
Pinchot Now Becomes Pivot of Great
Fight With Many Ramifieations-ln-
sursents in Congress to Question
Kallyins lssue-Pinchot Comes Up
smiiins-Two Others Discharged.


washington, Jan. s.-Gfford Pinchot,
chief forester of the United States yes
terday, is private citizen today, ap-
parentIy unconcerned and smiling, In
great contrast to the political ferment
in which Washington finds itself.
The summary dismissal conveyed
last night in the presidents letter in
the closing lines, by your own accord
YOU have destroyed your usefulness as
a helpful subordinate- of the govern
ment and it therefore now becomes my
dutv to direct the secretary of agricul-
t,,re to remove you from your office as
forester" has brought nothing from
Mr. pinchot more than the simple
statement. 81 would prefer to say noth-
inp at this time" but political Wash
ington almost trembles to think WHAT
may be the result.
Demonstration by Employees.
George P, McCabe, solicitor OF the
agricultural department, called on
Pinchot and presented to him lettef
from Secretary Wilson designating NC
Cabe as acting forester instead OF AL
bert F. Potter, previously assigned the
position, and who now is in the west
unable to return for several days. Pin
chot Immediately turned over the pu-
rea1, to McCabe. Scores OF employees
gathered in the assembly room ana
hada Pinchot good-by, and when ne
appeared greeted him with an entnu-
siastic demonstration. Pinchot oade
farewell to all who filed by and soon
after left the building.
Becomes Pivot Of Great Fight
P,nchot today, in the OPINION VI
many. becomes the pivot on Whlch @ .ne
snsrrgent fight with the administrator
49, turn its guns. The effect OF Fan
..hat the nersonal friend of theodore
roosevelt and head champion OF the
1,oo.evelt conservation, policies. pelns
ousted from Taft's political family Is
snother phase of the conjectures whlch
Al, +he air. The effect OF Plnchots
a,sr,issa1 unon the congressional lnves-
t,ration of Secretary Balhnger anu 's''e
land Office is another.
Slams Of Big Tempest. :,
In the ominous silence "n.en -.
nm The whole situation following Tue
frst bang after the cabinet mee.lns
yesterday afternoon, many poli.ie'' v
Tcrecasters see unmistakable signs VI q
.~aat tempest within the repuoilcal,
nortv with ramifications whlch tne
most sanguine fear to think apou..
n,hera is only one conclusion upon
,h;c,, all are unanimous. That is thas
100 10 a great fight on hand, one
s'ss;ol the president has sought "
a,-aid for the present, and in forcing
=. - this time by the dismissal OF F.n-
atot +he presidents supporters nam
~. +hat Taft has considered all the
ahah,a effects and consequences anu
has decided to see it thru.
80 Shaw and Price Go Too.
.,;4,,;,, few minutes after the pres
...,+ haa instructed Secretary Wlisoh
"a remove Pinchot from ONCE .ne
.aar had been carried out. Slmliar
,attars nf dismissal were sent at the
.o,,,a time to Associate Forester Prlce
and Assistant Law Officer Shaw, the
t,,ro,men whom Pinchot defended IN the
s.+tar To senator Dolliver, which was
~ cause. or one of the contributing
aa,,sas Of his dismissal. Pinchot was
at his Office this morning. He promptlS
entered upon the closing UP OF ms Work'
He persisted in his decllnailon 10 mars
a statement regarding his dismissal
Thrnout the bureau OF foreslry there
was a feeling Of alarm as 10 Wnat
might become Of the organization Wnlch
had been to~a large degree the WORK
of the late chief forester. Ali' the Of
dcials of this department who occupy
nlaces Of responsibility were person
allv selected by him. Whether there
win be any further shakeup Of the
bureau is a question that is today
calling forth a great deal Of concern
within the bureau.
Tafts Letter Of Dismissal.
president Taft's letter to Forester
pinchot. Informing him Of his dismissal
follows:
.The White House, Washington, D.
G. Jan. Z, 1910. Sir. The secretary Of
agriculture informs me that on the 28th
Of December your associate forester,
Mr.. Price. went to him and proposed to
resign on the ground that he had been
engaged with Mr.. Shaw. assistant law
officer, in instigating the publication
attacking the good name of Secretary
Ballinger and charging the interior
department and the land office with
corruption.
The secretary thereupon wrote a
note to you, under date OF December
ye9th, asking for your recommendation
In the premises. You did not answer.
but on Jan. 4th you had a CONVEX
sation with him in which you said you
wished to make a statement, which
should be read in the senate at the
: same time that my message transmit
ting the record in the CLAWS case
reached there. and that you thought
you could induce Senator Dolliver to
introduce the statement for you.
The secretary advised against such
q course, but asked you for q recon-
mendation as to accepting Prices resig-
nation In order that he might bring the
matter e No, 70 whom. he told you. It