Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-09
DECLARES FIGHT
IS ONLY BEGUN
PINCHOT GIVEN TREMENDOUS
OVATION
NATION AROUSED OVER TREAT.
MENT OF FORESTER
Death K.nelI of Republican Party ls
Said to Be Sounded Because
of ControVersy-Lead-
ers Resentful
1ronth ,ned trnm Pare one,

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defeat which it sustained yesterday at
the hands of the combined insurgent
and Democrat ic enemies in the adop-
tion of the N orris amendment to the
Ballipger-P Pine. hot resolution taking
from Speaker iCannon the right to ap-
point the CONN littee, but viii rally its
forces for a fin tsh fight when the time
arrives for the house to choose the
members of the investigating body. 1t
expects then to muster sufficient force
to name practics lily the same commit
tee which would have been CHOSEN
had Speaker Can non been left to make
the selections.
What May Be Done
The manner of accomplishing this
has not been determined. The rules
committee may bring in special rule
of some sort suite d to the occasion
placing all the power necessary in the
hands of the house organization 10
accomplish what is needed.
Nothing will be definitely done until
the senate disposes of the resolution
and President Taft signs 1t, week or
more hence.
The dismissal OF Forester Pinchot
and the victory of the combined lnSufg-
ent Republicans and Democrats was
The sole tonic at the capitol today prior
There was much reluctance to discuss
for tho public press the official clean
ing ont of the forestry bureau, but
talk was freer with reference to the
tight yesterday ON the floor OF the
house
From the supporters of Speaker Can
non it was denied that the msurgent
victory was in any way triumph over
the speaker 1T was pointed out that
the whole controversy was an admins
tration fight, that the resolution itself
was the one desired by the president
and that the speaker was in no way
concerned
In fact he was personally glad to be
relieved of the responsibility of naming
the investigating committee, which
could only bring him critism from one
side or the other, it was said
- Lack of Confidence
Representative Norris of Nebraska
author If yesterdays amendment TAX
ing from the speaker the right to name
the investigation committee, had no
doubt that the vote of the house
showed lack of confidence in Mr..
Cannon.
THAT illustrates one thing to the
country Enthusiastically, and, that is that
the members of the house do not trust
Speaker Cannon ne said.
'PersonalIy had no interest in the
controversy i'll which Secretary Bal
linger and Mr. Pinchot are involved,
and no inclination one way or the 9TH
ef. ] did not believe the speaker should
name the committee and thus prejudice
in advance the Investigation in favor of
one of the principals in the affair, and
q majority of the house took the same
view. 1t was a vote of lack of conf
dence in Speaker Cannon, and cannot
be construed in any other way"
n
view that the time was not ripe for
expressions of opinion as to the wis
dom of President Taft's action in dis
missing Pinchot and his assistants.
While nearly all members of the
senate talked confidentially to newspa-
per men concerning the situation, they
forbade the publication of their state
ments.
From the private expressions of
opinion, however, the idea seems to
prevail that Pinchot must have be-
lieyed that if he continued in the gov
ernment service he would have been
frammeled to a certain extent in the
giving of testimony before the con-
gressional investigation committee.
Not all of Mr.. Pinchots friends in
congrsss-and it is admitted on all
sides that he has scores of sympathiz-
ers-thought he was justified in pre-
cipitating his official decapitation.
Personnel lmmateriaI
One of the insurgents in the senate
who has been a particularly warm
friend of Mr. Pinchot said it made lit
tie difference whether the house or
Speaker Cannon appointed the house
members of the investigating com
mittee and that the personnel of the
entire committee was of little conse-
quence to either of the principals to
the Bal1inger-P -Pinchot controversy.
1t was argued that the very fact
that the inquiry was to be made in
public would prevent whitewash, for
it was well known that the public was
so intensely interested in the proceed
sng that it would judge for itself and
the decision, If it was to be final
would be rendered by the people.
George p. McCabe the solicitor OF
the department of agriculture, called
on Mr. Pinchot in his office early in
the day and presented to him a letter
from Secretary Wilson, which desig-
mated Mr.. McCabe as acting forester
Albert f. Potter, an assistant for
ester in the service, who had previous
ly been designated by the secretary tt
relieve Mr.. Pinchot as forester, being
in the west and not able to return fol
several days, it became necessary this
morning to name someone else in his
place. Mr.. Pinchot gave Mr.. MoCabt
a hearty welcome.
Employees Ovation
AS Mr.. Pinchot was about to leave
the building the scores of employe:
therein gathered in the assembly room
on the top floor. Thither went Mr.
Pinchot, his entrance signalized by
deafening applause.
No candidate returning from sue
cessful campaign ever was greeted by
more enthusiastic demonstration
than that accorded to the late forester
Mr.. Pinchot bade farewell to all wh'
filed by.
MIR. Pinchot was at his office earl,
today He promptly took up the clos
ing up of his work and expected t
have a busy day. To all appeals TO
further statements regarding his dis
lnissaI by President Taft Mr. Pineho
merely smiled his declination to con
tribute further to the news on tha
subject.
throughout the bureau Of forestr!
there was a feeling of alarm as t
what might become of the organization
which had been to such large degree
the work of the late chief forester
All of the officials of this depart
ment who occupy places OF response
7,ilttv were uersonally selected by him