Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-08
Assistants of Forester
Also Quit--Battle
on in Earnest
PRESIDENT IRATE
Insurgents Win First
Big Victory Over
"Joe" Cannon
[specigI to The Herald

WASHINGTON Jan Clifford Pinchot leading representative
w principles OF former President Roosevelt in the federal
policies conservation and forestry protection
and the principal antagonist under Taft OF the corporations which he
grants forestry of the United States tonight was
sumay dismissed from his office chief forester by President
Pnchos dismissal while entirely unexpected, came as
tundebolt both to the insurgents and to the
combine in Washington
The capital city tonight is Of feversh excitement sell
dom before known in political circles
Tas action to be is only urmsed by
places Taft squarey before the public opposed to the
policies of Roosevelt in favor OF Bange and therefore friendly
to the corporations opposed by the chief forester
DEATH TO PARTY IS BELIEF
The insurgents it means the death Of the Republican party
That spells political for President Taft the declaration
resented not only by Roosevelt but by
Republicans throughout the United States also main
tanned by the opponents of the Cannon combine.
However these Prophesies may be- Washington tonight is IN
Associate Forester ogerton W Price and Assistant Law Officer
PRESIDENT TAFT is ANGRY
Thoroughly indignant the action of Mr. Pinchot in induc
day President Taft today would listen to advice that the for
eser violation of executive orders be overlooked pending the in
qury undertaken by
He declared the dignity Of the presidential office being at
tackled and he would be unathu to his trust he submitted
undoubtedly realizes fully what the dismissal of For
time that the 0caed Insurgents and Other critics OF his
cally defying him to dismiss Pncho from office.
FORCED TO DECIDE
The aters Yesterday here doubt written
with the direct purpose putting squarey the president
The president sought avoid the threatened long
could today that patience had ceased be virtue
He picked up the gage battle by Mr. Pncho
through hand of Senator Dove i'll the senate and with the
administration supporters ready for the coming fray.
Political observers in Washington declare that the situation
created by todays developments is the most tense in many years
What the will be IS willing to prophecy.
In representatives today Speaker Cannon lost his
fight insurgents who combining with the Democrats
caused adopted amendment to the in
qu take from the speaker the power to appoint the house
of the special committee of investigation
INSURGENTS HAPPY
The margin victory voesbut the
surgents and Democrats alike jubant tonight
The dismissal Pnchot has lent fuel the flame OF their eel
they are OF PredlcOhS as 10
what will happen.
Three Republicans insurgents profess
their friendship Pncho voted with the and Demo
the adoption the amendment which calls tor the seec
ton Investigators by the election from the floor
The cabinet special session practically the entire after
moor following the regular session of the
Secretary Balngr of the action about to be taken
remained from the afternoon sitting 1t was at the end OF
tonight that the letter
had Mr.. Pnchot notifying him that his usefulness
public under the administration at end
dent advised Mr. Pncho send the htter to SEN
ator Dover that Pinchot had told him he had such letter
mind could induce Dolver read it the day
that President lats special message transmitting the attorney
generals xoneraon of Secretary Baner to be presented to
the
1t was this story Pnchos apparently calculated nsubord
nation that the president keenest
Mr. having his
Secretary Banger wholly the evidence adducd by Mr. CLAWS
without regard the evidence the other side file in the
interior department.
carefully framed in the afternoon sitting the cab
revised several times before finally being made public
is presidents statement OF the
Pinchot received tonight the letter OF the president and
Secretary Wilson's pempo note of dismissal but nothing about
indicated he surprised distressed by either
accompaniment OF sounds Of mement floating down from