The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-07
others Nay Go.


Others Nay Go.
The AdmiuisIratfsn's program does
not propose stopping with the dismissal
OF PinchOL Similar fate is stored up
for Overton Price, the assista forester,
and FOR Law Officer Shaw, OF the bu-
rcau-
The most commanding feature OF the
situation at this time IS the absolute
confidence Of the President and his en-
tire Cabinet that the investigation OF
Ballinger and Pinchot VIII completely
eXonerate the Secretary Of the Interior
and viii bring out facts to discredit the
Forester This uushaSeu. confidence &C
counts Tor the fact that M TAFT Is con
siderlnSs not whether he shall dismiss
2Is EllCnOI or retain him. but when he
shall take the action on which he has
thoroughly made up his mind
The friends OF Nj PInChUL are re-
Iolced ABOUT the effect OF the forester
letter on the situation They realized
mat II was the purpose Of the Admins
ration authorities, in directing the in
vestigstlon, 10 bring out, piece BY piece,
various bits Of testimony aDOUr the aC-
INVITES OF the Forest Service and the al
legged 1mprOprleties committed by its
otnClals- These things out in the worst
possible light and interpreted, day after
day and week after week o. the investi-
cation might he expected 10 place the
Eorester.s case In a most uncomfortable
light
Therefore, the Forester has adopted
2 course which is Characterized as
thoroughly Roosevetttau- He has
biankeIed The IRE OF his enemies: he
them. and announced tla- he rather
likes 4 all He has left them nothing
70 iuTesCigaL 2Gmittius- everything
that an iuvC7li Ea---C could develop. and
declaring t'r-L De has no apologies be-
cause. his c.E-ze vas -Icusted by regard
FOR the pubic Interest
For Put-tcrs verdict
On both sides, IL IS plain the cor
test IS nov for tie pubIic-s verdict.
Whether Mr. Pinchot Is vf=z-7f-a-=I or
dismissed whether BaIlinEer IS retain
ed or reti0ed-the real issue Is 20 get
The publiC's verdict In this. Il is gen
orally considered, 1Ir- Pinchot has
gained q big advantage by his letter to
Senator DolIiver.
Nh E1ncEot some time ago caI.ss r1r5ou
rs associate forester. Ar Price. for a
lelailed stareuleuL OF 81 the t-lnSzc-
tons or Rr1Cer shaw, and the orFe- Of
tS-vfS OF lLle = oT'eSl Service duriUE the
69sence Of Air PiGchot last summer
rs SlsaIeETleuI was prepared In rgr1rf1
De1a1L and goes ito the sn-~f+- 80
sons Tor suspicion that the Interior De
pdTLIne-lTs attitude toward certain land
matter was likely TO lead TO serious
losses 70 the Government domain II
- IN snort the thorough ANALYSIS Of
~ Inc reasons which led Ar Price 10
take the anti-BaIIiu-er .c0u-sa which ra
adopted last summer
This statement is expected TO ba in
many ways the most important dgcu-
Esl1e3at IN the whole matter to date.
y neither the President VIII decide 70
I've II 70 the public cannot be GUESSED
me UNDERSTANDING is that Il the F~esf-
rent ana Cabinet decide a-a70S- IFS r--F,-
Hctty. Il VIII be kept from f6e r,---5T5-
TOT The present, but that IN case Pf0~Io-
is dismissed it viii promptly md its
way INTO PRINT Inc general expectation
- however that # VIII soon ger m me
Ut EesCsarlnE committee and pe-ha0S re-
CGlHe Publicity through that channel
ms document contains the whole casa
Tor the Forest Service. and by II rr1
seTVlcc VII stand or fan. in the Du77fr
mind at least
L IS understood 70 De voT--rf-o--s and
q nave been prepared with the great