Evening journal., 1910-01-08
PINCHOT OUT
AS FORESTER
Exponent Of the Roosevelt
Policies and Two Others
Fired by the President
REMOVAL DUE TO THE
DOLLIVER LETTER
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BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON an. S--The ex-ch.ef
forester Of the United States is to-day
cleaning out the desk that was once
his in the front room Of the Forest
Service. and his political friends are
furnishing up their trusty hammers.
Meanwhile everyone wonders what
Theodore Roosevelt viii say when he
hears about it.
For to-day the official head Of Gif-
ford Pinchot. leading exponent Of the
Roosevelt policies" reposes safely in
the executioners basket. Through a
four-hour session yesterday afternoon
and last evening, following a two-hour
session in the morning. President Taft
and his Cabinet gathered about the
grindstone at the White House, whet-
ting the business edge OF the official
axe. The work was thoroughly done
for when the President swung the
weapon at one swish he decapitated
not only Pinchot, but his two aides
and abettors in the Pinchot- Ballinger
dispute, Associate Forester Price and
Assistant Law officer Alexander c.
Shaw.
say that Pinchot was not greatly sur
orised. His letter 10 Senator Dolliver
read in the Senate on Thursday could
have no other result. they say, and he
really expected no other BE that as
Il may It is certain that the "big fight
Is now on in real earnest. The con-
gressional probe of the Balllnger-
Pinchot dispute so far as IL relates 10
A. Sc Col
rather fiat. For the service has now
been purged Of every man concerned
in the controversy. With Pinchot
Shaw and Price removed from official
life. the investigation Of the Forest
Service is expected TO be only per-
functorv. But the trio will not be out
Of the fight. They will appear as
private citizens. to see that charges
against the Interior Department are
thoroughly probed.
orders were to-day sent to Albert
L. Potter. assistant forester, 20 return
to Washington from ogden, Utah
where he is attending Atwood Greers
convention representing the Forestry
Bureau. Potter has been named by
Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural
Department TO take charge Of the
Forest Service temporary.
81 have nothing to say-yet," is the
only statement that Clifford Pinchoi
would make to-day when asked TO dis
cuss his plans for the future.
When he arrived at his Office, early
I'm the day, he found on every floor
| the employees of the Forest Service
lined up to greet their late chief and
shake his hand.
"stiek," was Pinchots terse advice
to several officers of the service, who
expressed regret at his removal
All morning kilograms from various
parts Of the country poured in to his
Office congratulating him on the stanC
/ he had taken and expressing regret
at his severence from the goyernmen
service.
The possibility that Pinchot will now
assume the role Of prosecuted before
the congressional investigating COM
mittee has been suggested. II is eN-
pected that he will introduce testimony
to back up the statement he made in
his letter to Senator Dolliver that the
President was mistaken" i'm his con-
clusions with regard to the CLAWS
charges.
George p. McCabe, solicitor of the
Department of Agriculture, is given
charge Of the Forest Service to-day by
Secretary Wilson. pending the arrival
OF the new acting forester, Albert L
Potter.