Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-08
President Declared Yesterday that Patience
 Had Ceased to be Virtue
THE OUTCOME OF INSTRUMENTATION
President. Thoroughly Aroused. Would Listen Co Ad vice that Pnchot's Violation of Executive Orders be OverIooked-The Admnistra ation Ready for the Fight which is Certain to Follow-President's Letter.

Washington. Jan 7-Gifford Pinchot chief forester and intimate friend of Theodore Roosevelt was dismissed rom the service of the United States tonight b< President Taft for insubor- siination- Associate Forester Overton Alexander C. Shaw, Pinchot's ir1medi- ate assistants in the forestry bureau, followed their chief out Of the govern ment's employ.
 Dignity of Office Attacked.
 Thoroughly indignant over the ac- ton of Mir Pinchot in inducing Sen ator Deliver of Iowa to read a letter rom him in the senate yesterday, President Taft Evou1d listen to no ad- vice today that the forester's viola rion of executive orders be overlooked uend.ng the inquiry soon to be un- 5ertafzen by congress. He declared the dignity of the office he was chosen by -he people to i'll was being attacked and he ould be unfaithful to his trust f he submitted longer.
 Practically a Def.
 Mir Taft realizes fully what the dis ruissai Of Forester Pinchot means in a political way. He had been convinced for some time that the so-cailed in- surEelts and other critics of his ad- rninistration enlisted the services of H-. Piuchot and practically were de- fving him to relieve Pinchot of his office
 
 here doubt. was written with the direct purpose of putting it souarely up to the president
 President Ready for the Battle.
 The president sought to avoid the threatened war as long as he could. but declared today that patience had ceased to be virtue He picked up the gage of battle thrown down by Mir. PinchOt by the hand of Senator Deliver in the senate, and with the administration supporters he is ready for the fray which is certain to en- sue.
 Most Tense Situation in Years.
 Political observers in Washington declare that the situation created by t0days development is the most tense Of many years. What the outcome will be no one is willing to prohpesy. Cannon Loses First Fight With In-
 surgents.
 Tn the house of representatives, to- day Speaker Cannon lost his first fight with the insurgents. com mbining with the democrats they forced the adop- ton Of an amendment to the BalIin- gsr-Piuchot inquiry resolution, taking from the speaker the power to appoint the house members of the joint special committee of investigation. The mar gin of victory was a narrow one of three votes. but the insurgents and democrats are jubilant tonight. The dismissal Of Pinchot has lent fuel to the flame of their celebration and they are venturing on all manner of pre- dictions as to what is to happen in the future Three republicans. not cIassed as insurgents but protesting their friend 1 ship for Pinchot. voted with the in- amendment which calls for the selec- tion Of the house investigators by | election from the floor.
 These two incidents, at the capitol | and White house, kept Washington in | political 9erznent. all day
 Long Special Session of Cabinet.
 The cabinet was in special session | practically during the entire afternoon. | after the regular session of the morn l .ng- Secretary Ballinger. cognizant 1 of tne action that was to be taken, | remained away from the afternoon sit | ting It was at the end of this spe- | ciai session tonight that the presi- | dent made public the letter he wrote | 70 MT. Pinchot, notifying him that | sllE usefulness as a public servant un- | der the present administration was at ! m end Secretary Wilson One of Chief Ac-
 cusers.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Pinchots immediate superior, it ap- | pears. was one of the forester's chief | ec>users- He told President Taft that | he advised Mir. Pirchot not to send | The lsttsr to Senator Deliver and that | P1nchot told him he had such a let fer in mind. and could induce Sem | Rtor Deliver to read it" on the very | day that President Taft's special mes | rage transmitting the attorney gen | erals exoneration of Secretary Ballin- | ger was to be presented to the sen | ate.
 II was this account of Pinchots ap- | calculated characterization | which aroused the president to keenest | resentment . Presidents Own Statement of the |
 Case. Nr Taft in his letter accuses Pin | caot of having taken his stand against | Secretary Bsllinger wholly upoA the i evidence adduced by L. R. Glavis and | without regard for the evidence on . the other side on file in rlle interior | department The letter directing Sec retary Wilson to dismiss the forester | orrnwith was carefully framed dur ing the afternoon sitting of the cabi- net and was revised several times be- fore being finally made public. It is | the presidents c-n statement of the ease