The Washington times., 1910-01-07
President Thoroughly In
cenSed at Actions of
Clifford Pinchot.
LIKELY TO REMAIN
IN OFFICE AWHILE
Administration Afraid TO Lose Ad-
vantage by Order of Dismissal
At This Time.

Ginord Pinchot. chief forester IN the
Agricultural Department. VIII not be
discharged Immediately from the Gov
ernmeut service, although the President
and his Cabinet are thoroughly inCensed
because Of Pinchot's acton IN sending
10 Senator DOIiver the letter attacking
the Administrator
This was the Information obtaInahle
at the White House as the President
and his Cabinet met for their regular
bi-Weekly conference
That eventually 1Ir. Pinchot viii be
separated from the service Is un-
doubted
Late yesterday afternoon. following
the reaEi1z Of the Pinchot letter in
the Senate. Mr. Taft was SO Indignan
that le wished TO discharge AIr Pin
chot summariIv- He had a conference,
however. with Attorney General Wick
eIsham. Secretary Of the Treasury. Mac
Veach. Secretary Of State Knox and
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson. Mr..
Pinchots superior
Advised Taft TO Wait
These men advised that the President
wait until he could discuss the matter
in the fun Cabinet meeting today be-
fore taking such action
The matter IS being considered in
every detail and from every angle by
the Cabinet. which is still in session.
There IS little reason TO believe the
President viii dismiss Mr.. Pinchot at
this time
Reasons for his delaying such action
are given IN Administration circles. as
follows.
Immediate discharge OF PfEChOt would
take away much OF the ammunition
BaIIinEer fn the Congressional inquiry
into the BaHfuger-Fuchot Investigation.
which is about 90 begin
In consideration OF the bare possibility
Cf the discovery Ct any Irdul at az
among tire subordinate o1ncers 81 the
Interior Department the summary uIS-
1nissal OF PiucEot and his SubOrdiHates
AT this time would put the A0ullrllssl "a
ton I'm a bad lElr before the public
Finally the Administration. having
gotten behind the Congressional inquiry
10 show 1ir- Ballinger's innocence OF
al the charges made against him and
fer TO have the whole thing carried out
according TO program
Likely tc Remain For Time
Unless new facts OF considerations are
brought out in the Cabinet meeting to-
day PinChot VII be allowed 10 remain
in the Government service until his dis
EfssaI- zII follow as a matter OF course
after the Congressional Investigation
The Cabinet Is by no means q unit on
the subject Attorney General Wicker
sham especially IS understood 10 favor
the immediate separation Of PinchOt
from the pay rolls
But. considering the whole situation.
there is no reason now TO believe Pin
chot viii bz iUed' al This time
BY tie friends of the forester. II is
openly eOasted that he would welcome
dIsfniss-I at this time. because he thinks
ne car make q better fight against the
Administration when he is out Of the
service than when he is I'm # BY even
MS friends 1T IS admitted that he Of
Tended gTievOusIy against the yrOprie-
ties and against an Executive order
when he sent 20 Senator DoIliver his
letter which Is construed ny the Ad-
Uiuistratioa as a fragrant attack upon
its policy and past acts in regard 20
The lllBEeF-PlucEot controversy.
All OffCIalGou was discussing the cpl
scGe today, but at the White House all
the talk was In q stern tone Of voice
There is no question but that the Presi-
dent would discharge Mr. PinchOt this
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