Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-10
Present Week Will Tell Whether
or Not Republican Party
is to Become Involved in
Conflict,
HARM0 MIXERS WORK
DESPERATELY FOR PEACE
Opinion Divided as to Whether
Dismissal of Pinchot VIII
Cause Breach to Widen or
Tend to Heal It,


IBy Morning journal SpecIal Leased Wirel
Washington, Jan. 9.-fhe present
week probably will determine whether
there Will be a prolonged conflict in
volving the president of the United
states within the ranks Of the repub-
lican party in congress
Conditions have tended in that di-
roction for some time, but Instead OF
adding TO the impulse, the dismssa.
of Mr.. Pinchot apparently has caused
halt
There is no denying, however, that
in some respect the situation remains
critical. Mr. PinchOt has a large num-
Der Of personal friends in both hous-
cs of congress who would be inclined
TO take up his cause ii favorable op-
porBnity should present itself ana ii
they could do so without endangering
the principle Of the party. on the
other hand, many are saying that the
personal fortunes of MesSrs. Balllagef
ana Piuchot are Of little Importance
com pared to party harmony and are
urging the necessity of preventing any
sharp conflict in congress in the diff
crences between the secretary of the
interior and the former CHIEF of the
forest service.
Whether the conservative counsel Of
this element prevails VIII depend
largely upon the course OF events in
congress during the next few days
There is no doubt that the inVesti-
cation Of the Interior department and
Of fha foH stry 4, aNicr---syiN yfoc ei
along the lines indicated By the Jones'
Humphrey resolutions: but it will be
competent for the investigating COM
mittce either TO broaden or narrow
the inquiry II the advice of many
leaders is followed this inquiry viii
be restricted as much as possible, es-
pcciNllv as Mr. rinch0t is eliminated
from the dispute as an official fac
tor.
The question will receive its next
attention on the floor of the senate.
The present situation is this: The
house has made the resolution pro-
Niding for the appointment of its
members of the committee by the
house itself rather than by the speak
er, as was originally provided. With
out awaiting official notification as
TO the action Of the house, the senate
committee ON public lands had de-
cided to report the resolution in such
form as to authorize the selection OF
The house members by the speaker
llnQucstionably this action was taken
With the intention of cOmplimcnting
the speaker and it Will be reported to
the senate.
Speaker Cannon it is said, feels that
ii would be impolitic for him to take
advantage of this condition and over
ride the expressed order OF a ma
jority of the house and it is probable
therefore, that the senate win steer
clear of controversy with the other
chamber
1t is now said that the speaker
would prefer that the house elect the
committee In case this course pre-
walls the republican members proba-
bly, VIII designate their members in
caucus ana it is claimed that in that
event the insurgents would participate
in the caucus proceedings.
No matter how the general situa-
tion shapes itself, the controversy be
tween the secretary of the interior and
Mr. Pinchot is expected to be tho
principle topic in congressional circles
in the week Officially the question
viii not again come up in the house
until after the senate acts.
Tile senate committee on public
lands viii report its resolution tomor-
row. So great is the interest in the
matter that it is not thought that the
resolution viii be made without an
animated personal debate
Every effort viii be madc to prevent
the Investigation OF the administration
in too general way
The senate calendar still is very
clean and aside from the Pinchot- Bal
liugor resolution the prospect for the
present week Is not favorable to any
LEGISLATION uf Importance. The house
viii proceed with the consideration of
the army appropriation bill ana II is
thought that measure viii bc before it
until Tuesday night By that time the
fortiiiratiuns bin viii Doe reported and
u viii bo taken up at once.