The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-10
Headers STRIVING
FOR [: PARTY PEACE
They Foresee Republi-
can disaster in Pro-
lorged Conflict.
5PRESHN NlT WEEK
NAY DECIDE II
Situation Still Critical and Future
Hostilites May Not Be Avoid
edNsxt Test Comes in
sena:e With Attempt to
Assist Speaker
Cannon,

| Washington. p. c. January o.-The
| present week probably will decide
I whether there will be prolonged
ttconaiet iipolying he President OF the
! United States. within the ranks OF the
= Republican party In Congress. Con-
ditfots have been tending in that di-s
,rcctton fer some time but instead Of
adding II the impulse the Dismissal
iiof Mr.. Pinchot apparently has had
the effect of causing a halt. It has
prompted Senators and members OF the
House to consider the possibilities Of
a continuation OF the controversy, and
present Indications are OF q more spe-
cific tendency than were those OF a
week ago.
There is no denying the fact. how
ever, that IN some respects the situa-
tion remains critical. Mr.. Pinchot has
a large number OF personal friends
and admirers In both houses OF Con-
gress. who would be inclined to take
up his cause IL favorable opportunity
should present itself. On the other
hand. many! are saying that the per-
sonal fortunes Qf Messrs. Ballinger
and Pinchot are of little Importance
compared to the great question of the
preservation OF party harmony. and
ItloSct WIZ .Ldftt tiliS VIEW, al z VI s 1H6
the necessity of preventing any sharp
conflict in Congress-.
Present Status.
The question will receive Its next at
tention on the floor of the Senate.
The present situation Is this: The
House has adopted the resolution pro-
fyiding for the appointment of. It's mem
berss of the committee by the House
itself rather than by the Speaker as
was originally provided. Without
awaiting the official notification as to
:Committee on Public Lands has de-
cided to report the resolution in such
n form as to authorize the selection of
the House members by the Speaker
UnaucstionabIy.t this action was taken
1ths Sprsskef.S sitd It VIII De rcpofscdsto
the sSena te.gssts 5s 5s
No matter how the general situation
may shape itself, the controversy be,
his antagonist Is expected to be. the.
principal topic In congressional cir
cles during the week. Oficiaily, the.
question Will not again come UP In the
acted.
Potter Talks.
Cheyenne. Wyo. January 9.--A. y.
succeed succeed G Gifford ord Pin Pinchot 10 as head Of the.
Forestry Bureau, to-day said:
g 81 expect. my relations with the.
Western interests to be most con genial.
Ii desire to work In harmony with the.
live stock associations. to promote the
fullest use of the national forest
ranges. to foster the stock interests
and to promote the general welfare
of the West
Pinchot Lauded.
Cleveland. O., January 9.-Gifford
Pinchot. dismissed chief Forester. was
lauded to-day in public address by
former Secretary OF the Interior James
r. Garfield as the most active cN-
ponent of the Roosevelt policies.
Clifford Pinchot, who has just left
the service of the national govern
nent, Is the one man who perhaps
worked the hardest for the Roosevelt
doctrines of conservation of our ma
tural resources and his principle OF
equal opportunities for all,' said Mr..
Garfield, speaking at Goodrich House.
a social settlement "The Roosevelt
Ills departure from the national.
service is one Of the greatest losses
tho national government has sustained
in recent years"
Mr.. Garfield expressed the hope that
Mr.. Pinchot's activities as a friend
OF the conservation movement would
bc continued as Il private citizen