The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-09

President Taft as chief of the forest.
ry department made 1t clear in an ad
dress today to the officers OF the for
est service and the clerks Of that or
ganization that his battle with the
secretary of the interior and the ad-
ministration was not ended.
Dec4qinA to express a personal
opinion >d6out his removal from of.
fee. he also refused to discuss his
plans for the future.
Mr. Plnchot arrived at his Office
early In order to arrange his affairs
A meeting of the officers who had
been under him had already been
arranged for 10:15 o'clock and three
quarters OF an hour later the clerical
force of the forest service arrived In
his Office to say goodbye.
In addressing those whom he had
been Intimately connected, Mr.. Pin
chot said he wanted them to remem-
her first that they must never for
get, that the fight IN which you are
engaged fer the safe and decent
handling of our timber lands, Is infln-
itely larger than any since the per
Sonal future.
This fight must go on and you are
the men who must carry 1t on. Stay
by the work; hold fast to the stand.
ards we have set together. Neverthe-
less | won't forget that you are sery-
ing a much greater master than tho
department OF agriculture, or even the
administration.
In addressing the clerks, Mr.. Pin
chot commended them to maintain
service at the same standard that
they press along the same lines and
never forget they were the servants
of the people of the United States.
responsible TO them and them alone.
Il don't want you to get the idea
and this is my personal end OF it-that
because | am out of the service that
] am in any way losing my interest
in IL. or my touch with IL OF YOU
he said
Conservation is my lifework In the
government service OF out OF it-and
this is the most important piece Of
conservation work there Is. And |
propose TO know about 1t, to follow
the work you are doing and to keep
my interest in it and as far as pos
to keep in touch with 1t, and my
knowledge of 1t"
None of the officials would discuss
the real meaning OF Mr. Pinchot's
declarations,
His friends likewise refused TO dis.
cuss his words. although 1t was gen
orally conceded they breathed defl-
ance and were in the nature of an an
nouncement that the former chief
forester regarded himself as guar
dian of what In the recent controver-
sy had been called ''the interests OF
the people"
Washington, Jan s-Gifford Pin
chot, chief forester Of the United
States. is a private citizen today. ap-
parently unconcerned and smiling, In
great contrast to the political ferment
in which Washington finds itself.
The summary dismissal conveyed
last night in the Presidents letter In
tho closing lines, "by your own accord
YOU have destroyed your usefulness
as a helpful subordinate of the gov
crnment. and It. therefore. now be-
comes my duty TO direct the secre~
tary of agriculture TO remove you
from Office as the forester" has
brought nothing from Mr.. P1nchot
moro than the simple statement:
'T would prefer to say nothing at
this time
But political Washington almost
trembles to think what may be the
result
Pinchot today, in the opinion OF
many. becomes the pivot of the insur"
gent fight with the administration.
The erect of Plnchot, the personal
friend of Theodore Roosevelt and the
head champion of the Roosevelt con-
servation policies. being ousted from
the official family Of President Taft.
IS another phase Of the con1ectures
which filled the air. The effect OF Mt.
Pinchots removal upon the congress
sional investigation Of Secretary Bal
linger and the land Office Is another,
In the omirous silence which fell
on the whole situation following the
first bang after the cabinet meeting
at the White House yesterday. many
of the political forecasters see unmis-
taxable signs Of great tempest WIN
In the Republican party, with ramin-
cations which some OF the most SAN
guine fear to think about.
There is only one conclusion upon
, which all are unanimous. That Is,
there is a great fight on hand, ons
which the President has sought to
avoid, for The present at least, and IN
forcing it al this time by the dts
missnl OF Pinchot. the President
supporters maintain that Mr.. Taft has
considered all the probable effects
and consequences and has decided TO
see II through.
Within few minutes after the
President had instructed Secretary
Wilson to remove Mr.. Pinchot from
Office, the order had been carried out.
Similar letters OF dismissal were
semi at the same time TO Associate
Forester Overton W, Price and AS
sistant Law Of1cer Shaw. the TWO
men whom Mr. Pnchot defended In
the letter 10 Senator Dolltvor, which
was the cause. or one of the contrlp-
nting causes. OF his dismissal
Mr.. Pinchot was at his otifce early
this morning, He promptly took up
the closing up OF his work and ex-
pected to have very busy day. To
ali appeals for further statements re-
earding his dismissal by President
Taft, Mr. Pinchot merely SMILED his