The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
FIGHT MUST GO
ON, SAYS PINCHOT
People Will Be Final Judge OF
BaIlinger and Whitewash
by Congress Impossible
President Declares Willingness
to Face Issue; CannOn'S De-
feat Much Discussed

feat Much Discussed
Continued From Page IL
0atbered in the assembly room on the
top floor.
Pinchot met them, his entrance be
inn signaIized by deafening applause.
no candidate returning from a success
ful campaign ever was greeted by
more enthusiastic demonstration than
that accorded to the former forester.
Pinchot bade farewell TO all who filed
bv A little later he left the building
Throughout the bureau of forestry
there was q feeling Of alarm as 10 what
might become Of the orga aniSauon Wnlch
Fad been TO such q large degree the
work Of the late chief forester All OF
the officials Of this department who oc-
rilpv places OF responsibility were per-
sonally selected by him. Whether or
not there will be any further shakeup
Of the bureau is a question that is to-
day calling forth & great deal OF con-
cern within the bureau.
George P. 1icCabe, the solicitor of the
agricultural department, called on
PSuchot IN his Office early in the day
and presented 10 him a letter from Sec
retary Wilson which designated McCabe
as acting forester.
Albert +. Potter. an assistant forester
n the service who had been previously
designated by the secretary TO relieve
Pfnchot as forester, being in the west
and not able 70 return for several days.
IL became necessary this morning TO
name one else in his place
BaIIinger Breaks Silence
WASHINGTON, Jan. ST have
nothing to fear from 2 thorough de-
termination of the facts" said Secre-
tsry Ballinger today. u may have
committed errors Of judgment in one
Wsv or another, as any man might
while in the public service. but / am
firm in my knowledge that no i'm
proper motive has ever Influenced me
IN any action I have taken"
The secretary remarked that he not
only wanted to have his own conduct
investigated. but desired also to have
fhe same course followed in relation
10 the other fellow"
He declined to make any comment
regarding the action Of the president
in dismissing Clifford Pinchot- The
secretary said he had endeavored to
have the Joint resolution providing for
2 congressional investigation worded
so that il would be as thorough as
possible
Taft Discusses Action
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Eehoes of the
Pfnchot incident of yesterday were
heard among White House callers to-
day and q number Of the presidents
callers frankly broached the subject of
the forester's dismissal The presi-
dent was not averse TO discussing the
matter along the same calm lines laid
down in his letter 10 Pinchot, made
public last night
As to the political results. the presi-
dent was reported by several of his
visitors to be concerned but little. To
one he is reported TO have said with
emphasis that, even II such a situa
tion could be conceived as his action OF
yesterday necessitating his departure
from the White House today he would
not have done otherwise.
Among the presidents callers were
Senators Flint, Lodge, Bourne and near
y 2. score Of representatives.
AS to the action OF the house yes
terday in amending the BsIlinger-Pin-
chOt inquiry resolution, Taft expressed
DO concern.
Il want the investigation to be full
and thorough he said to one of his
callers. ''and il there is anything in sll
this that I do not know I want it to
come out"
Among some Of the congressional
visitors TO the White House there was
the impression that Pinchot would
play an even more prominent part IN
the congressional inquiry under pres
ebt circumstances than IL he were still
IN the government employ. 1t was re-
ported that the former forester would
undoubtedly be given the right to en-
ploy counsel II he so desired and that
he might take advantage of this to ap-
pear practically in the role of prose
cutor.
Congressional Aspect
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The dismissal
OF Forester Pinchot by the president
and the victory OF the combined insur-
gent republicans and democrats in the
house yesterday in the matter of the
selection OF the investigation commit
tee was the sole topic today at the capi-
tol prior to the convening Of the house
At noon.
There was much reluctance TO discuss
for the public prints the official clean
ing out" Of the forestry bureau. but
talk was freer with reference to the
fight yesterday on the floor OF the house
From the supporters Of Speaker Can
non Il was denied that the insurgent
victory was IN any way triumph over
the speaker. II was pointed out that
the whole controversy was an admin
istrstion fight, that the resolution itself
was the one desired by the president,
and that the speaker was in no way
concerned. In fact he was personally
glad to be relieved of the responsibility
of naming the investigating committed
which could only bring him criticism
from one SIDE or tho other, II was said.
JOLT FOR CANNON, SAYS NORRIS
Representative Norris Of Nebraska,
the insurgent author Of yesterdays
amendment taking away from the
speaker the right to name the investi-
cation committee, had no doubt that
the vote Of the house showed a lack Of
confidence IN Cannon
That illustrates one thing to the
country Enthusiastically, and that is that
the members Of the house DO not trust
Speaker Cannon" he said. Personally
I had no interest in the controversy in
which Secretary Ballinger and Pinchot
are involved and no inclination one way
or the other. ] did not believe the
speaker should name this committee
and thus prejudice in advance the in
vestigation in favor Of one of the prin-
cipsls in the affair, and a majority Of
the hruee took the same view II Wa c