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Show " BREACH MAY END l RESIGill FALL CHARGES PERSONAL AT TACKS ARE BEING MADE ON ALASKAN POLICY First Friction In Harding Cabinet Nov Looms; One Member May Be Lost As Result o!f Controversy Over Far North Problem Washington The first serious friction fric-tion In President Harding's cabine has arisen between Secretary of the In terlor Fall and Secretary of Agricul ture Wallace. The dispute centers around the governmental gov-ernmental policy for development of A.ska and the proposed transfer under un-der n governmental reorganization of the forestry service from tue uuj..... meat of agriculture to The departinen of the interior. Although both Fall and Wallan Monday refused to comment on tin situation, the breach Is so serious, according to reliable Information, that one or the other may resign. Fall, it became known, has pro tested in a letter to a friend li congress that the department of ugrl culture. In Its opposition to bis polic; for developing Alaska and to tin transfer of the forestry service, I; engaging in personal propaganda against him. The letter indicates that he has carried his complaint t. President Harding. The charge If denied by Wallace's assistants. Specifically, Fall Is said to object to an article by Colonel W. P. flruelj of the forestry service, which chill lenges a plan to create a federal board for the control of Alaska working work-ing under the sole direction of the secretary of the interior. Fall, In his letter to- a congressman, says he opposes op-poses this plan, but does favor a bib giving the president power to co ordinate and allocate the various government gov-ernment activities regarding Alaska. Changes have been made by the American Forestry ns-iooiation In recent re-cent publications that Fall Is endeavoring en-deavoring to gain control of the public pub-lic resources of the country for private exploitation. This Is denied by Fall s friends, who sny that be holds the only way to develop the vast resources re-sources In Alaska and the West Is through private enterprise. President Harding. It Is understO'l, is now seeking to heal the breach between the two cabinet officers. This has been one of the principal obstacles to the submission of a governmental gov-ernmental reorganization plan ( congress con-gress by the cabinet. Whether the dispute can be Settled without one member leaving the cabinet cab-inet appears doubtful, but the president presi-dent is making efforts along that line The question probably will be aired In congress soon before committees considering Alaskan legislation. |