New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-29
HOW THE CITY OFFICIALS FEEL.
COMMISSIONER wELrEs DEFENDS HIS COURSE
AND TELLS WHAT He THINKS or CERTAIN


CRITIcs-wHAT THE MAYOR SAYS.
Brooklyn's city officials looked a good deal hap
pier yesterday than they have looked for two weeks
The Mayor and the police officials have slept little
of late. Police Commissioner Weiles was looking
rather grave when Tribune reporter found him AZ
his post at Headquarters yesterday.
1T affords me great pleasure" said he. TO say
that The Tribune has been fair and reasonable IN
its editorial dealings with the city authorities since
the strike began. Some OF the other papers have
been exactly the opposite. ! notice that some OF me
critics OF the Police Department complain because
the Commissioner has not been at the principal
OF disorder and taken personal command OF
the police. 1t would he just fair 10 ask the
Governor take the field in charge OF the state
militia OF that the President should take personal
command Of the Army. The great trouble with
those people Is that they have no idea II the mag
nitude OF this strike. 1t is phenomenal In many re-
spects The streets OF the city OF Brooklyn are
spread in every direction Ike fan. In this
respect. Brooklyn is totally unlike New-York. where
bodies OF police can be concentrated and sent from
one side Of the city to the other. making it possible
for a comparatively small force IN the time Or
trouble TO control the situation In this city. on the
contrary the area is some fifteen miles IN extent
at the outposts.
WITH NO ASSISTANCE
For five days the Brooklyn police had charge OF
the strike without assistance from single militia
man But line after line was opened ANA the
companies extended their service I'm different drec
tons 1t became utterly impossible to render that
police service that seemed to be required to protect
the cars and passengers from assault When the
absolute inadcquacy OF the police force became
apparent account OF the constantly increasing
demands made upon H. the militia Was called upon
TO assist Events show that their presence was
necessary
The entire police force Of Brooklyn numbers
so incl M mi ma de
tailrd for special work. No could expect the
police 10 do continuous duty without sleep That
reduced the number OF available men 10 about 1c)
or sco during the day FOR active work"
Have you anything to say Commissioner. 10 re-
ply TO criticism OF your department during the
strike"
Yes" said the Commissioner. those people are
always on deck They always know how to run
someone else's business better than they DO their
own Some ~ them formulated plans by which
they would have suppressed the strike in twenty
four hours. one man suggested shooting and club
bling every man. woman and child that dared 20
become part Of q crowd the streets Another
man would have managed the whole affair by dis
missing 100 Inefficient policemen. The fact 81 The
matter Is that no policeman be dismissed with
OUT sufficient evidence evidence that would b" sus-
tanned before "A higher court one man says that
the Commissioner favors the railroads another
that he favors the strikers prominent citizen has
even declared that not only the Commissioner. but
the entire city administration Is a wreck.
THE COMMISSIONERS INFERENCE.
When condemnation comes from every hand II is
fair to assume that the course adopted MAS pretty
nearly rgh. The fact is. no such strike tho
one in progress has ever before been known In this
country speaking FOR myself ! can say that |
have devoted two weeks Of my time. with scarcely
any rest. - tho conscientious discharge of my
duties. I made ny my mind several days ago mar
II would De impossible to please every one, ana
determined to 20 right ahead and trust To- time T.
vindcaie any action Of mine that needs Vinicauon
WHAT THE MAYOR SAYS.
When Mayor schieren was asked abou, his critics
Yesterday he said Il prefer to wait I'll the strike
is of before say anything. believe that when
the people who now show much willingness 10
critcise the city administration take sober second
thought they viii lind that our course has been
such as TO comment itself on general principles to
the minds Of candid men everywhere. am perfect
Is content leave the matter II Is until II can he
judged calmly We have done nothing rashly or
hastily. We have kept close watch upon the
situation and when we have acted IL was done with
the conviction that We were right"
Have you any reply to make TO certain criticisms
of ministers who see no wisdom in the course OF
None whatever. They have right to critlcise
II they want to. Time viii tell whether or not they
Corporation Counsel McDorald said: AN that ]
care 10 say IL that II the city administration had
It's course to act over again. 80 far as am
concerned / would do nothing different. II IL easy
enough 10 crticise. but II is another thing to be
right"
At a meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen YESTERDAY
Alderman LEIGH, OF the Tweny-thrd Ward offered
n resolution. which was adopted by vote OF IL 10
4. requesting Mayor Scheren TO call upon he A.
torney General to annul the charter OF the Brook-
Ign Heights Railroad Company. because OF us
violation OF the law In working its employees twelve
hours a day. IN overrunning the speed limit In
operating the lines. M
brooklyn yesterday began to pay It's strike biIIs
A draft for s.. 900 made out by County Treas
Ada n 10
nj shed the soldier boys Three days rations Tor
the LIST Battery. OF the First Brigade. stationed
AT East New-York cost Sls3 10.