Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-19
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Chairman Mazet Discusses Results Of
Committees Investigation.
UNITED EFFORT TO DOWN FAMMANY
Municipal Legislation Asked in the
Servant Question.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS
NEW YORK. June Is, 1899.
The democrats are making considerable
comment about the adjournment Of the
Mazet committee until August 1. 1t has even
been suggested that the committee would
not meet again. Chairman Mazet in view
Of these comments and suggestions, was
asked what he thought the committee had
accomplished, why the committee had
taken such a long adjournment and what
more the committee hoped to dof
Chairman Mazet said the reason for the
long adjournment was that the members
Of the committee, who were serving without
pay, had personal business to attend to
and likewise vacation plans to carry out.
I'VE did not stop for lack of material"
he said, but a matter of convenience.
We have demonstrated that under the
Tammany administration in this city pub
lie affairs are taking a downward trend. 1
do not say this as a republican, but as a
citizen Of New York, for as such l recog-
nize the fact that greater questions than
those which are involved in political par
tisanship have now to be settled. We have
demonstrated that something Is radically
wrong in the building department and in
the department of taxes and assessments,
and We have shown, 1 think, that matters
are not going as they should in other de-
partments. Of course we have only started
on our work, and the fact that we have
been able to draw public attention to it
and create discussion is to my mind in it.
self justification for the existence of the
committee. We will convene again on Au-
gust l and push along the same line. OF
course our fight has been against Tam
many. We think We have shown that Tam
many domination does not mean democratic
domination, for we have the upmost re-
spect Tor democrats We hope to make it
evident that the best democrats of New
York are not in Tammany Hail. They say
this is partisan investigation. Yes, it is
as all investigations are partisan, but the
Mazet committee will sit as long as its
powers continue, for the sole purpose of
bringing to light those defects in the sys-
tenn of government in New York city which
can be remedied by legislation.
To Unite Against Tammany.
According to ex-Congressman Lemuel E.
Quigg, chairman of the New York county
republican committee. plans are being made
to unite all the anti-Tammany forces this
fall 1t is said that an earnest effort is to
be made to elect local officials who believe
that public office is trust to be admin
iStered for public good, and not a favor
accepted for the joint benefit of a nom
resident boss and the recipient. Mr.. Quigg
states that while no formal conferences
have yet been held with the Citizens Union
people, informal talks give the utmost en-
enlargement for ultimate success. In in
dicating the method to be pursued to
achieve the desired result, he advises the
nomination of men for members of assem-
bly,, for aldermen and for county officers
alone who are acceptable to the independ-
ents. He deprecates any parceling out of
offices among the various bodies which are
to unite to obtain clean government as
VOltiDp and notwithstanding to all He
pains to say that he did not mean that only
republicans should be nominated to office.
His idea is that the representatives of de-
cent sentiment in the republican party and
outside of it ought to consult as TO the
best means of promoting the common veal
and electing officers who have higher in
terest to serve than that of any boss.
The Servant Question.
The servant question has become SO OBJ
noxious in this city that a petition has been
presented to the board of aldermen asking
the municipality to start an investigation.
The petition starts off:
we respectfully request that the munich
pal assembly cause an investigation into
existing conditions, with view of bet
tering the general surroundings of hired
help, of creating between mistress and
servant a more thorough appreciation of
the necessity and advantage of mutual in
terest and of protecting each against I'M
fairness and injustice practiced by one
against the other. We submit: That laws
should be formulated which will provide
a system-such as is in vogue in Europe in
many places-by which each applicant for
a servants position can and must present
credentials as to character, etc, duly and
officially certified to. That will protect the
honest and faithful, and minimize the num-
Der of dishonest and faithless. That will
afford to all domestics every right in equity
and law that the mistress enjoys, yet will
not give the former more consideration and
t1aT, &c a Z
That the entire subject of mistress and
servant be looked into from an impartial
standpoint, in order that both may have
the benefits and advantages winch modlh-
cations of existing law will afford, based
upon testimony of the experience in each
and both sides of this much mooted public
question:
The petition also sets forth the particular
objects for which the corporation was
formed, namely: ITO procure proper and
suitable positions or employment for Serv-
ants who are members, according to their
ability, etc. To provide suitable and prop
er servants to employers who are MEM
bers; to advance the friendly intercourse
between employer and employee; to operate
and maintain school wherein cooking and
kitchen work are taught" The board of
aldermen adopted a resolution tnstrucung
the law committee to consider the matter.
Anent intercollegiate Athletics.
Whatever the result of the coming inter-
Harvard and oxford and Cambridge, to be
decided at the Queens Club. London, on
July %, may be, the affair will at least
have tendency to promote even a more
friendly feeling than at present exists be-
tween this quartet Of leading universities.
Regarding the final outcome of the games,
1t certainly appears as though the foreign
ers are having decidedly the best end of the
argument The fact that a half-mile run
has been substituted for putting the shot
is an important point in favor of the for
egners. Their middle-distance runners
are considered a shade faster than either
Yales or Harvards best men, while had
the weight event been included the Ameri-
cans would have had a certainty of win
ming there at least. But setting aside the
relative ability Of the factions, there is
another element which is sure to seriously
initiate against the intimate success of the
athletes from Cambridge and New Haven.
1t will be remembered that the men on this
side are to sail In the early part of July. and
after arriving in Great Britain will have
but two weeks to train and condition
themselves. This short period is almost
certain to impair the visitors somewhat