New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
SUNDAY LAW UP TO-DAY
1IDERMEN THE TINKERS.
Manor Betsceen Tzco Fires-Bing-
ham Praises York of Police.

New York awoke yesterday from its first blue
rrnday" to think over the significance of Justice
C,-orman's Interpretation of the law which re-
,,tea in the closing of every place of amuse-
ar+ in the five borcughs with the exception of
,sif a dozen moving picture shows and skat-
;,s rink Those citizens who believe that church
Going should not be the only form of recreation
:, .be day of rest look to the Board Of Alder
men for relief at the meeting of that body
to-day
according to Little Tim" Sullivan, president
f the board. and in the opinion of Corporation
counsel Pendleton. the aldermen may repeal
section 14sl of the charter, and if this action
.bould be supported by the Mayor Sunday may
&c return of concerts and lectures Little
r,u" said he was confident that this would be
brought about
The enforcement of the Sunday closing law,
however. has plenty of supporters. and at meet
,nee of religious societies resolutions were
rassed calling upon the Mayor and aldermen to
-afrain from touching the legal safeguards of
she dav as they now stand. The Mayor was
between two fires for he received not only such
letters from clergymen and others, but he also
found in his mail letters from various worthy
,rranizations asking him to use his influence to
have the charter provision altered. Among those
who made such a request were the directors Of
As for the theatrical managers, they are lean
i,e hack on their shoulder blades. like critics
~ first night and waiting for the show to so
., -Diligent inquiry failed TO show that any
,rss irving to influence legislation ut is UP to
The public" was the chorus, and If the citizens
want shows TO be held the law will be changed
by them through their representatives
Probably the best pleased man in New York
was not an active worker in a Sabbath observ-
ance league. He was General Bingham, Com
missioner of Police He smiled widely about a
new brier root pipe that he was coloring and
said:
MY men did good work. OF course I've had
complaints, but most of the kicking is because
the police have enforced the law too thoroughly.
That's the sort of kicking L like to hear. We
have no feeling one way or another. We are
here to enforce the laws
AS to the noise in saloons owing to the in
creased business, the commissioner said: We'll.
there have been number of complaints filed
here, and all of them will be carefdlly investi-
gated. I think the police did as well as usual
Yesterday in enforcing the excise laws, besides
keeping the places Of amusement under the hd
The commissioner was asked whether, If a
decision in excise matters as plain as Justice
O'Gorman's in the amusement places should be
handed down. he would enforce it as vigorously.
Il don't care to go on record as saying L
would" replied General Bingham, "but the
chances are that in that case New Workers would
be pretty thirsty before Monday morning"
Regarding the raiding done by the police on
places covered by intuncEsons, he said: The in
junction does not 60 The laws must be en-
forced"
The commissioners tabulated list of arrests
showed that there increase of thirty
eight on Sunday December s. over the number
on Sunday, December 1. The list was as follows:
DECEMBER s.