The Washington times., 1909-10-27
TRUTH ABOUT VICE
TRAFFIC IS ASSURED
NewYork Campaign Charges
Will Be Probed by
the Victor.

NEW YORK, Oct H.-The real truth
regarding the so-caued white slave
traffic Is 20 be ascertaIned. no matter
what the result Of the election next
Tuesday.
That was made plain today when
Charles s. 1Nhstrgen. Republican fusion
candidate for district attorney, and
George Gordon Battle. the Tammany
candidate in New York county. an
nounced that IL elected the first duty
they would undertake would be TO bring
before a grand jury all Of the men who
are responsible for the accusations that
the "vics trust" haS headquarters In
this city. and that TT ships Young girls
that get into its clutches all over the
world.
Efforts 20 have District Attorney Je-
rome take up the charges at once are
being made. but II is not expected he
can do so. as he goes out OF office on
January !. and will be kept busy up to
that time arranging cases already on
the office list.
The charges are the one sensation OF
the present campaign. The fusion
forces are losing no opportunity to re-
peat them. and TO insist that Tammany
Hall protects vice in every sorm They,
however. refuse to iudorse the charges
as printed by a aga zine as an entirety.
insisting that there are many state
ments there which are untrue.
Denounced as Libel.
The Jewish Community, which is a
central body consisting OF representa-
tives OF some 300 synagogues. has adopt
ed resolutions declaring that the article
Is gross libel upon tn, Jewish people.
n IA.
Klein. and Margoles participated In the
denunciation Of the Turner article. and
the statement OF the community is as
follows:
such investigation as mas been made
shows the article to be exaggerated and
nbelous in its treatment Of the Jews.
Deputy Commissioner Woods, as former
Police Commissioner Bingham's assist
ant, investigated similar charges, and
reported there were no Jews among the
importers Of girls, and recent statistics
confirm this"
That the frequent charges against his
personal integrity which are being made
b. the Barnard and H"arst orators has
affected Justice GaynOT's nerves, IS
shown by the fact that he announced
paign he will refuse to ansWe er IN any
way charges against himself, uo matter
OF what nature or where they originate.
Gaynor Will Sue.
he declared. however. that no mat
ter how the election results. ne viii
sue for criminal libel all the persons
who make charges which they cannot
prove.
Nominees and spellbinders or both
parties have abandoned all other issues
to demand that the board OF estimate
be safe and sane, and to urge that only
those candidates who favor unlimited
subways be elected.
Betting remains practically at a stand
stiII, with to I that Gaynor will be
elected freely offered and with few TAX
ers One bet Of 81 900 even that Gaynor
carries his own county, Kings, by 10000,
has been recorded.
Important Campaign.
With the end of the campaign but
a week OF. close political observers
declare the outcome Will mean much
10 the future Of New York
To show just why, Il Is necessary to-
recall the fact that Hearst early in
the game indorsed the candidacy OF
Gaynor Then he accepted the Civic
Alliance nomination for mayor declar-
ing Tammany associates on Gaynor's
ticket made IL repugnant TO advocates
of good government. The Civic Alliance
and the Republican candidates are the
same for all offices. bu; ms yor. Otto
Barnard being the Republic IN stand
ard bearer. The officers who will con-
troll the peoples money and nteresI
are the members of the board o. esli-
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