New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-15
NEW HEAD FOR SAFETY
Henry Mcrgenthau SUCCEEDS
Henry |. StimSon.
COMMITTEE HARD At WORK
Hopes to Have investigating
Commission Recommend Cor
receive Measures.

Henry Morgenthau was elected yes'e'""'
afternoon 10 succeed Henry L. Suf'lso"'
Secretary of War, as president OF the Cor.i-
rittee on Safety of the City Of New iorh'
Mr.. Stimson's selection by President lai'
as member Of his Cabinet necessitates
his withdrawal from the presidency OF inc
committee. although he retains his connect
ton with II as member of the executive
committee.
Mr.. Morgenthau will assume his du'ieS
at once and carry out the ideas TOT I'e
prevention and the protection OF FACTORY
| workers as outlined BY Mr.. Sumson anu
the other members Of the committee WHO"
was formed directly after the disastrous
Asch Building fire. He will go 10 Albany
this morning TO attend a conference III re-
lation to the legislative measures now
pending which have been either drawn en-
tirely by the Committee on Safety or freely
amended by It.
These measures include bill for the
creation Of a legislative investigating com
mission 10 probe thoroughly existing con-
ditions and TO recommend further correc-
tive legislation. This bill was drafted by
the Committee on Safety and while II
calls FOR an appropriation Of Show TOT
clerical and other expenses, II is generally
understood in Albany that II needed
substantial fund will he forthcoming from
private sources TO insure the effectiveness
OF the investigation. This bill has the
backing Of organized labor and many CIVIC
organizations II Is said 10 he sure OF
passage
Two other bills. in which the original
trainers have willingly incorporated many
amendments suggested by the COMMITTEES
or Safety. are the McManusHerrick bill
and the Hoey- Sullivan bill. These two
measures are already in favorable shape
for quick passage.
In his letter resigning the presidency or
the Committee on Safety Secretary Stlm-
son said the city should not be confined 10
remedying casual shortcomings in leslsia-
ton or administration or even TO deVislng
and executing proper plans OF ire protec-
ton. II is imperative. he declared that
the intelligent moral sense OF the COM
munity should be aroused and concentrat-
ed on the problem until it is effectively
solved.
The board OF directors which elected Mr.
Morgenthau met in the offices Of Robert
Fulton Cutting. at No. % Nassau street
The members Of this board are Henry L.
Srimson. Peter ]. Brady, John A. Kings
bury. George w. Perkins r. Bayard cut
ting. Joseph p Cotton. jr., Miss Mary
Drcier, Daniel Harris, Miss Anne Morgan,
Henry MoskOwtz. Thomas a. Buckner,
John Cafin. otto Elditz. Homer Folks.
James 3. Gernon. William NJ Kingsley,
John Mitchell. Mrs Frederick Nathan.
Eugene A. Philbn. Amos Pinchot, Leo
Plart. William J. Schieffelin, p. Tecumseh
Sherman, Roswell D. TompkinS. Miss
Lillian D. Wald. Monsignor William J.
White and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Mr..
Morgenthau's fellow officers are Peter j.
Brady vice-president: John A. Kingsbury.
secretary; George w. Perkins. treasurer.
and Or. Charles II. Reyes. executive sec
rotary.
Mr.. Morgenthau is president Of the Henry
Moreenthau Realty Company. president Of
the Free Synagogue, director OF the Mount
Sinai Hospital and a member Of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Greenhut-S iegel
Cooper Company, the Underwood Type
writer Company. the Lawyers Title lnsur-
ance and Trust Company and a director In
many companies He has long been prom
inent I'm charitable and philanthropic work
in this city, and has been identified with
the Committee on Safety since its organi-
cation as a member of both its executive
committee and its finance committee.