New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
EX-CHAPLA|N
Bishops Investigators Say Mr..
Wade Only Did His Duty.
WAS REMOVED BY WALDO
Clergyman Declares That Police
Commissioner Still Wants
To Be Mayor.

Suffragan Bishop Charles S. Burch, OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church, and
Archdeacon George F. Nelson. composing
a committee appointed by Bishop Greer
to investigate the complaint OF the Rev
John A. Wade that he had been wrongly
deprived of his chaplaincy In the New
York Police Department by Police Com
missioner Waldo. have just issued a re-
port generating Mr. Wade.
Commissioner Bingham appointed MI
Wade IN February, 1906; the Rev. John b
Chadwick, ex-chaplain OF the batteship
Maine that was sunk in Havana Harbor
being appointed at the same time. NAT
Wade was removed by Commissioned
Waldo on May 4, the day after he mao
called on the Commissioner to protest
against his order that only Catholic
chaplains take part in the police parade.
Report Of COMMITTEES.
The report Of the Bishops committee Is
as follows:
The Bishop Of New York having. In
accordance with the request or the KEY;
John A. Wade, appointed the undersisHIu
a committee Of inquiry In reference 10 hls
dismissal az a chaplain OF the New fors
Police Department, we, acting as said
committee have given the matter our
best attention, and we beg leave 10 make
the following statement as the result %
our inquiry: c,s-
/ Before the present Police Comm's.
sioner came Into office both the Protestant
and Roman Catholic chaplains TOOK PAL
in the annual police parade. A.,
2 The Commissioner, previous 20 W,
W.
10 have only the Roman Cathohc chSp'
lains take part In the parade OF i'iS;;
Whatever may have been the cauhe %
such an innovation. we think the a..
ment TO include only the Roman G - nn,,id
chaplains was ill.advised, because " coulo
hardly have failed to stir up a wide on,
content. lust as would doubtless have neen
the case II only the Protestant cnapiaius
had been assigned TO duty, 10 tne
clusion Of the Roman CathonC cu. pnasd
discriminatI0r was finally abandoned and
that the parade OF 1912 included ooth NJ
man Catholic and Protestant cnaps 4,
We agree with Mr.. wade tnaI =. ~
was his clear duty as senior cna az, ar
endeavor TO dissuade the Commissioners
from excluding the Protestant chepIan,.
from The parade, and his letter. Inalieu
to the Commissioner right after me IN J.
terview above mentioned, lndica'eS
fair-minded attitude In the lha. e., Cor
"
the newspaper story given out az Ino
reason for Mr. Wade's dismissal W.
that he had asked for the loan Oh ho
10 practise riding for the parade anu
that in denying the req TeauesIb srs With
out fixing the authorship OF this story,
We consider that II tended 20 cast d"
unworthy rejection on Mr.. Wade.
&. In view OF Mr.. Wade faitnIui 80 :,
vire as a police chaplain for more tna''
,yi,bout salary. and or the IuI
ther fact that no charge had ever oeen
made against him for misconduct, We
cannot believe that he deserved = SUI .,
mary dismissal II Is our opinion, on
,bc contrary. that he had at least woti
The right TO be accorded Il properly con
stituted trial, such as the humpIest Sc.
,snt Of the city might reasonably eA-
meet under similar circumstances
Assurances Of Regard.
t.. FINALLY. we avail ourselves Of TINS
opportunity 10 express to Mt aae , gch
naturalization of the good record winch
he has made in this community as
Gbristinn minister and TO assure him OF
our continued confidence and regarI;
tSigned). CHARLES 5. BuRC
Suffragan Bishop OF New YORK
GEORGE i. NELSON.
Archdeacon OF New York.
Commenting on the report last night
al the Diocesan House. No. tl6 i'ataye'le
street, Mr.. Wade repeated his charge
that Commissioner Waldo thus was at
tempting to curry favor with the Roman
Catholic vote OF New York In his al
legged ambition to be Mayor OF the city.
mir. Waldo still has the ambition to
be Mayor" Mr.. Wade added TIC re-
CARDS himself as a man Of destiny and
expects 10 be a second Teddy Roose-
welt"