The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-18
bARONDESS URGES
ALDERMEN TO END
NEWSSTAND GRAFT
Speaks at Hearing in Favor of
Permitting Commissioner to
Grant Licenses.

| The adjourned hearing on Alderman
Estabrook's proposed amendment to the
city ordinances transferring the power
to grant news stand licenses from the
Board OF Aldermen 70 the Bureau of
Licenses. filled the Ahiermanic Chamber
to-day with representatives OF news
dealers associations, boot-black associ-
stions and charitable societies interested
In the scandal growing out of Mayor
Gaynor's charges Of Aldermanic graft In
distributing stand privileges.
No decision was announced by Chair
man Nicoll and his associates. but an
| emphatic resistance to tho amendment
developed among the Aldermen. some
| OF whom addressed the committee Al
derman John J. Walsh led in the oppo
alton. In a long spread-eagle spsech
he urged his associates not to relin-
quish any OF their rights while under
| IRE.
STAND BY YOUR GUNS, ne SAYS
TO ALDERMEN.
the present plan." he said. 10 work.
;
despite the Commissioner OF Accounts
and despite that everlasting pest, the
righteous press. Suspend your judg-
ments for a time. take counsel and,
above all things. do not surrender ono
jot Of your authority. The charter vests
you with this authority and you can
not give It up"
| Cheers ana applause, largely by his
| associates. were given to the Alder
manic Demosthenes. His objections fol-
lowed q scholarly speech by Joseph
Barondess. appointed a member OF the
Board of Education by Mayor Gaynor.
Mr. Barondess declared the City Fathers
had lost the dignity attaching to the
title OF other days and held thar the
Aldermen should be willing to relinquish
any authority which constantly throws
suspicion upon them.
He asked the Aldermen not TO ex-
clude aged and inform persons. whether
citizens or not. from conducting news
stands. lie urged them to transfer the
problem to the Commissioner of LII
censes and declared that while he be-
iieved In the integrity Of the Aldermen
nevertheless they should be removed
from sources of worry such as the
stand privilege question.
There are men In pubic life who are
suffering from a sickness; they are H."
nc said. ''They want to be in public life
whereas they would be thousand times
better of tending 70 their businesses.
Give them a chance. drop these burdens
and allow q Commissioner to dispense
such privileged"
OPPOSES THE PASSING OF
NOTICES.
| Mr.. Barondess opposed the feature
of the amendment calling for tho post
ing of notices.
Such posting" he said, would work
great injustice and would open the way
for much petty grating. not on the part
of officials. but by individuals who
would make use OF the opportunity of
raking up all they knew about the ap-
plicants and Offering other needless
objections
In discussing Alderman Mea CHER q
suggestion that only citizens be entitled
to enjoy the benefits OF stand priN-
leges. Mr.. Barondess thought It unjust
| to remove those at present running
stands. although he agreed such a pro-
vision might wisely be made for the
future. Generally. he thought the quail
Tying test Of citizenship too difficult
for the alien who comes here at the age
| of nifty.
He did not oppose a slight charge be-
ing made for the privilege. Many per-
sons whom the United Hebrew Chari-
ties have aided In going into the stand
business have become contributors "a
the organization and become ,tsef,iI