New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-05
Mayor Solely Responsible for
"OutWard DeCenCy' Order,
Curran Committee
Majority Says.
WALDO SILENT ON CHARGES
Commissioner Accused of Let
ting Guilty Police Officials
Handle Complaints Against
Them and of Being
Led by Them.

The second section of the Curran
aldermanic committees report made
public yesterday, gives in detail the
specifications Of the committees ar
raignment of Police Commissioner
Waldo, and fatty charges Mayor Gay
nor with the responsibility for the
outward order and decency" pro-
gramme Of the present police admin
istration.
There were only three members of
the committee at the meeting yester-
day-Chairman Curran and Aldermen
Folks and Hamilton.
Bowling and the Tammany aldermen,
both Of the committee and on the
board, expressed confidence yesterday
that the report would be disapproved
when 1t vas put before the board.
The four members are running a
cabaret show" said Dowling and
don't want to have anything to do with
II. ! will be on hand Monday. and If
this report is adopted by the commit
tee | will ask for a weeks delay 10
prepare a minority report. on the
ground that there is no case against
Waldo"
Three Laugh at Mayor
OF the four little aldermen VINO re-
ceived the Mayors verbal chastisement
on Tuesday Esterbrook, who is i'll. was
the only one not on hand yesterday TO
answer the Gaynor statement Alder
man Folks said that he had not ex-
pected anything else. Chairman Cur
ran thought that the Mayor was un-
Just in ascribing the criticism of Waldo
10 politics.
Curran added that he thought the
politics was chiefly on the other side, in
the way of a ''Tammany-Gaynor- Waldo
partnership" Alderman Hamilton
though it probably improved a mans
standing in the community 10 be
olassed among the Mayors "scamps.
Il will not prosecute for libel he
said. because I do not think any one
regards the Mayors statements any
longer as Of weight. II would be i'm
possible to prove that they damaged
ones reputation"
Commissioner Waldo, when shown
the second section Of the report, said:
IN view Of the fact that this section
Of the committees report was not
adopted to-day by the committee-I
understand but three members were
PRESENT. have no comment 10 make
upon it."
From a friend Of the Commissioners
who went over the report with him ii
vas learned that Mr.. Waldo felt salts
fed that he could answer the charges
m il. and that his defence, roughly out
lined. would be along this line:
That the actual conditions to-day
showed that the enforcement of the
laws had been effective and that re-
sorts Of all kinds had been kept within
the law. That there is no widespread
system Of blackmail, and could not be
when the resorts are so tightly closed
down. That the discipline Of the force
has not been weakened during the pres
ent administration. and that there has
not been any general alliance between
the police and lawbreakers.
That his system OF special squads
checking up on each other is the best
possible system yet devised. That COM
plants are carefully handled by clerk
in the Commissioner office, and COM
plants from citizens are welcomed;
and, that a thorough investigation is
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