The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-16
SCRATCH OF PEN
NO CURE FOR VICE
Mayor Unwilling to Take Drastic
Step Without Ascertain
ing Facts.
DOZEN CANDIDATES SPEAK
Addresses 200 Members OF
ltalian-American Club at
Colombo Hall.
DOZEN CANDIDATES SPEAK

lHclc tIC people III lflS toNn W no
would undertake by the scratch OF II
limo or the waving of n policeman's
club to settle II problem which has
taxed FOR its solution the ablcst minds
i'll the country said Mayor Ainslie
last night. addressing the Italian
American Political Club, but | am not
one of them. | am unwilling To take
an important stop in any matter Of
great moment without iirst nVcsti
eating it
The MAJOR thus justified the position
he has taken in dealing with tho
problem of concentrated vice. He
cited his appointment of :. commission
OF fifteen To all him in finding "a so.T
ton of tho problem az a practical
demonstration of his attitude towards
all public questions OF Importance
lie did not believe for IL moment that
he carried all OF the city's brains un-
der his hat. and wanted to mako use
OF all the advice he could borrow.
Wants All the Facts.
some profess TO know all about the
vice problem. without investigating
it," said the Mayor, and have a ready
/ made cure which they would apply.
am not a believer in the segregated
district as the final answer. but / am
unwilling to take a drastic step one
way or another without getting the
b ihctS- am not responsible TO my sell
alone.
Il am dealing with your property and
your business ana Your welfare. and I
intend TO avail myself of all the In
formation ] can secure before taking
step which will affect any of them"
Tho Mayor spoke Of the community
spirit which has brought So much ,nr-
tcrial prosperity TO the city in the
past few years. declaring his intention.
If elected. TO follow the practice OF
encouraging CO. operation ana freedom
OF intercourse between the city gov
eminent and the peopl. 1t serves.
Candidates Make Speeches.
About 200 Italian Americans turned
ont for the mass meeting At Colombo
Hall. 2ois West Broad street prcsl-
dent l.. liiaEi. Of tho ltalian-Amcrican
l"iltcal club. presided. Besides
Mayor AinslIe and Councilman U-nlauf.
the members were addressed by Claude
J" liatkins. Blanchard :. Forbes ana
hyde II. Radcliffe, candidates for the
common Council from Lee Ward. T.
{. Bcasloy. Edgar Is. English ana A. Y.
Shea. candidates for the Common Coun-
ell from Clay Ward. w r. l!incran.
candidate for the Board OF Aldermen
from Clay Ward, and John ". Moore
and IT, 7. Christian, candidates respec-
lively. for the Common Council and
Board OF Aldermen from Madison
Ward
Councilman Unlauf. who followed
Mayor Ainslic on the speaking pro-
gram, reviewed his ten years service
In the Common Council. and made :,
plea for support on his record. He has
consistently. he said, been :. reprcscil-
tative OF the masses as opposed TO the
classes and. while prepared TO give
ial classes of citizens just recognition,
will remain always the champion OF
the masses.
ImInuf Not "ForeiEner."
Mr.. tmlauf told OF ono man who.
upon declaring his intention 10 vote
for him in the coming primary, was
taken TO task by Il friend for support
ing foreigner. He was proud. he
said, OF the fact that his father emf
grated To this country from Germany
lie himself was born IN New Jersey
and came 10 Richmond when he was
eleven years Old
While. as you sec, / am in no sense
foreigner" said Mr. Cmlauf lit is "a
grave Injustice 10 hold the circum-
stance Of foreign birth against any man
VINO has become a citizen and is living.
q clean and honorable life in his adopt-
| cd country. Every man. whether he
come from Germany. italy, France or
any other country, so long as he is Il
! citiZcn and is living useful life has
as much right to offer himself for pub
/ lie Office and 10 receive consideration
at the hands Of his fellow citdens. as
/ the man who is born here"
/ Mr.. tmlaMf enumerated a few Of the
more important issues that now con-
front the city. He took the position,
he said. that tho city should at an
early date erect Il public library. The
purchase of the letter Memorial Hall
property on the Richmond College
campus. he thought. would lie a wise
beginning. He hoped the dag would
come. no said when the city would
have q union station. Such Il station,
he said, will come sooner or later.