The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-01-29

GeOrBS w. GOetnalS SnOulu pe or
fered h position of governor Of
son, he will not accept. This is
the Interpretation Mayor John
Purroy Mitchell placed today on
Colonel Cocktails present attitude
toward the police commissioner
ship of this city, which has been
rendered him.
New York. Jan. 26.-The fact that
Col. George w. Goethals is now ready
to accept the appointment as police
commissioner of New York city under
certain conditions Is said to have been
due to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife OF
the former president, more than to
anyone else.
Colonel Goethals was first ap-
preached on the subject by Mayor John
Purroy Mitchell. No direct offer was
made, but the colonel made it known
that he would not accept. Mrs. Roose-
Eelt visited Panama soon after Mayor
Mitchell left, and 1t Is said learned that
Colonel Goethals was considering the
tentative offer made to him by the
mayor.
Mrs. Roosevelt at once became in
terested n talked with Colonel
Goethals about the New York police
department, recalling Mr.. Roosevelt's
experience when he was commissioner.
She urged the colonel to reconsider his
determination.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Cocktails
also discussed the question. Mrs.
GoethaIs, it is understood, is anxious
TO leave Panaman for good n told
Mrs. Roosevelt so, and 1T was at her
suggestion that Mayor Mitchell was
urged to send an emissary to Colonel
9oethals.
Mrs. Cocktails came to New York on
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velt when the latter returned from
Panama. On her arrival in New York,
Mrs. Roosevelt communicated with
Mayor Mitchell and told him there was
. possibility that Colonel GoetfIals
might accept the commissionership. The
mayor Immediately took up the ques-
ton with George w. Perkins. with the
Jesuit that Mr.. Perkins went to Pan
anna and has just returned. with Col
onel Cocktails conditional acceptance.
viii Meet Conditions.
The conditions he named and which
Mayor Mitchell has announced he will
make every effort to meet is that a law
aepriving the courts Of the power to
review the dismissal by the police
commissioner Of police officials be
passed. Another condition named by
Colonel Goethals was that he be re-
tired from the army. in which he has
BeTNeQ % years.
The publication of Colonel Cocktails
letter drew from Washington the
statement that II vas the understand
ing that President Wilson had all along
intended to appoint the builder Of the
canal as first governor of the canal
m
In discussing this reported intention
Of President Wilson to name Colonel
Goethals head of the new Panama
government, Leslie M. Garrison, Sec
rotary Of war, in New York, today
bald:
Il consider the services of Colonel
Goethals Invaluable and 1 hope he will
Cenlain IN Panama"
The mayor said that If occasion de-
manded he would go to Washington to
see" President Wilson concerning Col
pnel Goethals and that he expected at
dent shortly. He had no official knowI-
edge, he said. Of any intention on the
part of the president to offer Colonel
Goethals the governorship Of the canal
zone, but he did expect that the presi-
dent would grant the colonel's proposed
request for retirement from the army.
This, he intimated, would be the sub
feet to be taken up with the president.
81 have not asked the president to
retire Colonel Goethals as yet" said
the mayor in reply to a question. II
am willing to wait several months for
the colonel. I certainly never expected
him to take the position until he has
finished his duties in the canal zone"
Mayor Mitchell was in conference
with counsel today preparing a bill to
be submitted to the state legislature
giving the police commissioners the
DoWer Colonel Cocktails desires.