The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-19
COL. COCKTAILS DUE
IN new YORK TO-DAY
New Canal Governor Will Go
Direct to Washington for
Conference.

Col. George W. Cocktails. who will be-
come the first Governor Of the Canal Zone
on April I, IL due here to-day aboard the
United States Fruit steamship Metapan.
wireless message says the Metapan will
probably dock early in the afternoon.
Col. Cocktails is bound for Washington
to confer with President Wilson on APP
pointments and administration under the
new canal law. Mayor Mitchell said yes
terday he had no appointment with the
canal builder and believed he would 20
direct to Washington. but return to New
York after seeing the President.
The Mayor Ia confident that Col.
Cocktails will be heard from very soon in
n manner to convince doubters that he
will become New Yorks Police Commits
sioner II the police bills now in the Legis-
lature become laws
IL know an attempt has been made to
create an impression that Col. Cocktails
name IL being used merely to get the bills
through" the Mayor said, but that's not
true. We are not blu'fng We have Col
Goethals's word OF honor. spoken and
written. that nc will come here II his con-
ditons are met. and he will"
Mr. Mitchell accepts Il as a matter Of
course that Tammany Hall will try 10 de-
feat the bills. although Lieut. Gov. Wag
ner. member of the inside circle 10
working for them.
The forces that will oppose the bills"
the Mayor said yesterday, ARE the same
forces which etood behind the four police
inspectors that tried 70 cover UP the
Roeenthal murder. that opposed District
Attorney Whitman IN his pro~ecution--in
short. the only opposition will be the Sys-
tenn and the bills will pass"
Replying to a suggestion that the bills
would have TO be made Republican
party measure to get through the Assem-
bly, Mr.. Mitchell said:
why not? Tho Republicans ware
part Of the fusion movement In the city
and these bulls are an administration
measure"
Meanwhile the ffsht aGainst the bills 10
under Roadway. A point that interests
politicians h tho attack directed BY Will
lam II. Hearst through his ncwspapers.
Despite Mayor Mitohels protsstAtion OF
good faith in the Goethals matter the
Hearst evening paper said yesterday:
There In no reason 10 believe that Col.
Goethsls ever will De Police Commits
sloner"
William J. schiefYelin sent a letter to
the Mayor yesterday saying that the
legislative committee OF the Citizens
Union approves of all the Goethals bills
Mr. SchiefYelin added;
THE passage Of this legislation will
not. We believe. appreciably affect the
great majority OF the uniformed force In
so far as their rights are concerned. Any
injustice that may result certainly will
not be OF commensurate Importance with
the need OF 40 organising the force that
the lives and property Of the city shall
be protected"
Cleveland II. Dodge assured the Mayor
that whether they bring Col. Goethais
here or not the bills seem mot only very
wise. but almost necessary. for the best
efficiency and discipline In the Police De-
partment"
The City Club has invited district lend
ers OF all parties and presidents OF Cit.
Gems organizations to discuss the bills
with the Mayor and District Attorney
Cropsey Of Brooklyn on Tuesday after
noon.
Ex-District Attorney William r. Jerome
says in a letter to Senator Cullen
OF the Senate Committee on Cities that
the bills should be defeated. He says:
1T seems to me that any Police Com
missioner or ex-Police Commissioner OF
this city who claims that he has not
adequate powers without this legislation
TO handle the force IL either ignorant or
incompetent or Is smarting under some
rebuks administered to him by the courts
because OF gross injustice done to some
officer upon trial.
1.-THE number OF actual revcrsals OF
the decisions OF the Police Commissioner
Is very few compared with the total
number OF trials. II Is neither
right nor Just that a policeman shall he
subject to arbitrary removal without any
regard to the business OF the complaint
against him or the evidence In support
OF H.
1T might we'll be that the proposed
legislation IL enacted into law might be
force of no little effect In causing n
marked deterioration IN the character OF
the police force In the future and i'm
medlately most unfortunately affecting
the relation OF the men to their immedi-
ate superiors,"