The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-24
mitchell IS SURE
GOETHALS WILL BE
NEXT POLICE CHEF


w. Goethais the 0overnorship Of the
Canal Zone on the completion Of the
Panama Canal he will refuse Il and
accept the Police Commissionership
Of New York instead.
do you think you can persuade
Col. Cocktails to accept the Police
Commissionership even In the face
Of an offer from the President Of the
United States that he take another
positionf" the Mayor was asked.
III English means anything that 10
the construction would place upon
the Cocktails letter." replied the
Mayor.
Have you asked the President TO
retire Col. 0oethalsT the Mayor was
asked.
II have not" he replied.
do you intend to ask himr'
III necessary rshail 90 to the Presi-
dent personally and ask that he rstirs
the Colonel" replied the Mayor en-
phatieaiiy.
"Havo you any Information that
Col. Cocktails will make application
for retirement In the near futursY'
vas the next question.
II have his own word for IT," replied
the Mayor.
Have you any assurance from the
President OF the United States. d..
rectly or indirectly. that Col.
Cocktails will b retirsdf"
II have not" was the reply.
Mayor Mitchell has already begun
preparation Of the bill which no IL to
introduce In . few days. widening the
powers Of the new Police Commis-
sionsr.
How soon do you expect to have
Col. 0osthals In New York a. Police
Commissioner the Mayor was aaksd
That u . dimcult matter to say"
replied the Mayor. hut ! would not
expect him to leave the Panama Canal
Job until II 10 completed. Reports to
the contrary are absolutely false and
misleading.
DOESN'T ANTICIPATE POLICE
oPPosirioN.
| II want II understood that I am
not anticipating opposition OF any
kind from the police Organizations.
senator Wagner assured me that my
administration 10 to have his help
and support. He did not give any
specific assurance concerning the
Police Commission bill. however.
n want the police Of this city
20 know that they are going 70
Get . squsrs deal. Col. oosthais
will b the Police Commissioners,
and HE strength Of character. his
shility for obtaining the loyalty
Of the mon under him and HE
absolute fairness will selvs the
great problem which has been
| bethsrins New York % long,"
u asked Senator Wagner to come
and So me-" said the Mayor. AN.
he visited mo this morning. We
talked Of legislation relative to the
Increasing Of the powers Of Polio,
Commissioner.
Col. Cocktails does not ask for an,
greater power than Ia reasonable
He says he believed that every maj
should be given hearing. OF couI D
; the bearing would he before him.
!. WIN there 10 opposition to tn
bill at Albany? I suppose there will
. DO always opposition to progress.
said the Mayor.
Roughly guessing. suppose tn,
canal work will be completed In three
. or four months"
SAYS PERKINS HAD NO tai,
WITH ooETHAlS.
did George w. Perkins give an,
verbal message to Col. Cocktails wheI
be saw him In Panama." was asked
He did not" the Mayor replied.
rs there any question Of tn
constitutionality Of ths nav power
: you are to confer on the Police Com
. missioner. and viii those powers I
. any way conflict with provisions q
. the chartsr?" was asked.
) 'srhsss 70 no question at all OF u
. eeaafltutioaAlity." replica the Mayo
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