New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-06
Asserts Experts Helped
City and Aroused Pri-
vate Institutions.
BARES AFFILIATIONS
OF MOSS IN ANSWER
defends Municipal Civil Service
and Department of
Charities.

l..:';nsl Civil Service Commission.
'ststc commission. Mr.. Kingsbury
Ia h,s gone SO far afold from the
- ~ conformity 20 civil service
E ,rs has made such expensive oX-
l"';ors into the work Of the Depart
-. MI Public Charities that 10 must
=. nlair that this department has been
3.,!berate'v made the real defendant IN
the case -.. -. ,.o-t. Sc
A. sensrtrcut's examiners, he says.
80 make them appear unsympathetic
"A crnel In their dealings with poor
e,ofs whose children are or have
a. surrorted 10y the city, the state
.s,,,,ission has made 10 plain that its
orofessed solcitude Tor the integrity
- 10 merit system is merely pose,
s,d tbst J. Is determined TO 90 what II
rsn TO discrcdit the Department or
Public Charities ,,,,.
sTo realize the motive that doubtless
lies behind this attempt II is only
rscessarv o. understand the depart
-e,.'s recent activity IN securing the
discharge from private child caring m
-ti.utiors o. hundreds of children who
Vere being supported by .he. city.
Those children were discharged IN the
course Of required denomination OF
nubGc dependents.
81. IS possible 20 make this re-eN-
animation 70 pcriurctory manner
discharc,rc only those children who
csr be shown 90 be aliens. non-residents
or cases for the county or state TO
take care uf on the other hand, II
IS possib.e 90 indulge IN constructive
ssrilv regeneration. 90 help parents
~ relatives TO become Importing
20 thai they can themselves care Tor
.bs;r children and viii not need TO
lesve them 90 the city.
Jnder uy administration the DE-
rsrtmcrt chose the latter course. Inc
sivsrtacc Of this course 20 the clt-
renship of the community seems 70
we obvious ! also chose ~ TINS re
oxsmiuatic0 20 make study OF me
causes OF child dependency. twenty
,hree thousand children arc supported
In this community az public expense.
THINK what Sc would mean 10 the City
az New York to know accurately the
causes that have com0clled these chill
drew. and that annually compel thou
ssrds OF others 10 be thrown on the
city for support,
an order 10 undertake such n re-
oyaui~atiou Of de0endent children,
the department employed q special
staff o. Investigators. who were re
HeveS from examination because OF
the ey0err character OF the work by
me NuvIci~al Civil Service Commits
sion pue 10 'he efforts OF these IN
vestiea'ors HUNDREDS Of children have
been DISCHARGED from private child
caring Institutions. These institu-
lions we've receiving money from the
CITY for maintaining these children.
When che children left the money
ceased Co. come. Hence the animosity
toward t-, department Of many OF
these Institutions Right there IS mo-
tive e0ouoh for the evident anxiety OF
The state commission TO discredlt the
denartmert Nearly all the testimony
,hsy have c. tied bears on the work
II these sDeoial Investigators.
Tells Of MOSES Association.
81, may not be amiss TO point out
4 that Frank Moss. counsel for the state
commission in this investigation. IS
'~urtee of private charitable
4 Institution receiving money from the
4 c.. he is one Of the directors OF
tie recently organized Associates OF
i Private Charities. Inc, the declared
4 purpose 0i v en- is 10 promote the
welfare and .fend the interests OF
private charitable institutions IN and
around New York City.
"Publci-v given 20 attacks on the
Department Of Public Charities Dased
On the investigation o. the state com
mission and the recent presentment OF
'he grand jury, IS bound TO create an
unfayorable impression unless an
swered Is typical attack emansteo
4 only d few days ago from Mr.. Moss
! himself ln Do Mr. Moss As d private
4 citizen used alleged facts, some OF
which he had secured as counsel fol
The State Civil Service Commission.
4 Furthermore. Mr.. Moss, as an at
4 iorney, presumably interested III get
ting al the truth of the situation ne
Is called upon TO probe, threw oil the
q cloak Of impartiality that every inVes-
j tigstor ought to wear ana assumed TOT
4 the moment the uncleGn garb OF pubic
oetractor
4 Let us see what Mr. Moss typi-
4 cal criticisms amount . A portion
4 o. his charges he Attributes TO both
a The State Board OF Charities and the
"A grand julv lie apparently takes the
n alleged statements Of these two oooies
4 10 be facts and adopts them as ms
own accusation Of the department.
n "Mr Mos states: The metropolitan
u HOSPITAL. on BlackwelPs Island, Il
Z oreadiulIy overcrowded.
The Metropolitan Hospital IS an1
IS has been overcrowded Tor some years
'< is impossible TO relieve this CONDITION
|E'githout additional buildings. Ire Feoru
& ary. soon after / came into power
tcailed this condition 20 the attention o.
4tne Mayor the Controller ana the
3freSdent of the Board OF Aldermen
81. nd escorted them 10 the hospital lot
nughts INSPECTION. As d result th'
&Boarl OF Estimate and Apportionmen
Noted $500 600 for additional accommO
fations al Sea View Hospital, with th'
understanding that when these pea
Fere provided fully coo beds would b'
Released .u the Metropolitan Hospital
N'hich would entirely Obviate the over
a rowded conditions In that institution.
IA ~. Mr. Moss charges that 'childrei
- forced 20 associate with adui''
3 aung vile Diseases
"a Owing 90 the fact that the wards II
nc Metropolitan Hospital, an institu
81 on which was formerly built and use'
"a OF the insane. are very large and can
OF De readily subdivided, u VIII b'
ecesSary 20 place some older ch!ldrei
adult wards until additional accom-
w odations can be- provided for children
ne fact that they are in these wards
oweyer, does not throw them in con
act with adults with vile diseases, an,
a lere is no danger whatever OF cOmlnl
physical contact with these patients
81 Denies Hospital Charge.
81 "3. Mr. Moss charges that 'childrer
HaNing contagious diseases are inter
hg.ed ard nut 20 sleep with children