New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
MAYOR DEFENDS HIS
ACCUSED BUREAU HEADS
Accuses Grand Jury OF Be
ing Inspired in Attack
on Charities Dept
DENIES CONDITIONS
ARE AS CLAIMED
Many Evils Recognized Long
Ago and Plans Made to Cor
rect Them, He Says,

Mayor Mitchell issued statement
last night in VIII ch he accused thc Az
gust grand Jury whose prcscntmont or
thu Department Of Charities has peeI
returned, o. inCspaclty, several xmas
Of inaccuracies and decided Interior
motivo ~ ~ inquiry into Commission
cr kiugsburv's conduct Of his otocc.
Tho Mayor was patiently IN ohc
hurnor about the time he was FOUND M
his ,ffice and asked II he had seen the
grand iury's prcseutmcnt. He said II
part;
IAN that have seen Of this present
mcnt rs what / have read IN INC pa
pers. No copy has been transmitted 70
me. and ! am surprised that tho gran'
Jury should have allowed such matte
10 be given ort for publication before
e. trarsmittal 20 the city authorities
affected. From the reports Of THIS pre-
sentiment that ! have read, r. appears
20 be full q general charges. They
usc such expressions as:
owe recommend that competent Of
fcjals and suitobl. subordinntes be
employed
"'Thc practice Of employing lov
cradc help without pay be ended
"And 70 the conditions I'D the cry
hospitals;
Owe md thut this institution, like
others visited, suffers most from IN
efficiency. neglect or misdircctcd e1oi t-
Of the authorities OF the department.
This grand jury Is exploiting CON
Gitious i'm the Department OF Charities
for which prior administration Of that
deuartment have been solely respon-
siLIo and 70 all Of which Commits
sinner Kjngsburv vehcmentlv called
attention in his report submitted to
ne and published last June. The
grand jury has failed to call attention.
20 many Of the conditions which Com.
missioner Kingsbury discovered and
has already corrected under tho pres
en- administration.
Twice Investigated.
"Tnc Charities Department has beer
twice investigated bv thC city gov
eminent. and well considered. cou-
s.ruct.Ec plans worked out. SO Tar as
tho Grand Jury has put its fingers on
facts. we already know them. have
called public attention 20 them, and
ore working night and day 90 correct
them. We cannot do al that we SHOULD
p
cause we must not only reorganlie
tho time-loug pructicer Of the deoar'
ucut. but spend money 20 remedy
owls We arc going cs fast o we
,sr 90 N Justice 90 tho taxpayer.
The tentative budget for 1913 con
+.ins an increase Of S22.0 O1 Just for
fLs ourooee Of rcmedyiug t-c things
+ra+ are wrong in the Department OF
Chsritier. No other department IN
der tho Mayor, except the Department
Il Correction. where conditions are
similar. received an increase for 1910.
"It Us no part Of the Junction OF q
grand jury 10 speno ~ lln'e ~ 5Iu3s
OF administrative Prou'erIS ".'iets ~,
disclose crime comml',eo' ia'.u ~ 10
have been lu me heGiI ol "."..iH 49,
aucnt excursions 20 ,ne Us. .',.l,,
me D'p@rt''''- ,.l. 80
a. dlInc' UNIV 80; ,t,';,ot Wv
irlt''u l'c'''se'. .-t;, - iory
tho slperln'ehnenle' "'- -, -, II
) unkctlnR ooenI 70 ot"p hr..o,
me CITY an4 Cou"IS 81. Ii;
devoted % t"t ui'o"ai - -,
nave -uHcuohS t;st-oo,,t ~
namely inquiry mo s'o '''o'N
CRIME ID, IL. .ri.;,,.r,- and
"''So't' o. -, 49,, ,,,o,d ;,lr,..
sHER's'lons. 'V'. $50. ,,e-te is
whose I-g"I 70 uie"' - ,r5icb nsvor
NOR Cla' ~ ..tacLed an amor
EI'es 'ne q qi'toi' ,So,osej,as INIT i do
'uhlI5 !" "ei''i -. .Lo ,,l.s,i .,,.,.
h3' Oetl,Ht III 10 20 ;r,.e.tis,t. and
WI ose ous..Ie.s +ar c,;,nc ,oaIe pvp.
~" ,,.u -. ~ .utLor.ty a. is bigf,
~ rsrts attocks on officials who
,l.'e doal;r@ r.;tb mos, difficult prob
a. - ereroe.icalIy and gealouslv, ~ ',
C ,,r, Kinqsbury.
nj. =, mot,v,
=. 81. 80
"The underlying motive III me pre-
sentiment by the August efsho Jury !.
regard to the CharltleS bePariIuleI'
may rsfeiy oe infeIreo rom lls .Ios.'-'
recommendation, mat INC DePar{tunen
OF Charities Do piacGd QuneL " poai'
20 be nominated eqOaiiH ny IN, JT" -
Protestant and tathoiIo oharl'Ao'e i',
sutuuonm organizations; nor" ~ "a "a ,I'
ing the TACT mat the DIE o. lneS'
very institutions, Whlch recel'c son.
S5,000,0OO year rom ihe c'y' III Us
all pass through the hanos o. 1n'
Charities Department. ana 'he amount
received by such institutions are con
diuOnal upou the number OF 'hIA"'e
..cs4tfrr nv The Charities llrpfTIlU en-