New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-13
GAMBLERS MUST GO,
IS Mitchell EDICT
War OH Vice Is Policy of
City Administration,
Mayor Says.
PLANS ARE MADE TO
"ENFORCE THE LAW"
Police Inspectors Not Big Enough
TO Do Their Work Will
Be Suspended.

Gambling in New York City can be
stopped. is the opinion OF Mayor Mitchell.
The Mayor. however. is not so confident
about the worst forms OF other evils
lie believes that the latter can be regu-
lated and mnimizcd into more than
mere semblance of outward order and
decency.'
II is the policy of his administration
the Mayor said Lost night, to clear the
str, els of diSOrdery women. first OF all;
then the tenement houses, and, last OF
all. the residential districts TO which vice.
dislodsed from streets and tenement
houses naturally fees.
Having cleaned up the residential dis
tricts. the Mayors policy is to strike at
commercialized vice in segregated form
and in Raines law hotels or wherever II
shows Itself in A manner offensive 20 the
public. AS for gambling, the police are
10 hit it every time possible.
This is not a crusade" the Mayor
said. referring to the raids OF Lieutenant
Costigan's special vice squad in the old
Tenderloin Tuesday night; ut is in line
with the general policy OF the admins
tration. which is bound to enforce the
law. and the discipline of the Police De-
partment. The law must be enforced
and If police inspectors are not Dig
enough TO do their work, they must go
and better men Will take their places
IT believe that gambling can be stopped
entirely and other vice can. believe, be
so regulated as TO restore decency ana
order TO our streets. tenement houses
and residential districts"
Have you received complaints that
gambling hourishes in large Broadway
hotels?" some one asked.
III I have they haven't been brought
10 nv attention. II has been reported
that the police have tried TO put stop
20 the practice of some hotel men OF let
ting suites for gambling purposes. ii
that is SO. IL may be one of the new
problems that must be met the Mayor
replied. 90,
charges against Captain James o. Gil
Ion who was reduced from the rank OF
an inspector of the Sd District ard sus-
,,.na.d by Commissioner Mckay VIII be
.,rav,, mn by the Commissioner ais al
,arnnon More specifications than those
nascd on the five raids on disorueiI'
houses in the old Tenderloin when II Is
a'lcCed Gillen allowed 10 HoN''''' WI F
Gear in the charges.
Commissioner Mckay intends to make
ri,len.s trial an object lesson to all IN
.nootors and captains as TO what is eA-
Noted Of them Josiah Slower, Assist
..,+ cornoration Counsel, who was thlru
Dep,,tv Police Commissioner under COM
,.,.ssioner Cropsey. will prosecute Gllleh
o.. ,ac request of Commissioner Mchay'
con Cooley. third Deputy Commission
or viii preside The date VIII prooaoiE
,.o set for some day next week othei
than Thursday, which is regular 'ria'
DAY. ..c,xo,,.
AIR Slower tried Inspector Ginger
o.R,ien. who was in charge OF Cohey
relard While Mayor Gaynor was Ill MI,
,r,,cbel investigated O'Brien' lie was
80 and was broke" His dismissal
,,.os not reversed in the courts.
HEADQUARTERS heard yesterday that Gil
,or,s assistants in the vice squad mao
,,,isrenresented true conditions in his as
.r,ct and that wholesale charges against
aa.ec,ives for dereliction In duty wouio
follow. ~,
Is there evidence Of graft against any
,rsnector or detective Commissioner
Mckay was asked.
.'Not vet" he replied