New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-03

undertaken tho task Of cleaning up the
tango resorts and cabarets, yesterday
decided to put the entire question W
to Mayor Mitchell on his return from
the Pacific Coast. In the meantime
counsel for the committee will get the
evidence into shape.
This announcement was made yes
terdav in a formal statement issued Dy
Mrs. Moskowitz after the committee
on Amusement Resources the official
name of the body had enlarged it,
number bv adding Mrs. '. Everit
Macy and Mrs. Helen Hartley jenkins
TO it's membership.
Pending the return Of Mr.. Mitchell
charges will be made against num-
Der of resorts to License Commissioned
Bell. whose need of additional inspec-
tors is emphasized by the committee
in it's statement. The full statement
follows:
AT the committee meeting to-day il
was determined that the committee
Will ask the Board Of Estimate. at the
proper time. 10 grant more inspectors
to the Department Of Licenses.
commissioner Bell plans to ask for
more inspectors. and this committee
will cooperate with him in securing
them The department is handicapped
by an inadequate force. It has 10
make many different kinds of inspec-
tions with a very small force Of men.
The dance hail law contemplated con
slant inspection and provided by the
license fee that the operation of the
law should be self-supportine. 1t has
not worked out that way. The city has
gathered revenues from licenses. but
the Board of Estimate has denied the
department proper facilities for en-
forcing the law.
Changes Needed In Law.
"The department also needs further
legislation to make the dance hall law
complete. First, the clause limiting
dance hall licenses 70 hotels having
less than fifty bedrooms must be
stricken from the law. Second. each
individual ball given in q licensed ball
room should pay separate license fee.
AS far as the present condition is
Concerned the committee realizes that
il faces broader and more complex
problem than ever before in its work
The committee has gathered a large
mass Of material. The publicity of the
last week has flooded the committee
with more material, and letters and re-
ports of every description come in with
every mail.
After conference with counsel the
committee finds that little time is
needed TO put the material gathered
into shape. Counsel also desires the
testimony Of certain witnesses. With
the class Of neople who frequent these
places witnesses are often difficult 10
find. Some few have even left the
city recently. Complaint Of certain
specific violations of the dance hall law
in a number of places is being pre-
pared by counsel and will be placed in
the hands of Commissioner Bell and
Commissioner Goods with suggestions
for cooperation.
"The material. when all prepared
covering the whole situation. will be
placed in the hand Of the Mayor after
his return
As il stands now the committee con-
sists Of Mrs. Henry Moskowitz, chair
man: Miss Carlotta Nicoll. Mrs Maur-
ice Wertheim. Mrs. Joel Spingarn, Mrs
Fgerton l.. Winthrop. jr Mrs. V. F.
Macy, Mrs. Helen Hartley jenkins
William y. Embre, Fred II. Within and
". Frank Persons.
or this committee Mr.. Embrie is an
Assistant District Attorney: Mr.. Within
is the executive secretary Of the Com
mittee Of Fourteen. and Mr.. Persons
represents the Charity Organization So
ciety OF the committee.
After the meeting Mrs. Moskowitz
announced that by tomorrow formal
complaints will be filed with Commits
sioner Bell against some OF the places
These will charge specific violations OF
law. The evidence will not be sub
mitted until such time as a hearing
is had or the Commissioner asks for it
Mrs MoSkowitz SAID yesterday that
the committee was not interested IN
any particular resort. This in answer
TO a question az 10 a place now closed
I've are not attacking any one place
our plans are too broad for that she
said.
An interesting feature Of the letters
received by the committee. Mrs. Mos
kowitz added, was the offer of support
from the leading dancing teachers OF
the city.
Now that the teachers OF dancing
who run legitimate places and are not
interested in the places that are under
fire realize that no fight is contem-
plated on dancing per Sc" she said
they are anxious 20 help. This sort
Of thing has hurt them and has hurt
the legitimate places. and they are
anxious to make common cause in the
fight for .dccency."