The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-21
BUSINESS DESERVED
ALLIT GOT--GARY
But It's Reformed and Evil
DAYS Have Passed. He
Tells Merchants.
MAYOR on AID FOR IDLE

Mayor Mitchell Judge Ebert II. Gary.
head Of the city's effort to help the mem-
Uloyed, and CITY Chamberlain Henry Bruere
we're the speakers az the luncheon yesterday
Of the Merchants Association Of New York
At the Hotel Aston. Eight hundred were
present q smaller attendance than il usual
at these luncheons. This was attributed by
William G.. Breed. who presided, to the
,hoice OF an unpopular subject for discus
sion.
MIR Mitchell, who spoke first said that
though We always have unemployed men,
last year We began 10 feel that the amount
pf unemployment presented to the govern
uent Of the city problem of which 1t had
10 take CoguiZHnCc.
The Mayor said II was not possible To do
much last winter. but AZ least municipal
employment agency had been created aud
Is now At work tie told Of the forming OF a
committee To deal with the problem this
fail and praised Judge Gary tor accepting
the chairmau-hip of lt Referring to the
oity's share In providing work he said
s25O,OOO Of CITY work soon.
We are bringing matters Just rs rapidly
as we can 10 the point Of awarding contracts
20 that construction work viii be- begun.
Aud when on first looking over the field. |
called the heads OF departments into con-
ference at the Mayors office | found that
We could actually put a quarter of "a million
dollars worth OF work Immediately under
way without waiting TOT the action Of any
board or bureau or delberativc body. That
has been done Applause.
AT the present time We are ,ousidcruC
how much work can be advanced rapidly
TO the point of award and what publ,
works not yet appropriated for but con,
templatcd in the immediate or near lutur,
might well he Appropriated for at the pres
ent time and advanced a few months Owe
the time when they would normally b,
begun We realize that We have got
areat problem and that while there is II,
legal responsibility resting upon the cit,
government as a government to sulv,
that problem there ~ a moral response
bility to do all that 1t can in aiding towar,
solution. and that IS what We are adj
dressing ourselves To Do Applause
In his opening sentence Judge Gary sub
scribed TO one estimate of the number o
unemployed lie said
The number Is probably larger 10y
100000 than IL was year ago
Gary Foresccs Good Times.
Addressing himself to more genera
considerations ne said
The tendency OF the times during the las
lew years seems to have been opposed q
business progress This has been shown il
publications. utteranCes of public speakers
Introduction of many vicious bills into tn,
legislative branches OF Government. IN,
passage of some Cnfavornhle laws aud. In
some instances, disposition TO 20 beyon,
reason and justice IN The effort to administe
he laws.
The reason for these adverse conditions
has been partly the fault Of the business
men. We had become more or less careless
in management Indifferent to the rights an,
interest OF others. regardless of our RESPONSE
bilities toward those for whom We had be
come trustees. as directors. officials or other
wise. and unmindful OF The general publ
welfare. ] make no personal refrenece anC
have no individual or corporation IN mind
All of Us failed to measure fully up to GU
obligations
Many Of those who criticised were actu
ated by he best of motives Others by tn
desire for notoriety or individual advance
ment. The effect was bad and in many in
al mi an