New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28

York. before the Thompson Committee
that the Mayor wanted to take God
out Of the hearts of the little ones"
The Mayors statement follows:
"Monsignor Dunn, when on the stand
Thursday. said that il was my desire
TO ta%e God out Of the hearts OF the
little ones in the institutions. What
he meant 20 have people understand
was that ! wished TO take the children
from the sslutary influences Of re-
| liglCUs training now given in the var-
Gus UNCONVENTIONAL institutions.
Utterly Untrue. Says Mayor.
That is utterly untrue. | have no
desire &c do this Nothing is further
from my purpose. think the private
charitable institutions of all religious
denominations do a wonderfully vslu-
able work, and that the child wards OF
the city Catholic, Jewish. or Prot
estant should be reared in the at
mosphcre and under the influence OF
their respective religious faiths.
81 DO not wish 20 take away religious
training from the children. But do
/ insist that their stomachs shall be fed
their bodies kept clean. their beds
maintained free from vermin. and
their clothes supplied in sufficient
quantities and changed with sufficient
frequency 10 insure health.
Demands Proper Care.
In insisting on the proper care Of
;hc city's wards, believe that we are
preparing better hearts in which the
SEEDS Of kindness may be planted
Frank Moss, counsel TO the Thomp-
son Committee, gave out statement
with respect 10 the telephone CONVEX
sations Mayor Mitchell read TO the
+ Thompson Committee Wednesday:
lit is en- insult to the intelligence of
even a lsymsn for graduate Of a
Law school and a member of the bar
of this city meaning Mayor Mitchell
10 say hat even a yellow dog could
BIZ convicted on the evidence the May
or submitted 10 support his charge OF
conspiracy"
M Moss called attention to the tes-
timony Of the police wire-tsppers, who
admitted that they wrote out the con
versations they overheard on the tele-
/ phone in ong-hand. skeletonizing the
conversation and filing in the gaps
when thev transcribed their notes on
/ the slate to sheet Of paper.
Hebberd Wants TO Testify.
Robert W. Hcbberd, former Charities
Commissioner, who resigned from the
/ secretarvehip of the State Board OF
| Charities while that body was under
/ investigation by the Strong Commit
/ tee. said yesterday he would seek to
apptar before the Thompson Commit
tee when it resumes its hearings
/ Wednesday.
Mr. Hebberd, whose wire was tapped
by the police along with those OF
Father William B. Farrell. DR.. Daniel
c. Potter, and Dr.. Potter's son, Dean,
said he wanted TO explain to the com
mittee the telephone conversations
credited to him by the police wire
tappers.
Senator Thompson, when he left for
his hone in Niagara County last night.
said that the overlapping inquiry OF
tho committee was ended, and nothing
short q the extraordinary would cause
him to reopen II.
Wbv Nr. Hebberd did not appear
before the Thompson Committee dur
inc the last three days he did not eX-
nlain During that time the Thomp-
son Committee held open house TO all
mentioned in the overlapping affair.
MAYOR Firm on Prosecution.
The Society of Certified Shorthand
Reporters Of Greater New York yes
terday adopted the following resoiu-
/ tons: ,-.--,
"Be It resolved that it is unethical'
unprofeasional and contrary to the
tencts OF this society for its members
TO engage or participate in reporting
over the detectsphone, the dlctaerapn'
| the telephone, or TO participate IN
sncS service, where the speaker or
speakers are unseen and unknown to
The resolution stated that this work
leads to abuse.
Mayor Mitchell went out o. 'o W.
Yesterday. He will proceed with ms
threatened criminal prosecution OF the
nricsts and others whom he charges
With interfering with government
peryerting justice, and other crimes =, on
his retu!n, unless it develops thst tne
| Thompson Committee ln'ehus "
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