New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Mayors Defence
Committee Called
Too Unwieldy
Lawyers Club Investigators
Find Body Laboring
Under Handicap
Urge Concerted Action
Duplication of Effect Seen in
Many Independent
Councils
Urge Concerted Action


-. .to MAYORS Committee on Ma
- defence is laboring under a
U0''' ,..-- 90 5.f.c+tvo orraniza-
serious h"""'1"F -, -,
lion is the hndlng OF '"e N"' wa"
a.. NJ the Lawyers Club, which
'n''''' ~, or,Ivsis of existing war
las ''''' -..,,.,;o,s national. state
- local. with view TO discovering
.ho cr,b NAV assist the govern
10" '''0 ---... .r;.;s
nent m the plcS0"'
an New YORK CITY, the mayor cum
u;,,ee is presumed TO parallel the
49,, committees Of the other
Home Do-'''' 49,, ..,.;.. from,
eounties ou'' as 'o''S-'--',''
ia standard in essential features. }"
.u;,, attention 20 these variations
-..., standard yo do not re-
ron '5. .f.. ON Tho Navor or the
ree' az .,.,-,-+oo ON the contrary.
Mayor .. t leborinp earnestly
the comm, tr. urder n serious
sno of defective organization
hana.'"p s-, 80 u.s. carly formation.
when - ~---.[..o~s1 Man heirc adoptcd
pIior 70 e'"
By 'he S''-'' ,,..-L,
Pralse LOT h'''"e'
aThe Mayor, himself, has rendered
services Of the highest value 10 'he
nations cause, and ms wise ana en-
.rvctic patriotism has been an lhSplI"-
,;sr not only 20 the metropolitan ans
trie, but o. the state ana ha0'o" a.
large"
almost two months have passed
says the committee in the preamble 10
i,s report. "siuce the declaration OF
war acaius. Germany. and those GU
,eps who are unavailable Tor 'he
army. the navy OF some o'heI Pi'' ..,.,
Of the So'tIi..'''.'. '';o,,-l,. an The
Still spec ..-,."- a.. - No. Your
question OF ho" 10 40 l',.I g'' - &C.
Efforts az ItcI"i.'-' D" 80 -
ton. In food economy D" ana ~ -
isssional men ana your genera vi III
q coordination OF actiNllles nave a..
hstn helpful and Illustrate nov ~
hVould be 30 organize cINil."u eHo. ~
throughout the entire ha.;PH IN S ..
manner as 10 7ecutt '"e
Individual citcency.
THE individual however po"e'i w.
gifted, expert OF wealthy Is EiSat'5
iampered IN making ms capaDllI'-eS
available except as he can 40 SO I'LL
some organized way as member or
group rather than an individual. mere
are. for instance. many men OF ma
ture years and OF ripe business eN-
perience, representing the best counsel
in their community, and OFTEN niuch
OF its wealth and pre- stge. mere
should be some way Of making tne
collective power Of these men le!t
other than attempts By them at lnd-'
vidual effort. Their gifts are distin-
guished and it would be poor economy
not to use them 20 the utmost"
Reorganization Needed
r.. &c .hs co,r,,Ai,-
e. ,,.re &C. soI,o,,.s.
Seen should he taken bv the
s.'.d. ,o-,; souo ~ ' tbe Conncil Of
e., D-tnrce n reor0anize the
-. 800 90 ccr,,oi-.oes and reduce
%"t"'e VI le--,,,,,. bCd,, "a nre.
them 70 more Coi'l '"C. -
vent thel "gS''"'"B TODD
Second mere SHOU.u - 49,
rdized form OF s'@.e anu -.
nations IN every 7lale' o. - pa
sular possession tHe Ina No'.y az" ~
N the Distfic. o. ~. me. 80. ~.
State Or Ne" lolA' tne ~ ". -.
YORK should be organized lh h.e.epl.s
With the county plan OF inc AuJ u'"l..
General. TINS VIII hecess' 'd'' ,iI'
abandonment OF the women coopeI
sting committee. Women snouid WORE
On committees with men wherever lnle.I
talents can be utilized. Iheir ac,iVi-
ties should not be separate, as lhiS
would result In duplication OF ehort'
Third Local official organlzauons
should engage the activities OF al
UouDs within their boundaries 10 pre-.
vent overlapping and dupIcauon oi
effort.
Fourth Clubs. churches. labor or
gsnizations. fraterral orders. societies
and the like should each contrlbut"
,bsir efforts az such 20 the local official
boJv
"fiftb - Individuals should direct
their efforts 10 gupport the work of
oHeiallv constituted bodies, IN such
nanner AZ their abilities best admit.
and such bodies should, through appro-
pirate sub-committces. systematically
caro- index these individuals IN order
20 fully enlist their activities.
Eve have made the foregoing recon
nsncat.on with q view 10 presenting
some constructive suggestions WIZ
vii he helpful and wnicn VIII lehu 10
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