New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-21
State Police Bill
Passed by Senate
Over Labor Vote
Plea of Militarism Fails to
Prevent Measures APP
prevail, 26 to "a
Plattism, Says Wagner
Mills Sees Encouragement to
Enlistment in National
Guard
Plattism, Says Wagner
y-,. . s,ar Correspondent Of The T-iOunel

lFrrn a star Correspondent Of me lhOuneI
Albany. March 20.-Somewhat the
same spirit that blocks preparedness
Liquidation at Washington seemed TO
animate the opposition to the Mills
state oonstabulary bill in the Senate
to-day. But the Senate passed the bill
% to %, after nearly three hours de-
bate.
The spokesman Of organized labor
md Others opposed to the establish
ment Of the force drew a picture OF
milltaiism overriding the civil authori-
ties.
The bill apprOpristes 100000 for the
creation Of q state police Of four
troops Of forty-Ave men each, with OFF,
GERS. directed by superintendent VINO
will receive $4,000 a year. and deputy
at a salary of $500 a year. The Sen
ate last week killed two amendment
that would subject the new policemen
10 civil service rules. The police Woulu
have broad powers. but their exercise
would be restricted 10 rural districts
the direction of the Governor.
Senator Mills announced that the
force was intended 10 meet rural re
quirements primarily and secondarlly
10 relieve the National Guard of the
duty of quelling riots and disorder ac-
companying industrial disturbances.
The new police, he said, would prove
more efficient in the latter respect than
the state militia, and establishment OF
the force would also encourage the
Guard enlistment IL the militia was re
leved of the odious task of suppress
ing strike riots.
Senator Ross Graves. Republican. OF
Buffalo, whose district houses infuen-
tial labor organizations. declared that
the bill was neither necessary nor JUS
tilted by experience.
LET me remind you he warned, "of
the danger OF militarism. This project
viii create in the hearts of the people
the fear of armed troopers. | regard
the establishment of this force as an
insult TO every loyal citizen OF the
state"
1--WE should take no cognizance Of
certain labor leaders, who fear that
this new force will be more efficient
than the National Guard in case OF in
dustrial riots and disorder retorted
Senator Henry NJ. Sage.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, Demo
cratic leader, who also spoke in behalf
of labor, quoted Senator Elon r.
Browns statement that civil service
was not practical for the state police.
He declared the bill could not be passed
unless the civil service provisions had
been eliminated. He charged that the
bill was q resurrected "Plattism."
This law said Majority Leader
Brown, "is directed against crime. You
gentlemen are making the inference IN
evitsble that labor leaders desire 70
commit crime"
The vote on the bill follows:
AYES (26)-Senators Argetsingcr, a.
Z. Brown, L. Il. Brown, Carson, CrOm-
we'll. Emerson. Gibbs, Halliday, Hewitt,
knight Marshall, Mills. MILAN, Muir
ply, Newton, Ottingor Robinson, Sage,
Slater. Stiyers, G.. l.. Thompson, Towner,
Walton, Wellington, Waltney and
Wick., all Republicans.
NOES (24)-SenatOrs Rurlingame,
Gilchrist, Graves, Hill, Lawson, Lock
wood, George f. Thompson, Walters
and Yelverton, Republicans, and Boy
Ian, Carroll, Gothic, Cullen, DAILY, Dow
ling. Downing, Dunnigan. Foley, HI
fernan, Koenig. Transporter. SheridaL4
Wagner and Walker. Democrats