Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-16
Governor Denies
War Fund Clash

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opposed to any unnecessary or extravagant
, use of the States money for any purpose. l
regard the $2,000.000 to be disbursed by
the commission of which !. as Governor, am
chairman, as a sacred trust.
II believe that not single penny of the
money should be expended unless it is found
absolutely necessary to do So Just now
can see no emergency for using any of it.
l would rather that the money be neld in
reserve until such time as an emergency
does arise. | believe in holding 1t until the
use Of any part Of 1t becomes necessary
1T is for the members Of the commission
! to decide how and when the money is to be
I expended and whether any part Of it should
be placed at the disposal of the Publcs
Safety Committee. The members Of the
committee are but agents of the commits
sion. which consists Of State officials sworn
to do their duty by the people Of Pennsyl-
vana
The members of the committee are as
representative a body of men as can be
round anywhere and they have nobly and
unselfshly assumed patriotic but difficult
tasks at great personal sacrifice Of their
Time and interests. There Is no truth what
ever that any friction has arisen between
tnese men and any members Of the commits
sion, so far as I know
SNYDER AND OTHERS AFFABLE
ihe stoTy tndt mas Deen circulated tHdt
mere has been friction among the members
OF the commission, or that there Is likely
70 be between any of them and any men,
B ners OF the Public Safety Committee, is un-
True and unwarranted, I am sure
Ihere could not have been more har-
monious meeting than we held yesterday.
why 1t was Auditor General Snyder, who
mas been described as antagonistic to me,
Z VINO suggested that my own secretary, Will
nam H. Ball, look after the correspondence
vi the commission as he was accustomed to
.ahe care OF my own mail. Mr. Snyder and
r III TIE others were most affable and when
4 Ihey left me I felt pleased that our first
meeting should have gone off SO smoothly.
one OF the things we agreed upon was
!, 70 meet at noon tomorrow. We also dis
\ eussed inviting a subcommittee of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Public Safety Com
t.ee .aee TO meet us as soon as possible, so
q .nat We might confer and decide upon the
needs OF the latter. We were able to ar
range today for the conference to take
Z pace at IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
N A. while l do not know who win represent
'ne Public Safety Committee / have been
xWen to understand that Mr.. Stotesbury
IL Mr fepper and w. w. Atterbury vice
y president Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will
meet the members of the commission in my
oftce tomorrow.
. OUTSIDE AID NOT NEEDED
Ahother thing we discussed yesterday
~nich VIII make public now, was the use
,ne various state departments for the
Fturtherance of the war work we have under
.aAeh With the Department Of Agricul-
.are' the Department of Labor and Indus
y the Department of Mines and other well
Seveioped and efficient departments the
s.ate Possesses, there is no need of seeking
sewhere for the splendid work they are
I, capable of doing.
IN. -rflt would mean saving money for the
Y 'e-s as well as genuine efficiency for us
|f1t nave the Department of Agriculture for
nce assume charge of the field agri-
{&}Work which Is one Of the big war
2onfF21tipg ~ Wtth ths papebla