The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-04

the utmost In their power to see that
they were defeated.
''In fairness TO all parties the report
said 1T should be stated that at no
time did the union vote TO surrendss
their union afiillation or In any way N
upon the matter except by vote to strhv
following the suspension of the nineteen
members who were placed upon trial
And In justice to the Commissioner
II should be stated that at no time did
counsel for the union or officers Of the
union or men upon trial take any posi-.
ton with the Commissioner other than
TO insist upon continuing and retaining
their members in the union.
And in Justice to the Governor II
should be stated that at all times he as.
sured tho members Of the committee
that whenever called upon for a military
force he would provide sufficient men.
II they could be secured, TO maintain
law and order.
In Justice to All.
And in further justice to all parties
It should be stated that the Governor.
the Mayor and the Commissioner, in the
opinion of the committee, acted at all
times from the highest OF motives and
with but q single thought, namely. the
welfare OF the Commonwealth and It's
people.
"It seems proper to say that all the
members OF the committee who came
In contact with Messrs. Valley and
Feeney as counsel for the men are OF
the opinion that counsel for the men
exerted every honorable means in their
power to cooperate with the committee
in order to ind way out OF the APP
parent impasse in which the men had
become involved whom, before receiving
tho advice of counsel they Joined the
American Federation OF Labor"
In reviewing incidents leading to the
strike the report said that when the
committee wrote Commissioner Curtis
asking him to defer pronouncing sen.
tence upon the nineteen patrolmen who
were found guilty of affiliating with the
American Federation of Labor in the
belief that it's efforts to reach an AMIGA.
BILE settlement would be successful with
a little more time, counsel for the Com
missioner (Herbert Parker, to whom
the letter was delivered. refused to sub
nit II to the Commissioner. Later.
through the Mayor, the matter was
called to the attention of the Commits
sioner, who granted a postponement
The report further said that the com.
mittee felt concern for the safety of the
city when the strike was declared and
suggested that troops be Immediately
called in, but that Commissioner Curtis
assured them, the Mayor and the Gov
ernor. that he had the situation well In
hand and that he did not need or want
the State Guard"
Changes In the civil service re-.
quirements for membership In the
police force Of this city were per
nitted by action Of the Governors coun-
Gil to-day. By these changes Police
Commissioner Edwin T. Curtis, who il
seeking new men to I'LL the ranks bro
ken by the strike, will be enabled TO
announce the age limits as ~ to 35
years instead Of rs to 80 years, and the
height minimum as 5 feet inches In
stead OF feet 8 inches
After the meeting Of the council the
Civil Service Commission met and de-
cidec that a state of war still exists, 90
that the notifications in the require
raents may go into effect at once with
out waiting for the sixty days notice
required in peace times.