New-York tribune., 1919-06-09
Governor and U. S. Officials.
] Meeting Here, Agree ON
Bills That Legislature
!: Will Be Asked to Enact
Measures To Be Drastic
Nationwide Bomb Plots
Hatched in Bessemer, Pa, q,
Says Chief of Police

The enactment Of emergency legisla-
tion to protect the city and state
against the outraCes of anarchists and
other exponents of social disorder is
said to have been decided upon yes
terday at the close of a secret con-
ference between Governor Smith, Will
lam ]. Flynn and Francis P. Garvan, Of
the Federal Department of Justice.
The meeting was held in the apart
ments of Governor Smith at the Hotel
Biltmore. Though details of the pro-
ceedings were not made public, it was
learned that the Governor was so i'm
pressed with the facts laid before him
by Mr.. Garvan and Mr.. Flynn that he
= decided to have drawn up Immediately
Bevere measures which would be pre-
sented at the next session of the Leg
islature. These proposed statutes, it
is believed, will provide more adequate
facilities for checking the efforts of
the Reds throughout the state and will
admit of broad Interpretation. Heavy
penalties are said to have been pro-
posed for all violations.
Decision on a tentative programme
for New York City also was reached.
1t is said to include special ordinances
which will be recommended to Mayor
Hylan for immediate passage. This
move was decided on in view of the
possibility of rios growing out of
strikes or further bomb outrages, and
as a precautionary measure for the
revolution" which the Reds have ad-
vertised to happen early in July.
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to discuss the meeting. While he
would not deny the conference had
been held, he said he had given out no
information officially and said further
that he would deny any reports of the
proceedings.
District Attorney Newton, counsel
Tor the state legislative committee to
investigate Bolshevism, conferred dur
Ing the afternoon with Governor
Smith. Judge Newton said last night
that the committee would hold it's first
meeting here some time this week.
He said he had talked over the situa-
tion generally" with the Governor. but
that nothing definite had been de-
cided on.
Our members have been working
since the committee was formed hut
nave never had a meeting. 1t will be
2 long time before the report is readv."
he said.
Senator Clayton R. Lusk is chairman
OF the committee. He was due to ar
rive in New York last night. Other
members of the committee will arrive
to-day. Judge Newton. said the com
mlttee would cooperate with the au-
thorities investigating the bomb out
RACES in all cases where they would be
mutually helpful.
rms was intimated by Mr. Flynn
following conference of national and
local authorities here yesterday on the
bomb outrages of last Monday night,
superintendent William Offley, of the
local Department of Justice office, and
George E. Kelleher, head of the Boston
headquarters, are among those partici-
pating in the discussion.
Very excellent progress" said Mr..
Flynn, has been made in running out
the ciews, particularly those referring
to the Washington explosion. In this
respect we are better off to-day than
we were yesterday. In connection with
these latest findings there may be some
action against persons connected with
the Palmer house case in the very near
future"
Concerning the report that the iden-
tity of the bomber of Judge Motifs
house on Sixty-frst Street had been
established, Mr.. Flynn said that. as
far as he was concerned, no such iden-
tification had yet been made. The
ciews in this case. he intimated, were
rather scanty. He had not yet heard
what connection the finding of a shell
ander pillar OF the Philadelphia sub
way had with the present plot. The
shell has been examined at the Frank
ford Arsenal, and is believed to be
"dud."
MIR. Flynn will have another con-
ference with the officials here to-day.
(. ne saio II was probable he would make
MS headquarters in New York instead
Of Philadelphia.
BeSSemer. Pa Ts C.1IoJ