Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-04
Mayor and Clergy
on Summing Tour

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enforce order and you can readily un-
dcrstand that We cannot assign all of
our policemen TO check up on all IL
crnsoS issued for dances.
''Thp men whom you elected as
members Of the Legislature made this
law providing for licensing dances.
The Mayor is not responsible for 1t.
You must give us men to check up on
these licenses or not hold us rcspOn-
sblc for dance hall conditions.
Baked in Work BY Council
for six peope--tbrcC men and three
women-to make a personal inveStiga-
ton of those applying for dance hall
licenses. We wanted to find out
whether they were to be used for
kaffee klaches. whether they were dives
or immoral places. But the council
manic body said no.
MIR. Moore said that among other
problems he had to solve was that of
automobile parking mad drunken drivers.
lie then made vciled reference to an
attack made by the Rev. William Is.
Forney. who refused to attend the con-
/ ference. by saying:
II shall not say anything. although
! ! might be tempted to do so, about
! those outsiders who attempt to inject
. themselves into conferences of this kind
for purposes of publicity. Only in this
mornings papers you may have read II
statement by one who rises w and SUI
,pcrior to all others. assumes to inter
fere. The Mayor is not III content =
Gus mood. but in II COnclIlatOry mood.
He certainly gets no support from any
political sources and very little for re-
liCiOus sources and he docs not intend
to let any man. regardless of his calling.
break in and interfere and stir mp mat =
tcrs with the purpOs" of f"atherlng his
own nest or for the purposes of popn-
ganda.
Discuss Division of Authority
Mayor Moor" was interrupted at this
pOint by the Rev. DIR. Arthur {. Bald :
win. pastor of the Chestnut Street Bap-
! tist Church.
some. of lis don't feel guilty. Mr..
! Mayor, because We voted 70 elect YOU
and have been supporting you ever
since
"You have been r"a! friend, DR..
Baldwin, know that. said the
Mayor.
"WolI. doesn't this mean the real
crux of the situation is the division of
authority between the Legislative and
exocutivoT'
That is true. replied the Mayor.
THE difficulty is with the Charter.
If we are limited by the Charter,
continued DR.. Baldwin. ''that is mat =
ter regarding which the public should
be educated.
The Mayor ended the discussion for Il
moment and took tn c"rgymcn com
pletcly by surprise when h" announced
that l." was going to tax" them on INC
"slumming trip.
Tempest Guides "Slummer>"
In little while. Assistant Director
lTcmp"St will take you to visit certain
sections Of this city and show You how
: some people are bottled up. And then
perhaps. YOU may think a littl" Chris
iian charity and toleranc" be USED
rather than the bludgeon in dealing Will
these matters. which have come up s.
prominently in our lives following tho
= war.
DR.. Battpn said lac knew the clergy
/ men would be glad to see the plmccS
, hut" he said. II don't sec what bear
ing the visit will have on some Of thcS'
questions before uS. We want to se
what can be done to make the cit!
{ better. We want tO know what w
, can do to correct the defects in uu