New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
La Grlardia MAY
Ask Inquiry ON
Swann's Office
Says District Attorney Must,
Explain Why II Is Need
full 80 Get Outside Conn-
sci to Aid Within an
Holds Staff Could Be Cut
Former Governor Reported
to Have Decided to Give
Up Probe by Grand Jurv

Another Investigation of the ofice ~
the District Attp4Aey of this county
will be proposed 1o-morrow unress Dis.
trict Attorney Edward Swami makes
plain to the Board of Estimate tho
necessity of Gh,gaging outside cou,se]
to assist en- Governor Charles 81 Whit.
man IN his investigation of the Hylan
administfaAon.
i. "a. pa Guardia, president of the
Board sof Aldermen, will sponsor the
resolution for Swami Investigation,
ne announced yesterday. Mr.. La
1uorrAa ia the member OF the Board
o. o. E6timate who on Monday held up
Mr' Swann's request for an additional
$4,000 to continue the Whitman in
veAtigation.
This action has caused Governor
Whitman to decide to abandon the
grand jury inquiry, it is said unotai-
clally. AS announced in The Tribune
yesterday. considerable credence in the
report OF Whitman's resignation is
found in the fact that the grand jury
nandilng the Whitman cases has rone
anIo an indehnite recess to reconvene
only on the call of Judge Grain.
when the Board of Estimate meets
tomorrow l will demand that Judge
Swami explain why he has failed to cut
gown MS staff sufficiently to provide
Tor tho assistance that Governor Whit
man needs in his investigation" Mr.
La Guardia said yesterday.
La Guardia Says Swami Must Explain
IF Governor Whitman is unable tn
find any of Judge Swann's assistants
except James E. Smith, dependable SI
enough to carry ont the task to which
Mr.. whitman was assigned then it is
up to Judge Swami to explain. I want
TO make it clear that l am in favor of
the Whitman investigation. l also
want to make it clear that bv his an
pointment of three outsiders to assist
Mr.. Whitman Judge Swami has CON
iessed that his staff is not able-or is
unWliiing-to cooperate in an investi-
gatlon such as Mr.. Whitman has been
conducting" ~''
Mr.. La Guardia made his statement
a1ter Mr. Swami had announced that if
tne leg1s!a1ve investigating committee
Ia1is H,1 10 take advantage Of Governor
!" humans experience and knowledge'
re would do his utmost to retain him
as a member Of his staff until such
time as Mr.. Whitman had finished with
the cases upon which he is now work.
ing. "o' A.
- In explaining his attitude Mr.. La
Guardia said:
There should be enough money in
the District Attorneys Office to conduc rt
the Whitman investigation or nnv other
llnvestigation. More than S60O,00O has
neen given by the city to the District
attorney for just such work this wear.
1. is, however, now found necessary for
the District Attorney to ask the citv
for an additional $4,000 to carry on
che work of the Whitman inyestiration
why doesn't Judge Swami remove
enough OF his assistants-men who are
apparently not qualified to conduct
sucn @ an investigation as Governor
whitman and his aids have carried ON
In order to create fund from which
Mr. whitman and his assistants NAV
be paid without calling upon the Board
OF Estimate for an additional apnro-
priation?" "ps'A y
Swami Would Retain Whitman
Mr., Swami, in indicating his deter-
m!nation to retain Mr.. Whitman in the
investigation. said: VIC
+,o Il belleve PEI. That Governor Whitman is
me pest investigator in New York
influence. believe he will follou, 'tbe ~, =
tiall no matter where it leads or ~,h eme us
it Injuries. N""' VI "hom
~ the state legislative BODY To he
appointed to make survey of New
aork City conditions fails to take ad.
vantage of Governor Whitman,s ~
perlence and knowledge then bv G a1l
means l, as District ATTORNEY ~ WI az
" retain him in his present nos+ ,,