The New York herald., 1921-09-27

,At.ferent groups. the state hospitals. this
for the fceble-minded. the
ptnnl. rcforniatory. correctional aud
other so-cal!ed charitable institusions;, institute *
&asself. i have been gtudying those
problems. have visited and carefully
Inspected every one OF those institutions.
e1i hope to formulate and to promote
<sStain definite lines OF policy which l
believe viii mate for Improvement.
The more. J know OF tho suejcct the
dNss am I willing in the Constitution
Vchelf to classify those institutions and
| 10 set up a scheme OF admin stration
afor them, but the paid sccretaries cs
1,le opgam,iTst,95ns Gniy Wh9 haze n
| therefore. infarible- knowledsc. can
s@Jve you a perfect scheme Of adminis-
xRtion out OF hand safe TO put at once
fhto the. Constitution.
Shink there are roo many constitu-
Nional commissions and offices now. and
tHe first change that ] would propose
IKE Constitution. to the end that
STanges might be made from tilnc TO
VINE by statute as experience should
prove them to be wise.
But II is said that that will permit one
to undo what another
has done. Those who advance that arsu-
uient overlook the fact that no system.
however. risidly prescribed. can assure
good administra t2nH and that In the
on sdmniistratorh systems. The
people arc responsiblc for their adninis-
Il ators. and In trr~png run they get
just rs good Goveynmett as their own at
tention to their nxfc duties entities
have a o,,;,as this iDsrtce;,
State Government,IW have cndcavored
for nine months. Mr+Sshal continue the
cndeavor for fifteen months more, 10
give the State YhtTiness administra-
I p, ans .sw four oJMa o:s? men there.
" Henry came ogt and te19 us that At he =,
siss, sS.S e. ss ss'e ss s's soSn e
a. M,' ,0fTstsl Tord. oth'ss1 dis the Hlrsn Grand
Jury have all thiA, lpa ars1so before it,"
a psnocratie membs2. 10 81.
Frank A. Lord. associate counsel. who
/" unders,snd FsY., srni,h had H..
saia A,;eTslsTsn ne retsrrins 5ames s. s.
she a'ts; eommiisec, %s ss' @o Is ssfSily srsdi,.d
with having brobaEssa a aeaAs the indies-
''sass No." = sal: .s,S M M f.era,Sfhis Is just
- Maybe &c has ga hat" said SEN
a'IG Genry nSNHnsi 4. sairasc, cSie,lssceun,sns q
syo.s sS5"s's; Va. ltssisS, sus%s; ;::
& for The Be- sss kv.I nn.ss esiy Yin n
le2o. until he notssnsf tho responsibility
for policing all the cornpany's piers In
Manhattan and Brooklyn. eisht IN NUM-
Mr.. Graef admitted that the cost Of
Pcodiecinns pier o. sns. ays igom "a Which is,n =
fssr sys onsss cToss '0SN q as' At the rsse 'o o.
s74.oo a year. hRe Insisted. however.
that The actual Ssss had nssr been ensassr
men employed wasF considered, and Sen
ator Brown spent considerable time OF
trying 60 have hin, explain Why the cost
had increa sed while the business done AZ
the piers had decreased.
Increase In watching Cost.
II find" said Senator Brown. that
on pier o5 your wharfage collections for
COS, cost sis.o2s In 1890. ycur wharfase
collections amounted 10 ss5.6J0 whom
your cost OF watching .oInountcd to sSs.-
900 ,ssn SO hat II 5 s0s a, els eha, eis e business
/" Apparently from those figures. yea
. Can you give me any expinnstiony,
81 think thnt explanation would
have to come from Captain McDougsll.
our superintendent" replied Mr., Crref:
who explained; that CAPTAIN McDougsli
had gone to the Bermudas, but would
be back in few days.
Senator Brown made a statement con-
cerning this particular phase of the tee
timony at tho end cf tho session.
- want 70 suggest In relation to this
evidence In relation to. the pier~, he
said, that II is perfectly apparent. -,at
this Italian company couldn't get tho
cooperation Of the Police Department
until they made an arrangement that
was satisfactory 60 the Police Depart.
rr,ont and which gave a benefit to that
department.
Ihay v q matter OF nenexit That the
officer shall control the watching and
policing Of large private properties THAI
have to pay as high as 100000 u year
for the protection of.two or three piers.
These piers gay q rental Of 800. 600 .
year. .and they pay 100000 = year feS