New-York tribune., 1921-03-18
Declares Him
self for State Inquiry
| Into City Government if
legislature Is in Favor
Hope
OF Mayors Men
hackers of Quiz Declare
That No Opposition
Can Halt an Exposure

sAlpANY, March 17.-The proposed
(, xlative Investigation of the Hylan
.5ministration in New York City came
steu nearer reality to-day, when Gov
synor Miller announced he would favor
.s,h move if the Legislature consid-
| sfed it necessary.
Governor Miller made this assertion
/ i discussing the statement of former
goyernor whitman in to-day's Tribune,
! "a which Mr.. Whitman said that such
| ~ Investigation was sorely needed.
sIf those conditions which former
Governor Whitman says exist are
naintsining, could they not be rem
,ded By a grand jury inquiry?' Gov
rnor Miller was asked.
Il notice" replied the Governor,
|ahat he says it is pretty difficult for
|ssem to get evidence and that some of
tie cases have been outlawed. The
legislative committees power to in
;sstigate are unlimited. have not any
|aoubt that the powers of Legislative
Investigating committee are fully as
| broad as grand jury in the way of
;ompelling testimony, and in some
says it might be that legislative
committee could develop evidence that
grand jury could not"
1Would you be in favor of a legisl :
tive inquiry at this time ~
Favors 1t if Needed
i certainly should not oppose one,
and ii there is reasonable ground to
think that one is needed | would favor
il Of course. BY needed / mean il
there is a situation that ought to be
| disclosed, because the greatest remedy,
after all, is publicity"
'sTre question has been up BEFORE
Continued the Governors interrogation
and suppose they have submitted te
/ sou what they thought were grounds
icr an investigation. / take it that the
rason the Legislature has not acted
Ms been that the grounds were not
iaemed sufficient"
The Governor smiled and said: "The
sesson is not over" aa-
Until the Governors announcement
| It was being whispered by the agents
lef the Hearst Hylan- Tammany regime
hat the Governor was bitterly opposed
| 10 an Investigation.
Even after the Governor had made
clear that ne was not opposed to one
the whisper squad renewed their en-
aeasors to make it appear that the
dovernor was against an investigation
The opposition of Jacob A. Living
slon, the Kings County leader, is the
trump card which the friends Of the
iearst- Hylan-Tammany administration
are holding. They count on Mr.. Living
ems opposition as sufficient to pre-
rent an investigation.
Evidence Before Leaders
But those who are fighting for a real
asestigation, such as is provided for in
ae resolution introduced by Senator
douglas Robinson and Assemblyman
'oserh Steinberg, declared tonight that
ne Governor and the legislative lead
ess would not be moved by any such
Eonslderation. 1t can be stated author
Atiysly that among the mass of in.
omation now before the legislative
:saers Ii. evidence which one of the
':aaers OF the Legislature has prom
ssd to furnish giving sufficient grounds
1T the removal of one of the most
] Important elected officials in New York
& cisy.
Much of the information is in the
%m OF sworn testimony, obtained by
aose who have not the power of off.
aal authority behind them. Not only
as IBIS convinced the leaders that ar
ayesngation is imperative, but the
swxtaseen X indictments obtained by Mr.
salsmaEs investigation within the last
XIV weeks have convinced them that
T. entire opposition to. an investiga.
AL these indictments were obtained
1ssr the publication of the charges o1
Weinberg. ~ - y - . :