The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
MILLER SAYS STATE
MUST SAVE SCHOOLS
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was followed by groans in various parts
Of the dining room.
Continuing. the Governor said:
1.-THE point which / wish to make Is
that the influence OF such an organiza-
ton as this should be exerted in con-
structive way to deal with these prob
lens and to make the most of situa-
lions which perhaps you may not like
We find that as new conditions arise
we sometimes have to accept the best
that we can get, and instead of oppos-
ing the inevitable the wise thing to do
is TO accept the situation, to make the
best of 1t and to contribute in con-
structive way to work out the situation
so as TO make 1t unnecessary to continue
upon the statute books laws which. ex-
cept for this emergency. undoubtedly
would be an invasion of personal and
property rights.
IT understand that the difficulty In
lack of housing in the better class prop
critics is being relieved. but that the sit
uation with respect to the cheaper tene-
n1ents is more acute to-day than ever.
Frankly. 1 do not know precisely how
that problem can be solved. but you
gentlemen can do more to assist in the
solution of it than any similar body of
men in our community.
Transit, port development and char
ter revision were listed by the Governor
as subjects that had been treated in a
"makeshift fashion" In regard to tram
sit he said the trunk line railroads run
ming into this city are being so con-
gested that the one question to-day that
is becoming acute is the separation of
suburban traffic from transcontinental
traffic.
AM, ant hxr that
he was a believer in home rule provoked
prolonged applause.
You are believers in home rule" he
said. Everybody believes in home rule.
but no two agree as to what home rule
Is. / want to say to you that you will
not solve these problems merely by
talking about homo rule. The time for
talking is past and you have now
reached the time for action. think l
can say to you that you are on the very
threshold of at least having the founda-
tions laid for dealing with these great
problems in a constructive and forward
looking fashion.
Home rule. of course But the dis
charge of governmental functions eff
GENTLY and effectively, by all means.
The discharge by the Government at
Washington OF the functions that prob
erly pertain to the Federal Government;
the discharge by the State government
of those functions which properly per-
tain to the State government, and the
discharge by the local governments OF
those problems purely of local concern
which apply and pertain to the local
government.
.'But when you apply the talk Of home
rule to the development of your great
port district. embracing two States, JOG
municipalities, at once that talk be-
comes the merest moonshine. You can
not deal with that problem effectively
except by cooperation between the two
States that are involved. and even with
the Federal Government. because Fed
eral powers are necessarily involved.
Guests mt the Dinner.
Among those present at the dinner
were Major William G.. Coogan. aid to
the Governor: Louis V. Bright, William
b. Cardoza. George Cromwell. Robert
l.. Bowling. President of the City In
vesting Company; III. n. Kahler. presi-
dent of the Title Company of America;
Darwin r. Kingsley. president of the
New York Life Insurance Company;
John p. Leo. formerly Street Cleaning
Commissioner; Alfred Il. Marling, for
merly president of the Chamber OF
Commerce.; Morgan J. O'Brien. Francis
NJ. Scott. chairman of the Charter Re-
vision Commission: Horace S. Wilkin-
son. chairman of the board of directors
OF the Crucible Steel Company; Freder-
lex II. Ecker, u. Everett Thorpe. prcsi-
dent of the Building Managers and
Owners Association: James b. Fisher.
president of the Brooklyn Real Estate
Board; II. HARDWOOD Garfield. president
of the. New York State Association OF
Real Estate Boards; r. r. Childs. presi-
cent of the Long Island Real Estate
Boards; stephen L. Angel. president
OF. the westchester County Real Estate
Board: Philip Rhinelander and Adoph