Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-18
DEMAND
WALKER
GUS Err
Charges Against Mayor
OF New York Filed
With Gov. Roosevelt
MANY ACCUSATIONS
Jimmy AT Palm Springs
Refuses To Discuss Re-
mOval Demand

NEW YORK, March 10. UP)-The
removal from office of Mayor James
j. Walker on the grounds ol incom-
petence, laxity and failure to con-
duct properly the office OF mayor
was asked today N .ofmal, specific
charges filed by the city affairs
committee with Governor Roosevelt.
DR.. John Haynes Holmes, noted
pastor and chairman Of the commit
tee. and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise,
chairman, gave the document per-
sonally to the governor last night,
lust before he left for Albany
Opinion in some political circles
was that the filing OF the charges
sealed Walkers doom as mayor oil
New York. If he does not resign,
it was believed in these quarters
that he would be forced out OF Of
flee either by a general legislative
investigation or by special ~
vestigation Of the charges by COM
missioner appointed by the governor.
ALBANY. N. Y, March l8. (Up)
Governor Franklin d. Roosevelt
today made public the charges
against Mayor James j. Walker oil
New York City filed by the city
affairs committee, which requested
the mayors removal from office.
The charges alleged misfeasance
and said Walker had failed pro
perly to administer the government
of the city"
He has failed properly to ad-
minister the government OF the city
in the interests of the people.
HE has ignored conditions OF in
efficiency and corruption, and II
under public pressure he has initi-
ated Investigations he has allowed
such investigation to lapse without
report or result.
HE has appointed unworthy men
to public office, and kept in Office
unworthy men subject by law 10
his removal. His conduct OF the
office of mayor since he took office
on January |, 1890 has been incom-
petent. ineffiGent and futile, with
the result that the local machinery
of government has failed to func-
tion properly and the administra-
tion of the city has been brought
into disrepute.
Cite Accusations
The charges continue by saying:
Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing charges, our petit
TONERS specify hereunder the fol-
lowing.
(a) The mayor has been guilty
of misfeasance of office in failing
TO perform the duty imposed upon
him by section lis of the city
charter which provides that 1t
shall be the duty of the mayor to
keep himself informed of the con-
duct of the several departments tof
the city government and to be
vigilant and active in causing the
ordinances of the city and the laws
of the state TO be executed and en-
forced in order to enable him to
perform these duties
His failure to perform this CEN
trail duty Of his office has resulted
in a breakdown in the administra-
ton of the affairs of the city,
collapse of all right standards of
public life and n release upon the
CltlEenS Ol JIle pdiciui ioiSeo Va eNh
and corruption.
"Cb) He has failed to use the
power, given him by section 95 OF
the city charter, to remove from
office public officers, holding office
by his appointment, who have been
inefficient, or faithlcss to their
duties or both
PALM SPRINGS, Cal, March l8
U.P)-Mayor James j. Walker OF
New York was taking a sun bath
behind two heavily-barred iron
gates at the Samuel Untermyer es-
tate here today when Governor
Franklin d. Roosevelt made public
charges against him in Albany.
Walker knew of the early stages
Of the situation when he saw news
men, earlier, but declined ito talk
politics"