Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-21
WALKER ANSWERS
CRITICS. CHARGES
Urges Roosevelt to Drop Re-
movaI Proceedings Brought
by Committee.
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licenses issued to ex-convicts" was
lone of the most unjust accusations in
the complaint"
On the charge that the city had been
losing not less than $33,00o,O00 an
nually in condemnation awards, ne
pointed out the largest amount ever
paid in one year was $52,7l0,l5423 In
1928. He pointed out condemnation
awards were made by the courts. .
The charge that the Department OF
Hospitals "is prostituted to political
ends" he said, displays not only
ignorance, but viciousnesS and malice"
,, To the charge that he failed to in
vestigate and discover what city off1clal
shared a $250,OO0 pier lease fee with
former Judge w. Bernard Vause, the
mayor replied that Charles H. futile,
Republican United States attorney,
with grand jury to help. was unable
! to discover this, and no city omciai
| profited, anyway.
Asked for Waivers.
The City Affairs Committee charged
| that "a particularly grave instance OF
the mayors indifference to elementary
standards of public Office, and the best
interests of the people. is found in his
| failure TO act in the case OF officials
/ jury in q case involving serious mat
| tiers of public concern" The mayor
answered that he ordered the officials
| to waive immunity, in so far as OFF,
| cial acts were concerned, but said they
| were asked to sign an illegal complete
waiver on all matters.
! AS his answer to the allegation that
nothing more completely reveals the
/ incompetence, ineffectiveneSS, unfltness
and grave dishonor OF the mayor than
his relation to the problem OF the
| from Chief Magistrate Corrigan, which
| itemized the reforms in the magistrates
| courts under the current administration.
| He vigorously defended his police
| commissioners and their records and
cited in detail the accomplishments of
| the department since 1926.
Club to Act Tonight.
The mayors reply was revealed just
| after he had answered attacks on his
private life, drawn UP by committee
of the Republican National Club. He
offered to match his private life against
all the 'pharasaical composers" of the
attack. The committee will submit its
draft OF charges to the membership of
the Republican Club tonight, but some
doubt was expressed by newspapers
| that 1t would be adopted In its present
form. w. Kingsland Macy, Republican
State chairman. expressed regret that
Mr.. Walker had been attacked Sper-
| Sonally.
A committee OF the LEGISLATURE which
! will inquire into conditions in New York
is ready to function as soon as counsel
chooses to proceed
Answering the Republicans. Walker
said:
During the past few weeks, owing
to the condition of my health and
necessity for rest, the manifold require
mentS Of city business and the dignity
Of my Office, I have ignored the I'M
founded and slanderous personal at
tacks that have been running in the
gossip aazettes No one was expected
TO believe them and no one did.
Calls Disinfecting Squad.
But when a body that enjoyed the
respect of us ALL like the National Re-
publican Club, employs this means Of
creating internal dissent in the Demo-
cratic Party, it seems time to call out
the disinfecting squad.
Every man and woman OF sense and
sensibility in New York this beautiful
ordinarily clean newspapers. thanks to
the Sunday work. Of a committee of the
National Republican Club. This COM
mittee. with no constructive program.
no civic pride, no regard for the fair
name of the city, labored and brought
forth a shower of sulphuretted hydrogen
gas, offensive alike to decent Republi-
cans as well as Democrats and indie
pendentS.
las to my private life. will match
Il against all the Pharisaical composers
of that TRADE. My conscience is clear.
and would like nothing better than TO
meet them eye TO eye and let them at
tempt to justify themselves in the sight
of God and man.
The papers assert that the chairman
Of the committee is named "A. Fox
This is evidently q mistake. There must
have been some confusion in the Re
publican zoo. 1t should have been signed
by the name of another animal"
Fox Answers Walker.
Alan Fox, chairman of the National
Republican Club Committee, replied to
Walker last night with the statement
that he was not interested in the mayors
private life lust so long as it does not
interfere with his job
IF" he added, "he is so concerned
about L0G IdT Uhiic Vi JIlc CITY WHY
didn't he spend a little more pains on
his appointment of magistrates? Why
didn't he find out what was doing In
some OF the departments for which he
is responsible, especially after he was
put on notice that they would bear a
look or two? It's been the framing of
innocent women by the police and a few
of the other little unpleasantries in de-
partments over which the mayor has
control that has put the cloud over the
fair name OF the city"
Thomas AsSails Reply.
Norman Thomas said today the bulk
of Mayor Walkers answer to charges
against him Consists In taking credit
for eleventh-hour reforms forced on
him by public clamor and by actual, or
threatened investigation"
ut is grimly amusing to find the
mayor taking credit for doing some
thing about unemployment in a city
where public relief is so trsgically in
adequate" added MT Thomas, who was
the Socialist candidate for mayor in
1929.
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