The evening world. Newspaper, March 12, 1914, Page 9

FREE SPEECH CANT AMBASSADOR PAGE SHOWS ERED MAYOR TELS UB ‘ IvPress Club Address He Ex.| Plains His I. W. W. Instruc- | tions to the Police. | | URGES GOETHALS Bilis | | Tells Auditors Root of Evil Is <-in Court System of “a Case Review. Mayor Mitchel addressed the mem- teers of the New York Press Club this a@ternoon and took occasion to speak of the recent outbreak of the I. W. ‘W. Im this connection he advocated the fullest latitude in freedom of speech. Said the Mayor: “Don't get the idea that the recent rasaifestations of unrest are indica- tioas of anything serious—of a con- dition that should cause us unwonted alarm. Such is not the case, at least se far as the city of New York is concerned. What occurred here—I refer to an outbreak of which you all read—was caused by a very few per- #6ns. On one occasion the police were compelled to take summary action. Thies they must always do when property rights are infringed upon. “But,” continued the Mayor, “on the other hand it is a very dangerous thing to bottle up the people, to tle down and stific their opinions on pub- Ne ‘matters, or things in which they have as much right to be interested as you or 1. T am of the opinion | that the greatest good will come of \ the freest exprossion of opinion—pub- He opinion. Such a thing is good whether it is good for you or me or \, not. | \ “I have instructed the police not to.interfere with free speech. I have instructed them not interfere with criticism uttered in public places in: speeches, [ have even told them that | they must not suppress speakers even though they should go to the length of calling names. These peo- ple: must not be suppressed just as Jong as what they do does not incite @ dieturbance or, worse, if it does not cause the destruction of prop- erty or injury to persons, and if it does not embody treason against the Government. CITY GOVERNMENT WANTS TO HELP THE PEOPLE. “The people must realize that the Qovernnent of the City of New York ie mot trying to oppress or suppress them, but that it ia trying to help them just #0 far as lies within tts power.” » The Mayor then spoke of hie hobby the thals Police Commissioner- ship, “We can and will break the system in New York if we are given the help of the Legistature,” declared the Mayor. “The very roots of the s$aem are fastened down to the bar- wet of court review. Deprive the police of the court review and you wif make the men in the ranks men, the Goetbals bills are not) the responsibility will rest, with the Legislature. I have put it up, to that important branch of the | government. Now let it act. If I do not get the power behind the provi- sions of the Goethals bills what I can accomplish as Mayor of this city | will be ineffectual compared with | what I could do under the new order } of things I seek. But you can rest } assured that whether or not the Goe- i, thals bills are made into law I shall always do the best J cun. | shall al- ways fight the System. | SAILS TORN TO SHREDS | IW BATTLE WITH GALES Norwegian Ship Makes Port 20 Days Late After Thrilling Voyage. ‘he Norwegian ship Vigo, battered by hurricanes and gales, with broken yards and her sails in ribbons, came inté port to-day, twenty days late. | From the time she left Montevideo, Uruguay, on Dec, 22 until she arrived ‘ee the lightship last night she never N Wy xperienced a peaceful moment. Capt. Kildahi and his twenty-two men were worn out with their al- most three months’ battle with wind an@ wave. The Vigo spent forty days trying to reach the Equator and forty deyé more in the North Atlantie Twalve days were worn with gales between Hatteras and New York, At times the storms drove the ship hun- dieds of miles out of her course and} the crew almost despaired of making Pesan of the line terrific storma the salle of the ship to ribbons and for days she travelled under al- moet bare poles. Yards were torn} a their lashings and tumbled to werside into the big a not an hour when rs ater knee deep. Fo o i See ee sate ae wi ing in water. dmpossible for the cook to Forts wos banding adoware, bt eee al Se ee ene MUST EXPLAIN HS TANK ON CANAL Senate Calls for Meaning cf Reported Utterance Reference to British. in BRAD HAD BARCA ON FEE WITH FLANNERY Report of Referee Discloses Deal Made by Justice ‘Vhile Practising at Bar. ACTION IS UNANIMOUS. Credited With Saying Amer- icans Are Pleased That Brit- ish Will Profit Most. WASHINGTON, March 12.—A reso- lution calling upon Walter H. Page, Ambassador to Great Britain, for an explanation of a Panama Canal speech which he is reported to have delivered last night before the Asso- elated Chambers of Commerce in London was adopted to-day by the Senate. The resolution was introduced by Senator Chamberlain, Democrat, of Oregon, an opponent of the repeal of the free tolls provision. The resolution calls on the Secre- tary of State to “furnish to the! * Senate without delay a copy of the speech made by the American Am- bassador and particularly that part thereof giving his definition of the Monroe Doctrine and that portion thereof in which he is alleged to have stated that the British would profit most by the use of the Panama Canal; and that he call upon the American Ambassador to furnish forthwith for the use of the Senate any evidence upon which that por- tion of his speech was based where- in he Is alleged to have said that it added greatly to the pleasure of | the people of the United States in the building of the Panama Canal to know that the British would profit most by its use." ‘The definition attributed to the Am- bassador was that the Monroe Doc. trine simply meant this: “That the United Stutes would pre. fer that no European government should gain more land in t®e new world,” Senator Chamberlain asked for im- mediate consideration of his resolu- tion. It was granted unanimously and the resolution was passed with- out debate, PAGE, SURPRISED, SAYS “THAT WAS A PLEASANTRY.” LONDON, March 13. — Walter Hines Page, the United States Ambassador, was much surprised when told to-day of the reso- lution passed by the Senate in connection with his speech last night at the dinner of the Association of Chambers of Commerce, Asked whether objection might be taken to the last sentence of his speech referring to the Panama Canal, Mr. Page replied that that was a pleasantry. Ambassador Page says the most ac- curate report of his speech waa con- tained in the Daily Telegraph, from which the essentfal parts are quoted as follows: “The people of the United States regarded the British Empire aa the guardian of freedom in all parts of the world and as a promoter of trade. “He would not say that the United States had constructed the Panama Canal for the British people, but it added greatly to the pleasure of building it that the British people would make the most profit out of it. “He could say a similar thing about the recent lowering of the American tariff. It was not lowered in order to please the British people, but because it was conaidered eco- nomically sound, Nevertheless, it added to the pleasure of doing it when he reflected that America would thereby receive more trade from this country.” WOULD PERMIT LESSEES TO ERECT NEW PIERS Commissioner Smith Devises a Scheme to Save Money on River Improvemenis. Commissioner of Docks R. A. C. Smith has submitted a new plan for financing pier improvements and raising funda for the widening of Weat street, The Sinking Fund Com- mission is understood to have ap- proved the scheme. Commiasioner Smith's plan is this: The pier lessee makes the improve- ment, and in turn secures a lease running for a sufficient period to per- mit the leasee to reimburse himself for his outlay, city, city accepta a lower rent from the lessee during the period of his ten- ancy, the city enjoys freedom from 4 bond Iasue or any increase in debt. ‘The Lehigh Valley Rallroad han en- tered into an agreement along these lines with the city for the acquisi- tion pf private property at the foot of Albany street, North River, If the city wants to reclaim the piers be- fore the expiration of the lease, a set- ‘| ement im made with the railroad) company on the basis of the outlay. At the Duane street yard of the Erle Railroad piers owned by the city are to be roved by the railroad seme ape dows by Commis- GAVE HIM 25 PER CENT. THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, MAROH 12, 1914. ing a dumage award for Ann McCarroll of No. 22 avenue, the Bronx. Another disclosure that came as an indirect result of the referee's report {is that Flannery, although disbarred in June, 1912, still maintains an elab- orate suite of offices on the twelfth floor of No, 170 Broadway and is clas- sifled in the current edition of the telephone directory as a lawyer. A letter written to Mra, McCarroll by Creston Flannery on July 23, 118—a year after ho was disbarred—shows that he then carried on legal business for her. ADMITS FLANNERY “WAS NOT REALLY OF COUNSEL. Justice Brady's connection with Flannery in condemnation matters mony before the referee. called as a witness for Flannery, and admjtted that he retained Flannery after Mrs. McCarroll had come to him with her claim, That Flannery was only a dummy attorney in the mat- ter was made apparent by the Jus- tice’s admission that Flannery “was not really of counsel.” ‘The matter was disclosed by the Justice's testi- | f prot Ve Was ition Counsel who was @ former part- | which, aided by Flannery, became in- e deal, . Mary] provement Company, the came! ACTOR WEDDING ‘FT t | erested in the Hunt's Poin The secret of Flannery’a success in the condemnation game in prose« Jeuting claims for big awards was ex- during the last campaign by us M. Marks, successtus candi- for Horough President of Man- . Marks made the charge that Flannery, who appeared for a ayndl- cate which owned the condemned Washington Heights property, had @ partner who wan, by a strange co- incidence, appointed an Assistant Cor- poration Counsel by the Tammany Corporation Counsel at that time, Mlannery’s former partner represent~ 1 the city, Flannery appearing on one side for thore interested in re- ng us large an award as possible ted by an Assistant Corpora- ner of his opponent. FLANNERY WAS TO HAVE 25 PER CENT. FEE.' Justice Brady's testimony concern- ing his employment of Flannery is in part as follows: Q. Did you employ Hawke & Flan- n the city and the city’s interest ' FOR APRIL 30; CTHER DETAILS YET SECRET ;Ceremony Likely to Be in Staatsburg Church Where Bride Was Christened. Announcement ts made to-day that the marriage of Misa Helen Dinsmore Huntington to Vincent Astor will take place on Thursday, April 30, at Staateburg-on-Hudeon. Mr. Astor is it at bis home, No. 12 West Fifty- In the end the Im- | provements, paid for, revert to the| It Is contended that while the | Testities He Retained Lawyer, Later Disbarred, in Con- demnation Cases. pending before the Com@gilasioner tn which Flannery appeared was the closing of Creston avenue from East One Hundred and Eighty-first street to East One Hundred and Eighty- second street. INTERESTED IN SALE OF HUNT'S POINT SITE TO CITY. At this very period Flannery was interested in his deal by which the Hunt's Point site was sold to the city for $252,118, two years after the same property was asseased on a value of $4,200. Hin connection with the High- bridge Park scandal was then known, too. At that time Flannery, like Justice Brady, had cast his political fortunes with Louis T. Haften, Tam- many leader and former President of the borough of the Bronx. It was Justice Brady's indorsement sixth street, this city. nery orally or in writing in connection with this proceeding? It fo expected the ceremony will be A, My beat recollection is that I! performed in the Church of St. Mar- a talk with Mr, Flannery of some the representing Fianters and that r| e@fet although thie and bial eerd % .| are not yet made pubite, told him that I had a number of par church Mr. and Mra. Robert P. Huat« ington, parents of Mr. Astor’s bride- to-be, were married June 11, 1892, and ft wae there Mise Huntington was christened. Hopeland House, the palatial resl- ties who were entitled to awards for the closing of seme streets and ave- nues, and that I gave him a list of these and made the arrangements, Q. Were you taking him on as counsel really? A. Hardly that. My beat recollec- tion is that he was to charge 25 per cent. after deducting disbursementa— in that business they usuall: 26 per cent. on the amount Q. Were you to divide the tween you? A. That was represented in a let- ter. I have not been able to find the That Supreme Court Justice John J. Brady, while @ practising lawyer, had an arrangement by which he was to split his fees in certain con- demnation suits with Joseph A. Flannery, former dean of the con- demnation lawyers, who was dis- barred for unprofessional conduct in condemnation proceedings, was a rev- elation that came to-day from a re- Staateburg, will be the place of the wedding reception. It is believed Mr. stor will take bis bride for a long yacht cruise on their honeymoon. have not had occasion to look at since 1907, That I think was the arrange- ment. quire Into the payment of « foo to! fen who owned fifty-two sharea of Flannery for his services in obtain- stock in the Sound View Im- “* Information’’ operators in one of the city’s Telephone Central Offices “Information Calls” N NEW YORK/ CITY'S gigantic telephone system, with its 536,000 telephones serving over 5,000,000 people, many changes occur daily. Approximately 100 new telephones are added to the system every day, other telephones are disconnected, and others are moved to new locations. In order that you may receive the best possible service, infor- mation must be provided that will permit you to locete every other telephone subscriber without undue delay. , The great majo’ ity of calls are “regular” calls, that is, calls correctly made by number. The New York City Telephone Directory is a permanent source of information for such calls, containing, as it does, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of subscribers up to the date the Directory goes to press, To give you information concerning additions and changes in the system, however, eight centralized bureaus, known as “Information Bureaus,” have been established. Here you may receive information regarding several classes of “irregular” calls, of whicli the following are typical: — ‘ Calls for disconnected numbers. Calls for numbers that have been changed. Calls for numbers of telephones at or near particular addresses where the Telephone Directory listing is not known, Calls for the telephone numbers of subscribers connected since the current Directory was printed. All of your “regular” calls are handled by the regular operators, who are able to devote their entire attention to the ‘work of making quick connections. Your “irregular ” calls are handled by the “Information”’ operators, who are supplied with records arranged in a convenient form to permit them to furnish the special information needed. By dividing the work in this way, both your ‘‘regular” calls and your ‘‘irregular’’ calls are handled in the most efficient manner. It is frequently found that ‘‘Information’’ is asked for names and telephone numbers which appear correctly in the current Telephone Directory, which the subscriber has not consulted. Of course, it takes ‘‘ Information” a certain amount of time to look up the information and to answer such inquiries, and in the meantime the service is slowed down. In the interest of good service, you are urged to consult. the Telephone Directory and then call in the regular manner. It will help you to receive the quickest and best possible service, Our “Information” service is an important part of our plan to serve the public well, and the excellence of this system is just one more reason why New York City has— ‘The Best Telephone Service in the World” NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY Aadabeaeatiad ety som festciaie inie'y’ ik dence of the Huntingtons, near Vincent Astor is rapidly becoming port filed by Referee Joseph N. Tut- Lae F. Murph . Tammany can- | letter. I may be able to find it aad @ young man of affairs. Since his " .| didate for the be at was given to| may not. one are papers that [' jl i tle. The referee was appointed to in. \Haffen aa a reward and It was tat. 'y twenty-first birthday, Nov. 15, 1912, he has become a member of the govern- ing boarda of many institutions and yesterday was elected a director of the New York Post Graduate Medical School and Hospital. Mr. Astor is a member of the Sherin’s third jury panel, a vestry- man of the Episcopal Church of the Mossiah at Rhinebeck, a member of the Board of Directors of the Public School Athletic League, an honorary member of the Rhinebeck Baseball Club, @ member of the Naval Militia, the National Civic Federation, the Legion of Honor of the New York Pe Department and of the volun. firemen of Rhinebeck. Mayo Seriousty Mm, Justice John B. Mayo o/ Spec'al Bee. sions te ill at hie home, No 216 West One Hundredth street, He was over. come while sitting in the Children’ Court on Tuesday afternoon and was forced to adjourn court and go to his home. 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