Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-17
EMPLOYMENT OF
NON-RES|DENTS
ST|RS UP LENTz
labor Representative Also
Takes Hand in Committee of
One Hundred Dispute.
MOSES APPOINTMENT A
TOPIC OF COMMITTEE
Mr.. Lentz Objects to Statement
Given Out by Wack-Lat-
ter Defends Action.

The employment OF non-residents
OF the city by the Committee of One
Hundred was the subject of a. verbal
tilt at the meeting of the parades
and decorations subcommittee today.
Henry Hebeler, labor representative
upon the committee; Major Carl
Lentz, and Henry Wellington Wack.
executive adviser to the Committee
of One Hundred, engaged In the dis
pute. Tho naming of Lieutenant W..
]. Moses, u S. N, retired. as an adj
visory member of thescommittee, was
brought in, and brought on a sharp
interchange between the three.
All during the meeting the lack of
funds stared the committee in the
face. Speaking on this, Mr.. Hebeler
turned his attention to the employ
ment of outside help.
why don't we employ Newark peo-
ple?" he asked There is criticism
Of the committee now. There is not
the FEELING toward the celebration
that there was toward the start. 1
know there have been people who sub
scribed to the $250,000 fund and who
have changed and now refuse to pay
their subscriptions. And it is be-
cause of the way certain things have
been going down here"
The greatest objection I have
heard has been against the employ
ment of expensive outsiders" contrib
uted Major Lentz. Mrs. II. G. Jacob
son replied that sometimes 1t proves
difficult to fill positions with Newark
people. She said her committee is
making every effort to do so.
Mr.. Hebeler inquired: Cant q
young lady be found IN Newark to do
typewriting for $40 week in this
office, and do we have to go outside of
Newark" General r. Heber BRENT
nall, chairman of the committee, and
George J. Gates put in at this point
that they believed these to be matters
for the general committee. and not
for the parades and decorations body.
Read It in Papers.
Hardly had the discussion abated
when Mr.. Hebler addressed General
Breintnall. "Mr. Chairman, there is
another matter | wish to bring TO the
attention of the committee. / have
read in the papers that Lieutenant
w. ]. Moses has been Appointed an
advisory member of the committed
This committee has not been IN
formed of the appointment. The first
/ knew OF 1t was when il was in the
papers,
Major Lentz spoke TO the same ef-
feet, and in conclusion said: ut
seems that without the knowledge of
this committee this gentleman, whom
do not know, was suggested to the
executive and finance committee,
perhaps with someone boosting him,
and named upon our committee.
believe that no advisory member of
our committee should be appointed
excepting by our committee. And I
want to say that after the meeting
of the special committee last Friday.
when we discussed the budget, Mr..
Wack gave out a statement to the
newspapers about me. do not think
that Mr. Wack, who Is an employe
of the committee of which | am a
member should have done that. 1t
was injudicious.
1.-THE reporters came to me and said
you had told them your story" said
Mr. Wack. 'and dictated that inter-
view"
Before that Mr.. WaclS had spoken
on advising the committee on the
affairs arranged for June 10, on which
the COMMITTEES decided to have a
Spanish American War Veterans
parade. Major Lentz reverted to this.
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