New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-01
Mitchel's Aids on
Friends of Peace
List, Says Hylan
Judge Produces Program.
of Madison Square Meet.
ing in June, 1915
His Name on 1t, Too
Without His Authority, \.
Repeats-Wilson Then
Peace Advocate
His Name on 1t, Tu

Judge John F. Hylan, Tammany can.
didate for Mayor, insisted again Ian
night that the use Of his name on "A.
letterhead of the Society Of n.
Friends Of Peace was without NJ,
knowledge. lie produced an oseiL
programme of a mass injecting Of y,
Friends of Peace at Madison Spun
Garden, June "a, 1915, in which ,u
only his name but those Of a nunu
Of prominent supporters Of Nsyv
Mitchell appeared as honorary via.
presidents.
"The use Of my name on that ou,.
sion was again without MY know.
edge" he continued. But | find anon,
the others who were listed as vice.
presidents, know not whether viii
or without authority, the names u
such eminent supporters Of Mayer
Mitchell as F. J. II. Kracke. the Miti.
el Commissioner Of Plant rt
Structure; State Controller Eugeney
Travis, A. S. Gilbert, chairman Of tn
Mitchel-Fusion Law Committee; Iasct
II. Schif, Jacob c. Klinck, former
president of the Civic Club Of Brook.
Ign, and Carl L. Schurz.
There are over one thousand
names printed on that programme.
Does Mr.. Mitchell make the SANE
charges and impute to them the SANE
disloyalty that he does TO me? Whe!t.
err the names of Mitcheps hackers and
the hundreds Of others appeared on
that list with or without their knowl.
edge, do not know, but | DO not i'm.
pute to them any dishonorable motive
have not noticed Mr.. Mitchell arising
in his terrible wrath accusing T. J.
II. Kracke. Eugene NJ. Travis, A. s.
Gilbert, Jacob II. Schif, Jacob c
Klinck and Carl L. SchurZ of being
disloyal TO America. No; they arr
supporting his candidacy; therefore
they are not disloyal. The only dis.
loyal ones are the ones who oppo"
him."
Mentions Name of Roosevelt Backer
The Judge referred to the fact ths.
on the letterhead of the Friends Of
Peace which Mayor Mitchell presented
to his audience Tuesday night appeared
tie name of Alexander P. Moore,
Pittsburgh newspaper proprietor, who
is known as the great personal friend
and political hacker Of Colonel Rooe.
welt. Mr.. Moore was the secretary Of
the Chicago convention OF the Friends
OF Peace.
"But what OF all this?" quered the
Judge. THAT Chicago convention and
the Madison Square Garden meeting
were held more than two years ago, at
time when our country was at pesce
and when We were all praying f1
reace to be reestablished in Europe
President wilson's personal represen'
tative, Colonel House, was IN Europe
working to bring about peace. The
President himself at later date was
the author of the message urging peace
without victory.
'In passing. it might be mentioned
that tho latest newspaper which sub.
sidy has attracted to the support Of
MIR. Mitchell is the German Herold.' and
that paper, | am told, did not print one
word of his terrible announcement last
night.
at seems to have reached point
that if you do not support Mr.
Mitchell he won't let you be an Amer
lean. But if you do support him, pas!
performances count for naught"
The Tammany candidate referred Of
this point TO telegram which he hse
sent The Tribune, published yesterday
morning, in which he defined his sttl.
tude toward the war. 81 am IN full
accord" this telegram read, with th.
war policy of my country, and stand
with President Wilson in his fight TO
make the world safe for democracy"
Promises Aid to President
"Let me add this further statement
he continued. THAT as Mayor OF TIL!
city shall give to the Presiden. ard
Federal government my fullest and
most vigorous support in the proseeg..
tion of the war policy of my county.
All the foregoing and some more
dOOub bHC ldtlu ttdAcs Nos 80
bodied in a speech which Judge Hylsn
read 70 a number of audiences. IN
Guiding one at the Academy Of Muse
in Brooklyn and another in Cooper
Union. Manhattan. Earlier in the day
jeremiah A. 0Lesry addressed sn
open letter to the Tammsny candidate
expressing the conviction that "the
of your name on the let
terhead of the Friends of Peace is .
crude forgery"
ut would be a very simple matter.
pursued OLeary. ito photograph the
head, plate it and then afterwsrd print
In on the side any name desired.
Those who would steal a primary arc
victlmize a hundred election inspectors
are capable of anything.
81 never saw your name on one o.
the letterheads before. This is me
first time | have ever seen this klng
Of letterhead. Il is not the kino !
have IN my possession. know your
name was never submitted TO the cor.
vention at Chicago, and II is absolutely
the first time | have ever heard you,
name mentioned as being eonnee'ea
with the Friends of Peace"
To the OLeary letter. when wa
read TO him over the telephone AS
night, Mayor Mitchell made the io''
lowing response:
THE significant fact about oLesry
statement is that have smoked ME
out: that he now declares himsell
frankly. and aligns himself pubheN
beside his brother-in-law behind we
candidacy OF his associate Hylan'
where he belongs. =.
"OLeary suggests that the copy OF
n letterhead Of the Friends Of fesee
which displayed last night WIN
Judge Hylan's name thereon. may %
a forgery,
Does Judge Hylan say it is fors,,
cry? Does Judge Hylan state. OF WI.