New-York tribune., 1918-12-25
Others Quit Committee


membership on the Mayors committee
were laid before Mayor Hylan yestev-
day in the form Of resolut ons
refusals 80 serve on the commit
tee and designations. Those who re
signed said they would not have ac-
cepted if they had known Hearst was to
be on the committee.
Six other men who made it known
yesterday that they would not serve
on the committee and their comment
follow:
Finley Shepard because of the way
the invitation was formulated and pri-
marily. because Hearst is on the com
mittee IN an active capacity, could not
see my way clear to serve"
Benjamin Strong, Governor Federal
Reserve, "a Districts; "Declined two
weeks ago"
David Leventritt: "1 have declined
the invitation"
Duncan Phillips: 81 refused to serve. .
Frederic Pratt: "Dcclned the invita-
ton"
J: G. Ward: "Declined on account of
i'll health"
Duncan Phillips's Letter
Duncan Phillips's letter to Grover
Whalen, Mayor Hylan's secretary and
secretary to the committee of welcome
follows:
Il must. with candor inform you that
! refuse to serve on any committee
which includes the odious name Of
William Randolph Hearst. consider it
crownng act of shameless cowardicc
on the part of the Mayor that he
mcekly appointed on q committee OF
welcome to our home coming soldiers
so notorious an enemy of the Allies
with whom our soldiers have been
fighting. 1t is all too evident that the
Mayor desires TO lend his friend an
appearance of loyalty by associating
him with citizens of unquestoned pa
triotism.'
MIR. Hilles Returns Card
Charles D. Hilles sent the following
letter to the Mayors secretary:
81 return herewith the card to the
official boat Queens, provided for the
use on Thursday of the MAYORS com
mittee Of welcome to the home coming
fleet. When I accepted membership on
the committee | did not know that Mr.
Hearst would be assigned by the Mayor
to the chalrmanship of sub committee
and placed in charge of the military
functions.
at is evident that the committee
will not be accorded a voice in the SC
lection Of its officers and will be de-
MED the opportunity to veto the Hearst
appointment, there would seem to be
no longer a possibility Of avertinr ar
affront to the men who offered thcir
lives in cause which would have
failed of support if Hearst had beer
needed. The Mayor, by putting Hearst
so prominently to the fore. forces the
returning soldiers and sailors to re
ceive their official welcome from a mar
who justified the sinking Of the I.usi
tanla and whose subsequent utteranccs
gave aid and comfort to the enemy;
and by his persistence in retaining
{ Hearst in the Craftsmanship leaves nc
course open to those who are mortlfoc
and lncensed except refusal to serve o,
the committee
Sons of Revolution Protest
The following resolution was unsni
mously adopted at meeting of tn,
board of managers of the Sons of tn,
Revolution in the State of New York, a
which twenty-one members out o
twenty-five were present, held q
Frauncess Tavern, December 30:
"Resolved That the officers anc
board of managers of the Sons of tn,
Revolution in the State Of New Yorl
have learned with regret of the ap
pointmcnt of William Randolph Hears
as member of the committee to wei
come the men of the service returning
from abroad
Resolved, That a copy Of this rcso
luton be forwarded to Mayor Hylan.
TO balance this score Mayor HyiaI
had letter Of acceptance from John II
Carl. Carl works for "Thc New Yorl
American"