New-York tribune., 1918-12-18
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Hearst Asked
OF Aldermen
''Irucklers With Enemies''
Denounced i'm Resolution
by Squiers and Quinn

ny oH OACIS dIlu quinn
AS protest against the appointment
by Mayor Hylan of William Randolph
Hearst to important places on the vari-
Gus committees which were created to
welcome the homecoming heroes from
France, the following resolution was in
troduced by Aldermen Arnon L. Squiers
and William F. Quinn at yesterdays
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen:
Resolved, that this Board of Alder
men renew its pledge of loyalty to the
flag and the President, and their whole
hearted devotion to. the soldiers and
sailors who have made the supreme
sacrifice for their country and for
civilization, and to the men in uni
form who have been wounded in max
ing the world safe for democracy; and
as an earnest of their devotion and
loyalty repudlate every trucker with
our country's enemies who strives, or
has striven, to extenuate or excuse
such crimes against humanity as the
rape OF Belgium, the sinking of the
Lusitania and the German policy of
assassination by submarines; who
seeks or has sought to sow dissension
among our allies, or who seeks to
capitalize his appointment to member
snip on any committee appointed by
his Honor, the Mayor. or any other
public official to welcome our home
coming heroes or the chairmanship of
any such committee, or who seeks by
such Office to camoufage his un-Ameri-
canism and pro-Germanism.
"Be it further resolved, that a copy
of these resolutions be transmitted to
his honor, the Mayor"
Protest Causes Sensation
The introduction of the resolution
came unexpectedly and caused a sensa-
tion in the board. Unostenatiously the
joint introducers had them sent to the
clerks desk to be read in the regular
order of business. The board was sit
ting listlessly when the clerk began
reading the various resolutions up for
its consideration. But when he had
read the first few lines of the anti
Hearst resolution everybody sat up
and as he finished there was handclap-
ping from the spectators in the gallery.
One friend of the Hearst-Hylan ad-
ministration, Edward V. Gilmore,
jumped to his feet with a statement
that the board had given its pledge Of
loyalty and there was no need of re-
peating it.
AT this point Alderman Squiers arose
and was recognized.
"This resolution is similar in phrase
ology to that unanimously adopted by
the Democratic State Convention as
sembled in Saratoga last July" he
said. "On that occasion it served an
admirable purpose. My Democratic
colleagues will remember this"
There was q litter among the Demo
Gratis who recalled that a similarly
worded resolution, only so framed as
to eliminate Hearst from the fight for
the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor, was introduced by Samuel Sea-
bury, former judge of the Court of APP
pcals, with a result most gratifying
to the following Of Governor-elect AL
fred E. Smith, then Hearst's chief rival.
Onus Placed on New York
II wish to add" continued Alderman
Squiers, chat this resolution now
offered differs only in language to the
extent of making it apply to a situa-
tion that is intolerable to the decent
citizens of New York. This resolution
if passed will prove of good service,
not only to the Democratic party in
this city, but also to the people of the
City of New York"
Alderman Quinn rose to speak, but
Alderman Gilmore raised an objection
to immediate consideration, SO that
under the rules the resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on General
Welfare. And the same motion shut off
debate on the resolution
When reporters asked Alderman
Op;nn later if the resolution was aimed
at Hearst the alderman answered.:
"Of course IL was aiineu "t heaIst.
What other man could it fit ?"
It was reported at the City Hall at
+be close Of the aldermanic session
that strenuous efforts would be made
hv AGENTS of Hearst to kill the resolu-
t;on in committee The Committee on
General Welfare. like all committees, of
the board, is overwneiming'y con'roiled
hv the Tammany majority.
The authors of the resolution, if it is
rot IN renorted out at the next meeting,
viii viii move its consideration; Tlis would
result resi- in bringing the matter again be
IL, laa.A and nnen the question