New-York tribune., 1919-06-11
Lee
Attacks Scouts
AS "Prussian' -
Kenneally Retorts That They
Should Be Taught Manual
of Arms So as to Handle
Bolshevik Bomb Throwers

The Socialists at yesterdays meeting
of the Board Of Aldermen attacked the
Boy Scouts as a "Prussian organiza-
tion," and were in turn called Boil
shevik bomb throwers by the Tammany
delegation. Following this, Alderman
William P. McGarry, Democrat, of
Brooklyn, made futile effort to get his
colleagues to place two tablets on the
walls of the chamber, one inscribed
with the Ten Commandments and the
other with the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
"They will make us better aldermen
and there will be fewer rapid-hre ex-
changes among u.s." said Alderman Nc
Garry in explaining his resolution.
There's place for those tablets, but
it isn't here" said Alderman James R..
Ferguson, Democrat, of The Bronx.
"They belong in Sunday school.
They'd do no good anywhere with some
Of the members, who will not even re-
spect the American fog"
Two Hands as Pointers
AS Alderman Ferguson finished his
objection he had one hand pointing to
the flag which hangs over the presi-
dents rostrum, and the other at the
Socialist delegation.
Robert L. Moran, President of the
Board, caused the majority to roar with
laughter as he announced that the Com
mlttee on Markets would consider the
McGarry resolution.
McGarry was on his feet protesting.
inquiring what the Committee on Mar
kets had to do with the Ten Command
ments and the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
The matter is ended" said President
Moran. "It has been referred to the
derman Ferguson"
"But l didn't understand Mr.. Fergu-
son to make any such notion" said
McGarry. "Did you make such mo-
tion, aIderman?"
Alderman Ferguson explained that he
had merely asked that it be referred to
committee.
Mr.. McGarry's Resolution
The McGarry resolution read in part:
"slaving in mind the multiplicity of
ordinances. introduced, most of them
ing to meet with approval, others hav-
ing become laws for the guidance of
the people of the greatest city of all
time, would it not be we'll and proper,
particularly at this time, for this body
to recognize the great advantage it
would be to all concerned to place two
tablets somewhere in this chamber,
within the view of all the aldermen,
one tablet to have suitably inscribed
thereon the greatest of all ordinances.
the Commandments of God, which are
the base and foundation Of all law, JUS
tice and true philosophy, and which
would be, if properly and intently
studied, an unselfsh guide and an in
splratlon to make US all better alder
men; and the second tablet to have
suitably inscribed thereon the Declara-
tion Of Independence Of the United
States of America, which is conceded
by all Americans to be the very hest
effort of the human mind in the inter-
est OF all who sincerely try to apply
the principles in their own lives and
their relations and dealings with their
fellow men everywhere
The attack on the Boy Scouts by the
Socialists, which was continued from
last weeks meeting, was made during
an Intellectual attempt to block the
adoption Of the resolution of Alder
man Edward V. Gilmore, declaring
to-day holiday in the public schools
in honor Of Boy Scout week.
Algernon Lee, leader Of the Socialist
minority, attacked aims of the Boy
Scouts, declaring that it was ian
organization which inculcated the
Prussian ideals of miitarism in the
youth of the country"
at will be good thing" retorted
William p. Kenneally, leader of the
Democrats, "if in addition to being
taught to love healthy outdoor life