The sun., 1919-03-29
SAYS PEOPLE HOLD
HYLAN IN CONTEMPT
Justice Callaghan Tart in An
swering Request for Mayors
Megaphone Assailant.
9th GREETING SEQUEL
w. T. Simpson Admits Resent
ing Mayors Delay That
Spoiled Welcome.

As IL IL was not enough TO have a but.
feting young blizzard disturbing thu
reveries Of a hard working Mayor, thu
mall man delivered at City Hall yestsr.
day two letters hardly calculated "a
soothe the feelings OF Mr.. Hylan and hi,
secretary. Grover whaien. TO whom they
were addressed. The writer's were Ste.
phen Cailaghan, Justice OF the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn. and William P. simp
son, lawyer OF ~ Court street. in the
same borough. recently a Lieutenant In
the United States Air Service.
The correspondence cannot be under.
stood without reproduction Of q letter
from Mr Whalen which provoked II
That letter follows:
"OrrIcB OF THE MAYOR.
New York. March 10. 1919.
Mr.. 8. J. Callaghan. 6s4 Fourth
street. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dear Sir: I have been advised
that on the day the New Amsterdam
arrived you were one of a party from
the congregation of All Saints Church
on board the Natalie Mae.
You may recollect that on that
occasion there was a man with .
megaphone on board the Natalie Mac
who made a very insulting remark
about the Chief Magistrate OF the
city. I thought possibly you might
give me the name Of the Individual
who expressed himself in such an I'M
christianlike spirit.
1T IL to be regretted that there are
those who would attempt to mar q
sacred and glorious occasion with
words of a malicious character.
Very truly yours.
GROVER wHALHN,
Secretary to the Mayor"
Answered by Justice Callaghsn.
It will be noticed that while the let.
ter was addressed TO Mr.. 6. ]. Cal
laghan, 5s4 Fourth street, Brooklyn" 1,
was answered by Justice Stephen Cal
laghan, which Is the exact title and
name Of the man there residing; also
that IN his own way Justice Gallagher
reminds the Mayors secretary that the
ship on which the troops returned or
the day In question was the America
and incidentally that the Holland Amer
lea liner, which Mr.. whalen had in mind
spells her name "Nieuw" not New
The first letter that Mr.. Burleson's
postman delivered at the west end OF
City Hall after making due apologies on
account of tho weather and thereafter
being assured that such matters were
beyond the Mayors control, follows:
"Mr. Grover A. WhaIen, City Hon,
Eep Yorb,
DEAR SIR have your letter,
which bears date March 20. You are
correctly Informed. was ono of a
party on board the Natalie Mae.
which went down the bay almost to
Sandy Hook and met the America,
with about 1000 returning soldiers
OF the Twenty-seventh Division. The
party on board this little boat was
the only delegation that met the re-
turning soldiers on that occa sion.
The Mayor and his committee did
not get under headwev In time to see
the incoming troops until the America
was about to dock
You state in your letter that some
one on board the Natalie Mae ex-
pressed himself about the Mayor)
In an Understandable spirit You
request the name OF the individual
who made these remarks. lie is
Lieut.. William T. Simpson. formerly
OF the United States Aviation Corps.
The remarks were undoubtedly
addressed to the Mayor. AZ l recall
them, they were as follows: oh.
how I hate TO get up in the morning
Has the Mayor his silk bathing suit
this morning. Back to Palm Beach
You are four hours late
Marred by Mayor Himself.
You say that IT 10 TO be regretted
that there are those who would at
tempt TO mar a sacred and glorious
occasion Let me say to you that
the marring of this occasion was bv
the Mayor himself He kept th.a.
city owned craft heavily laden with
friends of the returning soldiers
waiting, to suit his pleasure and
convenience, for over two hours.
The people on board these boats
we're deprived OF meeting their relu-
tives and friends and the troops on
this occasion were not welcomed ex-
cept by the little party OF which 1
had the honor TO be one.
You will recall that when these
remarks were made they seemed TO
meet with the appreciation of the
people on board the city owned yes
sells and on board the other vessels
In the harbor. No doubt these re-
marks correctly reflect the sentiment
OF most Of the people in Brooklyn.
and show. In a measure the utter
contempt and disregard which they
have for the Chief Magistrate OF
the city and their disapproval of his
signal failure to properly provide a
welcome for the returning soldiers
OF this borough. Yours truly,
STEPHEN CALiAuHAN -