The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-01
'HYLAN TELLS WHY
HE'S FOR PEOPLE
Natural for Him Ever Since
BoyhoOd to Look Out
for Others.
HE STARTS HOME TO-DAY
Glad Portrait Plan Was Halted
Only Dead Mayors Are
SO HonOred.
HE STARTS HOME TO-DAY
Special Despatch 10 THE sus.


PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 2S.-It may b.
said OF Mayor Hylan, who will start 70
home tomorrow night, that ne has &C
quired no bad habits while at Pain
Beach. This town Is several kinds Of
place. according to how you take II, blu
the Mayor has set an example OF sub
dued, quiet living. attention to his fam
lily, his health and inattention to othe
peoples affairs which is altogether new
in the annals of the resort.
Palm Beach Is a motion picture t
Mayor Hylan. and he has been a fasci
mated audience of one with no common
to pass upon the show. He said to
night:
You might state that I am re-
turning much benefited in health,
vigorous and eager to get at my
work again."
That Hylan Portrait.
It was suggested that the Mayor sa,
something about the League or Nations
wartime prohibition. unemployment, wha
work he will frst take up upon his re
turn. the subway matter or why his sec
rotary. Grover Whalen. stopped Miss
w. Hunter soliciting funds for Hyla
portrait. From these topics he quickl
seized the latter, saying:
TT Is my understanding that the
portraits OF Mayors are placed In
the City Hall only after they are
dead. did not tell my secretary
to stop this lady taking subscrip-
lions for a picture. but any one who
knows me knows enough to do so
without being told. Everybody
should know by this time that I
never accept presents.
II have been approached a good
many times by kind people who
wanted to do something for me since
I went into the City Hall. but
know that they represent the inter-
ests and / make n business Of never
having anything to do with them.
Certain OF the New York papers
have tried to poster me for coming
down here. Such stun never bothers
me. I know they do II because l
am a friend of the people and am
opposed to the interests. There are
other Mayors OF large American
cities now at Palm Beach who don't
seem to have any such trouble.
I'm sticking to the people I am
only carrying out my natural i'm
pulse. From the time I was a boy
II was always natural for me to look
out for others and not to think of
myself. and the habit has stuck to
me through life. That being 80 II
is gratifying for me to observe that
the working classes. whom come
from and whom am most anxious
to serve as Mayor OF New York
city. now have the most encourag-
ing outlook they have ever faced.
Every one now admits the labor
question is the big question of the
day the world over"
No Plans for UnempIoyed. %,
Mr.. Hylan. was asked II he had an
plans for the unemployed in New Yor
city. He said:
II cannot say that have yet.
cannot make any statement about
this until I get back and see what
conditions are. We already have
various bureaus and committees for
helping the unemployed. l do not
think there is any great question OF
unemployment there as yet
My attitude toward war time
prohibition is a matter that am
not going to discuss AS for the
proposed League OF Nations I can
only say as did yesterday that the
subject is so vast and SO many sided
/ would have to give II great deal
of study before stating an opinion.
! have always felt, however. that we
should not involve ourselves in for
eign quarrels
These matters of unemployment,
the League of Nations and prohibit
ton / will study out to my own sat
isfaction as nearly as can when
return to New York. Down here my
object has been to rest and take one
vacation a year and l take It for the
| purpose OF resting.
Peoples Will Must Rule.
II can only say in a general way
as regards all OF these discussions
that what think is not the question.
It is what the people think that
counts and It is what they think
that should rule"
The Mayor has made few calls viii
, here. his principal ones having been
Richard Croker. Samuel Untermyer al
William J. Conners. His diversions ha'
been found in ocean bathing and Il
Cocoanut Grove. where he is invariab
seen with Mrs. Hylan and Mrs. Theodo
! Eppig, who is in their party.
Mr.. Hylan was asked II he would n
tell OF his visit with Mr.. Croker. who
recovering from an illness. Mr.. Crokt
the Mayor was told. in answer TO inqui
about the call had replied that thu
talked garden truck land proposal
great monument to the people of Ne
York city IL it can be carried out In the
| interests"
The Mayor refused to reveal the seer,
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