New-York tribune., 1919-02-14
Sweet Assures
State W WelcOn1e
To U. S. Boys
Committee Would Supplant
Hearst-Hylan Body; Gov.
Smith May Be Chairman
Staff Correspondencee


ALBANY, Feb. 13.-Thaddeus C.
Sweet, Speaker of the Assembly, an
nounced to-day that within the next
fortnight the lower house would pave
the way for the creation of state
committee to welcome returning, syovps
This is intended to supplant the
Hearst-Hylan committee
"The troops from New York state
should be welcomed home by a rep
resentative body of the state" said
Speaker Sweet, "and it is the purpose
of the Assembly to name committee
headed by Governor Smith, and con-
sisting Of all the elective state Off
cials and the members of the Senate
and Assembly,
Speaker Sweet said that early next
week, or certainly not later than the
middle Of the following week, the Com
mittee on Ways and Means would re-
port out the Steinberg resolution pro
ylding for a state committee, amended
so as to carry out this plan, or else
report out bill of it's own.
State Committee Assured
81 cannot speak for the Ways and
Means Committee" said the Speaker,
but believe it will report out the
Stenberg resolution amended and
carrying an application for the cx-
penses of the committee Whatever
is done, the people of the state can
ho+ l.
committees of welcome to do honors
to our returning troops"
Hearst agents prevailed upon Charles
y. Donohue, Tammany leader of the
Assembly, to make q speech alta ckins
the resolution. But Donohue did not
attack the proposal ITO have a state
committee to welcome the loops. lie
merely attacked Steinberg's motives,
saying that they were political, and
offered TO withdraw his objections to
the measure If all references 10 tae
attacks being made by patriotic citi-
zens on the Hearst Hylan Welcoming
Committee were stricken out
Deluge of Endorsements
"I'm not particularly interested il
the wording of the resolution said
Steinberg "Al l am interested i'll is
TO have this state committee created to
welcome the returning troops, COM
mlttee or which there will be no lis.
loyalist, and Speaker Sweets proposal
that the committee be made up Of
elected state officials and the members
OF the Legislature insures this.
"l'm going TO sec this thing through"
added Steinberg, "and the statements
OF an ernploye of William Randolph
Hearst win not frighten me off. This
Hearst man came to me and said: If
you don't let up on this resolution
Hearst will get you | told him
wasn't afraid Of Hearst or any of his
II be"
Hearst agents approached Attorney
General Merton f. Lewis when he
started on the trail Of Hearst, iiolo
racha, Count Won Bcrnstorf and
others who consorted with them.
Governor Smith, Speaker Sweet and
Senator ]. Henry Waters, president
pro tenn Of the Senate, have been del
uged with re olutions from prominent
men and women. patriotic and civic
organizations indorsing Steinbcrgs
resolution providing for committee
Of welcome.
Trying to Prevent Passage
Hearst agents have been busy ever
since the introduction Of the Stcinberg
resolution trying To prevent its
passage. Friends Of Mayor Hylan also
have been active.
Hearst agents have been giving leg
islators TO understand that any who
VIII support the proposal to have
"a state committee to welcome soldiers
viii be marked men and can be as-
surcd of having Hcarsts antagonism
for all time
"Wcll Hearef and his crew and all
the pro Germans can rest assured that
their threats Will not intimidatc me,
said Stcinbcrg. AS between them and
our returning heroes there in no choice
for any red bloodcd American"
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