New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Officer Who Shouted Back
10 Palm Beach," When
Welcome Was 4 Hours
Late IL Found at Last
And He Says 1t Again
Writes Letter to His Honor
Which Piles Ossa Right
OH the Top of Pclion

People may have forgotten that when
the transport America brought 1000
men of the 27th Division into port
several weeks ago, Mayor Hylan's re-
eeption committee was two hours late
because Mayor Hylan was two hours
late.
1t may also have slipped their minds
that as the three municipal boats
finally faovcd out to greet the America,
which had already reached her pier,
member of a private welcoming party
on the steamer Natalie Mae shouted
irrevcrcnt things at his honor through
megaphonc 1t hasn't slipped Mayor
Hvlan's mind. nor the mind of his
SQUIRE and standard bearer, Grover
Whalen.
The public may not recollcct that
among the remarks hurled at the tardy
Mayor we're:
ooh, how hate to get up in the
morning.
HAS the Mayor his silk bathing
suit this morning."
Back to Palm Beach, you're four
hours late"
Remarks Gall the Mayor
But Mayor Hylan recoIlects and his
memory has spurred Squire Whalen
on to finding out who made those dis
respectful remarks. Yesterday Su
preme Court Justice Callaghan, of
Rrooklyn. informed Mr.. Whalcn that
William 7. Simpson, formerly a lieu
tenant in the aviation corps. was the
megaphonc wielder. spontaneously Mr..
Simpson himself wrote to the Mayor
and admitted that he was the sought
after person.
Instead of regretting and bemoaning
the leze majesty. both the informcrs Of
the administration took occasion to
ampify and elaborate upon the mega
phoned statements.
The Mayor, it appears, had COM
planned that the man at the mega
phone by his references to Palm
Beach and silk bathing suits chad
married sacred and glorious occa-
sion
Ossa Is Piled on Pclion
In his letter to his honor, Mr.. Simp-
son says:
The people generally give you the
PAIN Tor lnHrrlnE 4 sacred ana SIOrl-
Gus OCCASION Your appointment of
William Randolph Hearst as d member
Of the Mayors Committee of Welcome,
- man who was prominent in propa-
ganda in this country, has absolutely
marred the sacred occasion of the SOL
diers homecoming.
"As lieutenant in the air service
can say with truth that the senti-
ment OF officers and men alike was
action in appointing Mr. Hearst. A
Lieutenant in France recently wrote me
stating, rs much as | want to get
home, | hate to think Of our being m t
by Hearst No, Mr.. Mayor, if any one
has been responsible for marring
sacred occasions that person is your
self"
Some Palm Beach Data
Referring to his advice to the Mayor
70 60 back 10 Palm Beach, Mr. Simpson
continues:
palm Beach has figured before in
your public career AS | recall, when
your libel suits against THE New York
World were about to be brought to
trial before Judge Cropsey, you gave as
your excuse for not being prepared to
90 to trial that you had been too busy
III looking out for the peoples inter
ests
"The counsel for The New York
World however, showed that you had
spent several weeks at Palm Beach
where you were far away from the af-
fairs Of New York City and it's peo-
Pile, You might have used this time
to good advantage in preparing for
the libel suits which were never
brought 10 trial
"A great majority Of the people oi
this city would like to know why yor
could afford to allow a great New York
daily TO publish so-called defamatory
articles with no answer from you
believe you paid something like $4,000
as costs of court on the dismissal OF
your suits for the privilege Of blufine
the people that these certain articles
were untrue. Why not stop bluffing the
people ?"
Justice Callaghan Writes
Justice Callaghan's letter was In re
ply to communication from Mr.
Whalen, in which the Mayors secre
tary asked if he knew the man "whe
made very insulting remark to the
chief magistrate Of the city"
at ~ 10 be regretted" Mr.. Whaler
concluded, that there are those who
would attempt to mar sacred ant
glorious occasion with words Of ma
heious character"
@f-~ INV say JdobiCc \dildSlldl Ic
spcnded, that the marring of this oc
casion was by the Mayor himself. HI
Kept three city owned craft hcavil,
laden with friends Of returning sol
diers waiting, to suit his pleasure ant
convenience, for over two hours. Th'
people on board those boats were de
{ prlyed of meeting their relatives ant
frIendsi and the troops on this occasion
we're not welcomed except by the littl
party Of which l had the honor to b.
one
You will recall that when these re
marks were made they seemed to NEE
*ith the appreciation Of the people o
ooard the city owned vessels and OF
o1eard the other vessels in the harbol
20 doubt these remarks correctly re
hset the sentiment Of most Of the pee
PIE Of Brooklyn and show in a meas
ose the utter contempt and dsregar
Mnieh they had for the chief mags
rate OF, the city and their disapprova
MS signal failure TO provide pror
ly welcome for the returning sol
1srs OF this borough"
IUsuHW ArneSviaus f~s n:n