The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-16
HYLAN Sees RED
RULE In BOAT STRIKE
Labor Men Following in Steps
Of Lenine and TrOtzk,.
He Says.
POLICIES LIKE KAISERS
Save for Hard Times, He
Warns in Excoriating Plan
TO Make Sick Suffer.
POLICIES LIKE KAISERs

Mayor Hylan last night handled. With
out gloves. the city employees whe
abandoned the municipal ferryboats ans
other craft in the harbor strike and the
labor leaders who called them out. Re
ferring to the fact that he still rctalnH
his union membership. the Mayor did no.
hesitate to tell the labor men that they
we're following In the steps of Leninr
and Trotzky. He offered the advice ths
leaders could be better employed by
telling their men Of the approach ot
hard times and the need Of saving some
thing out Of their present earnings. Hs
issued this warning
II have duty to perform under oath
of Office and the strong arm and unlav-
full methods used by some vicious labor
leaders, the proiteers in the necessities
OF life, the special privilege seekers. ana
the expioiters of the people, SO far as
am concerned, one and all, without div
elimination will be treated as the law
directs.
Let those 70 whom unlonism has been
help and protection in the past watch
out that the machinery of organized
labor is not discredited and wrecked By
Bolsheviki ideas and unlawful methods.
The Mayor made his declarations IL
a letter to Ernest Bohnl. correspondents
secretary Of the Central Federated
Union.
Gold Hooded Strategy"
Il am in receipt of your letter o
| January H." he wrote. "in which you
ssume. on behalf OF organized labor II
Greater New York. to condemn the &C
ton Of the city authorities in using cit
rNNN a,1 ytt al "a
the starvation not only OF the wounded
soldiers in the hospitals on Stateu
Island and in the other public institu-
lions but babies and children az well.
who we're to be sacrificed. IL necessary, a
a cold blooded piece OF strategy as
part of the fight plan OF certain labor
leaders"
Calling attention to the fact that there
was no dispute between the city and It's
employees, who were protected in thew
hours of labor and wages by the civil
service. the Mayor added; ne under
these circumstances civil service does
not secure the city service, then civil
service Is failure"
According TO the Mayor President
Deahunty Of the Marine Workers
Affiliations had stated that the sick ard
wounded on Staten Island should no.
be made victims OF circumstances over
William A. Maher. representing the
marine workers committee. replied. IT
will not consent TO any change in policy,
do not care how much suffering or IN
convenience may come to anybody: thu
more inconvenience and the more hard
ship there is inflicted on the people tbs
better will be our chance of winning"
This is a wicked, outra geous. cruel
and inhurnan policy, declared thu
=
Kaiser in forcing his armies Trough
Belgium.
Civil Service Law Dched.
Another statement that Capt. Maher
was quoted by the Mayor as having
| made to Corporation Counsel Burr. who
| had called attention TO the fact that city
| employees under the protection Of the
| civil service had different obligation
than men privately employed. was:
IT have no regard for the civil service
| law the laws are of no use to working
men anyhow the only laws thai are
| any good are those that are passed nv
! tNe unions: they can be enforced ~, .'-n
! unions II the unions are strong ouo''rh
! and can be repealed By tho uriors 1.',,j
| necessary without being su',is,. tu ,',-
! Interpretation OF the courts
! Your ORGANIZATIONS svldor,'y 4, ..r,
| understand the facts wrote the ~ =
! "or realize that the spohefncn tn' :.
! unions were satisfied TO lHy- o'y.a I!
| labor In this country regarded Is q o..
| ciples OF Lenine and TrotzkY ~. g.. >
| defiant OF the laws of the larn
| willing 10 sacrifice the lives ~ -rr
people, who were not onl, helpless. w.
| In no way responsible TOR thc r'-', ,
| OF the marine workers"
The action OF the city employee. =,
! this case would hurt no. only tine y....,'
of labor. the Mayor declared. but II a,> ,
would turn many people AVA
! municipal ownership.
! ''T have been fo- many wears 7rG .
1 a member oe 2 Labor uo!on &c. r,.D,
| standing" lie said. ard tveT5 ,.,r,.
/ practical efforts for ho.tcr ,:ol:s
| better wages for the to!lcr las ,,
| hearts quick sympathy and apuloy.N
| but the methods of the Bolsheyiki and
| the ]. w. W. can only bring VIZ 10 t.,
| condition OF Russia"
| Then came this declaration. witch
seemed 10 ne intended as much for tn.
! f'reren and policemen who might =.
! tempted TO enter the ranks of ORGANIZED
! labor as for the crews OF the hoai
recently on strike:
The law of this state places uao',
! the policemen. frenen. engineers avs
| other employees n special duty to protec'
! the health and lives Of all the pAop,e
| They are public servants who must -
! ho irte-fered with by any special IT,
;erests or made the agents OF any Size
| OF any controversy"