The sun., 1919-02-19
HYLAN NOT EAGER
TO Be PRESIDENT
Nor to Be GOvern0r-But He
Might Be Mayor Again
il Asked.
TALKS OF B0LSHEVISM
Profiteering Causes "Reds',
He Warns-Assails Pack
ing Firms.
TALKS OF B0LSHEVlSM
s,ecior De.po,ch TO TIE SuS.


PALM BEACH. Fla. Feb. ns--If j
perform my duties faithfully and wei
the people may employ me for four years
longer when my present term expires
said Mayor Hylsn Of New York In an
interview here to-day. II have no am
bition to be Governor Of the State OF
New York or President Of the United
States I woulo like to be the best
Mayor New York has ever had. That
would be sufiicient honor for any man."
When asked tonight II he meant that
he was announcing his candidacy for
second term the Mayor answered that
he had never said anything about
second term" as he still had two more
years to serve, but that the statement
above expressed his feelings in the
matter"
Profiteering Is Attacked.
The Mayor discussed Bolshevism. de-
claring that a certain few men In the
country were responsible for it's growth
here by forcing the price OF necessities
above the reach OF the poor in order to
make large profits. II Bolshevik propa-
ganda were to be successfully fought
would have to put an end to profiteering
There Is rapidly shaping In this
country a movement the result of which
means the destruction OF both property
and personal rights" said the Mayor
Unless something deters the movement
the people are likely to be divided into
two classes--those led by agitators
called Bolsheviki, who are menace
to our form OF government. and the
reactionary element, with powerful inf
ence and enormous wealth, absolutely
blind to the rights of others.
What we call Bolshevikism is the ex-
| treme Of violent radicalism. which Is the
result OF reartionary conditions equally
as extreme--in other words. violent
protest OF the ma sses against the selfish.
ness. corruption and injustice of the
clashes.
Control of Prices.
"a certain few men in this country
| are responsible for Bolsheviklsm and the
| red flag followers. These few men con-
| troll the necessities of life. The five big
meat packers control the food supplies
of the United States and FIX the price:
of all kinds of meat, eggs. butter, poultry
canned goods. vegetables. groceries. hide.
and wool. In fact. they control 400 diff
ferent products, the very vital necessitie:
Of life.
| "A few other men control the coal ant
the ice. The people Of New York. as are
| those of other places. are compelled Il
| purchase these necessities al prices fXet
by few men, the result being that thu
consumers buy at trust prices or Sc
without.
I'm 1917 the five big packers made on
Of these necessities se5.s3e 900. Man,
people in our cities. particularly in New
York. where we have about 5000. 00t
population. cannot pay the exorbitan
prices charged for these necessities anC
they find fault with our form of gov
crnment for allowing such conditions 4
| exist When they see the poor man pa.
the penalty for his misdeeds and thu
rich man immune they contend tina
| there is one law for the poor and an
other for the rich. All of this furnishe
material for the asitator and troubl
| maker, who incite the wrath of the peo
pie against law and order.
| "ln New York the city administration
| as now constituted. is with the peopl
fighting the coal and milk trusts an
other combinations which control tn
necessities OF life.
THE great masses ir New York an
throughout the United States have be
gun TO feel the oppression OF the profit
GERS in the necessities of life. Tn
quicker the Federal authorities brin
the proflteers to the bar of justice tn
better il will be for the millions o
people in the United States We have n
place in this country for Bolshevki. Boil
sheviki makers or red flag paradere."