New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Brickbats, Few
Bouquets Flung
At Lusk Bills
Members of Bar Lead At
tack on The Measures i'm
Hearing Conducted bv
tho Governor at ALBANY
Patron Fails to Appear
Three Men Interested i'm the
Measures Defend Them
Amid Storm of Abuse
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ALBANY, May 14.-Thc Lusk- -Fearon
o'lis, designed to create state control
over religious, political and educational
development, were debated to- dav at y
hearing before Governor Smith in tn
Executive Chamber. There were. few,
flowers but plenty of brickbats,
The bills were attacked by men and
women representing various activities.
including the New York City Bar AS
Sociatiou, who came to Albany frorl
all sections of the state to object to
the enactment of the measures
Governor Smith heard little in de-
tense of the bills except from those
VINO sponsored them-former Senator
Elon K. Brown, Martin Conboy. Deputy
Attorney General Berger and Henry
A. Wise Wood. of New York. Senator
Brown. Conboy and Berger were of
counsel for the Assembly Judiciary
Committee, which tried the Socialist
Assemblymen following their ousting
by Speaker Sweet.
Lusk Fails to Appear
Governor Smith was astounded when
he learned that neither Senator Clay
ton K. Lusk, Of Cortland. or Assembly,
man George r. Fearon. of Syracuse, the
introducers Of the bills, were there tc
explain their measures. This is prob
ably the first time in the history OF
lcei eislaton that members Of the Legis-
iature having bills up for hearing be
fore the Governor have not shown sur-
iicieut interest TO appear.
Governor Smith sat silent through
GU; the hearing, except for two inter
ruptons One occurred when Mr.
/ Wood read book published by the
/ Rand School entitled Love in Mar
I riage."
If the Rand School publishes such
literature,' interrupted the Governor
why do you bring il here Why dom
YOU preseNt 1t to the New York Count!
! District Attorney"
I'VE did do that replied Mr.. Ber
/ ger. I'VE secured q copy Of this bool
last August and brought it to the at
tention of the District Attorney, What
ever he has done we do not know
The volume Mr. Wood is using nov
was purchased by my secretary yes
terday"
Governor Smith requested that tn,
book be handed to him. After glanc
ing through it, ,he Governor handet
the volume to James A. Parsons, hi
counsel, and said:
rms Is a rather serious matter ant
I am going 10 look into it at once"
Too Many Investigations
The other interruption came towar,
the close Of the hearing. when Nj
Berger was explaining the operation
OF the bill requiring Americanizatiol
certificates for teachers
How would wv know said tn
Governor. chat the teachers who tool
this oath would liYc up to it?"
That replied Mr.. Berger. "woulC
have to be inVest ti@ated.
Governor Smith smilingly shook hi
head
There would not be enough money il
the state 20 conduct all these inVesti
cations, the Governor retorted "Ant
what about the time? 1t took the As
sembly three months to find CUT # tiv
men were qualified TO take thoir oaths
and there are about $1,000 teachers il
the state.
The opposition to the bills was lie,
by Louis MARSHALL representing tn
New York Bar Association who Will
Ogden Mills and Charles Evan
Hughes, led the protests against tn
Socialists custer.
If these bills are signed" Mn Mar