The New York herald., 1921-10-24
CURRAN GIVES INSIDE|
7-CENT FARE STORY
Tells of Hearst's Boston
Mans Introduction to
Shonts by Hylan.
SCHEME BALKED THEN
Calls 5 Cent Issue 'Funda-
mental Fake Real Idea
Being to Soak City,
HEARST's PAPER QUOTED
In Boston Supports 10 Cent
Rate Openly Without Mask
or Pretence.

Henry II. Curran, Republican -coali
tion candidate for Mayor, last nigh
branded Mayor Hylan's five cent far,
campaign cry as "a fundamenta
fake
In support Of that assertion Mr.
Curran quoted letter from Gov
Samuel w. Mccall of Massachusetts
to Grenville S. MacFarland, William
Randolph Hearst's Boston lawyer. and
Mr.. Hearst's Boston newspaper te
show that the ten cent fare the Bos-
ton people pay was result of the
work of Hearst and MacFarland.
Mr. Curran then repeated his charge
that Mayor Hylan two years ago tried
to help the late Theodore p. Ehonts
president of the marlborough, soak
the city with a seven cent fare" and
declared that the person through
whom the Mayor expected to accom-
plish that was then the same Mr. Mac
Fariand who, he alleges. got the in
crease for the Boston transit interests.
and carried out Hearst's orders there
just as Hylan carries out Hearst's
orders here"
The only difference" Mr. Curran
said. lis. there was no mask or pre-
tence about It in Boston,"
On the contrary, he said. while Mr..
Hearst's newspapers make great show
Of hghting the transit interests and
higher fares. Hearst's Boston paper. the
Boston American, came out with the
transit people for the increased fares
Boston riders now pay.
HypOcrisy In Fare Cam paign.
Now" said Mr.. Curran. I'VE UNDER
stand the whole hypocrisy Of Mayor Hy-
lan's talk about a 8 cent fare. At Mr.
HeGrs.'s bidding he was willing to bar
ter 1t away tn order to put over with
the companies q scheme Of his own. ~
"what will ne do at Hearst's bidding
n we grant his demand that he enjoy
four years more as Mayor of New York;
How soon will he try to sell us out
again. when he is sure Of four years
more? And who will be Mayor-Hylan
or Hearst?"
Here is Mr.. Curran's statement:
Yesterday I showed thar Mayor Hy-
Ian, who talks lot about a cent fare.
did his best to saddle us all with z
cent fare. From testimoney given un-
der oath before the Public Service Conn
7 ha
only q little more than two years ago.
went into a deal with the late Theodore
p. Shouts. president of the ;nterborough
Rapid Transit Company. The object
of the deal was to soak the city with a
cent fare.
"On the stand Mr.. Shonts swore that
Mr.. Hylan invited him to come to the
City Hall. Arriving there he met a
man whom the Mayor introduced as q
Mr.. MacFarland. Mr.. Hearst's lawyer.
from Boston. Mr.. Shonts swore that
Mr.. Hylan told him that Mr.. MacFar-
land was the man who put over the
trustee scheme of control of the Boston
transportation system. Mr.. Hyian also
aold Mr. Shonts that Mr.. MaeFarland
would help the Interborough officials
get n cents fare for their lines.
1.-THE people will stand for an in
crease of fare II they know they are
going to get the benefit of 1t them
selves. when they would not II they
knew a private corporation was going
70 get the benefit Mr.. Hylan said to
Mr.. shonts at this time. according to
the iatter's testimony.
I'VE saw how the plan was discussed
at several secret conferences between
Mr.. Hylan and Mr.. Shonts and 1t was
finally dropped, why ] do not know. un-
less the traction officials wanted even
more than the cents that Mr.. Hylan
was ready to give them.
II was interested In all this. because
II proved that Mr.. Hylans cent fare
cry was fundamental fake. That is
exactly what 1t Is.
Now. have looked ND this Mr.. Mac