The New York herald., 1921-08-07
REBUKES MEYER FOR
RETAINING SOCIALIST
Major Carroll, Member Of
Committee, Warns Sena-
tor Vets Mean Business.
AFFRONTS 100000 MEN
Brooklyn Assemblyman Be-
gins to Feel Shame for Aid
ing Creation of Inquiry.
URGES POLICY OF ACTION
Would Quit Small Time Stuff
and Get Busy for Sake of
Republican Party.
URGES POLICY OF ACTION

The Meyer investigating commit
tee, which has drawn the fire of the
American Legion for employing Win
throp ID. Lane, a Socialist was as
sailed yesterday on three sides. While
the legion renewed it's attack, Assem-
blyman James T. Carroll Of Brooklyn,
who helped to create the committee,
wrote to Senator Meyer that as a Re-
| ashamed of his part In 1t and advised
the Senator to discontinue the small
time stuff of arguing with every Tam
many peanut politician" At the same
time Adolph Germer, representing the
New York Socialists, went to the de-
fence of Socialist Lane and wrote to
| inquire why the American Legion had
nothing to say about the Lusk silver
incident.
Assemblyman Carroll. whose home
is at 1856 Fiftieth street, Brooklyn, Wig
orously supported the resolution at AL
bany last spring. He is chairman of
the Conference of Former Service Men
| in the Legislature and served overseas
as a major in the army. His letter fol-
lows:
This mornings newspapers say that
you comment on the protest Of the Kings
county executive committee Of the
American Legion against the retention
of Winthrop d. Lane by your committee
was that the American Legion could
not dictate to you, and that Lane would
be continued in the employ of your
committee.
Opposes ParI0r Socialists.
Let me say to you that the veterans
of the world war have good reason to
complain about the employment of Mr.,
Lane, who is said to be ono of those
intellectual radicals who are commonly
called 'parlor socialists 1t is passing
strange that within three years of the
cessation of hostiities such men as
Lane should be living off the Govern
ment. which, it is charged. was imperilled
by his activities. The American Legion
would not be worthy of the name
| American. nor would 1t be performing
its full measure of duty If as an or
ganization of war veterans it failed to
protest against the near sighted policy
of your committee.
"In passing, / cannot refrain from
remarking for your benefit that as a
Republican member of the Assembly
am beginning to feel a sense of shame
as having had any part In the creation
of the Meyer committee For the sake
/ of the Republican party I admonish you
to read carefully the concurrent resolu-
! ton of the Legislature creating your
body. leave off your delving into Colo
nial history and your surveying of an
cient documents and charters. discontinue
your small time STUFF of engaging in
| argument every Tammany peanut
politician and for the love of our party
and the conservation of the peoples
money. get down to business
Will Demand Explanations.
! 1T may be that you will pay no heed
to the protest of the American Legion
in this Lane matter, but let me warn
you that at the 1922 session Of the Leg
slature, when your committee makes
1 AtS itpbil, IL 4 am a IlEulDeT Oh the AS
sembly, i will see to 1t that you give
full explanation-and a satisfactory one
If you can do so-why Winthrop ID.
Lane. 'parlor Socialist was preferred
over others equally qualified. Your ac-
tion is an affront to the more than 450,-
900 former soldiers in this State, who
were lighting but a scant three years
ago to preserve the institutions which
this man Lane is said to have worked
so hard to imperil."
The Queens and Bronx county chap
ters of the American Legion adopted
resolutions indorsing the Kings county
organization In demanding the removal
OF Lane and Hugh w. Robertson. assist
ant to the State commander. The reso-
lutions were ordered forwarded to
Charles L. Blakeslee. chairman of the
state executive committee OF the Legion.
with the request that the matter be
called to the attention Of he Sac officers
and aiken up with Gov. Miller.
Mr.. Germer. besides wanting 20 know
why the Legion was not Interested In
the Lusk silver case asked Senator
Meyer how II happened there was no
protest made against the alleged detec-
tive slush fund. Lane, he said, appears
20 be going about his work without re-
gard TO politics. whereas Senator Illsk
stands convicted OF misdemeanor In the
popular mind, and the detectives no
less"