New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Curran Assails
Hylan's Failure
I'm SCHOOLGIRLS
Points Out Six Specific
Charges of Neglect and
Challenges Mayor TO Dis
pute Harm TO Children
Pupils DeniedSquareDeal
Asserts Opponent Cannot
Dodge Blame for Over
crow}ing and Fire Peril

Speaking last night before an en-
! thusiastic audience of several hundred
men and women who attended the
meeting Of the Kings County Republi-
can Committee at the Masonic Temple
Brooklyn, Henry II. Curran Republi-
can-coalition candidate for Mayor
turned his batteries again OF Mayor
Hylan for his failure to remedy tbs
lamentsblc conditions in the public
schools. The anti-Tammany candidate
used more school ammunition than he
has heretofore employed, and defiant
iy challenged the Mayor 10 deny the
counts III the Indictment against his
administration for falling 10 give the
school children Of New York d square
deal.
Nr Curran put in the busiest day Of
his campaign SO Ia yesterday. deliver
ing two speeches in the afternoon and
TWO in the evening. lie made yig-
orous attack against the Hearst news
i1l reports regarding the coalition
campaign. He declared that the pres
ent campaign called for truthful ex-
position Of civic problems more than
ever before. He said he desired 70
stand for clean, straightforward cam
paigu, without mudslinging or indul-
gence in personalities, so far a. pos
sible.
Craie's Methods Assailed
The candidate spoke al the luncheon
Of the Wom2n's Republican Club at the
Plaza Hotel and before the Dutch Treat
Club at Hotel Martinique in the after
noon. In the evening he spoke at the
Masonic Temple and at & meeting OF
the Mems League OF the Kings High
way Congregational Club.
Senator Charles c. Lockwood, coal
tioA candidate for Comptroller. and
Vincent Gilroy, candidate tor Pres
dent Of the Board Of Aldermen, spoke
from the same platform with the
Nayoralty candidate at the Masonic
Temple meeting. Senator Lockwood
confined most o. his remarks 10 the
school issue and criticised tne campaign
methods being employed by his Tam
many opponent. Comptroller Charles /.
Craig. in putting out misleading circu-
lars among the women regarding the
schools.
IN his Masonic Temple speech. Mr..
Curran called attention TO Shc fact That
this was "Open School Week when
The parents of the school children are
asked to visit 2nd look over the schools.
He said thar lie hoped that 10 citizen.
who could possibly spare the time,
would neglect this opportunity 10 get
drst hand knowledge "of Just What our
school children have been up against
during the administration o. Mayor
Hylan.'
II hope that those who v;s;r each
classroom will notice the number Of
children in the Class. and also hov7
many different classes occupy the same
classroom during the day he con
tinued Il hope tina, careful inspec-
ton is made Of the sanitary facilities
and Of the general upkeep.
Paint Can't Hide Conditions
at VII be observed that no matter
how much work, painting and scrub
bing. has been done in the last few
week. 10 make the schools spick and
span Tor this visit, there are whole
lot of things which our school children
need and which they are entitled TO but
which they have not got. And it is a
TACT from which Mayor Hylan cannot
escape that they would have had most
if not ali of these Necessites had the
Mayor given even ordinary heed 70
his plain duty in regard to the
schools.
In some locations the parents will
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