New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
Meyer Ready to
Force Hylan to
| Give Evidence
Subpoena Will Be Issued
for Mayor Tuesday if
He Fails to Respond to
Craft Board Invitation
Lane Case Comes UpAgain
Assemblyman Carroll, of
Kings, Backs Up Legion's
Stand Against Pacifist

VIII Mayor Hylan willingly submit
TO examination at the hands Of the
Joint legislative graft investigating
committee next Tuesday?
This question was asked bv many
yesterday when the Mayor continued
the silence he has maintained since
the receipt on Friday of an Invitation"
from the chairman of the committee,
Senator Schuyler NJ. Meyer
IL was said at the headquarters Of
the committee that if the Mayor does
not make formal reply before Tuesday
the preparations will continue as
though he had agreed to appear and
that if he is not in the aldermanic
chamber of the City Hall at 1920
o'clock on Tuesday morning, as re-
quested, subpoena will be issued for
his appearance forthwith.
Carroll Takes Up Lane Case
Major James T. Carroll member of
the Assembly from the Ninth District,
of Kings County, and one of the Re-
publicans who assisted Assemblyman
Joseph Steinberg in fighting in the
lower house for the adoption of the
>
eating committee, yesterday addressed
letter to Senator Meyer, protesting
against the retention of Winthrop D..
Lane, the Socialist-pacifist, who is en-
ployed by the committee as an investi-
gator. Major Carroll is chairman of
the conference of former service men
in the Legislature.
Major Carroll's letter. which was
dated Friday, read:
"This mornings newspapers say that
your comment on the protest of the
Kings County executive committee of
the American Legion against the reten-
ton of Winthrop D. Lane by your COM
mittee was that the American Legion
could not dictate to you, and that Lane
would be continued in the employ of
your committee.
''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 one of those
intellectual radicals who are commonly
called parlor socialists. 1t is passing
strange that within three years of the
cessation of hostilities such men as
Lane should be living off the govern
men which, it is charged, was Imperfect
by his activities The American Legion
would not be worthy of the name Amer
lean, nor would it be performing its
full measure of duty if, as an organ
ization of war veterans, it failed to pro
test against the near-sighted policy Of
your committee.
ain passing, l cannot refrain from
femarking for your benefit. that as a
Republican member of the Assembly I
am beginning to feel a sense of shame
at having had any part in the creation
of the Meyer committee. For the sake
of the Republican party admonlsh you
to read carefully the concurrent resolu-
ton of the Legislature creating your
body, leave off your delving into colo
NAL history and your surveying of
ancient documents and charters, dis
continue 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 Explanation in 1922
at 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 Legislature, when your COM
nittee makes its report, if | am mem
her of the Assembly, / will see to it
that you give a full explanation-an
8 satisfactory one, if you can do so
why Winthrop d. Lane, parlor Social
list, was preferred over others equally
qualified. Your action is an affront to
the more than 100000 former soldiers
in this state, who were fighting, but
scant three years ago, to preserve
the institutions which this man Lane
is said to have worked so hard to i'm
peril"
Two other county organizations of
the American Legion have Endorsed the
resolutions adopted by the Kings
County body, demanding the dismis-
sal of Mr.. Lane and his replacement
by man who at least did not oppose
The Endorsements came from the
Bronx County and the Queens County
committees of the Legion.