New-York tribune., 1921-10-12
Hy}an Attacks
Curran Pied &c
OF Scent L are
Quotes Alleged interview
Which Hearst Newspaper
Attributes to NIcAneny
and Latter Repudia'es
Mayor Scores Transit Plan
Accused OF Chagrin Over
Opponents Objections
TO Increases in Rates


all the elevated. subway and surface
lines on a scent fare basis, Mayor
Hylan quoted yesterday from the Hearst
newspapers an alleged interview with
George McAneny, chairman Of the COM
mission, which Mr. McAneny said he
never gave.
The Mayor issued an attack on Henry
Ii. Curran, Republican-c coalition candi-
date for Mayor, who several days ago
declared himself in favor Of a perma-
nent scent fare. In his attack the
Mayor asserted that Mr.. Curran favored
the policies OF Mr. McAneny and as
showing the "policics' Of McAneny he
quoted the alleged false interview pub
lished in one of Hcarst's papers last
Saturday.
Efforts to Discredit Plan
The Mayors purpose in the view Of
the Transit Commission, is to en-
deavor to discredit the new transit
plan at any cost. The commission in
its announced plan has given q pledge
that scent fares are to be continued
for at least another year. while ia
reorganization is in progress. The
Mayor. in his campaign propaganda
says the commission intends to do no
such thing, but that "backed by the
traction interests it is preparing to
hand the city gold brick - which will
result Immediately in increasing the
fare 10 or 10 cents.
The details of the Mayors use Of the
alleged fake interview may be thus
succinctly told
A Hearst paper last Saturday pub
lished this paragraph on its first page: :
"Georgc McAneny. chairman of the
Miller Transit Commission, disclosed
the comm issons traction program as
bid for higher car fares in an inter
view with newspaper men. On TINS
subject he said: Any proposal is
ridiculous. with the present unsettled
and uncertain transit situation, which
seeks to guarantee q permanent scent
fare
At . o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
McAneny issued this statements:
Il note that a morning paper at
tributes TO me statement to the effect
that any proposal seeking to guarantee
permanent 5-ccnt fare would be
'ridicuulous' have at no time made
any such statement. Whatever l have
had to say on this subject. and all
that have had to say is contained in
the report Of the commission
Quotes Fake Interview
About the same time the Mayor is-
sged at the City Hail his attack on
Mr.. Curran's transit policy. In part
the Mayor said:
"Candidate Curran thus favors a
plan that prevents a permanent five
cent fare. which he says he favors
That the Interpretation make Of the
terms and effect of the Transit Com
, miss on plan with respect to a ilve-cent
fare is correct is shown by the state
ment of George McAneny, chairman Of
Governor Miler's Transit Commission
when he said the other day:
"'Any plan is ridiculous with the
present unsettled and uncertain transit
situation which seeks to guarantee a
permanent fve-cent fare
so much Of this statement as ap-
plies to McAneny's proposed plan and
pretense Of providing for fve-cent
fare is correct. That such tive-cent
fare plan can be provided for, however
is true. beyond doubt. provided that q
prohtably operated subways and ne"
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worn-out MIXED dry surface railway
j systems"
Source of Hylans Gospel
eve never have had better exam
pie of the way Mr.. Hylan takes hi:
dope from Mr. Hearst said transi
official yesterday. "Whatever Mr.
Hearst says Mr.. Hylan accents as gos
pei truth. The one creates interviews
whether they arc true or not and th'
other Incorporates them in his cam
Hearst G. Hylan, Inc, do not relish tn
fact that the Transit Commission il
adopting a scent fare policy has de
prived them of their chief campaign
slogan
The Mayors attack on Mr.. CurraI
continues in part:
Candidate Currans grotcsquc posi-
tion on this Miller transit plan i
easily understood After enjoying hi
refreshing sleep from a reading Of tn
plan he brooded over it for ten days
then heartily approved the plan itself
while mildly disappearing some of tn
vicious features of the plan which tn
public object to. 1t is quite plain tina
the real people and interests back o
this plan understand Mr.. Curran's po
sition. Immediately after it was an
nounccd John J. Lyons, who has op
posed the Miller position on transit i
New York City matters, was displace,
as the real controlling head of the Ne,
/. York City Curran campaign. He j
supplanted by Henry W. Taft, Ogden |
Mills and Charles D. Hiles, the trac
tion trio. Lyons opposed approval o
the Transit Commission plan, no doubt
but he was vetoed by Taft, Mills an
Hilles, higher in the Republican trac
tion controlled councils.
Attacks Opponents
"Mr. Tafts corporate Affiliations &C
count sor his views in the matter
Mills's New York Central and othe
; New York City traction holdings an,
those of his family determine hi
views on the Transit Commission
plan Likewise do Mr. Hilles's cor
porate affiliations, among others bein
his directorship in the Liberty Ma
tional Bank, Morgan institution re
Gently absorbed by the New Yor
Trust Company, controlled by Rocke
feller and other Standard Oil interests
, and his directorship in the Otis Ele
vator Company and similar corpora
tions account for his views"
, Preparations for the public hearing
on the transit situation to be he'll
next week at 40 Lafayette Street, wer
continued by the commission yestcr
day. The hearings viii extend owe
, several months. The first wtncsse
are to give evidence on the physica
and operation conditions Of til
various lines.
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