The New York herald., 1921-11-04
STREET CLEANERS
CHIEFS RAKE HYLAN
Tell Department Employees
Mayor Has Abused and
Insulted Them.
CURRAN HIGHLY PRAISED
They Are Urged to Do Every
thing in Their Power to
Elect Him.

"Frem the day Hyian took office he has
done everything in his power to abuse
you and insult the leaders who spoke
for you." declares a statement made to
the members of the Street Cleaning De-
partment yesterday over the signature
Of Charles w. Stenborg and Thomas r.
Fitzgerald. their official representatives.
In accusing the men of conspiracy
against the city the Mayor Tied all the
time" the statement asserted. It is
predicted that 95 per cent. of the street
cleaners are opposed to Hylan and will
carry their friends with them for the
Curran-Lockwoo Gilroy ticket
1.-THE time has arrived. the day is
here" the circular begins, when you
can vote to throw out Of the City Hall
the Mayor who for nearly four years has
been trying to break up your unions,
who has twice vetoed your just pension
bills and who stood for the dismissal OF
800 of your comrades who didn't know it
was showing on that February Sunday
morning. At the same time you can vote
to make Mayor one OF your greatest
friends, and 4 man who as Mayor will
advise YOU SO that you will have the
good will and confidence OF the people.
If you vote for Hylan you are voting
for four long years of Leo. the Commits
sioner. who publicly called you and
your families 'Bolshevists at heart Just
think OF what this means to your fam
lies"
Attention is called to the 800 or more
men who We're thrown out of the depart
ment because they did not report for
work one morning, when they were sup
posed to be off. you know there are
nearly 600 who may yet be dismissed"
the statment continued, because they
too did not know it was showing"
IF you want to get rid OF the unjust
Leo Commissioner" the circular con-
tinues. ''if You want to save your or
ganization if you want your dismissed
comrades reinstated as they should be !;
IL you want to prevent the dismissal of
the 600 IL you want a Mayor who will
be just to the drivers, sweepers and
others. then for God sake go out right
now and ask the voting members of
your family and all your friends inter-
ested I'm decent government to do all
in their power to elect Major Henry Ii.
Curran Mayor Of our city. Don't listen
to those who now tell you how good
Hylan has been. Take it from those
who led your fights you never would
have anything but starvation and in
suits IL Hylan had his way"
1t is related that Hylan opposed pay
increases for the men in 1918 and vetoed
their pension bill passed by the Legisla-
ture in 1920. The highest praise is given
to Borough President Curran. and the
circular ends:
Major Curran is the father of the
right of appeal resolution. which passed
the Board of Aldermen in 1915. He was
the first official to urge that you and
other city employees should have the
right to defend your rights before any
body here or at Albany. There is now a
law which protects you as Major Curran
advocated.
Major Curran has always treated
your committees with courtesy, no mat
ter what position he held. He has given
them every consideration, and his record
alone entities him to the support of every
member of the Department OF Street
Cleaning