New-York tribune., 1921-10-24
len Cents Charged Under
Trustee System Which
C'1rran Declares Mayor
Offered to Shonts Here
'Hizzoner' Envoy i'm
Approaching I.R. t.
Coalition Candidate Gives
Details of Alleged Plot
to Barter City's Rights

Henry H. Curran, Republican-coali-
tion candidate for Mayor, produced yes
terday additional facts to support his
charge that Mayor Hylan and William
Randolph Hearst's attorney, G. S. Mac
Farland, entered into deal with Theo-
dore P. Shonts, formerly president Of
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, to raise the fares in New York
City to seven cents.
Mr.. Curran also showed how the
Hearst crowd managed to lift the fare
in Boston from five cents to ten cents.
and he characterized Mayor Hylan's
tive-cent fare cry as fundamental
fake. He charged that at Mr.. Hearst's
bidding Mayor Hylan sought to barter
away the rights of the people of New
York three years ago.
What will he (Hylan) do at Hearsts
bidding If we grant his demand that
ne enjoy four years more as Mayor of
New York;" asked Mr.. Curran.
Fears Another "Seli-Out"
"How soon will he try to sell us out
again, when he is sure of four years
more?
Hearst?" ~
Mr.. Curran's statement follows:
festerday | showed that Mayor
Hylan, who talks a lot about a scent
fare, did his best to saddle us all with
7-cent fare. From testimony given
under oath before the Public Service
commission, | proved that Mayor Hy-
ian, only ! little more than two wears
ago, went into deal with the late
theodore T. Shonts, president of the
lInlterborough In Rapid Transit Company.
The object of the deal was to soak the
city with 7-cent fare.
"On the stand Mr.. Shonts swore that
Mr. Hylan invited him to come to the
City Hall. Arriving there he met a
man whom the Mayor introduced as
MT. MacFarland, Mr.. Hearst's law
yer from Boston. Mr.. Shonts swore
that Mr. Hylan told him that Mr.. Mae
Farland was the man who put over the
trustee scheme of control of the Bos
ton transportation system. Mr.. Hylan
also told Mr.. Shonts that Mr. Mac
tarland would help the Interboroueh
So.thclals get 7-cent fare for their
lines.
"'The people will stand for an in
crease of fare if they know thew are
going. to get the benefit of it them
selves, when they would not if they
Knew a private CORPORATION was poinp
to get the benefit" Mr.. Hylan said TO
Mr.. Shonts at this time, according to
the latter's testimony.
I'VE saw how the plan was dis
ecussed at several secret conferences
between Mr.. Hylan and Mr.. Shonts and
was finally dropped-why, l do not
l Know, unless the traction officials
wanted even more than the cents
that Mr. Hylan was ready to give then,
What Combine Did to Boston
Now, have looked up this Mr.. Mac
Farland. | have found out Just what
he did for Mr.. Hearst in Boston.
nave also found out just what he and
Mr.. Hearst did to the people of Boston.
Mr. Hylan was absolutely right when
ne promised Mr.. Shonts that Mr. Mac
Farland could get the fare raised for
the traction companies in New York.
Ifat is exactly what Mr.. MacFarland
did in Boston, only he never stopped
ing the fare until the citizens in that
city now pay 10 cents where thew for
merly paid only five cents prior to Mr..
Hearst's benevolent interest in their
welfare.
Hearst waged his fight for higher
fare through his newspaper 'The Ros-
ton American There was no mask or
nretense about it up there. Mr.. Mac
Farland carried out Hearst's orders
there just as Hylan carries out Hearst's
orders here.
"The Massachusetts Legislature en-
acted and passed the elevated public
control bill, vesting power to operat.
traction lines in five trustees, appointed
by the Governor of the state, with au-
thority to regulate the fare. These
trustees took office on July /, 1918.
Ther first act was to raise the fare in
Boston to cents, to begin on August /.
Here is quotation from The Bos-
TIN American OF May %, 1918. thst
shows the part Mr.. MacFarland played
in consummating the Boston plan. 1t
is letter from Governor Mccall. of
Massachusetts. The article in THE
Amn~'can' raads:
"'The following letter was received
to-day by Grenville S. MacFarland, of
"Tha Boston American from Governor
Mccall:
"'My dear Mr.. MacFarland-I send
you herewith one of the quills with
which | have just signed the bill for
public operation of the elevated rail-
way, in token of your earnest, early and
effective advocacy of the bill.
Very truly yours,
SAMUEL w. MCCALL"
"There you have the inside facts.
There is the evidence that Mayor Hy-