Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-02
Monday being Independence Day, the EVE
MING NEWS will not be published.
BRINGING NEW WORKERS TO TINE

1t begins to look as IL the New York state
officials were coming to their senses In regard to
automobile reciprocity with New Jersey. Sec
rotary of State Lyons. Of New York, is coming
off his high horse and has dropped his defiant
attitude. He has been made to realize that
when 1t comes to arresting nonresident auto
lists for not complying with New York state
Jaws. although they may be living up to the
strict letter of the law as far as their own state
is concerned. it is something that can be worked
in New Jersey as well as in New York. Latest
reports from Albany are to the effect that after
. consultation with the attorney general OF that
state, Secretary Lyons is more disposed to meet
with Commissioner Dill. of New Jersey, in an
effort to adopt a policy regarding the operation
of automobiles from their respective states that
will be mutually satisfactory.
. New Jersey does not want an war
with New York or with any other state. but
New Workers. must be made to understand that
they cannot come over here and do as they
please, disregarding all law and traffic regula-
lions, and crowding J~erseymen out into bitches.
while New Jersey residents who venture across
the border into New York state are arrested
on the slightest provocation even though they
are conforming with the motor vehicle laws Of
their own state.
It stands to reason that II Jerseymen have
to conform to New York laws as well as New
Jersey laws in order to operate cars In New
York state, there is no use having a reciprocity
agreement between the two states. The same
applies in regard to New Workers. coming into
New Jersey. Reciprocity ought to work both
WAYS and If an autoist is conforming with the
laws Of the state in which he is registered he
ought not to be molested as long as the reel
procity agreement exists.
Residents of both New York and Pennsylva-
MIA have abused New Jersey laws for a long
ume. They come over into this state by the
thousands, hog our roads and wear out our
pavements. It is high time that the state au-
thorities took action. Commissioner Dill would
have been derelict in his duty If he had al
losred. to- pass unnoticed the action OF the NE"
Yofk authorities in arresting a Jerseyman when
he was complying with every requirement Oh
the New Jersey law, although at the time ne
was operating his car in New York state.
Down in South Jersey they have just been
celebrating the completion of the famous Whlte
Horse pike, the direct route from Camden to
Atlantic City. This road is used by thousands
OF Philadelphians every weekend about as
much as the road through this city to the Mon
mouth coast resorts is used by New Workers. 1t
IL natural that Philadelphians should rejoice
over the completion of this beautiful stretch OF
highway all the way across the state puiit al
the expense of the New Jersey taxpayers.
what do Jerseymen get in return for furnish
ing this excellent highway which Philadeiphlans
enjoy so much without question:? We can only
Judge from what the Camden Courier says abou'
il. According to the Courier, Jerseymen are
frequently greeted in Philadelphia with some
thing like this:
.Hey. you farmer! Come ahead with that
tugboat! Where do you think you're at-in
Jersey"
Ana that is just about the attitude OF a great
many New Workers toward Jerseymen, and one