The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Insists Mayor Never Took a
Practical Step to End
Profiteering in Rents.
TRANSIT STUDY PLANNED
Four Rousing Meetings in
Brooklyn Also Hear of
Broken Promises.

speaking In Brooklyn last night
Henry H. Curran, coalition candidate
for Mayor, offered five suggestions on
housing, which. he said, if he is
elected, he will put to committee he
will appoint to deal with the housing
problem. Mr.. Curran's suggestions
are:
/. To increase the usefulness OF
the tax exemption law.
2. To cooperate with the city plan
work in the Board of Estimate, so
that local improvements may be CO.
ordinated with the most beneficial
housing development
3. To cooperate with the Board of
Estimate in planning new transit
routes in the best interest of housing.
4. To study the best types Of hous-
ing and their adaptability to the
various communities that make up
our city.
5. To draft housing legislation for
New York city for introduction and
consideration by the State Legis-
lature.
II am going to appoint housing
committee" Mr.. Curran continued.
And am going to get the very best
qualified. practical men and women that
know.
II do not charge that our present sit
cumstances outside of his control started
the trouble. do charge. however. that
face to face with the fact Of an acute
| shortage Of homes, because Of which
the health and happiness Of literally
hundreds Of thousands of our people
were menaced, Mr.. Hylan took not one
constructive step.
| Committee Smoke Screen.
| HE contented himself with creating
rent profiteering committee that was a
smoke screen and nothing else. Where
the city needed prompt and intelligent
action we got the typical Hylan -four
ishes and ruffies. l am going to prove
this from the facts.
Perhaps the most amusing of Mr..
Hylan's efforts to fool the people of this
city has been his recent assertion that
he has made serious attempt to deal
with the housing situation. A day or
two ago he declared publicly that he
was the sponsor for the tax exemption
measure under which plans for more
than 10000 homes have been filed in
the five boroughs. This Is an absolute
and deliberate falsehood, and nobody
knows 1t better than Mr.. Hylan. I am
| going to nail that lie right now. The
actual reverse Is the truth The rec
ords in the case are so plain and were
made such short time ago that I am
surprised at such a statement even from
Hearst's Man Friday, Hylan. These are
the facts.
"The housing situation lay so lightly
/ IN r oh xx-l.t 4
was at Is very worst he was busy dig
ging that million dollar hole which was
to be the Hylan court house. In spite
| Of my protests and In spite OF my DEM
onstrating that where one empty court
house was being built the money, labor
and materials should be used to house
four thousand families. Mr.. Hylan went
ahead with this court house scheme un-
til he stubbed his toe on scandal in
the limestone contracts"
Speaks at Four Meetings.
After leaving Erasmus Hall High
| School, where he spoke first, Mr.. Cur
ran stopped at Manual Training High
| School, Seventh avenue and Sixth street
Public School 167, Eastern Parkway and
Schenectady avenue, and the Thirteenth
Regiment Armory. Jefferson and Sum-
ner avenues.
"Only a little more than a week re-
mains OF this campaign" he snid al
| the last meeting. IT have told you
again and again about Mr.. Hylans
broken promises. Tonight am going
to tell you about housing-a problem
that l consider vital to the city's well
fare. 1 propose that my administration
shall not only show the way in finding
n permanent remedy for the present
intoIerable housing situation. but that
| Il shall also outline a policy whereby
we shnll be able TO cope with such an
emergency should II arise i'm the future
When become Mayor am going to
tackle this job at once"
! At the armory Mr.. Curran found the
auditorium crowded with guests at a
bazaar which was given by many charity
organizations in Brooklyn. Present also
were Gov. Miller and his wife and
Senator and Mrs. Calder
Much laughter was caused when the
Governor appeared at the fortune tel
lers booth. Miss Mary q. McGill was
In charge and the proceeds Of this booth
went to the National League for
Women's Service. which cares for dis
abled soldiers.
AS the Governor put forth his hand
| Miss McGill looked 1t over and ther
solemnly said:
"You must watch your step. Lool
| out for certain documents which yol
will be called upon to sign"
At the end OF his fortune" the Gov.
ernor drew n $40 bill from his pocket
and did not demand any change. Mrs
Miller followed him, but what was told
her could not be learned. Two of the
| Governors daughters. contributed $5s
each to an organization which looks to.
ward the education of foreign borr
children.