The New York herald., 1922-03-06
HYLAN Sees VICTORY
in BROOKLYN BUSES
Halls Proposal by Transit
Commissioner as Eindi-
cation of His Stand.
NEWSPAPERS ASSAILED
Declares Some Cannot Be
Fair and Deliberately
Lie About Him.
SAYS HE STOPPED STEAL
Mayor in Statement Enumer-
ates Advantages to City in
His obstruction
SAYS HE STOPPED STEAL

Tentative proposals by engineers If
ahe Transit Commission to scrap cer-
lain obsolete surface car lines in
brooklyn brought yesterday from
-'layor Hylan a statement in which
ne halls the recommendation OF buses
On some routes as a vindication of MS
city bus plan. He attacks what ne
calls the traction controlled news
papers for their opposition to his self
STYLED fight for a cent fare and his
lard, uphill battle for the people.
The Mayors statement says in part:
There has emanated from the State
transit Commissions engineer belated
suggestion that some surface lines in
Brooklyn be "scrapped' and that there
he partial substitution of buses This
proposal has met with the ecstatic APP
proval of those newspapers conspicuous
IN their opposition to me.
THE New York World, for example.
writes leading editorials on "Hylan and
obstructionist' and Foe of Transit
Progress" The workings OF the Worlds
editorial mind are beyond comprehen-
sion. Understanding the Heather
Ehinee" Is simple compared with 1t.
For several years vigorously urged
The "scrapping'' OF obsolete surface lines
in this city and the substitution of up
so-date and commodious buses in their
place
Mayor sees Big Change.
'The New York World and similarly
5nfluenced newspapers decried my pro-
posais and condemned them as utterly
ff1d dnf yreft Ia e+t, ,ns1 w.rl.a,
similar proposals are made through the
State Transit Commission. after / have
been advocating them for three years,
The newspapers that condemned my pro-
posals extend unrestricted Endorsement
to the same suggestion made in a meager
form by the State Transit Commission,
which form is insufficient for the trans
portation needs OF the public. The
commissions proposal. however. is only
10 nourish with buses the anemic and
decadent surface lines. for the benefit
or the private operators. at the expense
nf the public
THE oscillations and gyrations OF the
editorial minds of the traction press
sturprse but do not confuse me. no mat
ter how dizzy they make the editorial
~liters They are designed to mislead
the public, but they will be barren OF
result. because the public cannot be
ueceiVed Dy EDITORIALS from inspired
Cr tainted sources.
'sThe New York Tribune exhibits edi-
Soriai paroxysm over tine belated pro-
posal CT the Transit Commissions engi-
reer. saying:
It's condemnation OF those twenty-six
lines will leave Mr.. Hylan without one
az his most effective and oftenest em-
poyed arguments against the Transit
Commission
''The Tribune chooses to ignore the
vital difference between my plan Of
ius operation, which conserves the
financial interest of the public. and the
proposal of the State Commission.
which serves the financial interest of
the companies that exploit the public.
The city's bus plan. however, will be
carried out whether the State Transit
Commission indorses 1t or not. Several
months ago the Commissioner OF Plant
eSd Structures presented to the Board
Of Estimate plans providing for the
operation of buses in all the principal
streets in all the boroughs. The Board
CT Estimate approved the routes desig
mated by the Commissioner and also
approved the expenditure OF s25000.00
for the purchase of new buses and the
Installation of these new bus lines