New-York tribune., 1922-08-26
A Hirshfield Letter Attacking
The Tribune's Market Inquiry
And Several Facts Ii. Reply
Commissioner Is IN Doubt
as to the Veracify and
Identity Of Report
er Wh0 w rOfe of
Experiences as Peddler

N. He eR1OFI0BBfO9 EE FRnnEpF
1920 s'S,s s
The Tribune has received from DdUid
Hirshfeld. Commissioner OF Accounts OF
~, 49, ~, vs.h ,o,,a~ J,,te,
sNe SssB ~ Wv
august ~, IN tcktch Conpntassloseer iffrsh-
field objects to certain statements re-
aay;xn ad;t;a,,, ,,,{stbe citu mnrkets
nttacLs ac ~ Tbe - Tr;bmnn,s acracitv ana hom-
49, - dt;o,, ~ srh;cb ied r. tie articles
smDess.gas.0m s,.'s,a '0A'o" ''o - "'e - ''s'''
W,. H;r.b Ss,,,o hitter IL nr;nted he.
co,, ,,et;t,,ta The Tr;buna.s ren1u 10 the
specific charges made bg Mr.. Hirshfeld
achere specific charges are made.
To the Editor New YORK Iripune.
Sir: To-day's Tribune contains sup
posed anonymous letter from alleged
peddlers, and RdaAitorIai based on that
unsigned and ut tined alleged COM
munication.
THURSDAYS 7asa contained let
OF Citizen Peddlers of Greater New
OTOuUI&UtIDn
pashcurt merchants aoficS has h,n-
dreds Of msmbeTs 'attsr was
signed aoith the aa ~ ~ sFn,ai,
and stamped aoitA 3Gt o. sae or
ganixation. The a.sse of the signer
qUas Usthheld at his. o,cn request, fol-
loa0img universai newspaper practice
auhich preserves the confidence of corr
respondents qoho fear that to identify
) L.,
ton or hardship. A facsimile of the
letter appears on page three of to-
days Tribune. The editorial ,uas
based on this communication There
aoas NOTHING "allegeG or "supposed"
about the letter or the peddiers. or.
for that matter. about their oYievomce.
paddlers paw cn,,ectnrs
1,s+ .o1, ,oana1 aau. -
% ,masa aisIs ~ h.a app.au haa, - ny NJ fipune Pun
$3.50 " .,ha | ". ;,,,ed ~ ho ome d;ass Az 3as
h;nsssif M VIZ .ddiar y " 'e .hes aies u.Jea
Mn D; 90 - thI .nose al.
III wi s'sus.h sponS ~ enousaHes ~ So,
OK oi.su 80 noa.s M p paniieat;an u 49, =. aleseu ~
80 cenes PEI uay Iotiso'ions iro.l' ehein,
ansiIua.ine .,i,i inas iafse s,is suns q money
are peihg !liegai.y c1ileceea aaliy Dy
air n,arLa+s pS'
MI
4 ne o'taoees we.s oy ~. 9ny , nacastm,
soNo, a w we s~1se ol q peoG,eT' sota
Ir9ae s,:s Jrom pusncort or 1he @ Edst
Daas streets ,a lo1' seVeres. Gags. ley
qMosea sa !narheeS oo"e,aassaoner asss o'Not-
aeg goa 90 saysms enub aoHa1e eAsre e,y aoeTs
e,oyg Wuls peaaes1s e.s psJ1ases aosNGstg esshea
dlers min shouM hone ,,ey,a;ts ~ w;s ~. nct,.aii,,
possessed them there ,vould be from,
i 10000 to 1900 of them Issued IL
z sons Mr.. O O'lfalley ulso ,eho said that
25 cents q dan eDas collected from The
East Side a,eIdIers ,oho Ind IN ,naatb-
ly permits. The T,ibune d;d ,ot ~,
thai these 1ollect;o,,s ,nera .,,nJs AZ AZ
LeooIlai y but thnt tbea, ,,,r,,s
u;t;es for rett,, r,.ast ,,hsaI III: opEo,se
a, ., ~ ..o'eeo'' % - "e'
~ nave iived. IN New York practically
a,r ;a NY llie, know Ine East Side, Will
aanispuIg' ptu"nsvliee ana the other
,,;isa LII, se.i1ns e oi sne cs5y, am Ia
aIa.. at..aa wi.n eiie Ion cl ehe pushcart ped
which have heretofore confros,tad i;,,
Based upon that knowledge Il annearaa
to ME that Mr.. Racusin's statements
when not greatly exaggerated. were
highly colored.
When Mr.. H;rshfeld bos nushed
cayt an aud doau,, lie East Side sta.eess
for a fem dovs he ,,;Ii betts, ~, n,,rs.e' nsse
ciote the fact that My, Rocls;n,s stpts
ments mere ne;fhar orenti,, eranaes.-
ated nor hiohlu colored. but a st,n;obt-
forward ain,dSt stenooraphic aocomat
of things qvhich octuallv hanDened in
his personal euperience.
.r,,ls Ea;sar;.1 T..-.,,
-. o"'i a.hlui
:, ~ course TI | reallze that the owner
snip s OF Inc Irlpune and the interests
temntinp to serve ara and aituoas @ ~
been inimical to Mayor Hv1an ana nsSs a,ss
PEOPLES administration. In fact it Il
has been suppested To mo to.daw ~
in The Trihmne,s hind nart;sag . and
corporate hostile attitude . : Nv M a Pa1
cusin orr soma other similar ranortar
NAV have been the author Of tha So
called peddler's letter, in order to pro
vide chassis upon which to build
torial