New-York tribune., 1922-03-20
Nachold Says Jntcrmyer
Charges Are Fulschoods
Demands Proof Of Crookcd
York in Fight on Housing
Bills: Denounccs 4HaCks

Edmund Machold, Apcascr Of tho
Assembly. replied yesterday to the
charges oil Samuel Untcrmycr chief
counsel TO the Lockwood Housing
Committee, that Mr. Machold, Assem-
blyman Thomas A. McWhinncy and
powerful underground influences were
responsible for the defeat Of impor-
tant measures proposed by the com
mltce for the relief Of the housing
situation.
The Speaker characterized Mr.. TN
tcrmyer's statements as "full of mis-
representation and falschood.' which
hc would not let 20 unanswered. He
insisted that the committee had been
informed on February | that the Leg
iSlaturc would adjourn on March H.,
but that the committees eighteen
bills werc not forthcoming from Mr.
Uutcrmyor until March |.
Says Time Was Lacking on Bill
Under the circumstances he asserts
the Ilulcs Committee did not have
time to study the Trade Commission
which he said was one Of the most
important measures submitted to tho
Legislature since the Public Service
Commissions law.
MIR. Machold was emphatic in his
declaration that no changes had been
made in any of the proposed meas
ures without the consent Of Senator
Lockwood, chairman of the housing
committee. and denied that any lobby
was responsible for the defeat or
emasculaton of any Of the measures.
MIR. Machold made public his state
ment at the Hotel Commodore last
night shortly after his arrival from
Albany. and in the presence Of George
A. Glynn Republican state chairman.
"Many Of these bills said MIR. Mac
hold dealt with highly technical
questions which could not be under
stood without very careful study, and
for this reason the Assembly was IN
cllned to be careful, believing that
under such circumstances 1t was bet
ter TO delay action than to enact
measures of far-reaching effect which
they did not understand.
Denies Emasculation of Bill
II cannot condemn too strongly the
unwarranted and malicious statements
of Mr.. UntormYcr about the activities
Of lobby at Albany against the Trade
Commission bill. and the ono providing
for supervision Of insurance rates by
the State Superintendent of Insurance.
His charge that this latter bill was
emascuated at the bchcst OF lobby
in the last hour OF the session is an
absolute untruth. The changes were
made only after a conference with
Governor Miller and Senator Lockwood
and al agreed to the changes, which
only made the law conform to the es-
tablished practice Of the reasOnabl le-
ness Of fire insurance premiums. which
is followed in the entire nation.
Here let me say that Mn Untcr-
myer we'll knows that no changes were
made in any of the Lockwood bills
without consultation and agreement
with the chairman Of the committee,
Senator Lockwood, who i'm most i'm
stances proposed the changes himself
and i'm every instance agreed to what
ever changes were made.
"The defeat OF Nh Cntcrmyer's pro
posal for tho establishment of q Trade
Commission was entirely due to the
fact that the members did not have ar
opportunity to study and understand
It's provisions. This was a new aud
very important piece of legislation ano
tho Assembly was asked in the last
hours of the sos r~n t0 act ON this
proposal i'm amended form which ac
tion, i'm my oninion. they very properly
refused Ii is important to note tina
this bin. upon the defeat Of which Mn
Untermyer Lays particular stress wa.
separately submitted by the Lockwood
committee without recommendation
for the consideration of the Lcgisla
turc
Untermycr Suggestion "Prcpostcrous'
"Yet notwithstanding thc fact tha
it is one Of the most important meas
uros submitted to the Legislature sine
the Public Service Commissions law
and even more imnortant than tina
measure i'm that instead Of regulating
a single class of coroorations it under
takes to regulate the activities Of th
whole industrial world Mr.. Unter
mYor insisted that it should he enacted
without being considered by lcgisla
tive cOmmlttoc and wit hout c,,irer q ?,