New-York tribune., 1922-04-29
Hvlan Makes
Job Hearing
HecklingParty
Tells B'klyn Chamber Men.
Urging Unemployment
Relief. He Thinks they're
Too Thick With b. II. 7.
Church Group Criticized
Mention of Arthur Woods
Starts Mavor or Tirade:
Union Man Gets Attention


chamber Of Commerce and other civic
and labor organizations relative to
&c adoption Of measures for the
emergency relief o. ,he unemploy ed
rhe hearing lasted more TRAN hour,
most Of which members Of the board
spent in heckling Mayo Fesler, secre-
tsry o. the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
nerce and other members Of tha9
body Trey gave close attention. how
ever, to the reman<s Of William F.
Kehoe, secretary Of the Central Trades
and Labor Council ~ Greater New
York
Mr. Fesler started to read the com
raunication and recommendations Of
the Brooklyn chamber, when the
Mayor. Comptroller Craig and Murray
Hubert, President Of the Board Of Al
dermcn. interrupted him and kept up
running fire of questions.
Il understand that the chamber is
,ary close TO the r. r. T Is that so -"
asked Comptroller Craig.
at is rot" replied Mr.. Fescr
Il can furnish proof as TO that, in
terposed the Mayor. II have been
told that the b. r. 7. paid for twenty
Eve memberships
"Sore at U.s. He Says
That is not true" replied Mr.. Fes-
Ier "The B. r. T. have no membership
in the chamber. In fact, they are ex-
tremely sore at us
Comptroller Craig then brought up
The question Of the construction of the
Nassau Street subway, and asked if
/, 10
cham ber's committee to get the Tran
1T Commission 70 advertise the CON
tract for the construction Of this line.
Mr Fesier said that he could not an
swer the question and the Comptroller
continued:
~ understand that the contract was
DELAYED because the B. K. 7. didn't
want the line built, and ] want TO rec
ommerd TO the chairman Of the COM
mittee that they walk up to A9 Lafay-
ette Street and find out why, after nine
Years. that contract hasn't been adver-
;,sed. | think it is about time that the
contract was let This Nassau Street
line has now reached condition thai
viii help the unemployed immen sely if
vou car get the commission to do
something. think the committee
snoud look into it
Mr. Fesler said that he would be glad
10 put the Comptroller's suggestion be
Sore the committee Aldermanic Presi-
cent Hulburt declared that the city
had done more 10 help the unemployed
han the Federal and state govern
ments put together
For Unsalaried Commission
Mir. Fesler finally succeeded in com
pleting his reading OF the recommeu-
detion of the Brooklyn Chamber. He
said that the unemployment commit
yec Of the chamber had been giving
serious attention TO the uncmplo.
merit situation in The city, particu-
larly in Brooklyn, for the last two
fears. They recommended the speed
nP UP Of ali forms Of necessary pub
nc works now in tho contract stage
and the appropriation Of money there
for. They recommended the appoint
ment by the Mayor and the Board Of
Estimate of an unemployment commits
s.on. representative OF all the inter
csts involved, unsalaried and with
-unds suT to cover necessary Of
ICE and clerical expenses, and with
power to make full survey of the
1nemp loyment situation in New York
city. and 70 submit from time TO time.
~ recommendations for the relief and
prevention Of unemployment and 20
cooperate with other similar commits
sons that have been or may be ap-
pointed BY the state or the Federal
government
M. Kehoe. the labor leader, said that
the city was doing all that could be
done. but that the state and Federal
agencies had accomplished practically
nothing.
H,l Ian Is Skeptical
Darwin J. Meserolc, Of Brooklyn
chairman Of committee composed of
Bishop william T. Manning, Archbishop
?. j. Hayes and other churchmen.
Judges, lawyers and representatives of
a6or organizations, asked the board to
appoint 4 committee to cooperate with
The Federal and state governments, in
dustrial bureaus IN an effort to relieve
the unemployment situation Mayor
Hylan looked over the list Of names Of
the committee represented by Mr.
Meserole and said:
why. / can put my finger on half
dozen names on this list who have no
more interest IN the unemployed than
] have in African Zulu
Mr.. Meserole also mentioned .he
name Of Colonel Arthur Woods. former
Police Commissioner, who is chairman
of the Committee on Civic and Emer-
gency Measures of Pres ident Hardinc's
Conference on Unemployment.
W 'io - ttIlS man W OOuS Querled
Mayor Hylan. isn't he the former Po-
ice Commissioner
When Informed that It vas the same
man, the Mayor declared that "the
pgger in the woodpile is now being
hauled out, and | don't mean any dis
respect TO the colored folks when I
say that
Drags in Meyer Committee
The Mayor declared that he had been
informed chat Colonel Woods was "be-
hind the Meyer Committee which cost
the citv thousands of dollars"
We'll. he certainly got some men
employment on that committee, put in
Aldermanic President Hubert.
At this point little woman in black.
with dark swapping eyes. arose TO
speak She proved TO be Mrs. Darwin
J. Meserole.
II want 10 say that everything that
this board has done so far has rot re-
iieved unemployment she said IL
think that an exact computation would
show that more time has been taken
up by members of this board than by