The New York herald., 1922-10-22
MANENY DEN0UNCES
HYLAN'S 'MEEDACIFY'
in TRANSIT ATTACKS
Relies on Achievements to
Answer Fully Cries of
Politics.
BUS INQUIRY TO GO ON
Cannot Help 1t if Mayor Is
Discomfited'-Real Ser
vice to Result.
SUBWAY RELIEF CITED
Commissioner Says ''No Junk
Will Be Bought, and Mayor
Knows IT,
SUBWAY RELIEF CITED

Disclosures involving his pet munich
palIy operated bus system caused
Mayor Hylan yesterday to issue a
typed statement accusing the Transit
Commission of trying to ape the dis
credited Meyer investigating commit
tee."
The Mayor referred to George Nc
Aneny, chairman of tho commission,
as Traction Junk McAneny." CIar-
ence j. Shearn. formerly Justice of
the Supreme Court and now special
counsel to the commission, was stigma
matized by Mr.. Hylan as apparently
a tool in the propaganda campaign OF
the traction interests
X Mr. Shearn on Friday had interro-
gated James P. sinnott. Jr.. brother of
the Mayors sonin-law. concerning his
business Of insuring buses.
Mr.. McAneny later in the day an
swered what he called the Mayors
vicious and mendacious attack" and
took occasion to correct several state
ments thoroughly mendacious." He
charged that the Mayor is trying to
fool the people.
Tells~About sinnott Firm.
. The Mayor said the commissions
aping of the Meyer committee con-
sisted in giving out to the public just
before election misleading statements
in the hope of reelecting Gov. Miller"
He went on:
"They tried to create the impression
that am in favor Of city bus operation,
SO that some particular person or firm
might be able to write the Insurance
The insurance Arm which Counselor
Shearn tried SO hard to scandalize in
order to reflect on me has written about
forty-six insurance policies out Of some
400 or 500 buses requiring insurance,
and that only indirectly. know moth
ing about the business transactions of
this firm. i do know that they have as
much right to get business as any other
reputable firm.
You did not see McAneny and the
other two members of the State Transit
"a
out of the city and State treasury: nor
did you see Clarence Shearn make any
attempt to investigate the overcrowded
condition and the long headway of the
privately owned subway trains nor Of
the manipulation Of the traction ring"
"Hylan Schemes Impossible"
Chairman McAneny's reply follows:
No nrso t.f <Je
turbance is not surprising. For the last
two months he has been deceiving the
people OF the city with a lot of impos-
sible scheres put forward for political
purposes. Incidentally. he has viciously
and mendaciously attacked the Transit
Commission and all of It's works.
''The Commission cannot. of course.
allow such attacks to go without notice
When they are made In the heart of n
political campaign. they must be an
swered in the heart OF political cam
paign: and because they are SO an
swered. the Mayor charges that the
Commission. and not he, is engaged in
the business OF politics.
There Is some humor In this. J NAV.
at least. assure him that the Commis .
sion will permit none of his misrepre-
sentations to go unchalleng ged. and that
II proposes to continue to show the
method and the manner through which.
In transit affairs. he is trying to foil
the people.
THE Mayors statement OF this morn
ing Is typical. IT, in the course OF
events. any dereliction on the part Of
his departments or subordinates y
shown. he answers with fresh mud
singing. and with little else The Tran
sit Commissioners are pretty well usea
to this. This morning. however. for
the first time. he brings In the Commits
sion's counsel. Judge Shearn. who. he
said. Is "A tool In the propaganda cam
paign OF the traction interests. Whether
the Mayor intends this particular
charge as Joke may. be left to he
imagination; but a joke It certainly is.
"shearr Needs Nc Defense"
Judge shearn. OF course. needs no de-
fense at the hands OF the Transit Com
mission. His record of fine public SER
vice and complete independence is pretty
we'll known. He headed and fought In
Continued on Page Twenty.one.