The New York herald., 1922-04-14
Tn Vain Is the Net Spread
He Warns, Quoting
From Solomon.
NEWSPAPERS IN RING
Joined With Interests to Dis
credit Him by Pounding En-
right, He Concludes.

Mayor John +. Hylan issued a long
statement yesterday explaining the at
tackS upon the Police Department II
differed quite radically from what has
hitherto been understood to be the
reason for the criticism. His explana-
ton follows:
THE public should know the real rea-
son for the present attacks on the Police
Department. The Ap-State traction
group of Republican politicians are try
ing to cover their tracks. They have
called to their aid newspaper allies,
SNUG surface respectablcs, certain hypo-
critical reform organizations, fake civic
bodies and these are operating In har-
mony with disgruntled gamblers whom
Commissioner Enright has put out or
business, and with discredited Wallstein.
This combination intends TO humbug the
people into the belief that the Police
Department has failed to do its duty IN
checking crime. and the newspapers that
arc operating with them. ever responsive
to the call of the interests. are trying
to further this belief.
.'Thia combination has evolved the
demning the Police Commissioner in
order 10 draw the public mind from their
past and present nefarious efforts to in
crease utilities rates throughout the
state Thus far we have beaten most OF
their efforts to Increase these ptilitics
rates and the effect Of such defeats has
been to prevent them from collecting un-
told millions in the last several years
Throughout the State.
The wisdom of Solomon.
"Thc utilities ring determined to put
over It's program of higher rates n
all PARTS OF this state and TO carry out
this end It must attempt TO discredit
and politically try to destroy those who
stand as a barrier to the accomplish
mont of this aim. We must discredit
Uylap. saws the Ring, and tho strategy
Is 10 do so by smashing the police. This
is The program that the people can ex-
pect will be attempted by these traction
and gambling interests. These same In
ferests caused the expenditure of half
a million dollars of the peoples money
last year and the year before through
tho Meyer Committee and the A'mirali
and Whitman fiascoes In an effort to
accomplish the same result. They failed
then because the people understood their
purpose and they will fail again FOR
the same reason. In vain is the net
spread In the sight of any bird says
Solomon.
zone OF the chief agents OF this tras-
tion- Republican newspaper ring Us the
offensive Wallstein who. for his failure
10 besmirch my administration. though
he had all the power OF the Legislature
behind him, received S29,500 out of the
state treasury, more than 10 per cent.
Of which was paid by the people OF
the city This was at the rate OF about
$4,000 a year Now Wallstcin sees an
other chance to get himself on the pay
ron of an investigating committee for
n large amount and for that reason he
Is out in y statement IN this mornings
newspapers rehashing some OF the false
hoods about the police that were dis
proven before the Meyer Committee.
The OuterbridGc Influence.
''The people passed judgment on Wall
STEMS Citizens Union and his state
meuts last November. The Citizens
Union is politically dead. having died
from the affliction OF wallstenitis. I
am crcdibly informed that before its
demise that defunct organization spent
$50 600 during the first two years OF my
administration In an effort TO injurc me
and my commissioners through hostile
and false newspaper criticism.
"The State and local Chambers OF
Commerce are under the influence of
Tugenius r. OuterbrIdge and the game
interests that put over the Port Au-
thority plan on the city of New York,
taking away from the elected city off,
cials the power to control the city's
waterfront. These interests are the
sa mo as those who control the public
utilities of the city and State and who
provide finances for the Republican
party in city. state and nation. These
interests arc determined to reflect Gov
Miller and In order to do so their legal
and political experts think they must
try TO discredit me. They believe the
impetus given to the program of public
ownership OF public utilities by me In
this city has had such an effect on the
people throughout the State that II viii
be demanded as one OF the chief pianks
IN the State campaign next fall. and
that the people will seriously insist that
the program be carried out. The greater
their effort to discredit me and public
ownership OF public utilities by indi-
rect or direct means. the greater will be