New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Hearst, Greatest Man in
u. S. Johnson, Pinchoi
and Wanamaker to Save
the Old Ones, He Says
Lays Our War Entry
To "Wall St. Greed"
Heaps Abuse on British,
Hughes, Mellon and Ku-
Klux in Chicago Speech

tional bankers and the food prohteers'
control both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties when the nominations for
the 1924 Presidential candidates are
made, undoubtedly, In the opinion Of
Mayor Hylan Of New York. there will
be a third party Presidential nominee
in the feld to contest the place with
them. Mayor Hylsn does not believe,
however, that such control, which he
insists Is virtually absolute to-day, will
last up 70 the time Of the nominating
conventions. What the head Of the
New York City government anticipates
IA a distinct shift IN the tendencies OF
Democratic and Republican parties,
with corresponding change In the
charact Of thkir Presidential nomi-
nee. whiei, he believes, will satisfy the
people and at the same time obviate the
third party possibility.
MAJOR Hyian named Rodman Wana-
maker. Clifford Pinehot or Hiram John
aon as probabilities for the Republic
can nomination. As the likeliest Demo
cratic standard bearer he named VIII
liam Randolph Hearst.
"what the People Want"
"Wbat the people want he said sis
a man whose sympathies are with the
people and not with gold, a candidate
| on either ticket with a proved progress
sive record. II the international bank
ers and the food prohteers control both
parties there undoubtedly will be a
third party but IL strikes me they won't
be able TO-"
In his speech before the Cook County
Real Estate Board tonight Mayor
Hylan bitterly scored the present con.
struction Of both the Republican and
Democratic parties, denounced the
Ku-Klux Klan in unmeasured terms
and In between took occasion 20 turn
aside and pay a strong tribute to
Hearst and the services Of the Hearst
papers in obtaining for himself the
Mayoralty Of New York.
says Greed Sent Us Into the War
He also assailed both the Republican
and Democratic parties, the powers Of
greed and corruption" in Wall Street,
blamed our entry into the war on
British Interpretations and Wall
Street greed and scored the tariff law.
The speech was under the sponsor
ship Of Mayor William Hale Thompson.
with whom he conferred at French
Lick Springs. Ind, recently over the
pol teal outlook for 1924.
While Eastern reports have indl-
Gated their conference would be con-
tinued during bis visit here, both
executives were ron-eommittal on the
subject.
Mayor Hylan, who arrived here to-
day, will leave for New York Monday
noon.
A small group Of excessively
wealthy individuals" control both the
major political parties, he told the
realtors. and through the exercise OF
powerful, sinister and too often un-
! lawful influence have become the viz
tual dictators of the destinies OF more
than 100000 people
They have dictated nominations foI
the Presidency. he said. written the
platforms and party pledges, and be-
cause of their campaign fund contri-
buttons arrogated 10 themselves the
right to dictate governmental policies.
Public officials who dare to oppose
this power, Mayor Hylan said' are
driven 10 can earthly as well as politi-
cal grave" or compelled to compromise
with their conscience and become sub
servient tools.
Calls Hearst Greatest Man"
"I might say TO you" he continued
"in all candor, that either alternative
might have been my lot, and that
might not now be Mayor Of the City OF
New York II one of the greatest, most
useful of citizens and through his pub
lications the most powerful individual
in the United States. William Randolph
Hearst. had not enabled me. through
the columns Of his newspapers, 70 pre-
sent my side Of the city administra'
tion's case 20 the people.
The interests OF Wall Street bankers
the Mayor continued, "aro common
with those OF their ilk on the. other
aide Of the Atlantic" and this be as
serted, was evidenced BY our entry
into the war"
Great Britain and the Allies, he
charged, misled Americans by their
censorship and edited and doetored
newspaper dispatches 10 make them
conform 70 their cause.
America went into the war, he said.
10 protect the foreign investments OF
the Wall Street bankers and because
the great munitions manufacturers
wanted the additional prohts that
would accrue TO them.
Some bankers are now urging, ne de-
ciared. that America remit the ten bill
lion loans 20 the Allies because they
would have a better chance OF collect
ing their own foreign investments He
attacked Secretary Of State Hughes as
a atool Of the Standard 0il' and a
sformer Rockefeller Sunday school
teacher"