New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
|aylall Pounds
Interests i'm
aone Rule Plea
aavor Repeats Old Attack
on Especial Privileges''
Press. Rockefeller Fo,ln.
da,ion. Etc. at Conference
ylf EuIogy Not Lacking
/ pon,esc,,,atives Of AZ Cities
a. Meeting: Abolishing of
State 7. :. E. l. Favored

- rites OF the state to discuss lcgis-
..;,n and amendments 10 the state
-,~s,;,ution that would bring greater
-,asure of home rule to the cities
- John +. Hvian of New York, in
- opening speeen denounced S'a'e
...rforsrcc with home rule by tho
gnS;c Service Commission and the
ys. YORK Transit Commission.
TAe conference later went on record
81. fsyorinc the abolition Of tho State
e.,l;c service Commission. The vote
xss Is to Q.
Tho commission was repeatedly at
.,cked. speaker alleging that 1t had
;s,jed 10 remedy evils in connection
w;.h yates and service Of public utlA-
,ss TIE New York City delegation
led the attack on he commission.
Enactment Of amendments to the
Constitution and the statutes providing
Il home rulc generally and specifically
IS arphcd to utilities was urged IN
;her RESOLUTIONS adopted. The con
Agencc Went ou record unanimously as
h,oring amendments that wlll give
-un cipalities the night to own and
ontrol public utilities
Wit a view toward preventing
4 ,glslation creating bodies similar to
me liaNS'' 'of''flSs'o', 'nc cohici
'nce No''o 20 supPoi@ 'pe passase ol
sn amehe"i''' 'na' no ~" hereafter
1ay ','@s' %nE ne" ,'li"Ee' Town or
iy ono WHY" NJ .le.uoc within
IS po"f'S @'+ ~ e"' Uas' GUNS no"
'sefclsed ny any loca' on lcer where
'He lncumo'h' "l Such ne" ofilce
is to oe appointed pF any state officer
Or ohice'
inc col''i'',.-. a'so recomneNdod
''a' 'hs hes's.",''S pass n'iis nav
llg as 'oeH pu' Vose a,hendmentS to
ne elsll pl@vsl'' ace ai,u iunl'c SefV-
re commission Avs GIVING me clt'es
ne i'e". - pS.'..- 90 III aii hearings
ssfoIe 'nc COMMISSION on any BOND
ssue OF o''s' ADpi'ca''oh before the
ommisslon'
y" "hes o"i '''o Is less Alnany
rue anu ,naei ~. rience arg more loca'
e1'O,o'as N'Ne Tue
those things which are OF vital interest
70 mems e. t' Us iave nome rue
'e'Hl1..nS ~, i'i9e 'ooai sel'
sO,e.n4"ei..' .. 70 o"h' oontloI
'nu opei~es i~01 ''ll''rs'
ns - "Hioeo lronV
'ssns' eApioiee one people 'he
psc1ai pi !. - A''is, iiilerestS ano
VIZ '.Iasp,.s,VS ~ -. e aelps lu'lea press
anu s,e "o'.pie.i'so pulielcal leaders
.r .- s.'', ''''i '-' yo'i p".LieS VINO
,;'s s;1r gs.lal 90 .ns ps'p.g mo ,ne hahds
..tsal sa,,ap'p '''.o..v' p"oiic utility ana
Ysyor Hven criticized tho roclo-
taer Foundation. which. he said. holds
nat the children Of blacksmiths tim
,nlths' cooss and others must be
brought up 10 the trades followed by
their fathers The foundation. he de-
clared, maintains that it is mistaken
pohey to educate too highly the
enVdren Of woilmen.
M mayor sr2 dyian said, IN part;
Republicans alike tbronabn,,t 49, 49,, a'.o
I want to see the Citv Of New York as
well as their own boms cit,ae onJ "5
towns governed efficiently and cconom-
lcally without state interference. The
also want to see the state we'll GOV.
erned'
As move in this direction. would
It not be conducive to the welfare If
every city and the state i+so1f fo, +he
nghtthinkins members IF botb ,ar+;es
honestly and sircarol,- das;,.;,,a ~
serve the public veal. "a ,acocn;zo y
common interest and q ,oS.nai '''-, ',,r1 a
nose, and bvs avoidin,~ on iu'
y ines and ,orro,. M ~'olulng an partisan
: determination az ~ '1o.,,.' ,,,' ~, aaLN d.
nunity may heln tho W o+So'. rS'sr snd eo,,.-
compah what is hest for '1l, anu az
Two Al.
ar- assaults Alleged
III ne" Aork City there are two
stan stan, =. assaults upon the citadel eta % of
tSSseil'neh'. ~ One element comprises
e ever -siaspng traction. gas. cleo
Hlol'y' telephone and food monopo-
.eS' 'Ae other represents the vjcious
eIS.."s "p. ana underworld crew.
nui the cause of the neonle 10 ro+
altogether hopeless. non. dbonid RoopIJ 10 noe 20,
o'@@GT9auraged. @Tag we ''
mere has been an awaLen;r, an
ns part OF all honest adhere,4s of
,ls;s poh'lcal parties that certain of
mSre @ Pohtical leaders are nothing
ton .r,s. rnah the hired men of the trac-
The dece@t ssp 'rs nsania a,Iaed J., interests.
are seeing tbo vaI,,o -, ns poen partlcs
gether in ths dotarn,;,,.. ol uaaulhg TO-
nate from then. ranl.s thoao ~ e!lmi,
pirates and rarinnIafors s',vhe ,,bo polie1cal
ing 10 delive- the ,rrea+ hnJ,, e ltS .is
N OF eXploitinp cornorot;ons 49,
public plunderers WI p'' S''o''' aho
There hss beer r,o.;
aen that it is Tho q 49, s'o"'as WI s tonV1e.
ssssys and docs tbat .'''a- aro A"r wv wnav ne ne
'lhe real friand f,Ja, a''l,ia. at a.lon' .l
tines and re.sai,,o '.gno ol 'he people be,
s.,y polite ''''' 40 s"e" resaroiess OF
r.!he state has boo, ,;,.;, A.,
W Of New Yorl een sfsllIg TO ehe
Nsaiator,, 1e[-;ti., a peliect Nlagar I'd