The New York herald., 1922-11-03
H|,ANuk NWHAIkN
R1HE| III MEAkV
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made public from the City Hall as
follows:
IL am glad to see that Commissioner
Whalen walked into the Transit Com
mission hearing and told $60,000-a-
year Shearn and the SIS, 5,000-a-year
Traction Triplets what he thought of
them. Any other upright man would
have done the same thing. Not only
that. he might even have pulled some
body's nose in return for the ISLANDERS
and aspersions cast by them In low,
filthy attempt to discredit him and
city bus operation.
"a red blooded man would have re-
scnted being called a liar IL he were
not guilty. but l did not see any such
resentment on Shearn's part.
Mayor Grows voluble.
Commissioner Whalen has done a
notable thing in putting buses on the
streets and he has taught the traction
ring that the city can supply bus trans
portation on five cent fare II the
traction ring itself cannot or will not
do so. No amount of slarder on the
part of the traction ring newspapers or
hired public tools will detract one iota
from the value of the bus service that
Commissioner Whalen has rendered the
people during the last three years"
George McAneny. chairman of the
Transit Commission. when his attention
was called to his Honor's euloGium
upon Commissioner Whalen. merely re-
piled: THAT statement answers ITSELF -
After Commissioner Whalen had deto-
mated his high explosive expletives in
the face of Mr.. Shearn OH Wednesday
Chairman McAneny. while presiding,
passed q note down to Mr. Shearn In
behalf of the commission. asking the
counselor if he desired that the COM
mission insist upon an apology from
Mr.. WhaIen. Mr.. Shearn read the note.
smiled at the chairman and wagged
his head in The negative. This became
known yesterday.
Mr.. McAneny. before he had seen the
Mayors effusion, had made public
statement that said in part:
1.-THE commissions inquiry into the
conditions at present surrounding the
operation of the municipal bus lines
will continue for at least three or Tour
weeks. Apparently the surface only
has been scratched. Those who ride
on the buses daily may be assured.
however that the purpose OF the COM
mission Is to keep every one OF the
lines that has proved its use In perma
nent operation.
a,.N he 11yt1t tg
through its counsel began to examine
the present operators the amazing story
of the way In which the buses have been
used for political and personal grating
purposes began to take shape. Enoug-
has been disclosed to convince the com.
mission that the inquiry must be
searching one. It proposes to spare no
mains In getting at the entire truth un-
DERIVING the present situation. Its time
has been limited by the court, but II
hopes that further stays may be secured
IL necessary.
Implied Charge Baseless.
"The implied charge that the present
moment has been chosen for the inquiry
through some plot upon the part OF tn
commission and the court--and that is
what Il would amount to--s o course
thoroughly baseless. II the disclosures
that arc coming out from day TO das
happen to come at time when they
throw light upon the Mayor politica.
schemes, that Is the fault OF the Mayor
himself and not OF the commission.
''The fact is 20 be repeated and en-
phasized that the patrons OF the lines
have nothing to fear. They may be as
sured that the Transit Commission pro-
poses TO see that they are given lines
that are run for service and not proht
The commission. moreover. believes that
there ought TO be more bus lines and not
fewer"
Louis Riedl. whom Mr.. whalen stig-
matized as "a faker. liar and per
jurer' Yesterday. re,aliated by hurling
back at the Commissioner the epithets
''liar and hypocrite."
"If Commissioner Whalen IL quoted
correctly in the press then he is a liar
and a hypocrite and he will be held
by me to the proof Of what he told th'
Transit. Commission" sad Mr.. Riedl
"On the appointed day I had forty-eight
buses ready for operation. but my
drivers told me that they had received
instructions coming from Commissioner
Whalen that I was TO be dlsregarded
NV drivers told me the best thing
could do was 10 beat IT,
"Any statement that I failed TO fulfill
my obligations under the franchise are
lies They can't be described otherwise
am in a position TO prove every state
ment have made"