Evening star., 1928-05-31
RLAN PARADE ROW
WORRIES TAMMANY
but Organization Is Facing
Music of This and Graft
Scandals.
By LEafUEL T. PARTON.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
NEW YORK, May 31.--Anti-Smith
Forces are making the most of the row
nver Police Commissioner warren's re-
Iusal to allow the Ku Klux Klan of Ja-
anaica 10 stage a Memorial day parade.
Although the commissioner had reversed
Aais previous order. forbidding the ia
nnaica Memorial Association TO parade
because of the participation of the Khan.
the association refused to accept the
1oriviiege and this was the first Memo
rial day in Is years on which Jamaica
Mad 10 parade.
s with Senator Heflin due in New York
Stste in two weeks, 10 put on CAM
snaign against Gov. Smith. the Klan
suddenly finds itself reinforced by a
Enon-KIan organization and many news
koapers. and no opportunity to bring
Gov. Smiths name into the ruction has
been neglected.
! Harry J. Styles Of the Memorial Asso-
scistion. who says he IS not KlanSn1sn.
quoted Commissioner Warren as hav-
@ng told him he would forbid the parade
kcut Of loyalty TO Gov Smith and Mayor
TWalker. to whom he owed his appoint
kaent. This Commissioner Warren
promptly denied, but said he might have
1gaid something about there being I'M
Slsual danger because Of Gov. Smiths
randidacy.
s Nerves Upset.
Z 1t had been reported that Mayor
sWalker, considerably embarrassed by
ei1e police commissioner ban on the
sparade-since ii also had barred the
snon-Klan memorial association-had
h0
(which ha6 led to the eleventh hour
kpernlit. reversing the previous order
xTs1is the commissioner also denied. in
sEisting that he had acted entirely on his
hcwn initiative. II is known, however
Ehat Official nerves-undUly sensitive
with the entire Nation scrutinizing
kTamnany just now-are considerably
kstrsined over the incident, realizing
shat what should be a minor souabbIe
IS being nlagnified into an instance of
stntolerance. Even papers friendly TO
kthe administration are insisting that
rComulissioner Warren exceeded his au-
kthority. first in forbidding any parade
and later. after reversing himself. for
bidding the Klan TO join the march.
, Although il has been denied that
sSenator Hefin win campaign In New
SYork State. under the auspices Of the
sKlan. II Is whispered that Emmett D.
SSm.th OF the Jamaica Klan. has sent
Kthe Senator full and detailed report
sof the incident and that the Senator
swll megaphone IL over the State when
ne arrives. The incident. 50 far. reveals
sresourcefui political strategy on the part
kof the Smith opposition, although they
khaTe been able 70 dTay II the COVER
knors name cniy In the most roundabout
way.
Bad for Tammzny.
On the whole, events have worked
tout rather badly for the new Tam
smany. with the parade row warming
*up Just at q time when the street
*Caeantng and Queens sever scandals
were making trouble While there are
no indications that the charges Of
Senator Hedin are taken seriously by
New York offcialdon. there is no de-
sire 70 provide him with ammunition
and within the last few weeks there
have been several conferences Of Tam
many leaders In which the national
aspects Of various local issues were
earnessiJ discussed.
~ tnet. no cg1e can say that there
has been any Official effort 10 side
& track the trial of the confessed graft
erS e the street cleaning department.
which Is now assuming the proper
tons Of major scandal II is iincom-
Portable, but Tar1many Is facing the
music.
s sCogyrgat 1871