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Show Cbarles L Hughes And Mayor Hylan In Tilt of Words i ! Jurist Declines to Be As-j As-j sociated With j HeWSr- j i I By Associated Press. I sr.W YORK. Iec. II. harlee E. Hughes mad; public here eorreepon-, eorreepon-, dence fxebanged with Mayor Hylan, In which was made known his rcsUuJ , to serve on the mnyor committee to welcome homecoming; troops twnrauso William R. Hearst waa a member. Other prominent New sYorkero have also refused to servo. In a letter declining his appointment, appoint-ment, Mr. Hughea said he regarded "this relation of Mr. Hearst to tho city's welcome as most unsuitable.-and unsuitable.-and our men cannot fall to resent It." Mayor Hylan replied that Mr. Hughes pleasure at tho return of tho troops must have been very deep i seated, when you allow your personal i feelings with respect to an Individual ! to influence you, rather than your duty to tho soldier boys," and added that ho I supposed "if you and Mr. Hearst had been of draft age and had been called by tho government, you would have refused to serve. Mr. Hughes answered that ho could ! show his appreciation of tho aoldlers I work without participating In "the use of tho city's welcome as a vehicle for a public testimonial to Mr. Hearst." |