The National tribune., 1883-11-29
so. And now, comrades, keep the ball
rollingl
A Timely Warning.

Our altSDIlOn has Deeu cstHeu ny SUI
scriber at Hoboken, N. j., to the fact that per-
son, representing himself as an agent of THE
TRIBUNE, obtained the subscriptions of sew
eral ex-soldiers in that vicinity, month or
so ago, and failed to remit the money to THE
TRIBUNE, and that since then has not been
heard from. He gave his name as J. A. Lutz, |
and had Jurisprudence to pass himself off as a /
member of Sabriskie Post, with which, as a |
matter of fact, he had no connection what |
ever.
This is not the first instance of the kind |
that has been brought to our notice, where |
INSCRIPTIONS persons, pretending to be au-
thorized agents of THE TRIBUNE, have i'm
posed upon our ex-soldiers by soliciting
subscriptions for this journal and then alb
sconding with the money.
One Sol. Yewell," we have reason to be-
heve, collected large amount of money last
winter and spring in the State of Indiana,
for subscriptions to THE TRIBUNE, of which
he never made any return either to the per-
sons from whom he had collected it or to
this Office, and there may be, and doubtless
have been, many other cases in which frauds
have been practiced.
It is now, and has been from the first, our
desire to protect the public, as far as possible,
against such impositions, and we have stated
repeatedly that THE TRIBUNE neither en-
ploys nor recognizes any agents to collect
subscriptions for it. We reiterate this state
ment now, and we trust that the warning
will be needed.
There are many worthy and reputable
comrades who are now engaged in the work
of raising clubs of subscribers for THE
TRIBUNE, and we trust they viii persevere
in that good work; but it should be under
! stood by every body that they must rely for
| the safe transmission of the money which
| they intrust to TRIBUNE canyassers upon
| their own personal knowledge of their in
/ tegrity. In view of the fact that THE
| TRIBUNE's circulation has now reached
$4,000 copies weekly, and that it has sub
scribers in every State and Territory in the
! Union, it would be unreasonable to expect
us-since we cannot by any possibility have
a personal knowledge of the character of
those who are engaged in eanvassing on
/
certify to their financial responsibility; but
our ex-soldiers and other persons who may
be DESTROYS ofsubscribing TO THE TRIBUNE
can perfectly protect themselves against
impositions by simply making it rule to
never place their money in the hands of any
person of whose honesty they are not them
selves perfectly well satisfied.
In giving this warning we do not wish to
be understood as in any way rejecting upon
the character of the hundreds of warm
hearted and faithful comrades who, at the
sacrifice of their time and labor, have under
taken to cooperate with Us in the work Of
L
On the contrary, we feel that to them the
most grateful Acknowledgements are due, but
we think they will recognize, as readily as
ourselves, the importance of some such
course of action as we have outlined. Other
wise the success of these impositions would
be likely to breed such distrust of all can
yassers that even they might find it difficult
to obtain subscriptions We think it would
be well, in the case of all clubs that are
organized in Grand Army Posts, for the
Post itself to appoint some responsible mem
Der to take charge of the transmission Of
subscription money, as he would be respon-
sible directly to the Post as well as to the
subscriber for the money collected. In that
event as many as chose could engage in the
work of canyassing and would receive from
us credit for the number of names obtained
3 while the subscribers themselves could hand
their subscriptions directly to the official
appointed to receive them.
In view of the value and number OF ou1
premiums, especially designed for the beau
LITIGATION of Post rooms, the starting of Pos
libraries, &c, we think it win be to th'
interest of the Posts as well as The TRIB
UNE to adopt the suggestion which we hav,
made. There is no petty larceny more con
s temptihle than that practiced by person
: who, representing themselves as agents o
: THE TRIBUNE, appropriate to their own US
d the money collected for subscriptions from
our too-coniding comrades, and we shall b
: very grateful to any person who viii sent
: us timely information of any such attemp
:, that may be made hereafter. The swindlel
in every case where it is possible to appre
bend him, will have an opportunity of expi
ating his offenses in the nearest penitentiary
g Membership in the Grand Army.
In recent issue of THE TRIBUNE W