New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-30
charged Justice welds yesterday, as no ono sppeare
to testify against him.
MIR. DERLY SET RIGHT.
INFORMED ABOUT PRESS DISPATCHES.
CORRESPONDENTS WITH PRESIDENT STONE OF THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS.

INFORMED ABOUT PRESS DISPATCHES.
| CORRESPONDENTS WITH PRESIDENT STONE OF TIL
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Soon after the Cleveland Convention OF the
Knights Of Labor there published In several papers
what purportcd to Interview with Mr.. Powdery, III
which he reported commenting in severe terms oil
the Associated Press reports Of the convention and ~
holding Jay Gould responsible for them As the reports
did contain any OF the Objectionable things OF winch
Mr. Powderly complained, and 1t was evident that he
| nina was confused between what supplied to the
papers by the Associated Press and by special CORE
spordents. opportunity given to him to obtain
information the subject With this explana-
ton the following correspondence will he made clear
OFFICE OF TIE NEw.YoIK ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Ew-YORK, June 10, 1885.
Mr.. T. v. PowDERLY, @. N, Workman, ETC.
DEAR SIR: ineloso what purpots to be teleeraphc
yesterdays Ne,c York World similar dispatch, am
Told. appeared IN THE YORK TRIBUNE OF the same
aud purports give statement from lips In this
you represented as saying most emphatcay that
and that in ssucons concerning you sent out by
the Associated Press, at the instance OF Jay aond and
the agents ordered to misrepresent YOU VIII you
be kind enough to inform II are correctly quoted
in this dispatch And itso will you be good enough to
state to what Associated Press you refer Ana Also II
You refer to our Association upon what evidence you
had sSf posed that every well Informed person in the
country knew that the Associated Press and Mr. jay
Would scs be ry to D
harmony on any subject and certainly neither would 90
also supposed that 1t Was beyond dispute that during
labor troubles OF the last two or three months. the
lions OF the Joint Executive Committee have given your
expressed Views and all the statements which you ana
fIees aud widest circulation without regard to the cost
Of such transmission; and that II the agents ana
ality, in presenting to tho public your side OF tho
usstlon exactly as you wished. .ou
with these facts before me- unable to account TOT
the dispatch in question and bog to have your expana
ton OF its extraordinary statements; 10ryf truly sg6y
President New York Associated Press
SCRANTON. Penn, Juno %, 1886.
DEAR SIRE In the clipping which you ncose to me the
language that of reporter rarely speak Of self to
WhsS anr the spoke
of the generally and not Of the Associated Press
rop esented in the article you send me. When see
papers that are served by the Associated Press with
columns OF matter In relation TO the convention anc the
probable effect or the myself depicted IN height
ened coOrs cannot be blamed for thinking that the
Assoc ated Press has msrepresened matters 50 lar rs
always look Associated Press news find reports OF
Cleveland convention; | have no means OF kno wing
whether these dispatches special not, since they
are all displayed In the same column
Our papers had special correspondents at Cleve-
anc They served the Associated Press with the
Cleveland inaccurate not only inaccurate but well
calculated to hold up 10 ridcue as being treated with
for this do not know. am told that the special and
Associated dispatches were printed togethe, in many
correct and vice versa.
was waited upon by young man when at Cleveland
Peters" have il Ietore me now He said he repre-
never came to me the second time It was at my request
that the convention appointed Press Conmittee OF i've
to give out the news OF each day. had no time to spare
in evenings and could give any to the press
In person. This, understand offence to some or
the representatives OF the who wished 10 interview
me each day. would gladly have given the news TO
them, had the time. but at convention am always
the work In hand.
In your letter you ask Will you state to what Asso;
in the first paragraph OF this letter referred only TO
the and not TO the Associated Press In particular
have always found the Associated Pres OF New FORK
and Philadelphia to DO very FAIR not only ralr ont kin
to me personally dll not kno un the receipt OF
be par toned Tor my lack OF information since great
many editors Papers OF vide circulation also in the
dark respecting the status OF the Associated Press
Until the receipt OF letter. fully believed that Mr.
am glad TO learn from You that scn Is not he case.
pleased to find out that the New York Associated
Press and Jay Gould represent opposing interests that
strongly anagOnistic they would not be likely to
act in harmony any subject" can assure you that
Mr.. Gould no matter though lie has wealth unlimited at
his Command, he Is the most universally despised
speak from knowledge OF the people. having mingled
among them and can In the future read the Associated
Press dispatches vih more pleasure knowing That jay
Gould does not control the wires over which they are
sent
the receipt OF your letter have been inform ed
that the Associated Press dispatches sent out fom
Cleveland during the convention published in the
columns with the special dispatches which were
seat from that city during tue time were in session
This accounts for the mistake made by number OF those
VINO accused the As Ocated Press Of misrepresentation
glad 10 know that the fault does not lo with the
Associated Press. Ii ascertain who your agent Is
at the different places where may have occasion to be
IN the future will endeavor to place everything for
publication his hands direct that there Will be no
chance a mistake To in the sending OF news
regarding the Knights of Labor or the undersigned.
can you that It with intention 10 do the
press Associated or otherwise injury that made tue
statement to which yon refer. In the future when
speaking OF IL through the papers, place the matter In
your hands Tor correction. So that You may know
whether your agents reporting faithfully or not
remain very truly yours, L. '. fOWDERLf.
In further explanation 1t may be remarked that Mr.
Powderly called on the General Manager and was
supplied with complete files of the reports sentout from
Cleveland by the Associated Press He assured that
II any man of the OF Peters represented himself
as an agent of the Associated Press he fraud and
were sent out bya well known journalist and were |
thoroughly impartial Mr. Powderly also informed |
that relations between the Western Union Telegraph
Company and the Associated Press are the relations
between a and customer, the same as
between that telegraph company ana the Knights OF
Labor whenever the latter send messages the wires
OF the business the President OF tho United States
the Queen OF England The distinction between regular
ress dispatches ecal dispatches mot clear to the
unnorined) pointed and he went satisfied
that he had been misled. Tho papers Mr.. Powdery |
refers to as our papers papers OF scrantou
which receive copy made up under the dire9-
ton OF the papers OF the inter cities OF the State OF
for their use which embraces both regular
and special matter.
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