The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-09

Dard, who is the recognized leader of the
striking boys. said that the,e would be
trouble If Gilbert BlOtus, the big fat news
boy who is stationed in front of a drugstore
at the intersection of Stockton and Market
streeta. persisted in selling boycotted papers
as he did Yesterday,
That fellow busted up our union," Ber-
nard put 1t. land now is playing sneak on
US. He displayed yesterday only Bulletins,
but we caught him selling Reports which
he had hidden under his coat
The little news-venders' chief also stated
that the boys would wait on the proprietors
of the two boycotted papers to-day and II
the old system is not at once revived the
boycott will be continued and vigorously
agitated.
There will be meeting OF newsboys in
trout OF the Bulletin Office at 80 this after
noon.
The following committee was appointed
to take charge of the strike. and constitute
an executive committee: Robert Bernard,
Thomas Kane, F. X. johnson, c. Cook, j.
c. Vuselichky, s. Rortsteiu, F. j. Mills. E.
Barron. j. Gray. c. Weinberg ana IL.
Shubeney.
When the carts of the two boycotted
papers reached the ferries they were sur
rounded by mob of over 100 boys. all try
ing to prevent the sale of any evening paper
except the Bulletin. Two boys who at
tempted TO purchase copies of the ostraciZed
papers were very roughly dealt with by
Brown getting terrible beating. The boys
seem very determined to gain and maintain
their rights.
LETTER FROM THE BOYS.
-, The boys nave also sent the following to
The CALL Office, which speaks for itself:
SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 1892.
Editor Morning CAL - DEAR SIR AND
FRIEND: We take this opportunity TO ask you
10 assist us IN our struggle for bread, knowing
that you have ably and wllfuliy assisted us in
our past battles. This battle is 10 be a long and
severe one. which. with your help. we hope TO
been selling the Post and Rerort for many years,
thereby being able to support our families.
Some OF us have fathers VINO have fought In
the war. ana on account Of being crippled are
no fathers al all, and we must assist our mo, hers
along. AS the price has been greatly raised on
both these pabers We are obliged 70 boycott
these papers and win" or see our mothers aud
sisters staive TO death We therefore declare
boycott On The aforesaid papers until they sub
mir and give us chance 10 live. We ask you TO
kindly put This in print, SO as II can be seen by
the people, to whom we earnestly appeal for
help. These two papers and their prOprietOrs
are trying TO force us out of existence by taxing
Us highly. and then We suppose they will get out
'nickelin-lhe slot" machine.
The proprietors of these two papers have been
In consultation for the rast four days. aud have
decided hat they must add more money 70 their
already heavily laden bags, while the newsboys
must stand with mouths wide open aud empty
stomachs begging for bread. The people will
greatly help us in one way only, aud that Is by
buying the Bulletin instead OF The other papers.
The Bulletin has not complied with the request
OF tie other papers who wanted 1t 10 also raise
the price. The Bulletin has stood by us aud we
viii stand by IL.
Trusting that you Will help US we remain.
EDWARD II. w,
h. w. w,
Representatives Of the nowsboys. Market and
heaTny streets.