The sun., 1894-09-17
TIRED oFTHE"AssoCIATED PRESS -
Mer,bers COM mpiaining OF the Inferior News
Service and Increased Expense.

Members Con, planning OF the Inferior News
Service and Increased Expense.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 1o.-TheLed printed
the following yesterday;
Among the well-known people in attendance
at the q. A. II. encampment this week was /. Il.
Mack Of Sandusky, Past Department Com
mander OF Ohio, and known the country over as
the publisher Of the Sandusky Register, men,
Der OF the so-called Associated Press" On
sunday last the Register printed an EDITORIAL the
nature OF which was exceedingly surprising,
considering tho fact that the paper Is sub
scriber TO the Associated Press" A call
was made on Mr. Mack at tho Duquesne
Hotel yesterday by q representative OF the
Leader to make inquiry into the present condi-
tion of affairs regarding press matters. His
opinion on the disagreeable fight between the
so-called Associated Press" and the United
Press was considered especially noteworthy be-
cause OF his prominent connection with press
affairs for the past two decades. Tho Register,
Mr. Mack's paper, was one Of the charter
members of the old Western Associated Press,
and later charter member Of the Associated
Press" It's successor. During this entire twenty
years he was connected with the Eastern
Associated Press as member Of its Board Of
Directors, and the last six as It's President.
When questioned as to the feeling in the West
snN tss selfstyied I Asseeistsd Press against the
United Press Nh Mack said:
"A great many members OF the Associated
Press west Of the Alleshany Mountains have no
sympathy with the senseless contest being
carried ON against the United Press: Me are, AT as
90 per cent. more for our news than under the
old Western Associated Press, and for a service
that is no way superior and In some ways inferior
to the old service. Many OF the old members Of
the Western Associated Press were perfectly
satisfied with IL fair division Of territory with
the United Press. and much prefer that now to
expensive and useless contest carried on
manitestly to crafty two or three gentlemen in
very recently the managers Of the 'Asso-
ciated Press served notice upon all OF the MEM
Herald. and Nmss OF New York; In other words,
adopted Debs's idea OF boycotting. The result
6s 9 sSyfo 70
draw their wires from the offices of the papers
saerG not farnsSed by the Nssociated Press and
for which thev had TO rely on these four papers.
This boycott affected q p9psTs n bnss bp.s6urEhi iwsn n
kee. and other cities. Now why was IL necessary
for the management of the Associated Press to
the Associated Press was as complete as that
of tho papers mentioned? The United Press
The Inconsistency OF this action probably has
not penetrated the minds Of some members who
have submitted to that boycott.
Another thing g--no experienced journalist in
the old Western Associated Press believes for
moment that i Is possible for 9th the present
out the United Press. Therefore, TO put up ad-
ditional money to carry on such contest Is
simply throwing away our funds, and that at c
time when all businesses are hard pressed and
the newspapers In many cases find It difficult
TO keep up"
The Register editorial above referred TO con-
sisted OF comments upon the recently published
cial condition OF the Chicago organization styl:
ing itself the /" Associated Press." The editorial
declared that a great majority of tho members
OF the so-caiicd Associated Press" who are
members OF the old Western Associated Press
are wholly out OF sympathy with the
senselcss war being carried on by tho
managers of the self-styled Associated
Press against the United Press, and very
properly object TO being assessed To pay the ex;
penses OF such foolish contest. The editorial
further stated that the servca now rendered by
the Associated Press" was an inferior one, and
that the Register was compelled to several
columns OF the United Press news every dav to
furnish its readers with adequate reports OF the
news. The management OF the so-called "Asso-
ciated Press" WAS denounced as indulging In
impracticable methods.