Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-28
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATED PRESS.
It's Members Rapidly Joining the As.
ISOLATED Press.

It's Members Rapidly Joining the As
ISOLATED Press.
The lengthy and altogether ingenious
article concerning the relations of the
Southern Associated Press with the Asso-
ciated Press which appeared in a number
Of the New York papers yesterday is so
full of mis-statement as to seem to require
a reply
The facts are these: On October "A. 1892,
an agreement was entered into between the
Southern Associated Press, the Associated
Press and the United Press for an exchange
of news. To this general contract was adj
ded the following:
Supplemental to an agreement this day
made between the Southern Associated
Press, William Penn Nixon, Victor f. Law
son, Frederick Driscoll, c. w. Knapp and
their associates and the United Press, the
undersigned agree, In case of any difference
of opinion as to assessments between the
Picayune and Times-Democrat of New Or
leans, and the other members of the South
ern Associated Press, to abide by the de-
cision Of Messrs. Victor F. Lawson. Fred
erick Driscoll and c. w. Knapp, and such
decision shall be final and be accepted in
good faith.
(Signed)
EVAN, P. HOWELL, President Southern
Associated Press.
ADOLPH S. -OCHS. Secretary Southern
C.. F. POOLE, for Times-Democrat and
Picayune
The undersigned accept the trust to act
as arbitrator in case of any disagreement
between the above papers.
(Signed)
VICTOR F. LAWSON,
FREDERICK DRISCOLL,
CHARLES w. KNAPP.
Chicago, October "a, 1892.
Such a difference as was foreshadowed
In the above agreement did arise some
months since. The New Orleans neWSpa-
pers presented their case to the arbitrator
and the Southern Associated Press made
answer. After a full hearing a decision
was reAdered reducing the assessments Of
the Times-Derocrat and Picayune by a
small amount. This adjudication was made
in January last, and was accepted by the
Southern Associated Press, which organi-
cation thereafter continued the service to
the New Orleans papers at lower rate.
On the 22d of the present month, how
ever. the general manager of the Southern
Associated Press suddenly repudiated the
decision of the arbitrator and demanded
that the New Orleans papers pay him the
whole amount involved in the reduction
since January, basing his claim upon the
untenable ground that the arbitration pro-
vision applied only in case of an attempt
to increase assessments of the New Orleans
papers. This outrageous demand being re-
fused, the service of the Southern Associat-
ed Press to the New Orleans papers was
duty bound, the Associated Press at once
furnished Its news service to the Times
Democrat and the Picayune
And thus it happened, out of this wanton
disregard Of it's written contract, that the
southern associa ton finds itself in trouble
The Associated Press with it's vast re-
sources; with it's wires spanning the coun-
try from st. Johns. N.B., to San Francisco,
Seattle and San Diego. and from Duluth
Mimi, to New Orleans. Galveston and San
Antonio. with an income in excess of its
expenses, with membership which in
cludes % per cent of all the daily newspa-
pers of consequence in the country, will go
steadily on, furnishing its members with a
news service of the highest excellence
honestly gathered from original sources
throughout the world and trustworthy to
the last degree.
And as to the southern association it
may be said that while enc or two of its
officers have thus committed II to dis
honorable course the individual members
are turning to the Associated Press with
surprising unanimity. Four of them have
already signed ninety-year contracts with
the Associated Press and several others
are now negotiating to the same end. At
this moment the Associated Press has
twice many miles of leased wire south
of the Mason and Dixon line as all other
press associations combined
MELVILLE E STONE,
General Manager.