Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-01

ated Press ever agreed to the arbitration
or ever consented TO the decision VI VIZ
arbitrators. and we charge that the saIu
arbitration proceedings were ex parte, IN,
tended to be 30 by both parties interested
In them, and were Devised for the pur-
pose OF giving an excuse 10 VIC =,
ciated Press OF Illinois for conduct ~
well knew would have to be coveren ny
such n course OF action. 49,
AT a meeting OF the Southern Assy-
ciated Press In Atlanta on NosemosI 80,
1894. a special committee was appoih.sn
10 make statement OF the facts IN tme
case for the information OF the pupi,c,
and this committee have prepared 'he
following declarations:
ION October "a, 1899, the Southern AS
ISOLATED Press entered into an agreeInen'
with the Associated Press OF limos,
which was TO continue until 1910. nns
United Press was also a party 10 this
contract, and /. has never faltered III
carrying IL out In letter or In spirit, ,,.,
on the contrary. the Assoclated ~
OF Illinois. because OF It's hostility 10 tne
United Press. violated its agreement NOR
than year ago. surreptitiousiy adnlllteu
10 membership two New Orleans he"s
papers. and then sent Its represeh.a,,i'.,o
TO Augusta, where they attemp'ea "
stampede and destroy the Southern ALSO
ciated Press. This effort having faIlea'
other devices 10 dIstintegrate the orgahi-
"a lion were resOrted TO, ana nothlnB naH
LEFT undone to wreck the southern 49,
Cldten Press anu pace -
mercy OF the Chicago organlzatioh. -
clause In the contract between the South-
err Associated Press and the Assoclaleu
Press OF Illinois contemplated the pro-
lection OF the New Orleans papers IN
respect OF their assessments being uhuuls
increased. by appointing a committee, con-
sisting of Victor +. Lawson, CnaiIes w
Knapp, and Frederick Driscoll, TO aroi-
tfate on the matter In the event ol d
disagreement between the southern AssO-
~. No.
hers. growing out Of an intended increase
in the rates fixed for that city. NO chahbe
I'm the assessments upon the New VI
leans papers was ever made, or oruerel'
or contemplated. oh
Notwithstanding the consequent alb
sence Of any excuse for arbitration. the
committee named above met and lOWered
the rates at New Orleans. and they dld
II for the purpose Of creating dlssatsiac-
ton. No one who is at all famlliar
with the circumstances doubts that,
having made solemn agreement win
the Southern Associated Press-an agree
mcnt carried out in good faith by the
latter-the Chicago organization entered
upon a deliberate and persistent course.
which would so affect the members OF
the Southern Associated Press that they
would abandon the whole arrangement.
1t reasoned that II could then rush
in and stampede and capture the eutlre
southern territory This plan had been
Of the country. The Southern Associated
Press. however, believing In the integrity
ana the future of It's organization. ana
having absolutely lost all confidence in
the honesty OF the Associated Press OF
Illinois. entered into an alliance with
the United Press, with which its re-
lations have always been OF cordial
AMI satisfactory character
This IS the whole story, and any
other version Of the difficulty is untrue,
misleading. and utterly unworthy or be-
lief Yours very respectfully,
The South IN Associated Press, Atlanta,
Ga. bv Evan u. Howell, Atlanta Con-
stitutlon. J. II. Estill. savannah Morn
Ing News: ~ Glcnnan. Norfolk Nlr-
einian: J. {. Hemphil. Charleston Sews
and Courier; Carter Glass, Lynch0urg
News Committee"
I.ater.-The Southern Press Associa-
tor held n short session to-day. ana then
adjourned.
ISOLATION and all the visiting newspaper
mon were taken in carriages TO the COT
ton States Exposition Grounds. They
found much Of interest there, and obtaineI
n good idea OF the magnitude OF the eN-
pn-itiOu