The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-06
Seems to Hang Fire
at Present.
BOYCOTT FAVORED
By Newsboys, Who Express
Decided Sentiments.

The two New York papers that have
for several days and have been, declared
to be on the boycotted list came to the
city as usual yesterday and were Of
fered for sale by all the dealers the
same as they have been for years.
Several of the dealers who are menu
bers of the recently formed newsdeal-
ers' association said yesterday to a Spy
man that the sales had fallen off to a
considerable extent during the day, and
that union men were the ones who had
instances declared that they would not
purchase another copy of the Journal
or World until the newsdealers had set
tied their differences.
On the other hand, f. A. Easton. in
an interview with a Spy man, last
evening, said that the two papers in
question had sold just as well and he
thought in some instances they had
sold better than usual. He seemed to
be of the opinion that the disturbances
of the past few days had had a ten
dency to advertise both papers and
people purchased who had never pur-
chased before.
Secretary Culbert of the association
| in an interview last night, said: 1--WE
did not intend to do anything today, but
next Sunday the fun will begin
7 shall tonight draw up a petition
and tomorrow Committeeman Kelley
VIII present it to every neWsdealer in
the city. The petition will ask that a
mass meeting be called and the labor
unions of the city will be requested to
co-operated with us and at Wednesday
nights meeting the question viii be dis
cussed as to whether the association
shall boycott both papers at the same
time or take each one separately"
To test the feelings of the newsboys
of Worcester, Spy man interviewed
several of the little chaps yesterday
while they were at the work of dispos-
ing of their stock of Spys and the New
| York journals. The first boy approached
was little urchin who did not look tc
be over nine years of age, but he said
that he was "12 going on 49," and ha6
sold papers for tree years. and would
stand by the retail newsdealers as Ions
as he was asked to do so. Said the ur.
chin:
I'VE fellers don't know dem New
York paper fellers and we does know
de men we buy of in town. We aim
slow, Mister, as we has talked all abou
dis matter 'mong ourselves, and If they
asks us ter help We'll get there wit
both feet"
After delivering himself of this burs
of fellow feeling and unionism. the cha,
trotted across the street to sell a COP,
of The Spy to an anxious customer VIII,
wanted the news of Worcester and for
eign lands as we'll.
The next boy seen was considerabl,
older. He put up an argument tina
was clincher In substance his soil
loquy was as follows:
1.-THE Journal and the World are al
the time putting big stories upon thei
front pages about the monopolies an,
trusts, and it looks very funny to m
to see EN- pushing along the bigges
kind of trust on their own paper
right here in Worcester
Would we help the newsdealers?
guess we would. Them fellows are GU
S' Anoth h9F egg butte $500
said that the boys had 'hUgs Allieii y,
and if the dealers called for them thu
would sill up a hall quicker than 20
could say scat"
: one boy replied to the question
o asked him in much the same vein 8
the others mentioned above, but ado
ed: To-day there isn't one of us pusf
/; ing either paper. If the people ash
:, for them they gets them, but we don
iclr care to make money for them Ne
Nines''
L distributors Or boys who are me re- re-
y on the streets o. papers thu are soi
and from the tenoFoEBG e. hem rem ark TJe
they are just waiting for tn fin +
begin and will join any novemer
! started by the retail dealers.