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
been the mark of the retail newsdealers-
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
refused to purchase and had in several
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 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: I'VE
did not intend to do anything today, but
next Sunday the fun will begin
Il shall tonight draw up a petition
and tomorrow Committeeman Kelley
will present it to every newsletter 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 will be dis
eussed 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, a 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 a little urchin who did not look to
be over nine years of age, but he said
that he was ~ going on 49," and had
sold papers for tree years and would
stand by the retail newsdealers as long
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 amt
slow, Mister, as we has talked all about
dis matter 'mong ourselves, and If they
asks us ter help We'll get there vic
both feet"
After delivering himself of this burs
of fellow feeling and unionism the char
trotted across the street to sell a CODY
of The Spy to an anxious customer who
wanted the news of Worcester and for.
eign lands as well.
The next boy seen was considerably
older. He put up an argument tina
was clincher. In substance his soil
loquy was as follows:
THE Journal and the World are al
the time putting big stories upon thei
front pages about the monopolies AM
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' Anot6 6ga bRa gutter
said that the boys had oHHGIlg Anerl i,
and if the dealers called for them JIPd
would ':fll up a hall quicker than 20
could say scat"
: one boy replied to the question
o asked him in much the same vein a
the others mentioned above, but ado
ed: To-day there isn't one of us pusf
!; ing either paper. If the people ASK
T, for them they gets them, but we don
IL care to make money for them Me-
Nines'' .. 49,
l. distributors 81 boys who are me me rel rel
IS on the streets o. o. papers th'e are SO, SOL
and from the tenoTT &c were r a 9ge
they are just waiting for th fun +
J. begin and will join any novemer
l. started by the retail dealers.