The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-25
GREAT MEET OF NEWSBOYS.
5000 STRIKERS SWARM IN AND
AROUND NEW IRpING HALL


and n Voice Responds, "oh, soyteniy
Notr-ERst Side Politicians Catch On
md Boom the StrikeAits Broadening Out
The striking newsboys wound up q day Of
hard campaigning in their fight against the
evening editions OF the World and the Journal
with n meeting last night in New Irving Hall.
ut Broome and Norfolk streets which was a
remarkable gathering. citizen unused to
the ways OF the New York neysboy might have
thought II was a riot Kid Blink and his Strike
Committee had sent the call for the meeting
from the Bronx to tho Battery. and from
Brooklyn TO Jersey City. and the arriving dele
cations choEed Broome street from Essex to
Norfolk and drove the neighborhood indoors
by O'Clock there were 5000 boys on the
block. Two thousand came from Brooklyn,
led by Racetrack Higgins. and carrying with
them huge floral horseshoe. the Pift OF the
Brooklyn Eagle. Jersey City sent a hundred
boys. and the rest came mostly from Manhat-
tan and tho Bronx.
Five policemen and a roundsman undertook
TO keep tho boys in check until the hall opened.
but in fifteen minutes the roundsnan had sent
for help. Fifteen policemen responded. but
they were as helpless as tho five had been. 1t
was utterly impossible to handle the hoys.
They were o shrieking mob. aud when the pro-
prietor OF the hall refused to open up at 3 be-
cause the meeting wasn't to begin until $50
o'clock. they charged on the door and smashed
II open.
Two thousand managed to get In. and there
wasn't an inch Of room unoccupied in the hall.
The outsiders were good natured and yelled
their approval every time the sounds OF APP
plause came to them through the open win
dows.
Nick Myers Of the Mail aud Express was
Chairman OF the meeting and he struggled
for fifteen minutes before he could make him
self heard. When the boys quoted down he
stated the object Of tho meeting. and called on
Mr., Joe Bernstein, the pugilist. who used to
sell papers himself. and Reiss the yellow
barrel lemonade man OF Printing House
Square. to keep order Messrs Bernstein and
Reiss armed themselves with far-reachnG
switches and took up positions. They had
their hands fur for the rest OF the evening.
Tho arst speaker of the evening was Leonard
A. Suitkin. who was introduced as "a lawyer
Teller what's got a message for us
MIR. Suitkin stated that he came as the repre-
sentative OF Asscmhlyman Charley Adler; that
Mr.. Adler was with tho boys heart and soul.
and that he sent them his best wishes.
You've made a firm stand. boys" he said.
land have made n better showing than tho
motormen either here or in Brooklyn. Hang
together and you,l win"
Bernstein and Rriss had done some switching
Frank ,. Wood. who used 70 send ehiIls up
Hooray f9r liz strike" began Mr.. Wood in
far; ana YOU must sick i OUT 70 the end now"
Ex, Assem3lyman, Phil Wissig. the next
speaker. said that he was newsboy himself
In 1890 and that no was heart and soul with
the newsboys in their strike.
What right have these fellows. got to hold
and don't you stand for II. Keep the law. boys
and don't let me hear OF you us ing any dynn-
mite You can win peacefully. just try it and
4 large floral horseshoe came into the hall at
this iuncture. and Nick Myers announced that
Tor st had sent It around TO be given 70 the
ncwsboy that made the best speech, There
chances Of their faVorit"s abb about score 81 the
boys tell to ilghtinE There was some Lively
66vs amR%mg the s put ,hg
then Dave Simons tho President OF the News
boys Union. read set, "f resolutions. The
Please don't buy the World or Journal. be-
satisfactory terms can be reached. The World
and the journal demand arbitration for the
trate with the newsboys? If you have any
sympathy with us help us to boycott these
ADVERTISEMENTS; JAS no one sells these rapers no
one will be able to see them: You will
nd all md the Dg in TIFF EyESISG seS @
TO make living. Buy them and help us and
We will thank you very kindly We remain
The resolutions were Adopted with shouts
that could be heard over on the liowery. When
the nrdor of the boys had been suppressed by
the keepers Of the reace, Simons continued:
We're ,goin' TO win this fight. boys, only we
nal and World has got the money. but we got
ne situation pa iea n our hands; ana they know It.
violence. Let IN on the scabs."
on, soytenly.' came voice from the rear
Now mean it," continued Simons "We
can't gain nothing by banging these fellers
around Let's fight on the level, and see il we
w
Who's been a-taki4' to yer like that. .Dave?"
INQUIRED shock headed boy about II years
It goes: Shorty" replied the speaker. an
laugh over the "no-v VIOLENCE" attitude OF tho
leaders. and became orderly again only when
Warhorse Brennan, who has been selling pa
pers at West broadway and Chambers street
stand at church street |v and Tark W p9c" mas re-.
ported that the strike was going on finely in
their Localities. and that the Scabs were getting
=, Bob tho Indian. whose surname is Stone
then rose to make q few remarks. Bob's
",Whatcher G"in' tor say, B1b?" qucried one.
and s q.1r remarks buried + him .cn
Dom take no bluffs. Bob, Int say what yer
~ I'm. here fer union and no,hin else. said
get get, these f le ,h What's chokin, us down Say
he cant afroTd to sell two Ter cent Now ID di
YER ever SAY. no says, he might cave, /. tho
World would give in. but he cant sink first
Honest, nin't that sickening? Now. I'm TO
tell Yer that yer not to soak the drivers any
more"
oh no! soytenly mott" from the rear ranks;
mo, you re not to soak EN-. We're a-goin'
TO try to square this thing without violence !:
20 keep cool. think we'll win In walk on
the level do"
Mr.. Kid Blink. our master workman, will
now address tho meeting" announced the
Chairman Kid Blink huttoned his shirt.
brushed back his hair and walked forward to
be greeted by storm Of applause and thou
sand friendly remarks.
w so% SbeF% h Kid
I'm here to say i we, are goin' to win this
strike we must stick like glue and never give
In. Am right" Cries Of " Yes yeswI
-" Amt that 10 cents worth as much to US as
aires? Well, guess it is, 1fthcy cant spare
II. how can wey"
Soak 'em, Blink" yelled an enthusiast.
Soak nothin'," remarked the Kid. I'm
tellin' the truth. I'm tryin' to figure how 10
cents on hundred papers. ian mean more = q
can't SEQ it, Now, boys. I'm Go!n ter say Ike
the rest: No more violence, Let up on tho
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