New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-05

/ stone that SWidlcr. while beating the
lad. remarked: This is the way we
treat hard kids like you where | came
J from"
{ The assault on the "newsy" occurred
! directly across the street from the
| Shoreham Hotel. and as it was soon
after the noon hour the streets were
| thronged with persons who witnessed
| the affair More than a score Of men
demanded that THE Times men be
arrested, but. according To the state
ments of several. the policeman replied
| that he had orders from Major Sylves-
ter TO arrest the newsboy and that he
would not arrest the two men.
Other Efforts to Stop The Tribune.
Swidler and other employees of The
Times's" circulation department, II IS
stated. have recently been active in
their efforts 10 prevent the sale of The
New-York Tribune in the streets of
Washington on several occasions, IT
is stated. newsboys have been accosted
by Swidler or some Of his assistants
and ordered 10 cease selling The Trib-
| une. THE Times" men in some in
stances. IT is declared, going so far as
10 threaten bodily injury TO the
"newsies" if their orders were not
! obeyed. In more than one instance
newsboys selling Tribunes have under
compulsion. sold their entire supply TO
men believed to be employees Of the
Munsey papers. the papers thereupon
| being destroyed.
In response TO an inquiry by The
Tribune correspondent at Police Head
quarters II was explained that subor-
dnate officers had misconstrued their
instructions and exceeded their author
ity in fcrbidding newsboys to sell The
Tribune in the streets. and il was said
that the attention Of the subordinates
was Immediately called to that fact and
they were warned not to interfere with
any other boys selling TrIbuncs.
Tribune over the telephone last night If
he wished 10 make any statement regard
INK the absorption OF the United States
Trust Company by the Munsey Trust
Company, the story of which was pub
lished exclusively in The Tribune on
Wednesday
The telephone conversation that on
sued between Mr.. Munsey. in his apart
ments at Shorrys, and The Tribune re-
porter follows:
Roporter-Mr. Munscy this is The Tr!b-
une. We would like To know II YOU would
like To- make "A statement concerning the
formation Of your rev trust company i'm
Washington.
Mr.. Munsey-I certainly do not wish to
make any statement TO The Tribune about
that matter. | have only contempt for
The Tribune's attitude I'm the case The
Tribune can publish anything it sees IT
about the matter / don't care what It
publishes.
Farther conversation was cut of when
Mr.. Nunsey nuns up his receiver.
The day before the publication OF the
story about the taking over of the United
States Trust Company by Munsey's cor
poraton The Tribune asked Mr. Mum
scy II he wished 10 make any statement
about the case The offer was refused
and the next day Mr.. Munsey took eX-
ception 10 the story as printed
The Tribune again asked Mr.. Munsey
that evening if he wished to make a
statement to be Published in The Tribune.
saying a second story would appear in it's
columns on Thursday Again the offer
was refused.
Last night The Tribune once more Of
fered Mr. Muusey the freedom of its
columns 10 deny the entire story about
the absorption of the trust company I'm
Washington, or any part Of II, with the
result given above.