The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-17
NEWSBOYS WIN
STRIKE AGAINST
DETROIT NEWS
Newspaper Grants Demands of
Street Merchants, Now
a Union
POLICE ON GUARD FOR
NEWS TILL FINISH
"Fifty-Fifty Split Between Po-
lice and the News" Yells
One Boy


Detroit News is over and the news
boys say the News was beaten to a
frazzle.
The boys are highly pleased over
their victory, and are confident now
that one strike has been success.
that their newly.organized union can
take care of it's rights in the future.
The agreement proposed by the
boys at the beginning OF the trouble
provided for six separate reforms in
the treatment OF the boys by the
newspaper circulation department,
Papers were 10 be sold on credit
and taken back IL unsold.
News employees were 10 keep their
hands off the newsboys union and no
member of the organization was to be
Disseminated against
The News was 10 meet a grievance
committee at any time and submit all
prolonged disputes TO arbitration.
To this agreement the News submit
ted without substantial change, and
the boys who attended tha meeting
In the rooms OF the Federation OF La
Dor were enthusiastically triumphant.
Undaunted by threats OF fire and
bloodshed, several hundred gallant De-
troit policemen guarded the citadel
OF the city hall all Thursday after
noon from the attacks OF force Of
the newsboy strikers almost as strong.
The boys were effectually prevented
from tearing down the Dime Bank
building, pushing over the Pontchar-
train hotel, tearing up the d. u. X.
fTankG eating fro N tho TiVnT
They were not prevented, however,
from selling thousands OF copies OF
The Detroit Times and the Detroit
Labor News, the only papers in the
city which would print the real facts
about their strike against The Detroit
Evening News association.
Since the only possible reason for
sending an army OF policemen TO the
city hall must have been to prevent
the sale OF any papers In place Of the
boycotted News, the minions of the
lew failed in their purpose.
Early in the day several strike
breakers, looking ashamed OF them
selves and effectually guarded from
both customers and newsboys half
their size by cordons OF police. ap.
peared at downtown corners. One OF
these men was spirited away from
his bodyguard by a ruse and hustled
off the scene Undoubtedly the fero-
cious children who make up the strik.
ers have burned him alive by this
time and thrown his ashes into the
street. This particular strlke-breaker
was standing with his guardians near
an automobile from which copies OF
the News were supposed 10 be sold
None OF the boys were buying any OF
the forbidden sheets, but after a con-
sultation among themselves, several
walked UP and took three or four
copies apiece. They began 10 shout
against the News and as soon ms the
attention OF the police was attracted
they tore the papers into small shreds
and scattered them in the gutter
The policemen, supposing, OF course.
that they we're "maliciOusly destroy
ing property" deserted their pet
strike e-breaker and rushed TO the News
automobile. As soon as they started
the strike e-breaker was surrounded, his
papers taken away and he was per
suaded TO move along 20 safer terri
tory. When the policemen reached
the boys who were tearing up papers
they learned that they had purchased
the copies and had a right 10 tear
them up II they wanted TO.
Thursday afternoon. as the strike
breakers we're gradually scared away
from the scene. the boys became more
and more caustlc IN their remarks
concerning the police. One husky lit.
rio chan With bundle OF Detroit
Times under each arm stood tn a
group OF six or seven policemen shout
ing At the top OF his voice.
police split hftyffty with the
News. Read the story OF the disgrace
OF the police department Read all
about how the News pays for protec-
tiOn and gets IL HeXtryi"
When this sort Of comment was
first heard right under the very ears
OF the city hall where the cohorts OF
Gillespie and thel News are wont 70
gather. there was vigorous protest by
tho police Six or seven Of them leap
ed upon the loudest mouthed boy
"Shut up or youll so. TO the station,
ne was told
"Aw. gwan." said the boy. "Y'
can't take me & the station | ain {
that easy I've got paper here
what's tellln' the trut about the news.
boys and I can yell what's in it,
see7'
And he continued 10 yen.