The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16


worth Of said bonds had been issued
and sold.
Your petitioner further shows that
legged Reorganization" and still 10 doing
business under the name Of 1.-THE Assoc
ciatcd Press" and that It Is engaged In
and carrying on trade and commerce
between the several States and Terri
tories.
Your petitioner further shows that ut
a meeting Of the members Of said asso-
citation on November 81. 1900. held at
the City Of New York. those Of said
members who under Article XII. section
.. Of the bylaws Of said association.
wero entitled to vote thereon. elected
board Of nfteen directors Of said asso-
citation; that said directors thereupon
met at once and chose Frank b. Noyes
to be president, Melville 4. Stone to
be secretary. and Charles 8. Diehl to
be assistant secretary Of said associa-
ton.
REFUSAL OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
TO SELL NEWS TO THE SUN.
Your petitioner further shows that on
the twenty-third day Of April, 1918. and
at other times. 1t applied for the
news service OF said corporation for
publication in it's said newspapers. being
ready and willing and offering TO pay
10 SAID association Tor the news SERVES
such reasonable compensation az may
at any time DO charged by such asso-
citation to those to whom 1t renders the
same service or such compensation as
wag fair and reasonable but said asso-
citation refused and stili refuses 10 tur-
nish tho undersigned with any news
services. A copy Of said correspondence
il hereto appended and marked Elk
hibit ID"
Not only has the Associated Press
with view Of destroying THE SUN and
its news bureau. refused to sell news
to It as to other leading newspapers
attempt TO secure monopoly III tne
sale or news attempted Tor many years
to blacklist and boycott the under
signed' not with a view OF inducing
to become member vi the association
but as aforesaid with view or Destroy
Ing its largest and most enective COM
petitor. for TINS purpose inc .Aiu as
ISOLATION ADOPTED bylaw wh'ch
euher Ill forcc OF II ho'iiihaii' aoros~'eS
ID yet part OF inc "oTkns arre"se.
mcnt OF the ia" Associateu rrcss aho
part OF INC common uheers'anu, mum
reads as follows:
TO nielhoer ol inc assoeao.. s''H,
receive Jews i.o'. any p s -. IN W
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,oc,or. ~ ,ho As.ocis,od p,e.. ,hees ten,
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hatws.n the und.rsirnsd ana msnher
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| Se,e and could NOT Interfere with IN,
manv Interests mr. cx,st,pu contract. n
tho Associated Press Those who des,r
Ia b,v ncwrs from or scll neva 70 IN,
undersigned have no wish TO discontinu
/ tnelF long tlInc contracts with the A1SO
cated Press. but simply wish to add q
their value as organs OF public opinion
by obtaining all tho news OF the day.
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SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF BOYCOTT
PLACED UPON THE SUM-"
Many specific instances OF the unlaw'
full and malicious boycott which tn
Associated Press has main, ained agains
the undersigned for n number OF year
could be given. The undersigned here
matter refers TO some OF these Instance,
and cases have been selected over a lon
pcriod Of wears. To show the continrou
character OF the boycott.
In 1894 the Chicago Tribune desire
to print q cable Of foreign news sent I
the undersigned. The Associated Pres
promptly notified that newspaper ths
such purchase of the news would be 1
violation Of its so-called franchise an
threatened a suit to enjoin tho Chicag
Tribune from printing the news Of IN
world as transmitted by the undersigned
As n result the Chicago Tribune decline
to purchase its news from the under
signed.
In September. 1896. tho proprietor
Of the Globe Democrat. st. Louis, Nc
were notified by the manager OF tn
Associatod Urcss not 70 take any new