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

rangement will be communicated to the
stockholders at an early date.
CHARLES W. KNAPP.
President, The Associated Press.
NOTICE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Ncw
York corporation) will begin the service
OF news to all who have qualified as men,
bers. at midnight Of September 80. 1900.
To qualify II Is necessary that the appli-
cation for membership be sent at once In
order that the applicant may be duly
elected.
general meeting Of the members Of
the New York corporation for tho elec-
ton OF directors will be held In the City
OF New York In the near future. and due
notice will be given Of the same.
FRANK B. MOVES. President
On September 81. 1900. there was
transmitted to the publishers Of all the
newspapers on tho membership roll Of
said corporation through the ordinary
news transmitting channels Of said cor
poration. over tho signature OF Charles
w. Knapp. the then president of said
corporation. q statement which was In
the words and figures following. to wit
CONFIDENTIAL TO MEMBERS OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NEW YoRx, September 2f.-In view
OF the early discontinuance Of the news
report Of the Associated Press. the Board
Of Directors has authorized the General
Manager to cancel the membership con.
tracts OF all members making request &c
that effect. Upon application Of n mem.
Der and presentation OF the membership
contract. II will be duly Endorsed a. can.
celled, and tho member will be released
from all obligation hereunder. II Is de-
sirAble that all the membership contracts
should be cancelled. the stockholders hav.
Ing ordered the Board Of Directors to wind
up tho Affairs Of tho corporation. The con-
tracts should be forwarded at once tC
Charles 3. Dichl at the Chicago ONCE. &C
that the liabilities Of the members there
under may terminate at the time their new
obligations as members OF the New forh
corpora alton begin.
1T can he stated for the information Of
all who are interested that the claim Of
| the Inter Ocean Publishing Company. fol
which suit for damages Is pending In thu
Illinois courts, has been amicably adjusted
by arbitration. awarding payment II
| nnal settlement. As part or this settle
ment the Inter Ocean Publishing Compan,
has agreed to dismiss all suits which i
| has Instituted against the Associated Pres
\ and its officers. Satisfactory arrangement
have also been made with the NEW YoRS
SUN for the dismissal Of all suits which
| Il has heretofore begun against the asso
citation.
THE New York papers. members Of thu
| Illinois corporation. decided unanimous!
at 4 meeting held to-day TO become mem
bers Of the New York corporation. and
| there is every Indication that tho SAM
course will he followed uniformly by al
the members of the Illinois association
50 that there wlll be no hiatus IN thei
news service when the report OF the Ill
nois association stops ~ mion'ght VI
Sunday. September 80.
"CuARLEs W. KNAPP, President.
Prior to September 80, 1900. all the
Stockholders and members Of said cor
poration had become members OF sai'
corporation with the exception OF les:
than 1 per cent. Of the members OK sai'
corporation. The membership OF salt
association Is now practically iden
teal with the membership Of sale
corporation prior to September 30. 1900
the said corporation OH or abou
September 30. 1900. transferred all IL
assets OF every nature and description
to said association. and said asso
citation, in consideration thereof. as
sumed all liabilities OF said corporation
Of every nature and description
On or about the 30th day OF September
1900. the membership contracts OF prac
tically all members Of said corporation
| were cancelled, and the members OF sal
corporation were released from all OBJ
legations under said contracts respec
lively.
Your petitioner further shows tina
the said Melville Il. Stone shortly afte
the organization of said association wa
elected secretary and general manage
OF said association. Since Septem
Der 80 1900. said stone has actuall
and continuously performed the dutie
Of general manager Of said association
and said Charles S. Diehl has acte
until within a few years as assistan
general manager Of said association
the latter with headquarters q
Chicago. Said Stone. as such gen
eral manager, took into the service @
said association the entire corps of EN-
ployees Of said corporation; tn
ofYices Of said corporation throuRhou
the United States were retained as tn
offices Of said association; sal
association succeeded on September 81
1900, to all the rights and obligations c
J said corporation under its contracts fo
the furnishing and exchange Of new
with news agencies Of the Old Worl'
Upon the termination Of the new
service of said corporation at midnigf
on September 80. 1900. the said associa
ton, without q seconds interruption {
service. took UP tho said corporation
business Of furnishing news to tn
newspapers of the United States: an
since II began said news service 9
. aforesaid and down to tho present tim
II he continuously furnished sue
news service in exactly the same wa
and using exactly the same instrumer
talities and methods Of every descriI
ton for gathering and transnittin
news as prior to midnight on Septen
bar 30, 1900. had been dosc by the sal
: corporation. The extent and char
, acter and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF III
news gathered and furnished by cal
! association have not decreased In con
parison with tho news gathered an
7 furnished by said corporation. but hav
II anything. increased. and all the COZ
: ditions hereinabove set forth while
!. prior to September 80. 1900. constitute
= an attempted control and monopoly I
: the business of buying and vendir
Z news Of comprehensive character Il
r publication In the newspapers OF II
i United States and which created I,