The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
SHOWS HOW A.P.
MUZZLES PRESS
President Of 1.-THE Sun" As
ISOLATION Cites Addi-
tiOnal Facts.
POTENTIAL MONOPOLY"
Even an Imperfect Inquiry
Would Show Restric-
tive Policy.
EXAMINER'CASERECALLED|
Franchise Makes It Impossible
for Oakland to Have q
Morning Paper.
EXAMINER'CAsE RECALLED

Grsl McReypolds received to-day a let
ter from the president OF the Sun Print
ing and Publishing Association supple
menting the petition fied on February 2.
which asked for an investigation OF
letter follows:
February 20. 1914.
sTe the Hon Attorney Gcaerai, Wash
twotoH, D. C.
DEAR SIR: Supplementing the petit
tion filed by ME on behalf OF THE New
YoRK Sun on February 2, 1914, I am
herewith sending some additional and
very recent instances Of the attempt of
the Associated Press to restrain trade In
the transmission OF news
I'm January OF the present year THE
eUN, which had IA news Service arrange
mont with the St Louis tMo.), Globe
Democrat, was notified by that news
paper that II had been .forbl dden-pre-
sumabiy by the Associated Presto send
out any matter from points inside Of the
sixty miles limit AZ this instance was
ccntemporaneous with the threat OF a
Providence (R. ID member OF the Asso-
ciated Press to discharge Its employee II
he continued to act as the Providence cor
respondent OF THE Sun. II illustra .es how
Widesprt ad and continuous is the boycott
- THIS SLN.
"Enaminer's" sutt Cited.
Il also call your attention to the fact
that William Randolph Hearst, the owner
Of the New York Journal and OF the Sar
Francisco Eram.ner, brought on Febru-
ary 10. 1914, a suit against the Asso-
ciated Press to restrain 1t from suspend
Ing the service Of news from ali parts
NJ the E,ra p,is
x0omtser,
and from disciplining or furnishing
the plaintiff. by a fine CT otherwise,
because Of the refusal or failure OF
the plaintiff TO comply with the de-
PENDANTS direction to change the typo
graphical makeup and arrangem, n,
Of any heading or title OF the Oak
land edition Of the San Francisco
Exominer.'
The allegations Of this complaint.
upon which the Supreme Court OF New
York on February 10. 1914, granted a pre-
liminary Injunction. illustrate the oppres.
0tve effect Of the Associated Press com.
bination and the extent Of Its power to
deprive u great and nourisi,ing city from
having = Newspaper with ample news IA
cil!tI~s.
'OaklarG il on the east side OF San
Francisco AFRO 'UA' Their Wit. Berkeley.
the University o: California and o.her
-
community OF .ppro> :mately OO. 900 PEG
PIE. II Is separated from San Francisco
~ q narrow strip Of watr'.
Oakland Field CI"...;.
"San Fr~nclsco has approximately a
populs ton OF 10000, and the Ass )clated
Press franchise given to the San Fran
cisco Erdminer and Other papers pro-
widen. In substance, that no news shall be
transmitted by the Associated Pre- q to
any Newspaper other than those airead,
having the franchise In San Francisco
within radius OF forty mil-s OF that
city.
''Ths makes II very difficult. II not i'm
poes. BILE. FOR Oakland. the third larges,
community on the Pacific coast to have a
morning newspaper Of its own. for no AS
soclate'i Press franchise Is available I
am creuibiy informed that there are men
VINO have iOiik contemplated and dos ed
70 establish n newspaper in Oakland, but
have Oee" rHevrnted by the impossibiI I,
Of ",ak"s s"s arrangement eithe, with
the Assos,si~d ~ ess or any Of its con
settuent members to buy and Sell the news
- the world.
TO supply the need OF a local news.
paper the San Francisco Erdmincr rub-
nshee An Oakland edition. entitled oak.
land tAitton OF Sam Francisco E.. miner.
IN ADDITION TO n news service OF the
San Francisco EramtNer this Oakland
edition contains many features, advert \ y
nents ann news OF especial loral interest,
ana to emphasize lie local character the
words Edition Of Sa" Francisco In the
title are printed in smaller type than the
words Oakland Eramtner.'
Arbitrary Demands Made.
'This attempt OF Mr.. Hearst to give
oakland newspaper with local ana
general news has subjected him to the
discipline OF the Assoc .ated Press which
directed him to change the typogi phi zeal
arrangement Of the heading so that tn .
word San Francisco would be az Large
~ the word Examine. and to compel
compliance with Its arbitrary require.
ments the Associated Press summoned
Mr.. Hearst TO appeal before its board Of
directors on February IL. 1914,
To shoA cause why ne should not be
disciplined and punished for declining
to comp. with the aforesaid arbi-
trary requii ement to alter the typo
graphical makeup and sppeara nee
- the Oakland edition OF said newspa De
And Mr. Heaists complaint further AYERS
that the Associated Press
intends to attempt to discipline ana
punish the plaintiff tMr. Hearst)
therefor further by inhicting a
heavy fine upon the plaintiY or b.,
suspendng the service to plaintiff OF
its said news report or by present,r /,
the plaintiff to the members OF the
defendant for expulsion and the Or ,.
hiLit'on thereby OF p's ,ntifY's right Il
the defendant . % d news report 10,
qualifications In the San Francisco
Eramtae,.'
fsreassa - Press CuvtaileS.
III thus appears from Mr. Henrst's
complaint, that the Associated Press 1,
unwilling that any newspaper shall h
published with Associated Press news ~
the city of Oakland unless II consplcu
ousiy bears the name OF an existing Sa,
Francisco newspaper having an Asspcia'e
Press franchise. and this prohibition ap
piles to any community within Il radlu,
q 90 miles from San Francisco.
"No, merely the Federal ConstitutioS
but svery State Constitution has forbidden
any reH.-iction of the freedom OF tn
prasa. but I: thus appears that the A.
sociaLd Press 10 attempting to assert
supervisory power over American journal
ism which 10 clearly Inconsistent will
such freedom.
u slso venture TO cal, your attention I.
me attack made by the Associated Pes
yase year upon the Cincinnati Asssrtoax
'A''~ resulted ~ Cincinnati A"'v''.'
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