Denver labor bulletin., 1915-10-23
TIDE is TURNING N1i' -, =,
AT NEW ORLEANS
Locked Out Union Printers Give Away
American, Their Daily Paper
Refuse Sacrifice Principle for Financial Gain by
Scorning an Offer of $4,000; Friends
Come 10 Rescue

graphical Union, former employees of
yours. join us in this appeal. Your ad-
vice and assistance in this, our critical
moment, would be greatly appreciated,
A speedy answer to this request viii be
considered a great favor by yours very
truly,
Board of Directors Southern Publishing
Company,
by l. A. Strauss, President
O,Malley's Answer
The following is the answer of Mr..
OMalley received the morning follow
ing:
Yours of yesterday just to hand.
feel keenly the unfortunate position
now occupied by you. l would be un-
mindful of the great service rendered
to me by Typographical Union No. Il
in former days were I not to comply
with your request. ANY time, any place
agreeable to YOU Will be suitable 10 my
purpose to discuss and render what
service l may be able TO render You in
my humble capacity.
~As you viii appreciate, am not
eouversant with any OF the contTover-
sizes arising in this matter, and what
data you may possess l would appre-
ciate having. Yours truly,
II l. l.
On the same afternoon meeting be-
tween members OF the union and Mr.
OAlalley was held and the affairs OF
result Mr.. 0'Malley agreed to take over
the paper. assume all obligations and
continue its publication.
The union printers OF New Orleans
agreed to the proposition unanimously,
not receiving one cent in payment there
for, thus placing principle above finan-
cial benefit
The American OF Friday last contained
a signed editorial as follows:
TO the People of New Orleans:
In becoming the publisher OF The
New Orleans American l feel that my
responsibility as such requires some ex-
PLANTATION to the people of this city of
my objects and purposes in the future
operation OF The American.
Therefore. l wish to say that / re-
gard the position OF the publisher OF
newspaper to be as exaeting OF high
qualities. honesty. singleness of purpose,
fairness and discretion as that of judge
upon the bench
There is no place in the world for
dishonest newspaper; there is a wide
place and glorious field for an honest
lows the path it believes to be the right
path, and chooses the cause it believes
to be the right cause. while at the same
time giving to those who differ from it
a full and fair opportunity to present
their views and their reasons for their
beliefs.
insofar a. concerns The American
have no enemies to punish. l have many
friends. however. and as the paper pro-
crosses | hope to make more OF them,
for The American is going to be the
kind of paper that makes friends by
gaining them in the right manner
Every effort that can be made VIII
be made to give the people of New Or
leans the very best sort of newspaper
that we can possibly turn out Promises
are idle. Performances only are the
acid test, and | respectfully ask the
people of New Orleans to witness these,
criticixinc them when they feel criticism
is due, praising them if they feel the
actions deserve praise. but in any case
remembering that The American and the
men behind it. each and every one of
them. are doing the best they possibly
can to serve the interests of the public,
to whose interests alone this newspaper
is pledged.
ID. c. o'AIALLEY."
The following EXTRACTS from per
scnal letter received by friend OF The
Bulletin from q member of New Or
leans Union sizes up the situation in
nutshell. and are A. follows:
Tide Has Turned.
The tide has turned For the first
time in eight months We hold the whip
hand. A SECOND Daniel has appeared
and made our cause his own. Yesterday
We gave this second Daniel our paper,
The American. by vote of l5T to =
And this in the face OF the fact that
we were offered $4,000 in cold cash for
our plant; Going some. isn't it
"A month ago we could not give our
paper away But when ID. c. o'Malley
was appealed to in behalf OF humanity,
to assist us he came thru clean. As
soon as il was noised thruout New Or
leans that O'Alalley had come to the
rescue there were any number of men
men with big eapital-who wanted o,r
paper. and We turned them all down.
''Hell is popping among the publish
ers here o'Malley is recognixed as n
firc-eater o. the first degree. He has
beer tried before in the newspaper field
and made good. He picked up the Item
some wears ago when il was not half
the paper the American is today. and put
il on its feet.
when this man had the Item there
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