The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-27
Another AutOcracy Is Topping

The rrrmtyino Of the hungelng muks of Russia started
the revolution that ended the reign of the Romanofs
The strike the newsboys OF Detroit now well into ITS
third week may prove be the ong-awaed and resuttu
revolt against the Scripps newspaper dynasty.
With grim determination and without disorder the mobile
"S lyc tE Nm, and IornsI for cens1 has sue
cesuy deed the auocracy of Shelby street for fifteen days
Not copy of the News NewsTribune has been able TO
baement breasts presented by these ty trades
Make the world safe place democracy said President
Wilson in his masterful call to Aye aye SIR came
the answering cry from the newsboys Of Detroit we have
the local newspaper autocat smothered already
The process of smashing this particular autocracy began
the closing hours of the Michigan legislature when IN reSo
utons the representatives OF the people disclosed the scheme
of the News dynasty TO set government by newspaper at
glorious end
Now to have this overthrow OF its political intrigues fol
by expulsion from the streets of Detroit is spreading
dIsmay the autocratic council chamber
The dynasty whose prodgious last
that called all the royal designers to submit aegories
celebrating the supremacy OF the golden intake Is Ia terrible
state of apprehension IS sending 6eseechmentS IA every
direction 1t pressing into service all its vaSSais hrengs
mercena1es and allies.
Upon the first page of the court circular it reces plain
lively how would gladly capuate to the newsboyS and go
cling sovereign the realm it has long held in
bondage
Get The Times to give up birthright" the
autocacy cries "and your demands shall acceded to-
Modest Vequestu like the Maxwell asking the Ford to quit
making the lowest-puced card
But the nevsies know an ally from an enemy any day
They refuse oske newspaper that has been their friend
ana champion rom the oeghnng4 whose oena one U e
from his deathbed stick to The Times boys has always
been for YOU
Failure lure the lads from their allegiance to The Times
has been followed by equally abortive effort swing them
into union labor committee and by enisting the
microscopy zeal of certain officers OF the Newboys association
few fearsome advertisers have seriely accepted the
auocracys embargo upon The Times columns and have with
held their furherance OF the stangou decree Of
the House of Scripps.
Why merchants and other shrinking souls
of the autocracy the Michigan legislators
these little vendors Of the street consider their
courage and be free?
Especially when the nation has pledged all that it has Of
+ blood and treasure against ruthless tyranny.
a little child shall lead them While grownups are going
to against autocracy, and business and political
pedency palsy the of those who would like to enlist against
the overload for the Lhputians Of
I the embattled hosts of business democracy
Success to their we-discpned drive only their lv-
ing freedom the city, the throwing government
by stake. Ii the victory that hand
realized the royal palace awaiting the autocracy
street NAV dynasc enantry become inscriptions
all the Nevsboy Home glorious temple of the youthful
lberators of Detroit.