New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Guards1ne11 i'm Fight
To Bar Hearstisrn
Ii, Rockland County
Nyack Club Directors Vote
to Danish His Papers
Even After War
(spcciol Dispatch to The Tribune)

NYACK. N. Y. July 1O.-Membcrs of
Company D. First Infantry, New York
| Guard, to-day were planning a cam
paign to, clear all of Rockland County
of every newspaper and magazine pub
lished by William Randolph Hearst.
There have been numerous outbursts
of anti-Hearst sentiment in Rockland
men intend to take up the matter sys-
tematically and with persistence that
will result in an absolute ban on all
Hearst publications in Rockland
County.
The men of Company D are confident
of enlisting the members of the neigh
Dor New York Guard Companies A, B
and G in the countrywide drive on
printed matter of Hearst origin. MeW-
bers of these other companies already
have taken more or less action against
Hearst publications. The purpose of
Company D men is to start concerted
action.
Club Bars Hearst Papers
AS a starter for the countrywide
! fight on Hearst publications, Captain
Ralph E. Baldwin, commander Of Com
pany D, last night introduced a resolu-
ton at meeting of the Nyack Club
board of directors, by which Hearst
papers and magazines were barred
from the club, not only for the dura-
tion of the war, but after. 1t was
adopted unanimously.
The Nyack Club is composed of 500
representative citizens of this town.
Over fifty of its members are at pres
ent wearing Uncle Sans uniform One
member, Halliday Smith, recently gave
up his life in the service.
Mr.. Smith went to France as Y.
M. c. A. worker One day, when
stretcher bearers were needed to bring
in wounded Americans, he went on the
battlefield and was gassed. The hos
pital to which he was taken was
bombed by German aviators, and the
"Y" man from Nyack was killed.
Club members declared to-day that
the Halliday Smith gold star in the
clubs service flag was one of the rea-
sons why the board Of directors voted
to exclude the kind of newspapers
which justified the Lusitania sinking
stirred up hatred against our allies
published articles dangerous to the
morale of the American people, and
which, lastly, deleted the victory praye,
from President Wilson's Memorial
Day proclamation.
Loyalists Against Hearst
The following directors were pres.
ent when the unanimous anti-Hearst
vote was taken: John D. Dunlop, Van
Wyck Rossiter, Frank Leaycraft, James
r. Fioyd, Mrs. Sherwood NJ Hard, Mrs
a. M. Cregier. G. Hillard Ross. Ed
mund b. Walker, Captain Ralph E.
Baldwin, ". B. Conrad, A. M. Voorhis
Arthur F. Buys and James w. Pacey.
All of these directors, it happens
are. devoting at least so per cent of
their time to war work of some kind
Over half Of the men directors are
-four minute men," Mrs. Hard and
Mrs. Cregier helped found the first
Red Cross chapter in the Hudson River
Valley.
The resolution as originally pro-
posed by Captain Baldwin provided for
the exclusion of Hearst papers for the
duration of the war. At the earnest
suggestion Of other directors, he added
the "and after" clause.
The anti Hearst drive was decided d
on at recent meeting of the non.com-
mlssloned officers of Company D. The
sense of the meeting was that. first
newsdealers should be asked to dis
continue Hearst sales and then ner-
sonal appeals should be made to citi.
zens, urging them to shun those publ.
cations
Ministers Join Movement
Among the commissioned Off
GERS present at this meeting were Ser
geant A. S. Tompkins, a judge of the
New York Supreme Court, and Cor.
poral NJ: B. Patterson, judge of the
Rockland County Court.
1t is expected that the Guardsmer
will have fertile field in which r.
work when they begin their campaign
Ministers of Nyack at a recent meetinp
passed strong resolution agains1
Hearst publications, and pastor. OF
other towns in the county have taker
decided stands regarding Hearst.