New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Stamford Citizens
Petition Wilson to
Bar Hearst Papers
127 Leading Church Mem
bers Urge President to
Remove Menace"

STAMFORD, Conn, June 11.-Anti-
Hearst feeling has developed in Con-
necticut, the first manifestation being
in Stamford. The mems class of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Stamford at its annual dinner adopted
a resolution urging President Wilson
to remove the menace of "The New
York American" and "The Evening
Journal" Every man present pledged
himself to neither purchase nor read
either of the newspapers. The reso-
luton was adopted Monday night.
On May 27 at the meeting of the
City Council Mayor John J. Treat read
a letter he had received from Augustus
Dolsen, a Stamford citizen. Mr.. Dol
sen asked the Mayor to bring to the
attention of the council the necessity
for an embargo on the further sale in
Stamford of the Hearst newspapers.
Mayor Treat then referred the matter
to council committee for investiga-
tion. This committee was headed by
Councilman Maurice Hagan.
Council Action Planned
Mr. Hagan issued call last night
for his committee to meet Thursday
night. at which time, he said, it would
discuss what steps the council might
take against the Hearst papers.
All of Stamford, however, is talking
of the action of the mems class, for
this is big influence in the town. 1t
numbers among it's members Major
Walter Allen, president of the Yale e.
Towne Manufacturing Company Che is
now in France); John Roberts. council
nan-atlarge; Judge Arthur c. Palmer.
Robert Hay and others prominent in
professional and business circles of
Stamford and New York.
At Monday nights meeting 127 Of
the members were present. and the
resolution condemning the Hearst
papers was adopted without dissent
ing vote. Hearst's anti-British and
anti-Japanese propaganda was de-
scribed in a speech by F. c. Langley. a
member of the class. He read extracts
from The Tribune's Cooled in the
Flag" articles, and declared that with
sixty of the young men of the church
bership could do no less than uphold
,heir hands at home.
Resolution Adopted
W. LduRley tHen fedQ Cn0 1OllOWlnR
resolutions:
Whereas, Proof has been laid before the
Mems Glass of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Stamford Conn. which, in
its opinion, shows thai The New York
American and The New York Journal.
published by William Randolph Hearst, by
their attitude toward the war, are hinder
ing the full and vigorous prosecution of
the war against Germany and have been
help to the of the enemy and
Whereas. In the opinion of this body,
German papers published in German are
also detrimental to the cause of freedom
for which America is fighting it is there
fore
Resolved, 1t is the sense of this body
that these papers highly unpatriotic
and help and comfort to the enemy Of
our country; further
Resolved That we respectfully petition
the President of the United States, through
the ample powers reposed in him, to take
what he may consider proper steps to re-
move the menace of these papers from our
midst during the period of the war: further
Resolved. That copy of this resolution
be forwarded to the President of the
United States
When he had finished and the pre-.
siding officer called for vote there
was loud shout of approval. Not g
man present offered a dissenting vote
To-day an engrossed copy of the reso
luton was forwarded to President Will
son.