The Irish standard., 1918-07-13
LESSONS OF THE NEwseoYs' "srRIkE."

The so-caled "strike" of the Minneapolis newsboys
against the three daily of the city has passed
harmlessly the drives of Won Hndenburg
the western battlefront. The first assaults resulted in
substantial gains for the attacking forces They
seemed to have paralyzed all the activities and
of the publishers The public forcbly obliged to
become members of the Do Without Club for few days.
else the gauntlet of mob violence in trip to the
newspaper offices to purchase papers, Many there
who had the violently snatched from their hands
pockets the public Streets and subjected
to personal assaults and insults they to and
from the places of publication The policemen who
paid the public maintenance public
order openly and boldly in sympathy with the dis
affected strikers and made effort to repress control
their anarchistc performances. Even sub
jeced the jeers and insults of the crowds of hoodums
who cooperated with the newsboys in promoting disorder
and violence The chief police officers
to enforce the laws of the state and the ordinances of the
city, and drawing salaries the performance such
duties made effort to provide protection for the public
and openly expressed their tolerance of the spirit of
Bolshevikism that held sway for several days.
At of the meetings of the newsboys member of the
School Board is said to have advised the strikers
sist in their demonstrations until they bankrupted
newspapers, and then they would be taken by
city and would be by the strikers themselves He
had doubtless in mind the of the Bolshev
luton in Russia in which many public activities
have been thus turned over to the sovets in accordance
with the Socalstic He would like to the
same things happen in America, and apparently stood
ready to do all in his bring about these deecabe
changes in the American business system.
On the part of the newspapers themselves it may be
remarked that they did little to help the situation except
to make paintve appeals to the public When difficulties
of this kind arise in other the editors get right
the job and write volubly of the ways and
settle the troubles But they seemed absolutely helpless
when the troubles were at their DOORS So far
could be seen by the public they steps pro-
tect themselves their patrons from the assaults and
jeers of the thugs who assembled daily in front their
Offices Their resistance exceedingly timd pass
i've Surely they know their rights and ought
tain them. The manifestation of modicum stalwart
Americanism would have good to bring home
lesson of decency and lawfulness to the ra of alien
guttersnpes that daily intimidated them
their business. Happily not wholly dependent
upon policeman to keep the
h1plted little practical American spunk in the prem
ises and seemed helpless in the of the drive
after all was about dangerous Halloween pump
kin SHE'LL AS quaspubc service do not the newspapers
owe the people the duty of exercising all legal
chinery at their command to carry publication
distribution of their papers?
Should similar situation arise again it is to be hoped
that the publishers will give consideration
phase of the question: by the preparedness
which they constantly demand in national matters
Taken by and large the strike" furnished whole
some prelude to the November elections The Illuminating
incidents and potentiaies Of the been
SO clear that the wayfaring voter should therein