New-York tribune., 1918-08-22
Hylan Takes
A Hand in the
Newspaper War
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censes. In any event, the boys will
not be intimidated and will go on with
this battle to finish.'
Stanton said he regretted that the
strike has come at a time when the gov
ernment needs the publicity most for
its many patriotic ventures.
"We realize" he added, "that the gov
ernment in its effort to get information
about the draft and Liberty loans before
the public will be seriously embar-
rassed by the situation in New York
But we are as important in our way as
are ship workers and munition makers
and the government should force the
publishers to grant the fair demands of
newsdealers."
Samuel Rothbart, head of the Queens
boro venders, remarked that this was
simply another evidence Of Hearst's
tactics. The Mayor, however," he
added, "will be shown that it is not
he alone that controls the fate of the
newsdealers. If necessary, the dealers
Will thrash the question out in the
| highest court"
Mark Moscowitz. acting president OF
the Harlem Newsdealers' Association,
issued a statement on the Mayors
order, saying:
IF the Mayor thinks by the threat
ened revocation of our licenses he has
solved the strike he is sadly mistaken.
He will need at least 5000 assistants
to give the city the services that we
newsdealers are rendering These as
slstants, we think, will not take up this
business out of charity, or to serve Mr..
Hearst. They will want to make a
living, too, and if the papers will be
sold to them at the price they are
being sold to US, they will undoubtedly
do what we are doing"
AS a result of the newspaper venders'
decision to place under ban all papers
declining to grant their demands. it
was virtually impossible to obtain an
evening paper yesterday afternoon be-
low Twenty-third Street. Here and
, there, however, a few widows who de-
pend upon their daily sales were per-
mitted to sell their papers.
Harry Harrison, vender in front of
the Wcrld Building, did thriving
business, protected by three policemen.
Another Meeting Called
Stanton, for the newsboys. said the
action of the newsdealers at the meet
ing in Beethoven Hall did not exactly
express the sentiment of the newsboys
and that there was no intentions to dis
regard the favorable attitude of The
Tribune. He announced that meeting
of the newsboys has been called for to-
night at Hesse's Hall, Frankfort and
William Streets, where the entire mat
ter will be reconsidered and appropri-
ate action taken. y
The strike leaders reiterated that
the strike would go into effect with
the morning newspapers at midnight
declaring that if the agencies deliver
ing the papers leave them their usual
orders they will decline to sell or nav
for them.
In the meantime "The New York
American" and "The Evening Journal
are piling up on the dealers as waste
paper.
David Dean, head of the American
News Company, which delivers the
morning papers to The venders, saiC
yesterday that he had received no in.
|. dlvldual Instructions to cease delivery
OF newspapers to the dealers, and that
he will continue to deliver the papers
as though nothing had happened
refuse to recognize anything that
took place at their meeting, and until
! get a personal order to discontinue
TO serve customer l shall proceed
as usual"
Hearst Tries Dictation
Referring to the attempt of a Hearst
agent to disrupt the newsdealers' meet
ing at Beethoven Hall Tuesday night
Mr.. Sultan said that the tactics pur-
sued were characteristic of the Hearst
crowd. Mr.. Sultan, in an address at
the meeting, told his comrades:
Il thought | was a free man in a
tree country, but Monday morning ]
I was disillusioned. discovered that
must submit to the most Infamous
: form of slavery that can exist-the
slavery of having a man dictate to YOU
what class of merchandise can buy
or sell.
\ The Brooklyn News Company, that
t received my order. together with many
moee of my fellow tradesmen. to dis.
continue sending me 'Americans, has
SAID: You are not the sole arbiter of
: your business. We will not permit you
TO sell what you want, but you must
l sell "hat we want you to sell and nv
orders were dsregardcd. The New
} York Americans are being forced upon
} me and they will attempt to make me
pay for them. Are you going to stand
for slavery of this sort?
l "Or are you going to throw dowr
7 the gauntlet to that greedy pans
headed by Hearst? Will you tell them
, This far you can go and no further ?
eve are free men and we are goin.
to fight for our rights and decen
living"
The Tribune was the only paper or
sale in lower Manhattan early this
morning. Dealers at Brooklyn Bridge
and other places along Park Row were
kept busy passing out papers to pur-
chascrs.