New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Security League Members
Will Open Newsstand
of Their Own
10 Urge Patriotism
German and Hearst Publica-
tions Found To Be Firmly
lntrenched

Members of the North Hudson
branch of the National Security League
were told last night at Weehawken
that they were confronted by "the
stlffest fight in America" in their cam
palgn to suppress disloyal newspapers
IN this part Of New Jersey.
The loyalty committee, which has
been sounding out sentiment among
newsdealers, reported that the news
papers published by William Randolph
Hearst and German language news
papers were so firmly entrenched here
about that it would take all the fight
ing loyal patriots in this vicinity to up
root the un-American press.
Security League members, however,
were far from discouraged by the re-
port and voted to open newsstand Of
their own at which OILY newspapers of
unquestioned lovaltv and Amercanism
will be sold. This stand will begin
business Monday at the crest of the
hill above the Weehawken ferry. The
sign above it will read: Loyal News
papers for 100 Per Cent Americans"
The only New York newspapers not
sold at this stand will be German Ian
n
American" and Evening Journal"
Look to Real Patriots
Alfred e. Henderson, chairman of
the North Hudson League, predicted
that in time every real WeehaWken pa
triot who passes that corner would
come TO patronize the newsstand.
a "clock" in front of the stand will
indicate the number of loyal news
papers SOLD each day. Mr.. Henderson
said Weehawken citizens who want
that the dial of this "clock" moves
round.
MIR. Henderson and James McLaugh-
lin. chairman of the leagues loyalty
committee, agreed to stand the expense
of opening the stand. The p:otits will
go to the Security League. Weehewken
girls have VOLUNTEERED to conduct the
stand.
During the last week the loyalty
committee has made canvass Of news
dealers of the five cities included
Union Hill, Hoboken. West New
York and North Bergen. The aim
of the committee was to ascertain what
dealers would quit handling disloyal
newspapers If so requested by the ma
jority of their customers.
eve found only few newsdealers
willing to throw out the Hearst pa
pers," reported Mr.. Mclaughlin. "One
dealer said he would not discontinue
Hearst sales, because this country was
only fighting England's war and the
Hearst papers had the courage to eA
pose that fact. He said he would not
do anything to harm the newspapers
which told the truth about why the
United States declared war
"One table was smashed and the po-
lice were called before the committee
men left that news agency.
"Our experience there emphasized
the vital need of the suppression of the
newspapers which attack our allies.
That newsdealer apparently had been
subsisting on Hearst newspaper ct
He seemed actually to believe that
American boys are giving up their lives
in France to advance Great Britain's
commercial interests. The case of this
newsdealer illustrates what the reading
of Hearst papers will do to man. HIS
case should be an inspiration to the
Security League. in it's fight against
disloyal newspapers.
"1f necessary the league should open
a stand Of its own in each of the five
cities in its territory"
II. II. Wahlert. assistant superin,
tendent of the West New York schools
who emigrated from Germany when
twelve years old. gave scathing de-
nunciation of Prussianism.