New-York tribune., 1918-11-05

Students, Faculty and q;
zens Petition City couo.
Gil to Bar Them
Form League to
Press Campaign
All but One New.de.I~
Agree to Discontinue Pl.e.
ing Them on Sale

."s mos' determined fights that r.. .
oeen waged on Hearst newspaper, .,s.. s.s
their Americanism was mest;o.s,, ',a''
spl,ing is now IN progress here Nv vss''
rs;ary ,nns;sy stuaents OF Princeton Hat H.,
sersity, the faculty and citizens ot ~. ~.
Town nave joined forces to dr;vs' VI .'' Ms
ine newspapers prblished by W'ln'uq' 10y
randolph Hearst. The nsrsna was,iar
printed IN the German iangusss ,pss pen
barred some time ago. ven
~ me night is being waged by ths A.,
hearst League of Princeton "rss ~
league was organized by non.m;,;..sse se
stadents. and subsequently, in 'srsss' msA
pershlp was augmented hv s.as, nss'
members and citizens of the ,oaa ~'uN
Already the leagus has accomns;.,
considerable toward cxcludinr di'sasu y
new wspapers which sought tn Mt
the Lusitania sinking aad ths c;s,aali ;s,as.i'
OF Belgium All but one p,s0A pv's'I0A
newsdealer has agreed to csasa 'uVssea sss's
ing Hearst newspapers. and . n.s;.is' ssiu
lss now being circulated cali;nrr' r'''s'0f
the City Council to bar ths up0a
reads: "'S petltios
Princeton: o'sheii q
W nereas, 1t is our firm conv;..;.,
that the Hearst newspapers ar asIp s.'nY
mentally un-American, a menace ,aHas ~ ~
morale of our nation. and an ohs. ~ y"
70 the successful prosecution sss'aSi. ~ ~.
war. we, the undersigned Ia - ~
pe.ltion that such legislation be- ~. a..
acted as may be necessary to bar n. ".
1earst newspapers from Princeton" ~
DIR. Hibben Signs FRS,
The first signature on this net,,;,,
IS that of DR.. John Grier Hibben ns' nrss;
gent CT Princeton University. Fol,n.,
ing his are those of Andrew II WsJ
dean CT the Graduate School and NJ u
r. Magic, dean of the faculty. Th.. y
eonle the names Of virtually all m
faculty members and non-military atm n.
cent body and the signatures OF lcaSrs
princeton citizens. A-s
r. Z. Wheelwright, who heads II,
Antl-Hearst League, said TO-DAY IN, M
the support which the anti.Hesr,
movement is finding at Princeton IIni'
verslty could be likened only Ia IN,
support given the last Liberty Loan
princeton men-students and fssl
ulty-supported the Liberty Loan i.
man." he asserted. "Ihe persons vss
strove to put the loan over the tou A
Princeton are the same persona vi,
are back of the fight to ostracirs Il
newspapers published by Hearst
The students at Princeton are dirs}
into two groups; those of the Stshr
Army Training Corps, Naval Uniia.
who number about 1000. and In,
nifty. non-military students, who N
not in uniform because of age OF hi.
ure to meet the physical Requirement
According to Mr.. Wheelwright, tAtN
wearing the raiment of peace time sn1
the lucky ones in the uniform of III
United States service.
Started as War Measure
1--WE can't be with the other felI
lows, but we can support them, sn|
that's why the anti Hearst LeagwI
was organized said Mr.. WheeiwrigtI
The league was first suggested III
Mr.. Wheelwright He and other sophsI
mores we're standing about the histor|
Princeton Cannon" planted on fal
spot where King Georges hired HsI
SLAMS once dropped shells during tbI
Revolutionary War.
AS his companions recolected It .kI
day, Mr.. Wheelwright's argnmsn! wl
something like this: "We fellers Ell:
go to the trenches ourselves. But
can do our utmost to back up the mel
who are already there and those Wv
may follow. We've finished with III
Liberty Loan. Now we can begr % l.
the newspapers which by thar q
tempts to weaken the morale d@
American people have endangered ID
lives of the boys in France"
The matter of an organizstica
drive out Hearst newspapers was ~
before the entire non military studss
body The students voted unanjmous
to push the idea. Mr.. Wheeiwright,
E. Wood and S. E. Hall were nsmsli
committee to circulate the petition
dressed to the Princeton Mayor u
council.
A committee Of twenty-five studsiH
visited local newsdealers. Z. l. Hear
was the first newsdealer to agree y
to handle Hearst newspapers.
Wear Anti-Hearst Buttons
The league procured large qusntT
of the 81 Do Not Read Heart Nevf
papers" coat aepel buttons from lss
tain Claude ". Boyntan, of rs Wllss'
Street, New York City, who origaas
the anti-Hearst emblems. These y
tons are now being worn By huhdlss
Of students, faculty members and O.
zens. In front of the dormitores
posted signs reading: mo One 10 lIi
Hall Reads Hears-s-s- NewspsFn
The Princeton students who W
uniform cannot wear the anti-hss,
emblems and they have not beer isls
to sign the petition, but they are y
porting the anti-Hearst moyemsm
more ways than one. according
league members. a
League members are confldens
council will pass the desired ists,
ton, becuse it acted promptly VIE .s
was asked to exclude German 'a's's =
papers.