New-York tribune., 1918-10-03

Local 2l, International brotherhood
of Boilcrmakcrs and Iron Shipbuild.
CTS of America, last night adopted
resolutions indorsing the stride of tho
Newsboys' Union against tNc Hearst
papers and plcdging their moral sup.
port to the vcndcrs and called upon all
loyal union mon to do likewise.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted without debate after Andrew
Stanton, leader of the newsboys, had
stated their grievances against the
Hearst papers and told of tho at
tcmpts TO break their strike by the
employment of strong arm men, and
other methods calculated 10 tcrrorlzc
them.
Action Is Unanimous
STATIONS story Of the methods oi
the Hearst organization to compel the
boys to handle Hearst papers against
the WISHES OF their patriotic customer3
had n forcible appeal to the members
OF Local 81. all of whom arc engaged
IN the patriotic work of building nJ
to beat the Hun and all of whom littlJ
more than d year ago went through al
bitterly fought strike for higher wages
and better working conditions and thJ
right TO organize.
patriotic people refuse to buy the
/ Hearst papers" Stanton said. They
have been refusing to buy them for a
long time. That meant VIC could not
: sell them. This did not make any dif.
terence 10 Hearst. His agents have
insisted that we buy as many papers
/ as we did before people stopped buyins|
MS papers. This meant that We would
be heavily stuck each day. Some daya
we would lose more on his publication
than we made on other papers
Protests Were Unhcedcd
We couldn't force people to tak1
the Hearst papers even if We wanted
to. We aid not want to. We felt al
many of them did, for we're Americana
too. There's a lot of the fellows noxI
IN France. There's a lot moro coin@
there. We kicked against the Hearsz
scheme, but it did us no good. TbeA
we struck. And then all the paperl
with one exception, lined up wit5
Hearst. If VIC didn't do business wit
Hearst We couldn't do business wits
them. they said.
" = GUN doluS DHSlncS sand vera
making headyway. We're going 10 mako
more. Patriotic public opinion msdsI
Hearst's friends in tho city government
stop pounding us after the S,uprem3
Nourt stopped cancelline our licensed
We're going to win. But we'll win alf
inc sooner If the union men Of New
YORK get behind us. When they know
! the facts they are behind u.s.
Resolutions Are Adopted
You bet, we arc,' shouted a huskHs
shlpbullder, and John Callahan. secre4
tary OF the union, offered these resolaIs
tions:
Whereas, the newsboys of the City 1
or New York, in order TO better their
living conditions and obtain a decent
wage Tor the proper support of their /
1amliles and dependents, have de-k
manded that the newspapers of the
city grand them u larger margin Of E
profit; and 4
Whereas, they have been mainly
opposed in these efforts by the inhu.
ence of the publisher of the Hears!
papers; and
Whereas. All efforts 10 secure re.
lief by arbitration or mediation have {
been refused and the union left with (
no alternative but to strike; be it
Resolved, That the Intcrnatonal
brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbullders and Helpers Of America s
'ndorsc the demands and approve The
strike of said Ncwsbodys' Union ard 4
pledging to them our moral suppcrt
call on all loyal union men and won ]
en- to aid them in their fight for 4
TAR wage and the right TO organic
No Voice in Opposition
Pass the resolution" cried tf'N
crowd, and when President WillaY
Harms, called for the ayes. there wa.
a mighty shout.
ITS a unanimous vote" lie srk
nounced after calling for and reeenf
ing no vote in the negative.
The union last evening initiated
large number of new mepbers, all /