New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Anti Hearst Button
Idea Is Spreading
Throughout Nation
Demands Made From Many
States for the Labels
Of Protest

NUTLEY, n. j., July 1.--Licutcnant
Claude w. Boyntan, who designed the
button which reads 81 Do Not Read
Hearst Papers," reported to-day that
the demand for these anti-Hcarst en-
blems had grown to amazing proper
tions.
Instead of appearing on the coat
apels of few thousand persons in
New Jersey, as Lieutenant Boyntan
originally supposed, it now has become
quite apparent, he said, that the but
tons will be worn all over the United
States.
In scores Of towns button clubs arc
being formed. Groups of persons have
come together and made up fund to
supply buttons for themselves and
friends.
Hundreds Seek Buttons
Every mail brings Lieutenant Boyn-
tan additional requests for the en-
blems, and in most cases a check or
money order is included. The lieu
tenant declared that at his New York
insurance office at 76 William Street,
to day, virtually every other visitor
was some one who had called to get
buttons
When Lieutenant Boyntan placed the
first order for buttons he had no idea
of supplying persons other than those
on the original subscription list Now
owing to the widespread demand, he
has consented to act as distributor of
the anti-Hearst cmblems, at least tenn
porarily.
Is Patriotic Symbol
Every loyal American who desires
to wear the anti Hearst symbol Of
patriotism should have the privilege
81 consider it an honor to sacrifice my
time to enable real Americans to pro
cure the buttons. OF course, shall
distribute them at cost. | will send
them out to button clubs in lots of 100
TO 200. One thousand will cost a but
ton club $500 which will just cover
the manufacturing cost and postage.
Any one who sends me 81 will receive
100 buttons and probably few extra
ones, depending on how much tnd it
costs to pack and mail the smaller
lots"
Ready by July 10
buttons would be made 50 they could
be pinned on July 4 But the manu-
lacturer informed him to-day that
July 10 was the earliest possible date
they could be turned out.
The following are excerpts from let
ters which Lieutenant Boyntan received
TO day:
Cant the general public get in on
some of these anti-Hearst buttons YOU
Nhu 10 <nI IL o
want to wear one, and | know a lot
of friends who would also like to wear
them"
This one came from the president of
a New York school: "Thank YOU for
your excellent design for the anti
Hearst button. We are doing all we
can as school against the most per-
ncious influence in the Journalistic
life of America to-day"
From Canadian now living in New
York; at gives ME great satisfaction
to know that some tangible arrange
ment is being made whereby regular
Americans can publicly show where
Hearst and his papers stand with them.
Hearst papers have long since been
barred from Cana, custom officers
search incoming trains for copies of
Hearst publications"
Patriots Against Hearst
Millburn, N. j., business man wrote
this: ut is gratifying to Americans
Of Millburn and Sutfern to learn that
! there are SO many real Americans in
our neighboring town, Nutley. who
possess the grit and courage to make
an effort to oust Hearst newspapers
and to keep them from circulating
among the respectable citizens of this
country of ours. Enclosed find check
500" pi'Ne 0''
This from Yonkers: "The writer a
stranger to you, is q resident of Yon-
kers, which town, while it is whole
heartedly behind the government in the
war, has not as yet taken up the oucs-