New-York tribune., 1918-10-05
Total 155

The Publisher~' association. whicl
has been -iss.::.Glng with William Ran.
Jpn Hearst against the newsboys OiS
New York, through its counsel, forms.S
Senator Martin G. SAKE, of Norris
Plank & SAKE, yesterday asked Lem
uel Ely Quigg for time to consider th.s
demands of the newsdealers for reliefE
At Mr.. Saxe's request, actions whicsE
were to have been started this mornins5
have been put over one week.
In the meantime the publishers vii {
have an opportunity to meet the de-
! mands of the news venders and if the,
wish, make an amicabla adjustment
Otherwise, unless substantial nrogres,
towards an adjustmenu is made. tisl
Fapers which have been prepared fo,
service will be handed to the vsrion,s
members of the Publishers Associatio-S
and Its agent, the American News Com{
pany.
The request for a conference AMI
tlme to consider the demands of tbss
vendors is the first formal recognitig
the publishers Association has piyssa
.ne demands of these men. It follows
Ihe ultlmatum submitted TO the pub J
.lsners or September 2S, in which orsl
week was given as the time limit III
winch they might inform counsel
whether OF not they wished to set.si
the matter amicably or force the ver.s
ders to get the necessary relied
through the courts. This time limit
expired last night.
Defendants in Action
The action which was to have bsrupI
TINS morning in the name of one or
more plaintiffs, is directed against tb
11 n'ar Company, Inc, publishing the
iiearst papers; the Press Publishing
company publisher of the morning
/ ana evening "World;" the SIN Print
ing and Publishing Association. ths
: New York Mail and Express Comnany
the New York Evening Post Comnany
me New York Staatz Zeitung Company
the New York Commercial Bulletin
Low UoW' Jones d Co.. publishers of "Ths
wall Street Journal;" Herbert l. Bridg
man, individually and as chairman q!
the publishers Association: camue'
blood, individually and as president oil
Ine American News Company. and the|
Derman-American Publishing COMPANY
cl 4NeW YORK, Inc.
me complaint will allege con-
Splracy 10 ruin the business of a news.
oealer because 1t is neither IL his in-s
eerest nor IN conformity with his feel
.hhss 70 puy or to deal in a newspape,'
me uIterances Of which have been OBJ
Jec'ed TO by customers on the grouud
/ Ct n-Americanism. The comnIaint
VIII allege that this conspiracy is be.
lng accomplished in each Of two ways.
one method is through the use Of
the American News COMPANY and its
pfanches. which the newspapers of New
lorh ana Brooklyn have as ascent for
! the delivery to all morning uaner deal.
ers. The American News CoIAnanv and
ITS branches. it is alleged in the com.
IlelnI, acting under instructions fror
the Publishers Association. will no.
denver to any newsdealer any paper
unless ne takes Hearst's "Amcrican.'
When the newsdealer refuses to take
that paper the American News Com
pany leaves it with him, it is alleged.
! f1lls his order for othex morning pauer
and charges him for the copie, Of THE
American he has refused TO order or
expose for sale.
General Business Hurt
But If any newsdealer SAYS he sbso.
iutely Will not have The Anerca or
ms premises the American News Com
tany leaves nothing with him. As his
BUSINESS IN BOOKS, fruits, cigars. con
leetionefles-t other things news
ueaiers and newsstands seil-depends
largely on the patronage Of cpstorncrs
VINO cali to buy newspapers. the deal
ers deprived of papers as tn result Of
TINS understanding obtain from Gus.
toners not the business they formerly
enjoyed, but shrug of the shoulders
ana departure from the stores
Mr. Quigg's clients maintain this Is
a conspiracy on the part OF the PUB
llSrers and the organization that the
EupiiShers have effected. known as the
publishers Association, ard The
American" to wreck and ruin these
plalntlfts' businesses unless they vii
consent to buy and expose for sale a
newspapers, and a certain quantity OF
tnat newspaper which their customers
declare to be un-American and toi
which they have no such sale as JUST
hes them IN antagonizing their Gus
toners.
The second method to which excep'
ton Is taken Is in the matter of the
delivery of afternoon papers. The de-
ilVcry OF these papers is made not M
the American News Company. but 3!
The publishers individually through de-
livery wagons sent out under TIER oSr
agencies These plaintiffs viii cor'
plain that in pursuance of The agree
ment of the newspapers. a. represents
in the Publishers Association. the de-
livery agencies are forbidden to DE-
liver, and do not deliver. to any nevs.
dealer unless The Evening Journsg
is first on his stand.
This procedure. the newsdcalers rer
resented By Nr Quigg declare - psf
OF the understanding among tNe PUB
fishers, and in effect is consprsa
in restraint Of trade. In the contaFn
Ilated actions the courts will be asses
for relief in the form Of il. ncfions