New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
Mayor Dodges Request for
Explanation Of Order
Against Loyalists
Insinuates Tribune
Is Cause of Fight
Editor Renews Effort to
Make Executive Show
Where He Stands

Mayor John +. Hylan's answer to The
Tribunes request that he explain his
order that newsdealers who refuse to
buy Hearst papers they cannot sell be
deprived Of their licenses has been re-
ceived by The Tribune
In his letter Mr.. Hylan lodges the
questions which he asked be submitted
to him in writing, seeks to insinuate
that the newsdealers' opposition to
Hearst is due to Tribune employees, and
concludes with the ntimation that the
thousands Of dealers who seek to end
the Hearst reign of terror are dis
honest
MIR. tIylan's letter is as follows:
City OF New York.
Office of the Mayor,
August 27, 1918.
& Ogden Reid, Esq.
New York Tribune.
154 Nassau Street. City.
Dear Sir: Your letter Of August
% with reference to newsdcalers is
received. There is rumor that
several of the so-called leaders of
W. hoAtNc-Hi ,, " itO HAVE Octu more
or less instrumental in causing
trouble among the dealers. are direct
y or indirectly on the payroll of The
tribune. have been informed that,
rciore Your paper took up the matter
80 seriously, these men made propo-
sltions to another newspaper in this
city
If the honest people who operate
newsstands were not annoyed by
these so-called leaders and agitators,
there would be little trouble with the
newsdealers. Very truly yours,
JOHN F. HYLAN, Mayor.
Tribune's Position Revealed
10 this letter, Mr.. Reid, editor OF
ire Tribune. replied yesterday as fol-
August 80, 1918.
Hon. John F. Hyan.
Mayor Of The City of New York,
City Hail, New York City.
Dear SIR Your letter of August
= has been received. The Tribune
asked you four questions touching
the clty administrations attitude in
pubic matter 1t asked them first
verbally, through one of its report
crs' ana then. at your request, re-
duced them to writing. After week
what you have heard about our
relations with the newsdealers.
Your letter is so ambiguous that
!, Is difficult to answer. but / take
inat you wish to ask US If we
nave any newsdealers on our payroll.
ana II the newsdealers did not come
70 Us WITH a proposition which led US
20 20 cut the price of The Tribune to
Our answer to the first question is
is No. '"o question "
mat you may thoroughly compre
aend the matter, and in order to teen
sae soe record clear, | wish to make the
'onowIng statement:
~ tne tune that all She newspapers
sseht 10 the cent price the news
seiers we're given temporary re-
.urn privilege fer unsold copies. Due
- your own efforts and apparent
s.mpatnies for the ncwsdealcrs. this
pslod was extended to a sixty-day
.srm oy the publishers. At the end
=. mat Tune the publishers took no
this waste. -'''N''
The Tribune. feeling that u wss
anpatriotic to waste paner IN th;s
way, established limit OF per cent
its returns, in effect MAKING 49,
psper non -returnable with 70 per
"n' OF the dealers in the city.
Letter to Publishers
~. ~ EVIDENCE Of this feeling on the
r.n Of The Tribune. the following
.Tr ~, vas addressed TO Bradford Mer-
.si; Of "Thc New York American
...a'rrnan Of the Publishers Commit.
~ naving in hand the requests from
se he"sdsalers for a concession in
s'ce and all the other matters Of
an.en the newsdealers we're com
,hs'h'ng. 4. including the tyranny of
a. AZ hearst publications and the
sr'can News Company
nr.x. July I. 1917.
Trsdlord Merrill. ESQ,
me New York American.
New York.
year Mr.. Merrill:
IN regard 70 the matter OF return
DIS ard non-returnable papers. our
.shsrs and directors feel that oven
Ind. t"ilea return Of 8 per cent il
dstshsinie under the present con
en., .,pns. They feel that 10 tranaport
tn lumber and other materials~-
a. ase 'abor 70 make these materials
40 80 paper and then to waste this
Epsf ny means Of the return priyi-
~ 70 tns newsdcalers is unratri-
trs. aha we cannot. therefore, con-
ms cannot cut out all returns
ess So Inc other papers remain ful!y
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