New-York tribune., 1918-07-27
Mt. Vernon Rejects
Hearst Attempt to
Flatter Citizens
Publishers Agent Arrested
for Posting Placards About
"War Edition.
By BRIGGS

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, July 90
William Randolph Hearst now is re-
sorting to fattery in an attempt to
soothe this city's anger against the
disloyalty Of his newspapers.
But Mount Vernon will not be
soothed. Citizens here fail to be i'm
pressed by the fact the New York
american" announces that on Sunday
it will publish free supplement con-
tanning detailed account of this citys
part in the war together with the pic
lures of residents who have been &C
tive in the towns war work. A Hearst
agent named George Bolinsky was
promptly arrested to-day for posting
placards advertising this Hearst sup
plement.
Bolnsky posted the advertisements
in violation of city ordinance. Many
Red Cross and Liberty Loan posters
have been displayed contrary to this
ordinance and, of course, the city Off
cials said nothing about it. But when
it came to Hearst posters the police
Remembered" the city ordinance. Off
cials here feel just that way about the
newspapers which failed to discontinue
their pro- German editorials even after
the United States declared war on the
Huns.
In court Judge Appel let Bolinsky
off with a suspended sentence, but
warned him not to try posting Hearst
advertisements in violation of the city
ordinance again. Bolinsky is a resi-
dent of Mount Vernon. Judge Appel
advised him to tell Mr. Hearst about
the trouble that awaits any Hearst
agent who violates Mount Vernon or
dinance in the future.
"You will have the support of this
court" said Judge Appel.
vertisements, the portfolio "will con-
tain the story in facts of the note
worthy part the city of Mount Vernon
has taken in the world war"
E. NJ Loveland, 33S South First
Street, who is a local distributor of
the 81 Do Not Read Hearst Papers"
buttons, to-day branded the Hearst
supplement- as an insult to every de-
cent citizen in Mount Vernon
"By publishing this city's part in the
make Mount Vernon citizens forget
the part he has played in the war
and Mr.. Loveland. "Such tactics are
an insult, because they must be based
Oil the assumption that this city's
patriotism might be bought for the
price of write-up.
This city has, in truth. been doing
its share in the war, and it is an out
rage that our public pride should be
marred by having our war record pub
lished in a newspaper like The Amer
lean
"Pictures Of local war work leaders
will be published in this supplement-
without the consent of persons in the
photographs. Ore cut will show for
mer Mayor Fiske in the centre of a
group of Red Cross girls Mr.. Fiske
was one of the speakers at the anti
Hearst mass meeting Monday night
The New York American supple
ment for Mount Vernon is the same
! KIND of sop that Hearst is preparing
TO serve up to many other commun-
ties in New York and New Jersey
which have demanded the suppression
OF ms newspapers. Each town, &C
cordlng to the announcements, will
have a supplement all it's own.
Supreme Court Justice j. Addison
Young has signed an order putting
INTO effect his decision denying the ap
plication of Hearst newspapers for a
city of Mount Vernon from enforcing
its ordinance forbidding the sale and
distribution of Hearst and German
language newspapers. The order was
received today by Corporation Coun-
sci J. Henry Esser, who filed it at
White Plains, but Mr.. Esser said to-
day that, as matter of legal courtesy,
to give the attorneys for the Hearst
papers an opportunity to apply for a
stay of judgment, the enforcement of
the ordinance will be delayed for a
fa,U dave