New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
John Williamson, of Brook
lyn, Protected BY Order
of the Supreme Court,
Doing Increased Business
Daily, Despite Publish
ers' Boycott-Flurry in
Harlem, Ouer Mistake in
Order to Dealers

Hall, Brooklyn, under the protection of
the Supreme Court of the State Of New
York, John Williamson remains the
target at which all of William r.
Hearst's guns, big and little, are being
levelled in an effort to drive him out
of business because Of his refusal 70
handle Hearst papers
Under the agreement of the publish
ers of other Manhattan evening papers
to stand by Hearst in his efforts to
defy loyal public opinion the drivers
to sell Williamson papers. In some way
Williamson has been getting all the
papers he can handle. To discover this
source of supply dozens of Hearst
agents worked yesterday. At the close
| of business last evening they had not
succeeded, aud Wi]liamsorr's good nigh.
message to them was one of defiance.
The reopening of Williamson's stand
under the protection of the order Of
Justice Leander B. Faber restraining
Hearst's friends in the city admins
tration from interfering with his live
lihood has created situation that has
the Hearst organization worried.
Others to Follow Suit
Other dealers, seeing their business
go to Williamson, are only waiting the
decision in Williamson's case to Join
him in defying the Hearst crowd and
throw the Hearst papers into the dis
card. Some threaten to do this with.
out waiting for the decision and these
are alternately the recipients Of
threats and cajolery.
Their situation is not made any more
comfortable by the belief that the
Hearst crowd will seek to delay ac-
tion on Williamson's case when it
comes up in the Supreme Court in
Brooklyn tomorrow. Such move
will be bitterly contested by Lemuel
Ely Quigg, counsel for the newsdealers,
THO iitoiotS tIidL Ills Cllcut Is CullIlcu
to permanent relief.
Hearst has everything to gain by de-
lay, but his chief gain will lie in re-
strainng other dealers from moving to.
save their businesses by cutting his
papers from their list. If only those
dealers doing business near William
sons stand were affected by the feeling
against the Hearst papers, the situa-
ton would not be SO bad from the
Hearst standpoint, but the dealers from
above the Bronx to Montauk Point are
in the same boat.
Intimidation Fails
Where they can cut, they are cutting,
and having a more or less stormy time
with Hearst drivers and route agents
in consequence. This is particularly
true in Harlem, where, taking advan-
tage of mistake of a police sergeant
alleged Hearst agents yesterday sought
to intmidate all by announcing that
three dealers in 125th Street had lost
their licenses at their behest. Quick
action by Mr.. Quigg as counsel for the
newsdealers cleared up the doubt ere
ated by the policeman's mistake and
ended this phase Of the Hearst drive.
The business done at Williamson's
stand yesterday proved more clearly
than any, other argument could how
strong is the feeling against the Hearst
papers. 1t was doubtful last evening
whether it is this demonstration of
loyal feeling or his ability to get pa
pers despite Hearst and his friends in
the Publishers Association pleased him
most
Many Encourage Fight
"a remarkable thing" he said, "has
been the number of people who seem
to have gone out of their way to buy
papers here and declare where they
stand"
While Williamson was talking for
mer Borough President Lewis H. /
POUNDS stopped to greet him.
81 glory in your spunk," he said !
slapping the dealer on the back. "Keep
up the good fight. Stick by all means
Stand up as you are doing for what |
is just and right. They never would !
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