The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-12

Vigilance Corps which brands the out
put OF the Hearst presses as disloyal
and pro German.
With the exception Of Wall, Nichols
a Company and the Home News Agen
ey, all the newsdealers, in statements
made 10 The Advertiser Immediately
following the meeting Of the ViIilance
Corps at which the request was made,
promised TO throw out the Hearst pa
pers. Yesterday Tom Wall, head Of
Well, Nichols & Co., and J. H. Fisher,
owner Of the Home News Company,
announced their intention Of having
nothing more TO do with Mr.. Hearst
AMI his papers and magazines, thus
ma king II unanimous.
Tier win be special meeting Of
the Vigilance Corps today at which
announced and ratified.
Wall Announces Decision
'fWhen this matter was brought up
OF the last meeting of the Vigilance
Corps" said Mr. Wall Yesterday, az
said that if / found anything in the
Hearst papers which were pro German
I would discontinue handling these
publications. ! have not had the time
topread through these twelve or more
publications to find such utteranccs
but If the general public feels thai
these papers are not loyal to the ad-
miuiRttRtiOn, | do not want TO handle
them have sent out notices to this
effect to the various dealers in the
Territory who handle Hearst papers
through our agency. I believe, how
knN
lnyal as I hear they are, the federal
authorities should prohibit their be
ing sent through the mail. In this
manner they could be kept out Of here
completely. Under present conditions,
When we give up the agency, there is
no reason why they could not be sent
here direct by mail"
Fisher Doesn't Want Them
!, J. H. Fisher, of the Home News
Agency said that he had no desire
TO take over the agency for the Hearst
papers in the event that Wall, Nichols
Company discontinued handling the
publications here when asked if he
had any intention of handling these
papers in the event that Wall, Nichols
& Company discontinued, he said that
when the latter shut down on those
publications, they would be out of
circulation in the Territory as Wall
Nichols had the exclusive agency for
. the Hearst papers here.
Among the papers affected by this
decision of Honolulu news agents are
The Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping
San Francisco Examiner, Los Angeles
Examiner, New York Journal, New
York American, Boston American, Chi
eagO American, Puck and the San
Francisco Call. The latter publication
Is generally believed to be the prop
erty of Hearst although Hearst has
never admitted ownership.
1H In addition TO a number of news
agents on the mainland following the
same course as that being taken by
Honolulu news agents. prominent clubs
in the States have also put a ban upon
these papers appearing on the shelves
Of their club rooms. The Sierra MadIe
Club of Los Angeles, one Of the most
prominent and powerful organizations
of the southern metropolis has barred
'Ifearst papers from its library. In OK
PLANTATION Of its reasons for taking 9uch
action the club has issued the follow
ing statement:
On the sixth day Of June, 1918.
pursuant TO a resolution of the board
Of directors Of the Sierra Madre Club.
delivery to the Hearst publications
was ordered discontinued, and the
club 3 subscription cancelled.
On June twelfth, 1918. Mr. Fcnner
II. Webb, member Of the club and
one of the editors OF the Los Angeles
Examiner, published through it's
columns an open letter addressed to
the board Of directors protesting
;igainst its action, and suggesting that
the entire board of directors meet and
rescind the action.
On the twentieth day of Jun", 1918,
at a meeting of the board Of directors
of the Sierra Madre Club, AT which
ten Of the twelve members Of the
board were present two being absent
from the city, it was resolved bv un.
animous vote to mail the following
letter in reply to his communication
to the board. and that copy Of the
letter be mailed to each member of the
clubs
l,gge June 10, 1918
Mr.. Fenner 4. Webb.
- Care Los Angeles Examiner,
Los Anme'es. California.
Dear Sir: For the information of
the members Of the Sierrn Madre Club
and the guidance Of its board Of direct
ors, will You, as one of the editors OF
the los Angeles Examiner, answer
through its columns the following
question:
Does the sentiment expressed in the
following quotations from editorials
published in the Los Angeles Examiner
since congress declared that a state OF
war existed between the United States
ans Germany reflect the present con
EiGtions of Mr.. Hearst and the policy
of his publications, and do you think
that an institution 100 percent Ameri
can should, after this country declared
WA on Germany, publish through it,
editorial colunns such sentimentsf
Pertinent Questions
Per the information OF the members
Of the Sierra Madre Club and thu
Guidance of its board of directors. d
YOU. as q member of the club, (not a
editor Of the Examiner) subscrih" -
the sentiments expressed in the quota
tions given hollow. and do YOU a
member. think that two Sirr"" M'dr'
Club should. with eight" 81 it. me-"
,beFs 10 the service. supuo-' "ith il