New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-03

The final call for the convention of
newsdealers' associations to devise
I ways and means of ending the Hearst
reign of terror are now in the hands
of the president and secretary of every
organization in greater New York and
vicinity. In this call emphasis is laid
on the fact that the newsdealers in
their fight for better conditions have
but one real. enemy among the pub
fishers of New York City.
This. says the Long Island News
dealers Association, which issues the
call, is William R. Hearst. The others,
the call says, they believe will be their
friends if there is unity of purpose
and action.
Want All to Take Action
The call, as issued by the Long ISL
and association, is as follows:
"The newspaper trade at the pres
ent moment is in worse condition
than any other trade.
"Tradesmen and mechanics alike
are getting more for their services, in
proportion to the value of the dollar,
which is worth fifty-nine cents in
purchasing power, according to the
latest figures.
"W. R. Hearst says that a news
dealer, who is getting the pennies for
him and is circulating his sheets,
has not even Che moral right to ask
for fair compensation for the work
he performs from a A. M. till about
midnight every day in the year and
in all kinds Ct weather. 1t is not
essential to relate here all the
abuses, moral as we'll as material,
that are hcaped on the newsdealers
by the 1bove-named publisher and his
adjutants, because every one of us
knows them only too we'll.
Besides there are other subjects
OF grave Importance to us which
ought to be discussed from every
angle. Also to find an antidote for
chronic disease which is spread
ing its germs in the trade unchecked.
"One Outspoken Friend"
eve have one outspoken friend
and one enemy among the New York
publishers, and we believe that with
unity of purpose and consequent &C
ton we could turn all the New York
City publishers but one for our
friends.
your president, or secretary, or
both, are invited to participate in
convention OF all the newsdea lers'
organizations of Greater New York
and vicinity. to be held on Thursday,
September 5. 1918, at 1920 A. NJ. at
the Standard Hotel, ga Fulton
Street. Jamaica.
Every truly yours.
u. HIRSCH President"
81. LANDAU, Secretary"
The Long Island dealers are not the
only ones who propose to find out
where they stand. Acting for himself
and other vendors whom Hearst's
friends in the city administration
sought to intimidate by placing stands
in choice locations hitherto barred to
all. Henry Gandino. a sixteen-year- old
"newsic," yesterday took possession of
stand in the Municipal Building and
did business without any interference.
The stand, with others, had been in
place over a week. Idle. it was con
slant threat to the dealers fighting
Hearst that some favored one would be
given it to take the business that less
their further defiance of Hearst and
his agents. At it the boy did a land
Office business
"These stands said he in explaining
his action. "were put here to brighten
US boys. Nobody is using them. The
authorities even told us that they
were IN the way and nobody would
be allowed to use them | need to
make living and as long as the stand
Is here | see no reason WHY | shiuldn t
use 1t. The journal people were 60
ing to use it if we stopped selling
their papers.
"lf the cops arrest men or order
me away I'm going to ask them WHY
the stands are here, anyhow, and
they'll have to admit that they put
theme here to help the Journal people
break our strike
A temporary permit for the location
used by Gandno yesterday had been
given to the Publishers Association
according to an Official Of Tia DAn..4