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maica, with Joseph Hirsch, presiden
of the association, in the chair. A
this meeting the situation created b,
public opposition to the sale of Hears
papers was canvasscd and at its con
clusion this statement was issued:
august 27, 1918.
"To whom it may concern:
The Board Of Governors of the
Long Island Newsdealers' Associa-
ton met this morning At this meet
ing committee was appointed con-
slsting of Messrs. j. Hirsch, l. Lam
dau and NJ. Malvin to wait upon the
Publishers Association or to COM
municate with them at once.
"They are to place before the Pub
lshers' Association that the public
of Long Island is very loyal and OBJ
ject to the dealers handling Hearst
publications, and that for the good
of the business and their standing
in their community they find it
necessary to discontinue handling
Hearst publications.
"They feel that the publishers un-
derstand thoroughly the situation and
the public mind on Long Island and
that they will submit to the inevita-
BILE and do nothing to prevent these
dealers from placing orders for all
the publications that they need.
"They also believe that no action
will be taken which will in any way
interfere with the present good re-
lations between the dealers and the
publishers. Any action, of course,
that the publishers would take
against the dealers will naturally
be resented in most emphatic man
ner by the public.
"Thc Long Island association also
appointed a committee with instruc-
tions to call a conference to which
representatives of all the various
newsdealers' associations of greater
New York and vicinity are to be in
vited. At this conference the present
situation is to be discussed thorough
ly with view to closer cooperation,
with an idea of having united action
in order to bring present conditions
to more suitable and businesslike
basis"
This letter to the Publishers A.
sOcIation was also made public:
Lawrence. L. l., August 27, 1918.
"The Publishers Association, World
Building, New York City.
"Gentlemen At meeting of the
governors of the Long Island News
dealers Association held this morn
ing in the Standard Hotel, Jamaica
Long Island, we were appointed a
committee to place before the Pub
fishers Association the attitude OF
the public on Long Island in relation
TO the Hearst publications.
"The Long Island public considers
itself 100 per cent American, and
it has continually called upon the
news dealers to discontinue han(
ling Hearst publications; the sale
of the same has dwindled constantly
until now we find them not oniy
detrlment. but such a loss to
our business that we. as loyal citi-
zens, should not handle them.
The public is becoming so ap.
gresslvc that the dealers are forced
to listen to its insistent demands
and discontinue the handling of these
papers.
1.-The newsdealers ind that thew can
not refuse to listen to the public anv
longer, and that they have continued
to handle the Hearst publications
too long, if anything, for their own
welfare, and that now that action is
forced that the publishers will un-
derstand their situation and con-
tinue to deal with them in the same
friendly way as before. We ask in
behalf OF the Long Island news
dealers that you continue to supply
them with all publications that the
public demands.
1--WE expect your approval and
would ask that you send us letter
at once accordingly.
"Yours very truly,
-. HIRSCH, President"
"Thc statement Of the governors an
the letter speak for thcmselves" aa ;