New-York tribune., 1918-09-20

the tyranny of the Hearst papers,
Newsboys' Union No. is planning an
appeal to all the labor unions OF the
greater city They will ask for no
money, according to Andrew Stanton
president of the union. but will ask for
the moral support of the individual
members, as any other organization
with grievance would ask support
Our union.' said Mr.. Stanton yes
terday, ''is affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. It is IN good
standing. It's members. so far as It is
in their power to do go, support every
labor movement and obey every union
rule. We. therefore, are entitled to the
support of the other unions. and ] have
no doubt we will get it. Many labor
men have helped US, and all. with the
exception of some in the employ Of
Hearst, have shown that they are
with us.
mo class IN the community has been
more loyal during the time that we
have been at war than the labor
unions. Mr.. Gompers and his as
socates have made q hard hight against
un- ericanism. and we are following
his lead when we night papers that are
rot 100 per cent American.
Hearst Treatment Cited
Hearst always has posed g. the
friend of the laboring man and he
has fooled lot of people with this
line OF talk. His treatment of the peo-
pie who handle newspapers for living
is fair sample of his sincerity. He
is not willing to give us chance to
make anything like a decent living.
This is pretty good union town,
and we believe that if the union men
are shown what we are up against and
.the methods used to beat us into sub
mission, they Will get right behind
US"
Stanton has been assured of the sup
port of some labor organizations. these
assurances coming to him without any
solicitation on the part of any one rep
resenting the union.
Mayor Hylans letter denouncing
Hearst methods as contemplate and
dcspicable, published in The Tribune
yesterday morning, attracted great
deal of attention among the newsdeal-
ors and ncwsboys.
Hope for Hylan's Support
In it some professed to see hope that
eventually Hylan would come around
to their way of thinking and call of
those of his subordinates who are fight
ing Hearst's fight. The more conserva-
tive. how ever, would feel more certain
! of this prospect if the Mayor found
time to answer their letters asking
that he give them an opportunity to
present their side OF the case.
81 WONDER said John williamson
the Borough Hall dealer against whom
all Of the power of the city administra-
ton has been used in an effort to put
him out of business because h viii not
Hylan has entirely forgotten what W.
did for him when he was candid'te
for Mayor-the dealers right h.rt
around Borough Hal-when Heart
present supporter, The World, vas
lighting him so hard.
Somebody at that time sent men
they were paying S4 a day 0 distrib''
ute Worlds in this part of Brooklyn
This was when The World was print,
ing the stuff about which he sued
served notice on The Worlc that un-
less this was stopped we'd strike
against it. 1t stopped. All hat seems
to be forgotten now"
Injunction Briefs Filed
Lemuel Ely Quigg, counsel for ,h'
newsboys, and Assistant Corporation
Counsel William B. Carsw' who IS
making the fight to enable ark Com
missioner John n. Harma 90 close
Williamson's stand. filed br ) IN the
injunction proceedings III Justice Crop
seys court yesterday.
Both closely followed the arguments
made before Mr.. Cropsey. Wednesday.
No mention, however. Is made by Mr..
Carsweel of his contention that deaf
ers may be compelled to sell German
language papers, full a. anti American
propaganda, if there should be any
public demand for them
They'd have a lovely time trying TO
make me sell German papers, sad
Williamson yesterday. demand or no
demand. The people around here
would not be merely disorderly There
would be a riot that no police could
handle. They'd have TO call out the
trops.
patriotic Brooklyn may stand for
Hearst papers and keep the peace, bu'
there is a limit" ="