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lowed it as gracefully as possible, max
ing the best of an impossible situation.
Two other actions growing out of the
efforts of Hearst to continue his reign
of terror over the newsboys and news
dealers are now contemplated. Agents
of the Bureau of Licenses have been
busy distributing to newsdealers
throughout the city indscriminately
the following notice:
"You arc hereby advised that COM
plant has been made to this office that
you are not serving the public as was
contemplated when license was grant
ed by the city. Unless the condition
is remedied steps will be taken toward
the revocation of your license"
Police Threaten Dealers
Policemen have been visiting news
stands, and upon observing that the
Hearst papers were not being sold
have threatened newsdealers that un-
less they sold Hearst papers, mention
ing them by name, their licenses would
be revoked Mr.. Quigg has many af
tidavits establishing these facts. An
from making threats to the injury of
licensees business is one of the ac-
tions under contemplation.
The agreement of the publishers of
newspapers that they would not sell
their product to newsdealers unless
the dealers take some other product
not theirs is also d matter for the
courts. The publishers Of other news
papers than The Tribune do not per-
NIT a newsdealer to get their papers
unless The newsdealer will also buy
Hearst papers. In the morning the
distributing agencies Of the publishers
hand out TO the newsdealer all the
papers, including "The American" and
when the newsdealer says he does not
want the Hearst paper he is told he
won't get any papers unless he takes
"The American"
Many newsdealers say: Gall right,
III take it, but l won't pay for it, be-
cause l cannot sell it,
Refuse to Pay Bills Offered
The weekly bill of the distributing
companies against the newsdealer is d
lump bill for all of the newspapers, in
cluding Hearst's "American." Many
dealers are holding back the payment
of these bills, demanding allowance for
the Hearst papers which they did not
order and did not sell, but for which
they were charged in the distribute
ing companies lump bill.
AS to the evening papers. where dis
tributing methods differ from the
morning method, the publishers of
papers that the newsdealers are glad to
sell, if they can get them, refuse to let
the newsdealers have any unless they
will also take "The Evening Journal -
I Al
/ take "The Evening Journal" they can
get no papers and their stands are
bare. An action bringing the publish
ers to account for the conspiracy which
these conditions disclose is about to be
commenced.
Just when these actions will be
begun Mr.. Quigg did not indicate yes
terday. Before leaving for the day he
sent this letter to his client, William
son:
81 have received through the counsel
to the corporation the following letter
for delivery to YOU:
"'Mr. John Williamson. 220 Adelphi
Street, Brooklyn.
Acting Park Commissioner Muldoon
dated August %, 1918. is hereby with
drawn. Yours truly,
"JOHN NJ. HARMON.
Commissioners
The letter to which Mr.. Harmon re.
fers was the letter of Mr.. Muldoon. as
Acting Comm issioner in Mr. Harmon
absence from the city, attempting tc
withdraw and stating that he did with
draw your permit for newsstand ir
Borough Park, Brooklyn. on the grounc
that you refused to take New Yorl
Journals to be sold to your customers
Without undertaking in this letter
to interpret the significance of Mr.
Harmon's action. which. of course, was
taken on the advice of the Corporation
Counsel, and because there was no de
fence to the action | brought in youl
behalf, it is my advice as your coun
sci that you are doing your full dut,
to the city by conducting your busi
ness as You and your customers wish
1t is perfectly true that the main pur
pose of the law granting permits O,
licenses for newsstands in publ,
places is public service.
City Exceeded Rights
you paid SPA for your license tt
run for one year. The city got tn,
money, and, in my opinien, you have