New-York tribune., 1918-08-27
Red Cross Women
OF New Rochelle
Would Sue Hearst
Say Their Pictures Were
Obtained by Fraud to Help
Loyalty Campaign"
Exhibited in Saloons
Patriotic Workers Object to
Being Used by Publisher
to Make Amends

NEW ROCHELLE. N. Y, Aug. 90
Battle was in the air at the New
Rochelle Red Cross workroom to-day.
The warlike atmosphere did not come
from the surgical dressing supplies
which were being made for the Amerl-
can boys cover there" The Red Cross
women were planning q war of reprisal
or William Randolph Hearst because
his agents had obtained their photo
graphs under false pretences" for use
in an attempt to maintain circulation
of Hearst newspapers in this city.
The Red Cross women intend to pro-
ceed against Hearst along two lines.
First. to obtain an injunction to pre-
vent him from making any further use
of their pictures for the purpose Of
selling his newspapers in New Ro-
chelle, and, second, to sue Hearst for
heavy damages. Any money thus COL
Red Cross, they said.
Mrs. Bedros Kazanjian, chairman of
the New Rochelle Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross, explained that the
women object to having their pictures
used by Hearst because they believe
his newspapers have been un-American.
Tries to Offset Opposition
The use of the local Red Cross
women's pictures is part of the gem
eral campaign which Hearst started in
various communities about a month
ago to counteract the tidal wave of re-
sentiment which had arisen against his
newspapers because they had, among
other things, continued to defend Ger
many and attack England and Japan
even after the United States entered
the war. The Hearst idea was to get
out war PORTFOLIO for the towns
that had f1ared up against his news
papers. Each portfolio was to contain
pictures and write-ups of a towns Red
Cross women, soldiers. Liberty Loan
statesmen and other war workers. In
few reported instances the Hearst
idea was achieved and citizens resumed
reading Hearst papers on the supposi-
tion that if fellow townsmen of such
unquestioncd patriotism gave their
pictures to Hearst his papers must be
all right.
New Rochelle Red Cross women to-
day revealed the methods employed by
the Hearst emissaries to procure the
pictures.
About q month ago related Mrs.
kazanjian, "a man with a camera came
10 take our pictures. He said they
were wanted for a war book which
would record this city's part in the
world war. When some of the women
we're reluctant to have their pictures
taken the man asserted that the book
would be OF great benefit to the Red
Cross. Thus he obtained the pictures
of about seventy-five local Red Cross
workers
Kept Hearst'G Name Quiet
"rhe man did not mention the name
Hearst 1t was not until next day
that we learned who had obtained our
pictures. 1t leaked out at a meeting
Of the War Camp Community Service
executive committee. A Hearst worker
was present to make arrangements to
get photographs of the committee.
Il fatty refused TO have my picture
~ anything connected with Hearst
Some of the other members of the com
mittee took an opposite view. They
SAID that now that Hearst is trying to
he an American. why not help him
do IT?
IL replied that If Hearst wanted to
be d real American the time for him
to have started was when America de-
Gared war on the Huns
Imagine my surprise when the
Hearst worker retorted: Well. we got
the pictures OF all the Red Cross
women Yesterday
The Red Cross women were wild
when they learned the identity OF the
man who had secured their pictures
An attempt was made to smooth things
over by the assertion that the pictures
would serve TO advertise the Red Cross
frGl 10 RnJ l
ter OF without any advertisement that
hears' paper can give. Personally
cont want my picture used for anv
purpose IN newspaper which believe
is un American. The Red Cross women
o. TINS city want the entire country 10
understand that they did not knowingly
give Hearst their pictures"
Pictures Posted In Saloons
After procuring the pictures Hearst
printed them on placards advcrtisinp
the New Rochelle war portfolio. )
These placards, bearing the photo
graphs or this city's most prominent
rooms and barber shops
Mrs. Howard NJ. Miller, Red Cros.
treasurer, said that the women wer,
eager 70 prevent Hearst from maxim,
further use of their pictures, becaus,
they believed Hearst to be unpatriotic
Not until to-day" added Mrs
kazanJian, did we learn that we nigh
hring legal proceedings against Hearst
PREVIOUSLY, lawyers had told us W,
could do nothing. Now we are tols
That under the civil rights act we car
enlo;n Hearst from using our photo
graphs for advertising purposes, ane
i;iso that we can sue him for punitive
Il am in favor of doing both. If We
can get the permission Of higher Red
Cross officials should want Walter
Ot'o, the local Red Cross attorney. to
s'art court action against Hearst i'm
mediately. Any damages collected. of
course. would be f,lycn Ia 10 pL