New-York tribune., 1918-08-26

Johns father that he would have to
handle all the newspapers; that it was
not pleasant thing | had to do, but
that I had to carry ont tkc Mayors
orders and see that the law was
obeyed"
"What do you mean by all the pa
pcrs p" Nh Muldoon was asked.
II interpret all the papers," said
he, Gas meaning the leading reputable
newspapers of the city which the news
stands have customarily handled and
sold for long time"
would you revoke the license of
dealer if he refused to sell a certain
paper he believed to be disloyal or dis
advantageous to him financially?"
'If dealer contended that he
wouldn't handle a paper because he
believed it disloyal that would involve
a judicial decision. I don't think I
would cancel his permit before having
the matter settled in court. Under
stand me, do not claim to be a lawyer,
but that is my opinion.'
"On the other hand ! don't think
that any newsdealer has a right to
boycott a particular paper. Under the
law as / see it, they are required to
sell all the reputable papers not under
the ban of the state or Federal laws
"Some Of my predecessors nave held
that the permits issued by the Park
Commission are revocable at any time
and under any regulation the commits
sion chooses to make. Under any cir
cumstances, | would net cancel a
license unless complaint is presented
FORM" fS a." "'"oaV'' submitted l" legal
Mrs. Fannie Armstrong, OF 80 South
Elliott Place, Brooklyn who keeps a
stand at the northwest corner of Full
ton Street and Flatbush Avenue, yes
terday detied the Hearst agents or any
of their assistants in the city adminis-
tratlon to cancel her license, because
of her bar on "The New York Amer
lean" and "The Evening Journal"
Il haven't been selling Americans
or Journals since May 16," she said.
"These men of IIearst's have come to
me time and time again and have told
me that unless | resumed handling
their papers | would lose my license.
=. ~ defy any of them to have my
license II, revoked on any such prctext
My license tells me | can sell papers
at certain place. 7 am not told what
papers | must handle or how much |
/ shall pay for them or how many | must
take. Yet these Hearst men are at
! tempting to compel me in every CON
ceivablc manner to take paper that
don't want, that my customers refuse
and that is a decided financial loss to
me. | can't understand how such a
state Of affairs is permitted in a free
country. thought such conditions
existed only among the Huns. 1t is a
! form OF slavery, and if the Mayor or
any. city authority attempts to use any
such cocrcive methods with me. | viii
tight them to finish"
Her Order for Papers
Mrs. Armstrong has sent the follow
ing communication to the BROOKLYN
News Company, which delivers papers
for the publishers:
august cath. 1913.
Gentlemen: Beginning Tuesday
newspaper order as follows: IS
'Worlds,' 5 Times Herald, 5
Suns and 125 Tribunes.
""Shoud you for any reason not
deliver these papers so that they
comply with this order as written
here, ! shall refuse to accept any
from you and continue to do so un-
t!l you comply with my order, as
see fit to give it myself.
II shall also. should you refuse
to honor my ordc., take any legal
redress which | may possibly have.
/. (Signcd)
MIS-. FANNIE ARMS RO NG."
Joseph A. Sultan, president Of the
Brooklyn Newsdealers' Association
and chairman of the joint committee
/ of newsdcalcrs and newsboys, re-
ceived the following communication
from Spencer C. Cary, president Of,
the Cary Manufacturing Company, at
Manhattan Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn
side:
august 81, 1918.
"My dear Mr. Sultan:
81 was very much pleased to hear
OF your efforts TO suppress the dis
loyal Hearst papers. J would like to
know If you could tell me Of some
ncwsdcalcr IN Flatbush who does not
cell these papers. Some time ago
made considerable inquiry in order TO
ind some one who would supply me
with papers who docs not supply the
Hearst papers. My residence is at