New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Union Vendors to Meet
Despite Time-Worn Strike
Breaking Tactics
More Intimidation
Methods Exposed
Five Hundred Paper Sellers
Arrange to March in
Labor Day Parade

Taking their cue frof Mayor Hylan's
intimation that all newsdealers who
object to buying Hearst papers which
they cannot sell are dishonest, Hearst
agents were busy yesterday trying to
cloud the issue by charging that the
leaders of the newsdealers' fight are
in the employ of The Tribune.
Specifically, these charges were made
against members of the joint commit
tee of newsdealers and newsboys. This
committee is made up of Messrs. Sui
tan, Marcus, Rothbart, Moskowitz,
Jere Lyons and Weber, not one of whof
is directly or otherwise on The Trib
une payroll. The four dealers, who
are employed in road work by The
Tribune and whose work will end when
The Tribune installs its own delivery
sysatem, have at no time figured in
the organizations that are fighting
Hearst.
This method of seeking to create
dissensions among the striktrs is an
old strike-breaking trick, invented
oOOuC IHC li4Lt tuS AduU WcdNcIS VI
England were on strike against the in
PRODUCTION of machinery.
Hall Not Available
Newsboys' Union No. /, of which An
drew Stanton is president, was to have
taken this matter up at meeting
called for last night at Hesse's Hall,
but which was postponed when it was
discovered that the Boiler Makers
Union had prior lease to the hall.
"This is one of the things we intend
ed to take up at to-night's meeting"
said Mr.. Stanton, "and it will be on
the cards at the meeting we will hold
the first of the week Just as soon as
we make sure Of hall the date will
be announced.
"This trick of charging that those
who oppose Hearst are dishonest simply
shows that the Hearst agents will stop
at nothing. 1t is anything to force the
boys to continue to buy the papers that
each day cost them customers and
money. A great many of the boys
and old men and women who sell
papers as well-have lost large num-
r. Der of customers because they have
been compelled through the Mayors or
der to handle the Hearst papers.
1.-TWO boys, Morris Lipschultz and
Tom Sharkey,' both of whom sell
papers at the Brooklyn Bridge, have
told me that no less than a dozen reg
ular patrons have declined to buy other
papers from them because they were
unable to give up the sale of The Even
ing Journal Some of the customers
not only withdrew their patronage, l
am told, but even abused the newsboys
for carrying the Hearst papers.
Situation Seen as Serious
Since the other publishers have
ruled that we must handle Hearst pa.
pers or get none of the others, a seri.
Gus situation has arisen, and it is up tc
us to find way to deal fifth the prob.
lem so that we can continue our bust
ness with some measure Of profit"
Mr.. Stanton has suggested to his as.
sociates that they buy as small mum.
Der of Journals" as possible, in orde,
that their losses be reduced to a mini
mum, advising this action until certain
rights of the newspaper vendors are
defined in the trial of the John Will.
hanson case now pending in the courts
Other measures, he explained, will be
taken later.
Mr. Stanton announced that the news.
boys of the greater city will be repre-
sented in the Labor Day parade to.
morrow with a delegation of about 500
He said the delegation will be divided
into five sections, each headed by g
marshal. noe of the sections will be