New-York tribune., 1918-08-26

still further the patriotic feeling
against Hearst.
Next in Importance is the position
taken by the city officials, who in the
opening duys of the strike were lined
up horse, foot and artillery behind
Mayor Hylan in his efforts to save his
friend Hearst from the to-be-expected
results of disloyalism. This position
they retreated from when the news
dealers retained Lemucl Ely Quigg to
look out for their interests. Since he
served notice that his clients must not
be disturbed in their lawful occupa-
tons, no city official from Mayor Hylan
down has ventured to act in the open.
John +. Gilchrist, whose Office as
Commissioner of Licenses has been the
main dependence of the Hearst agents,
has not been heard from since his first
outburst. He has been content to
rest" at q nearby beach.
Police To Be Careful
Mr.. Muldoon, the Acting Park Com
missioner of Brooklyn, who went fur
ther than any other official in follow
ing MIR. Hylan's orders, has now joined
the others in retreating to more COM
Portable position. On top of this there
is excellent reason for believing that
the police will be very careful to keep
within the strict letter of the law in
any action they may take, orders or no
orders. They appreciate the fact that
Mayor Hylan has no more right to
order them tc do an illegal act than
has any other person, and they will act
accordingly Beyond any question the
sympathy of the officers and men in the
department is with Hearst's victims.
In consequence Of this policy of
safety first adopted by all of the higher
city officials, who at first set out to as
sist Hearst, no department has as yet
MIR. Quigg, as he has explained the
matter to the newsdealers, enables him
to challenge the city government in
the courts. Persons have gone to
newsdealers' stands and have demand
ed to see the license, and upon the Ii
cense being shown these persons have
marked upon the back of the license
the word "revoked."
These persons are not identified by
badges or uniforms, though in two in
! stances newsdealers thus treated by
/ spectors of the Bureau of Licenses.
These persons, inspectors or whatever
! they are, do not sign their names when
! they write the word revoked"
The newsdealers, acting on the ad-
vice of Mr.. Quigg, continue to sell
newspapers in accordance with the de-
mand of their customers, and many of
them do not sell the Hearst news
papers, notwithstanding that these
papers are forced on them by the
American News Company. Some do
not accept the Hearst newspapers at
all, and others, accepting them, throw
them away. Although persons who Wis
tied newsstands and marked the word
"revoked' on such licenses as news
dealers exhibit, and although the
newsdealers, paying no attention to
that, sell what papers their customers
ask for and do not sell Hearst papers
no arrests have followed and no action
whatever has been taken by the per-
sons who may represent the Depart
ment of Parks, or the Bureau of
Licenses, or who may merely be trav-
cling about with no public authority
Whatever.
May Demand Arrests
The newsdealers say their counsel
Will call the attention of the city gov
ernment to this situation and demand
II these persons are disorderly, and
are attempting to interfere with the
city's licensees in disorderly way
that they be arrested, or if they be
the clty's agents, that they be directed
to reveal their authority as such
agents.
The position taken by President
Smith of the Board of Aldermen, al.
though no surprise to Joseph A. Sui
tan, leadsr of the strikers, and his as
sociates, is substantial proof to them
that the city administration will not
stand as q unit in depressing and ter
rorizing the dealers, whatever the in
dlvidual wishes or actions of Mayor
Hylan may be-
see the neWsboys get square deal, ano
Will gladly talk it over with them if
am able to get into town tomorrow.
But you must understands though
Mr.. Gilchrist is a close friend and
like to see him get along, l have nc
such control over Mr.. Gilchrist's
actions az the newsboys' telegram
would seem to indicate. Mr.. Gilchris,
is public official, and he is probably
acting under the Mayors instructions
if what have read is true
Though am not fully acquainted
with the legal aspects OF the question
noubt II thc neWSdcalerS can be com
PEELED TO sell newspapers they do not
want to sell"
william II. Muldoon, the Acting Park
Commissioner Of Brooklyn, who re
vokcd the stand license Of John VIII
iamson because he refused to handle
Hearst papers, said yesterday he had
acted under direct Instructions from
Mayor Hylan, and that it was not Il
very pleasant duty"
II thought it only fair to the men, -
continued Mr. Muldoon, "to give them
personal notification Of the Mayors
order, so they would not be taken