New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Conference Of All News
dealers of New York and
Vicinity Is Called
City Officials Now
Dodging the Issue
Tom Foley, Former Sheriff
Assures Newsboys That
He Is 'With Them"

opinion in Long Island will not permit
them to continue exposing Hearst
papers for sale, the governors of the
Long Island Newsdealers' Association
yesterday made formal request of the
Publishers Association of New York to
abandon the position it has taken of
supporting Hearst in forcing his papers
upon dealers, and continue to serve
them with papers their public demands.
At the same time the governors an
pointed a committee to call a con-
terence of representatives of all the
newsdealers' associations of greater
New York and vicinity to canvass mat
ters generally in order to present a
united front in any situation which
may arise.
Hearst's friends in the New York
City government made no move yes
terday to extend further aid in his
hight on the newsdealers and newsboys
IN Manhattan and Brooklyn. Follow
lag the example of Mayor Hylan, who
had nothing to say on the questions
presented to him by the dealers last
week concerning whether he would Try
TO compel them to sell all of the sixty
four papers published in New York or
only those printed by Hearst, the lesser
lights of the administration were quiet.
Gilchrist Not Accessible
John F. Gilchrist, Commissioner of
Licenses, was, according to clerks in
MS office, on duty part of the day, but
when he was not at lunch he was in
accessible to callers. 1t should be said
however, that the inspectors and other
attaches of his Office, who earlier in
the fight were using their positions to
intimidate dealers and newsboys alike,
had apparently found other work to do.
Whether this was on orders from Mr..
Gi!christ or for some other reason
could not D.. learned.
The position of Alfred K. Smith,
President of the Board of Aldermen,
made public in the form of an inter
view in The Tribune on Monday, and
the declaration Of Sheriff Thomas +.
FOLEY, like Mr.. Smith an old political
friend Of the Commissioner, that he.
too, stands by the boys, in the opinion
OF many may have been responsible
IN part at least for the abandonment
OF hostilities on the part of the
bureaus employees.
Mr.. Foley in his talk with the repre-
sehtatives of the Newsboys' Union
made 1t clear to the boys that he does
not approve of the use of the city's
machinery to crush them
John H. Delaney, Commissioner OF
Plant and Structures, whose office is
responsible for the placing of bluff
stands' about the Brooklyn Bridge and
IN the Municipal Building, was, like
hr Gilchrist, inaccessible His office
"as stormed by cripples and old men
and women, who in the past have tried
20 get licenses for the locations which
hr Delaney's Office is now permitting
70 be used as part Of the Hearst ma
chine to intimidate the dealers.
No Explanation Made
ihese callers were insistent that Mr..
De'ahcy or some one representing him
explain now 1t is that locations refused
70 them on the ground that their use
Tor newsstandg would be menace to
me public become safe when thew are
wanted by Hearst or his allies in the
'uoilsners' Association. No explana-
ton, however, was forthcoming.
Delay on the part Of the Carpenters
"'ting up the community stand for the
S&ie Of none but loyal newspapers and
periodicals. at the Boulevard and Fourth
street, Weehawkcn, which was to have
1esn opened last evening, forced the
1oStponement Of the opening to this
ePening, Members Of the National Sc
cufity League, the American Defence
oocicty and other loyal organizations
Sa'd yeeterday that the opening of this
S'and VIII be followed by the opening
~ others in that part Of Ncw Jersey
"nere the dealers refuse 10 Weld to
me patriotic sentiment, u the com
'Hnnhy and refuse to sell Hearst pub.
Ieatjons.
me meeting Of the governors Of the
long Island Ncwsdealcrz' Association
nm netd in the Gtandard Hotel. Ja-