New-York tribune., 1918-08-29
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be city officials who have gone through
the motions Ct revoking licenses in the
effort to terrorize the dealers. No en-
ploye of his department has been au
thorized to do this, he says, and he says
he knows of none that has done so.
Mr.. Gilchrist's declaration of official
responsibility does not square with Mr..
Quigg's view of the matter. He has
told his newsboy clients that he will
hold every other city official who may
became a party to the Hearst reign of
terror responsible as an individual as
we'll as a city official.
Gilchrist Defends Policy
"What | have done," said Mr.. Gill
christ, II did solely on my own account
and in accordance with my official duty
as Commissioner of Licenses. My de-
partment is making a full investigation
into the matter, and no action will be
taken before all the facts are ascer-
tanned.
"There may be a difference of opin.
ion on certain aspects in the case OF
the newsboys' fight, but so far as this
department is concerned the newsdeal-
ers are bound to conduct their bust
ness without inconveniencing the pub
lie and in accordance with the provl-
sions of the licenses granted them. II
the public has been accustomed to buy
ing certain newspapers and by sud
den concerted action are prevented
from purchasing them they are there
by discounted, and it is the duty Of
this Office to adopt remedial measures.
"As to the papers they are required
to handle under the law and for the
convenience of the public, / take it
that they must sell all those papers
they have customarily offered to their
patrons"
"But what of the venders," he was
asked, "who conscientiously believe
that certain papers, like The Evening
Journal or The New York American
are dsloyal and refuse to sell them on
patriotic grounds? 2"
~ am not ready to take the opinion
of a newsboy as to the loyalty or dis
loyalty of newspaper"
"But the newsdealers claim, too, that
the handling Of The Evening Journal
and THE New York American is finan-
cially disadvantageous to them and a
detriment to their business and that
they are losing patronage through them.
Will you revoke their licenses if they
refuse to sell them on this account ?"
"That is question:" replied Mr.. Gill
christ, "that admits of wide argument,
and | would give the matter great deal
license of a newsdealer under such
circumstances"
Resolutions Are Adopted
The decision of the Brooklyn News
dealers Association to take its case
against the news companies into the
courts was reached at a meeting in
Waverly Hall, 165 Waverly Avenue,
last evening. Here these resolutions
were adopted:
"Whereas, The newsdealers of Brook
lyn are organized in a body known as
the United Newsdealers' Protective AS
sociaton of Brooklyn, Inc, and
"Whereas. The newsdealers claim a
lawful right t. be so organized and to
have resolutions adopted by them for
the betterment of their trade carried
out collectively, and
"Whereas, A majority Of the men,
ters of our association have decided in
order to better their conditions to dis
continue carrying and selling The
New York American and The Evening
duly appointed by them and under their
signatures notified the Brooklyn and
other news companies to do so, and
"Whereas. Those news companies
have arbitrarily refused to honor their
orders signed bv each and every one of
our members and continue to deliver to
them papers they do not want and for
which they are being forced to pay.
"Be 1t Resolved by the United
Newsdealers Protective Associa-
tion of Brooklyn, Inc, in general
meeting assembled at Waverly Hall,
165 Waverly Avenue, to take legal ac-
tion against the aforesaid news COM
panies in behalf of one and all our
members to restrain the news COM
panics from delivering to the mem
bcrs of the association papers that
they do not want and to compel the
aforesaid news companies to deliver
to our members only such papers as
they may ask for"
Waste Paper Piles Up
Joseph A. Sultan, president of the
association, explained that because of
the news agencies action the Hearst
papers are still pilng up in the deal
ers' cellars as waste paper. contrary
to the rules of the War Industries
Board, but that they arc determined
that the forthcoming legal steps
against the companies will obtain for
them their rights to receive only those
newspapers they desire to handle.
THE newsdealers Of Brooklyn have
not gona back on their decision to