New-York tribune., 1918-07-12
Joseph De Valdor Leading
Campaign to Suppress
Un-American Papers
Summer Colonists
Will Be Enlisted
Asbury, Ocean Grove and
Mountain Lakes Expect
ed to Fall in Line

BELMAR, n. j., July 11.-An Assoc
alton for the Suppression of Un-Ameri-
can Newspapers is being organized
among summer colonists and towns
people of this city and neighboring res
orts. The exclusion of Hearst news
papers from this part of New Jersey
viii be the associations aim.
Joseph de Naldor, musical critic, is
leading the organization work. He is
being assisted by Belmar city officials,
officers of the Belmar Militia Reserve
Battalion and prominent citizens. Well
known New York artists, summering
here, are assisting him.
Mr.. De Valdor saM to-day that, to
begin with, the Association for the Sup
preston Of Un-American Newspapers
would attempt to keep Hearst pub
lications out of this city, Asbury
Park, Ocean Grove and Mountain Lake.
He predicted that eventually the as
sociation would spread not merely
throughout the State of New Jersey,
but all over the United States.
There is scarcely any limit to the
associations expansion,'' said Mr.. De
Naldor. ~ firmly believe that branches
of the association will be established
in every part of the country where
Hearst newspapers have circulation
Purpose of Association
MANY cities have started fights on
Hearst papers through organizations
already in existence or through small
groups of citizens The Association
for the Suppression of Un-American
Newspapers will be the first organi-
zation formed for the express and sole
purpose of stamping out the disloyal
press.
"An association dedicated to an
organized, concerted drive against dis
loyal papers should prove the most
formidable weapon to be unsheathed
against Hearst since his newspapers
began their attacks on our allies and
their attempts to undermine the
morale of the American people"
MI. De Valdor intends to have the
association formally organized at a
meeting in this city Sunday. Residents
Of Ocean Grove, Asbury Park and
Mountain Lake have been invited to
attend. There has already been con-
siderable antiHearst activity in these
towns. Mr. De Vaidor's idea is to have
the leaders of the anti-Hearst move
ments in these places become the
charter members of the Association for
the Suppression of Un-American News
papers.
A majority of the summer colonists
IN these resorts are here only for va
cation periods. Mr.. De Valdor's plan
IS to have sort of continuous anti
Hearst organization, so far as tran
being recruited as they come in ali
through the summer. The musical
critics said the permanent residents
hereabouts, together with the colonists
who sol journ here all summer. would
form basis for the association suffi-
GENTLY substantial to keep it con.
tinuous and effective until the seasons
end. :
The Il Do Not Read Hearst panars,
buttons. designed by Lieutenant Claude
W. Boyntan. will be used temporaril,
as an emblem denoting association
membership.
Major William B. Bamford. com.
mander OF the Belmar Militia Reserve
Battallon. to-day predicted success fo,
the Association for the Suppression OF
Un-Amerlcan Newspapers.
he idea of uniting the permanent
residents and the summer Visitors II
the anti-Hearst cause is an excellent
one he said. "The Belmar Battalio,
has been endeavoring to place a bar
on Hearst newspapers for severa
weeks. The cooperation of the yaca
tlonlsts will be more than welcome
And am confident the mlitiamen o1
the other towns in this district will
give the association their heartiest
support"
A Veteran Campaiener
Mr.: De Valdor, who is foreign edito,
OF The Chicago Music News" and New
York correspondent for a number OF
European musical journals, is a vet
Gran anti Hearst campaigner. He be
gan lighting the newspapers published
by William Randolph Hearst shortl,
after the Germans crossed the RelpiaI
border Mr.. De Naldor takes pride ir
the belief that he was in a small wa,
responsible for Hearst publications bc
ing barred absolutely from British anf
French territory.
Early in the war he sent to British
and French government officials sam
piles of Hcarst's anti-Ally achievement,
IN this country. One of his exposes ot
Hearst was published in Lord North
clitfe's London Times" and another il
the Paris DAILY Press"
IN Belmar Mr.. De Valdor is stavin,
at the Overlook House. His New Yorl
office is at West Thirty fourth