New-York tribune., 1918-08-31
Delay Wo1, by City
An Ne.vsboy's Suit
Against Interference

At the request Of Assistant Corpora
t'on Counsel William H. Wilson Jus
tice Edward B. Lazansky, of the Su-
prcme Court, yesterday adjourned ar
guments on the motion of John Will
hanson for an injunction restraining
the License. Park and Police commits
sioncrs from interfering with his SELL
ing papers at Borough Hall until Sep
tember ).
Thomas f. Keogh, associated with
1emucI Ely Quigg counsel for the
news boys and newsdealers generally,
represented Williamson, and was ready
to proceed with the case. Mr.. Wilson
was not prepared to go on and asked
the adjournment.
In reply to letter from the Long
! Isl; nd Newsdeaiers Association, IN
Whicn it was represented that the peo-
pie of Long Island resented the appear
ance of Hearst papers on the stands
of the newsdealers as unpatriotic, and
asking that the dealers be supplied
only with those papers which the public
want l.. B. Palmer. secretary Of the
Publishers Association, has promised
20 bring the facts before the publishers
at their next meeting
Aug. 28, 1918.
Mr.. J. Hirsch, Pres. Long Island
NeYsdealcrs' Association.
Dear Sir: This will acknowledge
receipt Of your letter dated Aug.
9th received this afternoon, under
registered cover and which will be
presented at the next meeting of the
Publishers Association. Very truly
yours,
(signed) l.. B. PALMER, Secretary.
This letter is the first formal recog-
milton Che publishers have made of the
venders' war against the Hearst papers
1t was announced by ]. Landau, sec
retary of the Long Island Newsdealers'
Association. yesterday, that meeting
to discuss the complete elimination of
the Hearst papers from the stands on
the island has been called for next
Thursday at the Standard Hotel, ia
maica. Representatives of all the
ncwsdealers associations Of the greater
city have been invited to attend
No drastic action, explained Mr..
Hirsch, president Of the association,
will be taken until after the meeting.
I'm the meantime" ne added, "our
members ask that the public do not
insist on immediate action in cutting
off entirely the handling of Hearst
papers on Long Island, as we believe
the publishers will grant our demands.
he dealers on Long Island are just
as anxious to- discontinue the sale Of
Hearst papers as the public is desirous
of having it discontinued, but since
the dealers depend upon selling papers
for their existepce they feel that the
Quick and TASTY action. 1t is firmly be-
lieved that the publishers will grant
the newsdealers' request and serve
them papers though they refuse to han
ole Hearst newspapers. IN this way
there will be lot Of Inconvenience
saved both to the public and the
dealers
"The publishers understand that this
action against the Hearst publications
must be taken
"The more we kick the worse they
treat us. We would gladly cut the
Hearst papers out. but you know how
they control the other papers. and so
we would be cutting our own throats" :"
Mrs. Annie Brand. whose stand at
Bleecker and Lafayette streets, has
been familiar sight to the neighbor-
ro"d for many. years. remarked that
she has been frequently criticised by
nassersby for handling "The Evening
Journal She related how Bowery
business man. who gave his name and
address came along one day, and pur-
! chasing a journal" tore it before her
face.
~ have relatives on the firing line
he said. and don't want to see them
stabbed in Tho back"
lsnac Pick, cripple, OF 76e East
l5Sth Street, who has been selling
newspapers in City Hall Park fol
fourteen years. demonstrated with
bitterness at the hnrshncss of the
! Hearst agents.
The journal people always abused
me because | omitted TO keep their
papers just in front or push them al
peoples faces" he said "They make
me take so many papers now that
got stuck on sixty Journals last night
and had TO stick around in the rain tc
try TO sell them.
"They won't let you change youl
orders whether business Is good o,