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returnable or partially so. The only
alternative, therefore, is to make
some other concession to the news
dealers. and our conclusion is, there
fore, that it is far better to give the
neWsdealers the money now lost in
unsold papers, and at the same time
relieve fuel. labor and transportation
problems to the extent Of this waste.
"Thc Tribune has waited a long
time for some action on the part of
the other publishers. and will wait
two weeks more. but no longer.
VERY truly yours.
"THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
(Signed) &c. V. Rogers,
General Manager"
Road Men Employed
because Of The Tribune's ruling
in this matter the dealers felt nat
ural resentment toward The Tribune
in this particular, which they did not
have for the other papers, and of
to take every possible advantage.
"We found ourselves therefore in
a situation where there were not less
than several thousand people in this
city who desired to take Tribunes,
and who in great number of cases
had given us the order direct for
them, and yet were unable to obtain
them from the newsdealers because
Of their antagonism.
"All newspapers employ road men
who canvass the newsdealers and So
licit additional orders from them
The Tribune being no exception.
ut seemed to us therefore, mas
much a 8 the road men we were then
employing had been unable to get the
newsdealers TO accept orders to de
liver Tribunes to people in their
homes. that it would be a wise move
TO employ newsdealers to do this
work, because the newsdealers would
.'be much more apt to listen to other
newsdealers, and also because they
would be able to converse with those
newSdealers who speak little English,
in their own language.
we have employed four newsdeal-
ers at one time, and at another time
five for this purpose, and for nothing
else, and they have been much more
successful than the men formerly at
this work.
ut seems strange to us that with
your close newspaper Affiliations you
should speak OF this as a rumor, be-
cause about four weeks ago The Trib-
une gave Mr.. Wardman, publisher of
The Sun and Evening Sum and
member Of the publishers committee
dealing with the newsdcalers, this
same information. These dealers are
now on the payroll and we expect to
keep them there until next week
when our own delivery service will
cover the work they are doing.
Questions Put Again
The Tribune cannot be made to
feel obliged to defend its character
or integrity against the infections
that lie in your letter; but you as
perse also the honesty of the news
dealers who have been making this
fight upon Hearst and who have been
punished for it by the city's power
Of expressions; and in their defence
We say to you that no propositions,
as you call them, were made or re-
ceived. The Tribune had absolutely
nothing TO do with bringing on the
strike. as the District Attorney has
probably told you. He would be
much interested in anything to the
contrary.
Now that we have satisfied YOUR
curiosity as to what our private bust
ness arrangements with certain
newsdealers have been, will you be
so good az TO satisfy ours as to the
city administrations position in a
public matter of great interest ?
VIII you answer our questions,
81 will repeat them
is the action Of the Commissioner
Of Licenses and the Acting Park
Commissioner in tho interest OF any
one newspaper publisher
Does the city administration take
tho position that the newsdealcrs, in
order to serve tho public as was con
tcmplatcd when the license was
granted by the city must sell all
paper'?
IF 80, are the newsdealers Obliged
to resume tho sale Of the German
language papers. which they have
banlshed from their stands7
Have they any less right to refuge
TO sell the Hearst papers, or The
Times or The World than they