New-York tribune., 1918-08-29
Nevsdealers Appeal to Courts
In Fight Against Hearst Tactics

strike against the Hearst papers," ad-
ded Mr.. Sultan.
"The Brooklyn News Company, in
conjunction with the publishers, has
made us take papers we do not want
We claim right to collectively better
our conditions, and we claim that the
news companies have no right to dis
regard cancellation orders given by us
through duly appointed committee.
We shall therefore take the fight into
the courts and compel the companies
procedure"
To Put Papers on Record
committee was appointed to visit
the evening paper Offices and ascertain
II they are determined to withhold
their papers from Joseph A. Sultan,
the president of the Brooklyn News
dealers Association, because of his re-
fusal to sell "The Evening Journal"
There will be meeting of the joint
committee Of the Newsdealers' Asso-
citation of New York this morning to
take further action against the op-
pressive measures adopted bv the
Hearst crowd.
Andrew Stanton, president of the
Newsboys' Union, in calling the meet
ing to be held in Hesse's Hall. on Satur-
day night, said the question to be taken
up is the financial status of news
poys because Of their being compelled
by the city authorities and the Hearst
crowd to handle the latter's news
papers.
Public Against Hearst
The boys" stated Mr. Stanton. "have
been complaining of the abuse heaped
upon them by the public and the great
loss OF customers because of their
being forced to carry The New York
American and The Evening journal.
They say that when their customers
see them holding the Hearst napers
they upbraid them and go away saying
they Will buy newspapers from those
who 40 not carry these papers.
The matter has reached the point
where the boys have asked that some.
thing, be done about it, and so | have
called meeting to have the thing
thrashed out and some measures taker
to insure US against the loss of oul
trade"
Many venders continue to COMPLAIN
of the harsh treatment accorded them
by the Hearst agents.
Cripple Is Threatened
I'm cripple, as you can see," vol
unteered Morris Lipschlutz, Of 249
AAS' 1A'SHUe, anu We Deon selling
papers around the Municipal Building
Tor fifteen years, but not one day would
those Journal people leave me alone
Why, only a week ago | took a few
Journals and sold them quickly be-
cause l was glad to get rid of them.
The inspector came around and
says, Where are your Journals ?"'
was sore and l said, 4 tore them up
he said, I'll make bigger cripple Of
you than you are if you do that again
NOW, you get more Journals and sell
them or you'll have to beg for you1
bread and butter
That's the kind of stuff thew have
been pulling off on me for years and
years, and / had to stand for it be-
cause there was no way out of it. The
Hearst people have the city officials
lashed to the mast and we can't get
anybody to help US get square deal
After while the public began t(
abuse me for handling the papers. ant
so get it coming and going. Gee. Ft
be happy if | didn't have to sell the
Journal The mere sight of thai
Journal fellow makes the crutcaes
fall out Of my hands.
II used to sell about 500 of the pa
pers, but now I only take 100, becaus,
the other papers make me take some
and then | have to hang around nearl,
until II o'clock at night to get rio
of them. When it would get too Ia t.
some nights l would try to give them
away but the people won't take them
even for nothing, now"