New-York tribune., 1919-09-17
Printers Urged
To Help Fight
Labor Unrest
Have Been 5000 Strikes
Since Signing of Armis-
ticc, Boston Man Tells
TypOthetae of America
Asked to Refuse S'Copy''
Swindlers Turn to Them
When Driven From News
papers, Says Advertiser

Unless employers Of the country set
quickly to end industrial unrest and
the "fallacious doctrines" which in
spire it, the American government soon
will be in the gravcst jeopardy, Henry
T. Porter, of Boston, told the members
Of the United Typothete, in convention
at the Hotel Commodore yesterday. Mr..
Porter heads the organizations com
mittee on education.
Three thousand strikes have been
the armistce, he said, and no less than
200 had occurred in Massachusetts dur
ing the last three months.
''Is it not time" he asked, chat
something be done by the patriotic en-
ployers Of the country to combat in an
intelligent manner the fallacious doc
trines that are being propagated? The
agitators are not asleep. They are
collecting and spending thousands Of
dollars on propaganda. They control
hundreds of periodicals, with hun
dreds Of thousands of circulation. They
reach, with their free publications,
nearly every preacher, teacher, writer,
student and thinker in the country.
| HCiT puDllClLy bureaus clHpiOy uOLcliS
Of skilful writer's, who Accumulate de
ceptivc statistics, write copy and pre-
pare ammunition for their trained
speakers, hundreds of whom are scour-
ing the country every one a distribu
tor Of false and misleading argument,
calcu lated to inspire hatred of the en-
ploycr and destroy the prosperity of
the countrx."
Schools Of "Red" Oratory
Schools for the development of soap
the radicals, Mr.. Porter said, and
are being clrcularizcd and converted
by the "reds,' $50 that their doctrines
may be taught in the schools. >.
"If ever that programme should be
fully effected" he added, "the peace
and pr0sperity-aye, the very govern
ment itself-will be in the gravest
jeopardy.'
Richard II. Lee. special counsel for
the Associated Advertising Clubs Of
the World, congratulated the assem-
blage on the high standards they
were maintaining in the advertising
field. He called attention to the grow
ing number of newspapers and period
icals which now decline to publish
fraudulent advertisements and he
called upon the printers not to lend
themselves to the production Of "direct
mail advertising for use by advertisers
whose copy" is barred from reputable
newspapers.
Amy printed matter that does not
tell the truth cannot possibly be useful
to the person who receives it, he said
vt cannot be good for the advertiser
1t cannot be good for YOU. Every time
such piece of printed matter is sent
out 1t hurts the chances Of all printed
matter being read and believed.
"l OIL are now confronted bv the
greatest danger IN the history Of d.
rect mail advertising, and one Of the
strongest branches Cf your WoGl, should
be vigilance work. Advertising swim
dlefs are being lllrcQ froM the
columns Of reputable publications The
lield for crooked operations is gettin.
narrower every month"; The swndline
advertiser is turning TO direct mail
advertising. So far | have heard of
only two cases in which printer had
turned down real money because the
advertiser was not honest, If his
credit seems good or he can pay cash
it seems that crock can find a printer
who will do his work for him. The
printing trade cannot afford 10 have
this state Of affairs continue
2 ". Nelson, president Of the
American Type Iounde,s' Company. of
JersoT city urgod the members to sub
scribe 70 a 100000 .und 70 build ua
the organization on a three year de-
velopment PLAN
Charles L. Estcy, director of the
United TypOthotn's advertising bureau
III Chicago detailed the growth of the
organization.
Last night members of Franklin
Typotheta, of Chicago, entertained the