The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-27


in world affairs.
rnd I'd, Mr. ''''''' ' ''''S '''''''a
NewhouSe was
little known outside OF Jamaica,
Long Island, and Staten Island. But
small town boys sometimes make
GOOD even under the New Deal, and
Mr.. Newhouse is one who has done
this very thing. S. I. Newhouse,
ladies and gentlemen, is the man
who has won for himself the singu-
lar reputation of having been met
at the pier by the largest number
of newspaper men that has ever
grsaCed one single person arriving
at these shores. Queen Marie OF
Rumania or the late Legs Diamond
couldn't hold a candle for New
house. He's got the record.
He's the owner and publisher OF
the Staten Island Advance and the
Long Island Daily Press. He first
became a notorious figure in the
public limelight when he fired
several workers from the Daily
Press because they joined the News
paper Guild. Three days of picket
ing of the Press by members of the
Guild forced Newhouse to reinState
the men and women he had dis
charged. Then Newhouse went to
Europe.
While in Europe 1t was learned
that Alexander CROSBY, chief edi-
torial writer on the Advance, had
joined the Guild Newhouse cabled
instructions to fire Crosby, and
when the instructions were carried
out by NH Phillip Hochstein, man
aging editor of the paper and So
cialist Party member, the reason
given was that Crosby was inefti-
cient, despite the fact that Crosby
had only a short time before re-
ceiying a raise in pay for his good
work.
When Mr.. Newhouse arrived in
America last Friday, the newspaper
men had been picketing his estab-
lishment and were carrying en- mass
actions to force the reinstatement
of CriSby for over week. 1t is esti-
mated that 1000 residents OF Staten
Island had signed cards pledging
to support the Guild in its fight by
refusing to buy or read the paper.
The papers circulation was reported
to have fallen of over $1,000
Then came the most unique re-
ception ever given to man re-
turning to his native shore. Meet
ing the Aquitania at quarantine was
a group of newspaper men. They
were bent on a different errand,
however, than previous groups that
boarded vessels coming up the har-
Dor Haywood Broun, president of
the American Newspaper Guild
James Kirnan of the Times and
Alexander Crosby who was fired
from the Advance, delegation
elected by the Guild representative
assembly, met Mr.. Newhouse on the
boat and presented him viii LIie
demands of the Guild. Overhead
flew an airplane, piloted by Ber
Leider of the Post, and on its
wings. where Mr.. Newhouse coulc
see it, were painted the words
Back the Guild Circling the ship
was a launch from which Guile
membe.s broadcast the Guild de-
mands. When the ship locked al
the foot of Fourteenth Street, Mr.
Newhouse was met by more news
paper workers. reporters picket
line of more than fifty, carrying
placards and wearing press cards.
1t was after he had gone through
the above experience that Mr.. New
house Strengthened up, threw back
his shoulders, stiffened his neck
and said pertly: Il will not be in
timidated." But this had no effect
on the members of the Guild or the
people of Staten Island who arr
backing the newspaper men by re-
fusing to buy the paper. Picketine
continues, street meetings are be
ing held by the Guild throughout
the island, Guild members are can