Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-10-26 | Page 12 | Politics Worries Newsies

POLITICS WORRIES NEWSIES. Free Copies Are Knocking the Profits Out of tho Paper Business. Campaign newspaper distribution has .caused much perturbation among tho newsboys of Salt Lako City; In fact, perturbation per-turbation Is almost too mild a word. To such a pitch havo tho feelings of tho younp vendors of tho press been wrought that thoy aro out on a strike. At least, this Is tho announcement which somo of their number gavo out yesterday. Tho newsboys claim that they can't copo with tho gratuitous handing out of tho press in tho residence districts. Not only does this competo most seriously, thoy say, with street sales', but another ovil has been added to It. Canvassers havo bten sent out to Ret subscriptions to local papers at GO cents per month, with tho privilege of pocketing tho half-dollar. Naturally, such a commission makes tho canvasser enthusiastic, to draw It mildly, and this onthuslasm, too, works to tho detriment of the newsboy. So it has como to pass that tho younR man or diminutive maiden who vends tho news of tho day on tho main streets of tho city Is forced to cry long and loud before be-fore results aro attained. Tnc tax on lung power and on uhoo leather per paper sold Is, according to tho newsboys, out of rightful proportion. As a consequence. It Is ofllclally announced an-nounced that tho newsboys are not going to soil nny more. They have struck. As yet no board of arbitration haa been appointed ap-pointed clthor by publishers or young salesmen. Just what complications In tho way of striko-breakcrs and pickets will enter Into tho matter Is not apparent.