The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-21
LAGER BEER AND ITS FROTH

Meeting OF the German Saloon Keepers
in Their Own Decentralization
Classical and Extraordfnary-Distric
Organizations To BE Established
Lager and Law.
The German saloon keepers held meeting yesrer-
day afternoon at the Harmonic Rooms, In Essex
street. Joseph Fricke presiding, and Messrs Green.
wallis and I. klopmann secretaries.
DR.. FREzH addressed the meeting at considerable
length in opposition to what the Germans consider
foul play, on the following points, namely THAT
the saloon keepers should be taxed while most
other businesses are untaxed; that the saloon
keepers should be obliged to pay tax of 500,
while no other occupation in making living 10 SO
taxed, and, thirdly that debts contracted with
saloon keepers cannot by law be collected.
committee Of twenty-one was appointed for
the purpose OF organizing in each district an asso.
citation, the business Of which shall be to project
the interests OF the saloon keepers in each dis
trict, so that union shall prevail among them.
The following preamble and resolutions were
proposed by Magnus Gross and were referred to o
committee for considerations
Whereas the of fermented liquors beer and wines
history has shown that the use OF these gifts of
and products Of human industry cannot be successfully
public morals and true nd be
Of the civil and criminal laws in this RESPECT should be
confined TO the regulation OF the traffic in these comod
conduct and offences against decency and whereas it
is utterly INCOMPATIBLE with republican form gov
provide tor the regulation of the morals of the people
the State and whereas the policy Of prohibition
proved unbearabe and shortived despotism and
produced hypocres and sly sinners rather than moral
advanced to the effect that all termented liquors, beer
and wines poison and injurious to body and mind
neither borne out by experience by the teachings 81
science but, close and thorough Investigation, Is
reduced to the TACT that every article OF solid or liquid
food or drink used by mankind may ,njuriogsly
ton p' Tor the iralc in ier%entsS ligssrs
and the constitution well the consiu-
ton the United States would be the interference
with other trade or licensed business or article OF
production paying mposs taxes to the United States
the state and the municipal governments; aud whereas,
in spite OF all the foregoing reasons the contrary and
rotous proceedings rampant once more against the
business in which engaged, and local authorities,
well the Legislature OF the state are again beseged
sumptuary and prohbitory laws IN contravention OF
cea rly defined legal and constitutional grounds well
as in contrayention OF past experiences
in ermented liquors. beer and wines for the protec
ton of our rights as citizens and taxpayers and the
constitute society to be called the Protective Union OF
Disiilers Brewers Importers Dealers and Vendors of
liquors Taf a se sa apq wnss Union
be of all the various organizations to be formed
in the different wards OF this city by the native born and
bers of the trade and that Immediately after the organ
iZation the ward societies central body
OF the delegates be formed which shall constitute the
guiding organization OF Ill the Interests concerned in
our business.
Several addresses were made during the Getting,
among the speakers being Messrs. Pricke, Gross,
Falk and Wolbrecht.