The Labor enquirer., 1888-04-21

!, ,llabor where and when he pleases
Yet hark! these very gentlemen
have formed a trust" for years
4 forbidding each of their members
I by a heavy fine, to furnish any
beer to the customer of another
one, thereby depriving busines.
men of their right to buy theil
goods where they please and the
public to drink the beer they like
. the best.
CONTRADICTION NUMBER THREE.
But now we come to the finest
} point in the memorable circular
Hark, and keep your senses!-
The unusual power granted to
these organizations has been mis-.
used in innumerable cases for the
purpose of committing illegal acts
and petty annoyances calculated
to humble employers. Contracts
have been violated with impunity.
Employers were forced to rein
state unfit workmen who had been
discouraged, andif in such and sim
liar arbitrary measures any oppo-
sition was made, a boycott or
strike was instituted without fur
ther notice" We are complied to
pronounce this whole story a con-
temptible lie, only made with the
intent to turn the sympathy of the
public against us; for not a single
act of violence, not one case of
breaking a contract, not one strike
can these gentlemen prove, On
the contrary, we have ever and at
all times endeavored and were
prepared to preserve harmony and
peace between employers and en-
ployes. Innumerable small differ
ences of opinion have been AMIGA
bly, settled to the mutual satisfac-
ton of the brewers association
and workmen's unions, as the
\ press will readily affirm, having
heard it direct from Secretary
Seifert of the bosses association.
In the matter of unjusti6ed dis
charges the arbitration committee,
in which the bosses were in the
majority by 8 to 2, has in every
ease de ecided in our favor, the best
argument that our grievances were
just; and we never have instituted
a strike or boycott, because our
contract prevented US from doing
so. But the bosses have notwith-
standing almost daily broken their
contracts, which, however, never
could induce us to retaliate, for
though only workmen we are men
and keep our word.
Now, finally, the lamentable as
sertion that only the Headers of
the labor organizations, the officers
of the brewery workmen's union,
inspired by anarchistic ideas, are
responsible for all these troubles.
The gentlemen seem to forget
that they only execute the orders
and resolutions of their unions,
and have oftentimes publicly
stated. that they do not sympa-
thize with anarchistic principles.
But we may we'll assert, that the
gentlemenbos had been anarch-
istically inspired, when two years
ago, before their trust" was an
accomplished fact, they were con-
vinced of organized labor being a
power to be considered, even
forced their employees to join the
union or be discharged, and signed
a contract with US with great
pleasure.
Hoping this will suffice to in
form the public ahd organized
labor at large of the true facts of
our troubles, we close expecting
that all loyal citizens will support
us in our fight against pools and
trusts, and assist usNin procuring a
humane existence. for which we
have always fought.
The National Executive Board
Of the United Brewery Workmen
of the United States, in the name
of Local Unions Nos. I, Z, q, "a,
II, 70, 80, 81, 80, 81, Is.
LOUIS HERBRAND,
National Secretary.
Flag'Of All Nations Raised.
4 MERIDEN, Conn.,, April I2.-One