New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-20
UNION BEER OR NO BEER
THIS TO DE THE GREAT RALLYNe CRY.
SHARP FIGHTING ON BOTH sIDEs-A LARGE
MEETING AT COOPER UNION.

o1AAbr fldHTlN6 ON BOTH blDkS-A Lhs0A
MEETING AT COOPER UNION.
There was sharp fighting on both sides OF the
brewery war yesterday. The old employees or
union men, who yet remain out, led by the ex-
citing battle cries of the union officers, pressed
the boycotts that have been levied. kept hundreds
Of pickets on duty requested hQuor-dealers not to
handle pool beer, held several meetings, and
claimed that they would yet win in the strike.
In Brooklyn and outlying points Of this district
and New-Jersey they did not manifest as much
activity, the breweries running with reduced
forces and the strikers losing most Of their cour-
age. The theatre of action will be practically
confined to New-YorlI The brewery proprletors
here, with the exception of few who refuse TO
take back any more old employees on any terms,
continued to increase their forces little, as
frst-class men could be secured and deliveries OF
beer generally were made, though not in as largo
quantities as usual
At noon the full State Board Of Arbitration,
the members Of which came to the city yesterday
from Albany, met a committee from the brewery
proprietors at the Metropolitan Hotel. The COM
mittee consisted Of w. A Miles, president Of the
United States Brewers Association; Secretary
Katzenmeyer H. Clausen. and Mr. Beadleston. of
the firm Of Beadleston d Woerz. The members
of the Board were William Purcell, chair
man; Florence T. Donovan and G. Robertson
The propdetors claimed that the union
employees had been growing more and
more arbitrary and unreasonable, and in order to
protect themselves the bosses" were forced to
take the stand they had. They would not sub
NIT to arbitration Of the troubles under any cir
cumstances whatever, but would gladly furnish
all possible information at investigation before
the Board. The State Arbitration Committee
met the following representatives OF the brewery
employees in the afternoon: Julius Wiener
Charles BlOet, K T. Davis, L. =. ble9e,
II. Falol1e, Martin Maier and Robert Dinlxler, who
said that the worlImen held that the unions mao
secured increase of wages and shortening Of
the hours Of work. For this reason they were IN
honor bound to preserve and protect them They
desired some written agreement as unions from the
bosses" the details TO be determined oy the
The brewery projectors politely but firmly re-
fused to entertain the proposition and the cnalr-
man of the State Board said that probably an
official investigation would be held in the City
Hall early next week At special meeting Oh
the Ale and Porter Brewers Association, held at
were adopted Binding the association as body
to stand the losses Of boycotted firms
The rally of the day for the employees was AT
Cooper Union in the evening when nearly S,OoO
by Edward Conlllin. A band was on mana 70
inspire enthusiasm, but it was not necessary, as
the passionate appeals of the speakers to work
ingmen to rise upon their might against the cruel
lockout were enough to make the auditors yen
like mad and clap their hands and stamp Al
dresses were made by S. E. Shevitch, of The
Voli1s Zeitung," Samuel Gompers: president Of the
National Federation Of Trades Frederick haller'
Louis Herbrandt and Henry Emerch. Mr.. Sne-
witch reused the peopls to furore when he char
acterized the action Of the boss brewers as the
signal for an organized attempt OF organized
capital TO crush out organized labor at It's very
roots. Lose this fight and other trusts Will
spring up here and there, and you will soon mo
yourselves the slaves that you were before ths
SSrand nursing of 1856 Resolutions passed
denouncing the bosses" recognizing their tight
as a declaration of war against all the laooring
men Of America, and calling upon al working
men to drink union beer none at all.