New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
ANARCHISTS AMONG BREWERS.
ANGRY OVER THE HANGNGs LAST YEAR
THE DETERMIN ALTON OF MASTER BREWERS IN
CHICAGO TO MANAGE THEIR OWN BUSINESS
BRINGS ON LONG DELAYED STRIKE
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CHICAGO, April 12.-The conflict between the master
brewers and the brewery workers, which has been
pccted since the night before the hanging of the Anar
chists, ended at to-day. At that hour all the
union brewery workers in Chicago quit work because
tho employers refused to the contract made two
years with the men, by which the brewers
bound themselves not to employ nonunion men.
On the eve of November H. 1887. the day when the
Anarchists were hangod all the union malsters and
brewers informed their employers that they would
work tho next day. AS Mr.. Seipp said this morning
"They quit work and made Sunday of the day. The
union men themselves would perhaps, have taken
such step had they not been urged to 1t by the Cen
tral Labor Union, tho Anarchist organization. The
affairs OF the Brewers Union have been managed by
this radical society from the start
The reason of this that the members Of the union
were almost to man members of the Central Labor
Union. The contract which tho brewing companies
signed on May l. 1886, had tho name of Oscar Nccbe
the convict now in Joliet, printed the first tho
bottom Ever since they in the demands of tho
Central Labor Union at that time the employers have
had trouble with their c. Mecheke the account
ant for the Brewers Association OF this city, said to
reporter:
zone of tho causes Of this strike Is the circular issued
on March 90 Of this year. Another Is that the Brewers
Association failed to recognize the Central Labor Union
On March 26 1888, the United States Brewers Assoca
tOn, comprising all the brewers in the United States
issued circular that they would not recognize an
organization that had any sympathies with the Anar-
chlsts.n
The Ernst Brothers Brewing Company IS not IN the
strike having discharged twenty union last week
and filled their places with non-unlon workers. The
master-brewers say that by tomorrow night they will
not know that there IS strike. Tho brewing companies
claim that they are In excellent condition to stapd
strike. All Of them have large quantities of beer
The demand for book beer has not been as great as
usual this spring, and large of this Is now In
stock
The strikers have their headquarters In Zeph's Hall
OF Anarchist fame. At meeting yesterday of the asso
ciaton, att' Schmedinger and Charles Happ, leaders
Ia tho labor union, asked the brewers II they would
recall tho contract which failed TO recognize the union
X O. Schmidt, who presided at the meeting told them
very positively that the association would stick to its
word, wherupOn Matt" Schmeidnger jumped to his
feet and exclaimed
You will bo sorry for this some day. l am an
Anarc hist, and will be until | dIe.n
Milwaukee, April 12.-The officers OF the Brewers
Union and also of tho Brewers Association in this city,
men going from Milwaukee to Chicago take the place,
OF strikers. Copies OF secret circular we're mailed
this morning from the unon office In this city to the
officers OF labor organizations all the country 1t
understood that t Is an appeal for strenuous ex-
ertlOnS on behalf of tho union brewers In this CITY,
Cincinnati, April I2.-There Is strike In NOerlein's
brewery which grew out of tho discharge yesterday Of
cellar man. The mon claim that he un1ustly dis
charged for an alleged disobedience OF rules.