The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
THE BEER BOYCOTT.

The manufacturers State Their Case, and the
Other Side Puts in Its Plea.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 8-The United States
Brewers Association has taken hand in the
trouble between the Milwaukee brewers and
their mon. 1t is learned that az a meeting OF
the national association, which was held in New
York last week, a private circular to all MEM
bers of the association was drawn mp. This was
to-day submitted to and adopted by the Milwau-
kee association, and viii be forthwith distrib-
uted to members. The circular is as follows:
In view of the action of the employing brew
ers of Milwaukee. and in accordance with previous
resolutions it becomes the duty of the United States
Brewers Association TO enjoin upon its members
strict compliance with the stipulations of the st.
Louis pledge. and 90 urge them to do all they
may be called upon to do and all that is IN their
power in order to sustain the brewers of Milwaukee
in their opposition the despotic ruls of the
spoken Anarchists who to-day leading and mis-
,1s se N the s e1o
ing brewers of Milwaukee, had cheerfuy entered into
sanctioned by the latters central executive.
conceding all demands IN regard wages, working
hours, employment Of union men, etc. They faith
fully lived to this contract in spite of many petty
annoyances to which they exposed by the leaders
of their men, until they were boycotted by their
workmens national organization because they
fused to allow the guiding spirits of the latter all of
where shey should buu sr
When this demand was made upon them. demand
if they had willing because under contracts
with their material dealers the employers after the
boycott had been declared and put into execution
fused henceforth to recognize union which, by fla
gravity violating its contract, had broken faith
with them. But, although thus shamefuly deceived
of the methods by which brewery employees through
out the land are being tsrrorized by interruptions
leaders concluded to RETAIN and do to this day retain,
the scale of and working hours agreed up
in the contract wantonly violated by their employ
es. They would not have taken any other action If
their own workmen, under instructions of their
tional executive, had not. on the occasion of their
with great ostentation by purchasing a supply of
beer, to be used at said bali, outside of Miwaukee.
Stunning large quantities Of their employers beer,
which, according to old custom. was fur
that great majority of their workmen
were indignant at the despotic of their leaders
which anarchism had placed upon them, the employ
ers resolved not to retain in their employment any
action is that 90 per cent of all the workmen have
left the union and retained their places in the brewer
workmen feel the degradation of being guided by
whose principles regarded with adherence by
zen and that they rapidly becoming convinced
that they must discountenance such workingmens
unions established and are being led by per-
of the stamp of Neebe who organized the Chica
go union and is now in the penitentiary.
We would again remind you that this Is not fight
against workingmen, whose interests you are
pledged to protect and whose proper demands shall
alton, nor fight against organized labor; but simply
fight of employers and of worknen against the out
RACES OF those irresponsible ana INSCRIPTIONS
who by trickery and treachery. by intimidation and
coercion have succeeded In terrorizing workmen
and using their power in order to create
strife between labor and capital seeing that without
such strife the occupation by which they live and
thrive would be lost
The brewers union has also issued mani
festo. and to-day copies were being mailed from
this city 1t is headed, IAN Appeal to Organ
lied Labor and Its Friends in the United States
and Canada" Fifty Thousand copies OF the
circular have been printed in both English and
German. After going the details of the
strike the circular says:
Hence it must be clear to all unbiased minds that
just as the judicial murder at Chicago intended
to terrorze the universal movement for the enamel
patton of labor into tmorous apathy So here, toor
an attempt is being made in conformity with the re-
dictionary spirit everywhere rampant, to crush
ont organized labor such; and furthermore. to
cripple the independent political power of the largest
union in the Northwest at time when, with the APP
proach of the spring election. all eyes again
Milwaukee. Mark well the fact Every swallow of
Milwaukee beer now means the support Of non-union
labor and the prosecution of fair labor.
The circular is signed brewers Union No.
g. of Milwaukee; Herman Krause, president;
Richard Elsner, secretary" and bears the seal
of thu union in red ink