The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-24
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
Brewery Troubles stiH the Subject of
Inquiry.

At the resumption OF the labor inves tiga-
ton yesterday afternoon Fritz Wolber was
again called to the stand. No interpreter
was present aud Comm ssionsr Waits him.
self endeayored to help the witness out,
but with little success. He was finally ex-
cused.
Then McGlynn stated that he intended
to prove by him that WOber was deprived
of his overtime when working without
union rules. Wolber was understood to
say that he was discharged for being too
strict about getting his overtime.
Henry WTeden, the proprietor of the
Washington Brewery, was excused as ply
sically incapable, as he had undergone
stroke of apopleXy and had lost his memory.
MeGlynn said he intended to prove by
Wreden facts that precluded the possibility
of the alleged bribery of the labor leaders;
also that the statement that Rohrbacher
and Hagan had not accounted for over
$4,000 had been put into the witnesses
mouths by the brewers themselves. I'VE
shall prove 1t, too, before we get through"
said McGlynn. that is. unless all the wit
Desses are stricken with apoplexy."
Here Alfred Thurman rose TO his feet and
addressing the commission said eve have
now reached point In this inquiry when
we can prove that The employers did not tell
the truth when they said that they did not
know what had been done with that money.
We will"
''Mr. Commissioner, that man is out of
ORDER" shouted Secretary Mohr of the
Brewers Protective Association. 81 ask"
Thurman continued, not needing the in
terruptioD. 1--WE will show that the eX-
committee Of the Brewers Association
knew when"
The commissioner at this juncture
raped Thurman to order and the latter
subsidized.
Secretary Mohr was next examined and
explained that Hagan drew all the money
he asked for without question.
McGlynn tried to elicit from the witness
that he knew that the breweries had bribed
the labor leaders. His style Of questioning
led to many passages-at-arms between WilI-
Jams and himself The Commissiouer had
several times. to rule against McGlynn's
style Of examination, asking him TO cUniine
his questions TO facts that had occurred and
not 20 surmises as 10 what might hat pen.
The witness went on TO state that HaZan
drew $500 in two checks ito settle boy
colt" He had never heard any talk at the
Brewers Association OF any Of the ab0r
leaders having been bTibed or seen. No
money TO his knowledge had been paid TO
Mr.. Wall Of the Sacramento Brewery or to
the Columbia Brewery TO fight The union.
II. f. FOrtman admitted that the United
States Brewery had refused TO discharge a
nOn-uniOn man. He considered that the
Federated Trades had broken the old
Wieland contract as TO the exclusive en-
plOyment of union men. Asked as to the
alleged bribery of labor leaders by Rohr-
bacher aud Hagan, he said: "ROhrbacher
said that your terms were too high, but he
thought the brewers object would eyentu-
ally be attained"
McGIynn asked the witness again If the
brewers association had not written to
Wall of Sacramento Ia induce him not to
IN Y IN Ca
The Commissioner ruled this question out
of order as having been answered before,
whereupOn McGlynn fairly s1ost bis tenn
per and. calculating rats, Jumped to his
feet seized his oyercOat, hat and stick and
left the room.
Thurman called him to come back without
result, and then the Commissioner appointed
Thurman committee of one TO try and in
duce McGlynn 10 return. McGlynn returned,
anu argued that he was entitled to bring out
evidence 20 contradict the impression that
the labor leaders had been bribed, and
asked how he coHld do so if he were only
permitted to ask about what has been actually
accomplished, and not what had been at
tempted to be done, Hs then asked the
Commissioner TO order that copy of the
testimony taken in Judge Sanders0n's court
in the case OF the Brewers Protective Asso..
citation against Hagan and others be fur
nished, and it was so ordered.
After this eX-LRbor Commissioner J. J.
Iobln was sworn, and stated that he haq
received visits from the Brewers Protective
Association and others. He refused 10 say
whether he had heard anything about
bribery, as what been told him of the brew
ers' proceedings was told him as a matter
Of honor that nothing was TO be disclosed,
He considered that the settlement which
had been come to between the parties pus
an end TO the business. lie said be thought
that the evidence before Judge SaudersOn
would give the Commissioner and all par
ties all The information they required.
The ey idenee OF David Bucking and
George Windier. cO0peIs, showed that they
had refused to make kegs and tubs for the
Cooperative Brewery, because they did not
wish 10 lose the custom Of the other brew
cries. They understood from outside
rumors that the other breweries would not
patrOnize them If they worked for the Co.
operative Brewery.
On cross-examination by Williams they
admitted that they knew that they were
at liberty TO do the work of that brewery
now, without danger of any loss of business
Adam holly gave testimony as to his dis
charge from his employment owing to being
union man. He was now distributing
boycott circulars, although he did not ex-
actly understand what "boycO t. meant.
The next witness called was Alfred Fuhr-
man. lie commenced by giving a history
of the organization Of the United Brewery
Workmen's Association. He explained the
working of the blacklists. He maintained
that the brewery Worknen were far better
off since the union had been established
than before. As proof thereof nearly 20 per
cent of them were now married, whereas
formerly only about 10 per cent felt able TO
support n family. He reviewed their efforts
TO avoid a war with the Brewers Protec-
tive Association, and continued very COM
prehensive relation Of the his DRY until after
o'clock. when an adjournment was taken
until l o'clock to-day.