The morning call., 1892-06-21
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
What Was Developed at the Investigate
Yesterday.

What Was Developed at the Investigation
Yesterday.
The labor investigation was resumed be-
fore Labor Commissioner Waits yesterday
afternoon, the session being held in the
large assembly hall of the Horticultural
Bureau on account of the numbers in
attendance.
The investigation Yesterday was devoted
specially to the consideration of the brew
eTs' and maltsters' troubles. Secretary Will
liams of the Manufacturers Association
made an opening statement as to what he
expected to prove. Henry F. F9rtmann was
the first witness. He was Formerly presi-
dent of the Brewers Protective Associa-
lion. he gave the history OF the boycott
levied against the United States Brewery in
1883 and said that it cost the association
over $4,000. as it repaid the United States
Brewery is losses, besides settling the boy
cott The witness testified thar the commit
tee who handled the money reported having
paid large sums of money TO the leaders Of
the Federation of Trades to settle the boy
colt. he went on 10 give a plumber Of in
stances where the Brewers | niOn had in
teriereG with the employment Of men aud
demanded the discharge OF men who were
good Workmen
On cross-examination the witness stated
that the Brewers Association discovered
that brewery workmen would work all day
In eoycotted brewery and then 60 out at
night and boycott the beer th.,y had made
during the day. Mr.. McGlynn admitted that
F0rtmann had always run what the
federation considered 'gilt.edged brew
ely' so FAR as treatment of men, wages and
hours OF labor was concerned.
Rudolph Mohr, secretary Of the Brewers
Protective Association, followed on the
stand. The history OF the suit brought
against Mr. Hagen for an accounting as to
the expenditure Of the money alleged TO
have beea paid the federation leaders was
fully given, and the witness then went on
TO give cases OF arbitrary action upon
the part OF the Brewers Union. Mohr
testified that the United States brewery
boycott was settled Immediately after $4,000
and $500 had been paid to th3 boycott COM
mlttee OF the Brewers Association, who
gave the members of the association the
lntlmati0n that the money had been used in
bribng members OF the Federated Trades.
A long crOss-eXaminati0n followed, but
nothing OF importance was elected except
that the general brewery trade is greatly
depressed, ana that there are great many
unemployed brewery workmen. The wit
ness stated that he knew OF men VINO had
come here to invest capital III manufactur-
ing business, but on account of the existing
conditions in relation to labor had decided
not to invest it.
William A Fredericks, president of the
Brewers Protective Association and man
ager OF the jackson brewery, was
the next witness. Prior to October,
1890, witness paid the drivers of
the beer-wagons from SO to S125 per
month, the men al. being nOn-union men.
The Federated Trades compelled him, by
threats of boycott. TO make his drivers
Join the Beer-drivers' Union. His drivers
THfu az N "a fa
and later a COMMITTEES from the Federated
Trades demanded that he discharge the
men. He refused. aud the men are still in
his employ. A boycott was at once levied
against his brewery. The witness SAID
there was a stagnation in the brewery
trade, generally due, in his opinion, to labor
troubles.
With the close of the examination of MI.
Fredericks the investigation closed for the
day,