The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-07-18

The Federated Trades council al
its meeting last night listened to a
report from delegation from the
local JOurneymen's Brewers union.
and then passed by unanimous
vote the following resolutions
Whereas, The Executive board Of
the Knights of Labor, in session at Pitts
| burg, Pa, May IA, 1892, placed a bovcott
upon the Pabst beer of Milwaukee in
favor of the Anheuser. Bush beer of ST
Louis, alleging that the Pabst beer is a
non union made product; and
Whereas, the situation relative to the
employment of labor by the two brewer
les is as follows: The Pabst Brewing
company's beer is an exclusively made
union product. All its ingredients are
prepared by union labor, while the malt
used by the Anheuser-Bu company. as
alleged, is bought largely at malt houses
located IN small towns, where non-union
taDor Is employed at greatly reduced
inquire. Within the year unions in
every branch OF labor employed by the
FaDst Brewing company have been form-
ed, and such labor is now working under
scale perfectly satisfactory to them and
Whicn continues in force one year from
lts adoption. The Anheuser- Busch
labor, which is represented both in the
union and Knights of Labor, operates
under the Jurisdiction Of the International
Brewers association. The labor en-
ployed by the Pabst Brewing companv
also operates under the jurisdiction Of the
same association. The labor emploved
Dy the Pabst Brewing company, in set
ting its scale for the present year. secured
all requests sought by it and no dissatis-
faction exists relative to it among anv of
said employees, and
whereas, There appearing no reason
why organized labor in any form shonld
complain at the Pabst Brewing companv,s
method OF dealing with its employees or
with the rights OF organized labor. the
Pabst Brewing company being only one
OF the brewing concerns OF this and other
cities In which the same scale is in use
all working under the same Jurisdiction
OF the international Brewers union:
therefore
Resolved, That by selecting the
Pa0st Brewing company for a boycott |
1nder the above circumstances, the |
Executive board of the Knights of Labor
mas perpetrated not only manifest in
Justice on the Pabst Brewing company.
which employs only union labor through.
out, but upon the cause of organized
abor which can offer 10 valid reason for
he placing of said boycott.
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this
council, that it is the duty of all organized
aoor to give the same protection to en-
'loyers OF such labor in the distribution
IND sale OF their product that is demand
"a by such labor of employers in the
ecognltlon and employment of such
labor. '
Resolved, That inasmuch as we know
ne charge that Pabst beer is a nom
lnlon mace product to be utterly false
nd without foundation, and believe that
be boycott placed at Pittsburg has been
Noted and instigated by and THROUGH the
gents of the Anhaeuser-Busch comnanv
ecause Of the rivalry existing between
and the Pabst company, we herehv
ppeal in the interest of fairness to the
a0st company as we'll as in the interest
organized labor which cannot prosner
nder the employment of such diverse
nd unfair methods, to the International
rewers' union to demand that the
Executive committee of the Knights of
abor lift Immediately said boycott. and
lat widespread public announcement :
made of the same when done.
Resolved, That copy of these re- L
buttons be sent to the officers of the
merican Federation of Labor at once
18th the request that they adopt the
me or other resolutions to the same
feet"
w. G. PEACOCK & CO., T
Sole Agents for the Z
Hawaiian Islands,