The evening world., 1894-09-14
BOYCOTT MUST STOP.
Brewers Union EnjOined by the
Budweiser Company.
Affidavits that Its Business Has
Decreased SO Per Cent.
Employees and Saloon Men Testify
to Threats and Violence

The boycott begun last February
against the Budweiser Brewing Com
pany was taken into court to-day. on
the application of Lawyer Paul T.. De
Fcre, OF the firm of Grout. DE Fere n
Mayer, attorneys for the Company. JUS
tice Cullen, OF the Supreme Court
Brooklyn. issued temporary injunc-
tion restraining all persons from mo-
Testing or injuring the Company or its
customers In the conduct OF its bust
ness. The Injunction specifies acts OF
violence or intimidation against the
plaintiff, Its customers or employees, or
any persons who may wish to purchase
or use the PLAINTIFFS products, and from
gathering and congregatlng In front of
the places where the plaintiffs said
products are sold. so as to obstruct free
access thereto or egress therefrom, ana
further enjoined from soliciting or pro
curing others to modest or interfere
with the PLAINTIFFS business or Gus
toners as aforesaid"
Attached to the Injunction was an
order requiring the defendants to show
cause on Sept. 20 why the injunction
should not be made permanent
The injunction Is directed against the
| United Brewers Association of the
State OF New York, constituting Dis
trict Assembly $500, knights OF Labor,
Daniel McKernig President; Patrick s.
Close. Nice-President; James Hackett,
Treasurer; Henry Schambs. Secretary,
as officers and individuals, and all men,
| bers of the organization.
The papers on which the order was
granted, consist of about seventy-fivc
aiiidayits, which tend to substantiate
the allegations made In the complaint.
| The rnmnlnint which In n nv
| William X. Clarkson, Fice-President OF
the Budweiser Brewing Company. sets
forth that the Company has invested
about 81 ,Oo0,0o0 in property for the man
ufacture OF ale and beer; that II EN-
ploys large numbers OF men. who have
always been paid the scale agreed upon
by the labor unions, and that the EN-
treatment they received from the Com
pany.
on Feb. the defendants ordered the
to join the union. The, Company re
fused, and 1t is alleged that the defend:
ants banded themselves together and
conspired to injure the ,Company's bust
ness, and by other unlawful means tC
cocrce the Company to order Its EN-
ployees to join the association.
In pursuance, OF this conspiracy. th,s
have gathered In front of saloons where
| Budweiser beer was sold, and by threats
| and violence have succeeded in placing
an effectual boycott on the product OF
the Company.
Boycotting circulars have been dis
| tributed, several copies of which are
annexed to the complaint; Becaus,
| of the actions OF the defendants, II II
alleged, the Company's sales have DE
creased SO per cent. The Company say,
1t has no remedy at law and It there
fore wants the members Of the Associa
ton, Its agents. employees, friends AM
sympathizers permanently en1oined IRON
continuing the boycott
Vice President William Clarkson II
his affidavit, says that on Jan. q JOSEPH
Cudihy and Henry Schambs, officers o
the United Brewers, called at his ofiic'
ordered to Join the Union. He refused
to obey the order. and the officers, h'
says. left saying I'VE will find means
| to make you"
A large number of carpenters, brew
ers, drivers and washers and other EN-
ployees swear that they receive union
wages and work union hours and are
satisfied With their treatment. Since
Feb. l, thy say. they have been FOL;
lowed by agents of the defendant, and
Affldavita of thirty-flve saloon-keepert
are presented. In which they swear thai
they have been subjected 20 the boycott
Hugh Christy, OF 562 Hicks street, says
called and prohibited him from sellins
would not change. The men remarked
that he knew too much" and that the,
would drive him out of business. From
that time, he says, he wss persecute'
and ol}structing business.
| In consequence OF the boycott the de
ponent says his business has depreciat
| ed rs per cent.
strain, and recite acts OF alleged VIC
| lenCe.