Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
THE BEER 3 oYaCo4T T.
Efforts for Adjuatmeds'by Means of Con-
ferennm Ia -.
Labor Delegations object to the. Pres
: ence of Lawyexs.-Beth Sides =,
Are ConRaent.i 90.

A delegation representing the Federation
OF Labor and District Assembly. No. GO.
knights of Labor, this morning: shortly
before IL o'clock called at the office of
Mr. Leon Tobriner, of counsel for the
brewers, and asked for "a conference with
the master brewers on tbs subject, of the
present beer boycott, but did not get the
request granted because the usual meeting
of the brewers was not held today, and
only one of the brewers, Mr.. Christian
Heurich, was at the office. - - ayr -
The delegation comprised among others
Arthur Keep, secretary of the Federation;
J. b. Fenton, Messrs. Banes, Dent, and
others, and an informal talk was had be-
tween the members Of the delegation and
Messrs. Tobriner and Bell of counsel for
the brewing companies
Inc attorneys Informed their visitors that
they presumed conference could be ar
ranged Tor between them and the brewers
LOT tomorrow morning, but in the absence
OF the brewers themselves they could not
say positively. The delegation answered
that they could not then tell whether they
couid make 1t convenient to call again to-
morrow tor not, but stated very frankly
that If a conference should be held it was
the wish OF the representatives of the Fed
GRAFTON and D. A. 66, K of L. that there
should De no lawyers present. - :
Messrs. Ioolner and Bell replied In Ian
guage equally as frank that unless some
th1ng unforeseen should occur they would
attend If a conference was held and after
considerable talk, the delesat ton withdrew.
with the understanding that if the pro-
posed conference, lis desired Messrs.
Iobrlner and Bell should be duly notified.
Despite this visit On the part of the labor
men, those VINO are managing the boycott
Tor Gafnbrinus Assembly seem as confident
as ever of winning. On the other hand,
the brewers say the outlook was never
peter fer them. and that they are certain
to be successful.
Matters appear to be getting into shape
Tor settlement as the result of the meet
Ing between the brewers, the representa-
tives of Gambrinus Assembly, Brtcklayers'
Union -ond the Building Trades Council
which 1t was foreshsdowed in The Star
would be held last evening. The meeting
began about 4:30 o'clock, and continued
for several hours, during which the whole
situation was fully gone over
The representatives of the Bricklayers'
Union and Building Trades Council took
the ground that their members were being
nade the victims of a matter in which they
had had no participation, and they wanted
to have the trouble between the brewers
and Gambrinus Assembly settled without
further delay. All the speakers who repre-
sented the side of the trade unions con-
Ceded that the brewers nave always trea t.
ed the members of organized labor fairly
and honestly, and in many instances have
been more liberal in their payments than
was provided for by the union scale OF
wages
The brewers stated that they have no
objection to organized labor, and while they
do not propose to discharge any man who
has been taken on since the trouble began
for the purpose of employing man now
locked out, they are willing to take back
their former employees as fast as vacancies
occur, and to permit the organization OF
the men now in the breweries They also
agreed to allow the drivers to- form an, as
ISOLATION of their own, if the men desire to
enter one, and to talsx back ia turn the
men now locked out, and they asserted
that they are willing to settle The difficulty
in any honorable manner, 50 long AS they
are not asked to recede from their original
announcement of position.
They further tated that they have been
willing from the first to treat with the
men in accordance with the original agree
ment, and that the lockout was forced up
on them by the men boycotting one of the
breWeries
While the representatives of the Fedora
ton and D. A. G6, K. of L., were at Mr.
Tobriner's office today they stated that the
latter body at its meeting last evening re-
peated in toto the propositions made in
writing by the brewers. to the Federatio
of Liquor Dealers, and which Were received
by the latter organizationayesterday.
A special meeting of the Building Trades
Council, which was called to see the brewers
committee, was held last evening at Brick
layers Hail. corner of 7th and l. streets
northwest, and after listening TO a great
deal of testimony, both for and against the
boycott, and discussing the entire situa-
ton, voted unanimously that the boycott
was i'll advised and should not have been
ordered, and they will so report at the reg
ular meeting Of the council, Tuesday even
ing next.
Another. conference will be held this
afternoon between the joint committee Of
the RricSlayers't Union and thea Building
Trades Council for the purpose of further
considering matters incident to the settle
ment OF. the beer trouble.