The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-18
BOSS BREWERS REFUSE
Reply That They Will Not Recede
From Their Position.
LABOR MEMS NEW MOVE
They Propose to Attack the Saloons,
Licenses, WIN Hang Up Those Not
Yet Granted and win Not Give Up
Until They Have Won.

The boss brewers decline to recede from
their position; the labor organizations are
resolved to fight to the finish, and have
also declared war upon the saloons OF the
city, and the Retail Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION has not yet decided what course
10 pursue. This is the situation this aft
| ernoon.
The position of the boss bre wers is shown
by the following letter:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S, 1896.
| 'E. L. Jordan, esq, President Executive
Committee Federation Retail Liquor
| Dealers, d. c.:
| MY Dear Sir: We have seriously con-
, sidered what was said in the conference
had between your executive committee and
| ourselves, Wednesday, the 18Th instant,
/ and conclude that we cannot recede from our
! position, for the reasons already made pub
| lie and embodied in the written memorial
| submitted 10 each OF your committee.
| We regret unat you nave perinI,led your
| association to be drawn into the contro-
versy, but under the circumstances, no oluer
! decision can be arrived at. Very respect
fully,
LEON TOBRiNER,
ALEX. II. BELL,
/ HENRY +. WOoDARD,
Brewers Association Committee"
Approved:
National Capital Brewing Company, by
Albert Cary, president.
Chr. Heurich Brewing Company, by C..
Hcurich, president.
Washington Brewery Company, by Harry
NiliiaiDs, iIIlIagcF.
THE LABOR MEMS POSITION.
l. The labor organizations OF the District
who are backing the Iocked-out brewers
belonging to Gambrnus Assembly, today
resolved la on sfap Pm Ia, fIt. fiabs
and attack the saloons and their licenses.
Pursuant to the action of the District
Assembly last Thursday evening, a con-
difference OF the various labor organizations
was held this morning, and they not only
decided to stand 10y the men and push the
tight. but also adopted plans TO carry out
this determination.
\ Every member of the organizations Will
not only refuse TO sign all applications for
liquor licenses, hut will use every effort
to hang up the granting OF the appiica tons
which have been made until the controversy
is settled.
The District master workman has been
ordered to examine into the licenses now
existing, a large number OF which. il is
claimed, there are ample grounds for re-
yoking.
I under the plan to be followed Mr.. Sim
mons claims the number of saloons can be
reduced to not more than thirty, and these
remaining will be given severe struggle
to maintain their existence, and with the
aid which will, OF course, come unsolicited
from the temperance organizations and
church societies opposed Ia the issuance of
licenses, he says, it Is easy to be seen
what the effect will be.
+ Unless the boss brewers surrender to the
men the greater part OF Washington, even
without the Intervention OF Roosevelt, is
liable to go drynot only on Sunday, but week
days al well, for, Mr.. Simmons says, it will
he seen to be practically impossible TO OBJ
tain license should the workingmen OF the
District refuse TO sign applications for sa-
looms.
OWN MANY SALOONS.
1t is stated on good authority that Bosses
Cary, Heurich and Williams virtually
own about oDe-half OF the saloons in the
city, and the inability of these under the
law to get license would drive them out
of business.
Mr.. Charles Brochtol, national secre-
tary of the Beer Workers Association, has
arrived n town TO act in conjunction with
the District officials in reference to the
pending trouble.
On his way here he stopped at several
brewcries, and he reports to the District
master workman that the saloons which
want foreign beer will have no difficulty
in getting il in abundance. Mr.. Brochtold
is now investigating the excuses or the out
side men to ascertain the reason why they
have not been delivering beer to those
who wanted it.
He thinks there is no question that the
men will win in the end. Arrangements
have been completed whereby the brewery
workers will be sent out of town and pro-
vided for, remaining subject TO the call
of the master workman when their matters
shall have been adjusted.
Mr.. E. L. Jordan, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Liquor Dealers
Association, could not say what his associa-
ton would do. He had issued call for
meeting on Monday.
Mr.. Jordan said he regretted very much
that the brewers could not see their way
clear to grant what seemed to him the small
concessions asked. 1t was causing the re-
tailers an endless amount of trouble and
worry.