Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-25
BREWERS AND WoRKlkGMEN
Boycott Lifted Prom One Company BY the
federation
The Brewers Declare, However, That
Their Combination Has Not
Been Broken or Affected.

10 1t was announced last night after the
meeting of the Federation of Labor that
that body had removed the beer boycott
| SO far as 1t applied to the Washington
| Brewing Company. In this action 1t was
stated that the executive committee Of
the District Assembly. Knights Of Labor.
| had concurred It was said by men,
bers Of the Federation that Mr.. Williams,
| manager of the Washington Company,
| had complied with all of the demands
| of the labor organizations. On the other
hand it was said by brewers and their rep
I resentatives that Mr.. Williams and the
| Washington Company had not changed
| their attitude at all or left the combina-
ton of brewers. and it was claimed the ac
| ton reported last night was merely sharp
move to break the combination formed by
| the brewers.
| The question of lifting the boycott from
the Washington Brewing Company was
| brought forward in the Federation last
| night by motion to that effect offered by
| Mr.. Sam DeNedry of Iconoclast Assembly.
| The motion was finally adopted after
| very spirited discussion.
\ delegate from Gambrnus Assembly,
| when questioned, stated that he did not
| know of any agreement between the brew
| cry management and Gambrinus Assembly.
| or District Assembly No 66. Knights of
| Labor, and he did not believe that there was
| any. He thought, however. that the mem
bers Of his assembly could return to work
| at their former places of employment, but
| as to the conditions. he knew nothing.
| Delegate Simmons stated that the execu-
tive committee of District Assembly GO,
| X. of L., had agreed to raise the boycott in
this instance, though there had been no con-
| tract entered into between Mr.. Williams and
| the committee. Mr.. Williams had however,
he said. verbally agreed to employ none but
| those connected with ID. \. 6tj.
| The members of the executive committee
| of ID. A. G6 who We're present Were asked
number Of questions in reference to the mat
| ter
Carpenters Assembly, knights of Labor
| requested. and the request granted,
| that the Federation call off from the work
at Heurich's brewery all members of locals
| employed there
Delegate E. NJ. Blake reported that he
| had been before the subcommittee on suf-
| frage in the Senate District committee
| and made an address in reference to the
| matter.
| Denied by Mr.. Williams.
Mr. Harry Williams manager of the
| Washington Brewing Company, said today
to Star reporter. in referring to the ac-
ton of the Federation of Labor: 80 far
as the Washington Brewing Company Is
concerned the lifting of the boycott was
| without any motion sugges ton on the
part of that company or any one repre-
| ting it, and the action of the federation
| and the executive committee of District
| Assembly No. 66 was a complete surprise
| TO the brewing company.
| THE Washington Brewing Company Is
| in the combine of brewers; 1T has not
ced,d from it, and at meeting of the
| combine held this morning of the repre-
| se1tativeS of all the brewing companies in
the District, at which full delegation of
the Washington Brewing Company was
present, the utmost cordially and good
feeling prevailed. In fact, SO far as the
action of the federation and d. A. &C, X. of
| L., was concerned, it was regarded as an
act of weakness on the part of those bodies
| and not only caused considerable merri-
ment, but regarded as victory by the
| brewers.
The Meeting of Brewers.
A meeting of the representatives of the
local brewing companies was held this
morning. and after the adjournment the
following authorized statement from the
brewers was given to a Star reporter:
The combine has not been broken or af
| fected in any manAer by the action of the
| Federation and executive committee of d.
\. IS, K. of L., in taking the Washington
Brewing Company from the unfair list.
THE act will not benefit that company
| to the slightest extent or in any aspect so
far as the trade of the other local brewers
| is concerned. The constitution of the
| Local Brewers Association provides for
just such a condition of affairs that
what benefit accrues to the Washington
Brewing Company inures to the others also.
The brewers combine considers the ac
ton OF the Federation and executive COM
mittee of d. a. &c, K. of L., simply the
beginning of the end. a partial surrender
by those two labor organizations and as
recs ssion from the position they have here
tofore maintained. 1t Is simply an offer
to give up en- the part of the labor organ
izations, but it is considered that in the
licht and condition of the status of the
Federation of Labor and Knights of Labor
their action Is of no Importance or bearing.
The brewers recognize the new branch
of the American Federation of Labor and
the Building Trades Council as the controll-
ing power in labor matters in the District
row. The shoe now begins to pinch, mas
much the contract entered into between
the brewers and the Building Trades Coun-
Gil is being riSdly and conscientiously car
ried out, and no employment is being given
to any but members of unions represented
in the Building Trades Council. This is the
milk in the cocoanut.
I'm reference to the action of Carpenters
Assembly, No. HAS, K. of L.. also taken
last night to call all the members of their
organization off the work at Heurich's
brewery there are no such men employed
there, and the order adopted is idle and use
less-the believing is only hollow. So far
as the local brewers are concerned 1t is
irma terial to the brewers whether the boy
colt Is Kept on or lifted by any organiza-
tons connected with the Knights of La
bor.''
Mr.. Portpcr's Attitude,
Mr.. Portner of the Portner Brewing Com
pany, Alexandria, Va. said today that
| While he has never heretofore, and Is not
now, member of the brewers combine,
he has. at the solicitation of some Of the
members of that organization. agreed to
employ only local union labor, recognized
as such by the Building Trades Council, in
all his work to be done in the District of
Columbia, and in pursuance of that agree
, | ment has in preparation a contract for his
! large fiat building at the corner OF 18th and
streets northwest. and that this pro-
1 | nj ,f
unions represented in the Building Trades
Council only. 1t is estimated that this
building will involve the expenditure of
from sl00.UD to SlJ0G00 and will give en-
ployment to large number of men
The Building Trades Council.
The regular WeaklN rneatiro of tho p.,iII