The evening times., 1896-01-06
BRfNERs' FIGHT on TIP
Members Of the Gambrinus As
sembIy Will Stand Firm.
PLENTY OF BEER TOMORROW
Union Brewed Fluid Is Now En- Route
to Wasliington-Locai Breweries 10
Start With New Men Tomorrow.
BOSSES Give Full Explanation of
Their Side of the Difficulty.

There VIII, popularity spea king. be
beer TO burn here by tomorrow morning"
said leader in organized labor this after
noon, land Washington beer drinkers will
be able to get u 'riaey want fgorn hrtswrries
where the workInen. from cellar 10 garret.
are members of labor unions
Not brewer was working in any oi the
local beer facteries this morning. and in
one OF them at Rast the drivers had TO load
their own wagons. and the fight that began
last week between the bosses and employees
is on in earnest.
The members of Gambrinis Assembly.
X. Of L., are determined To hold out for
their contention that the drivers must
belong to the union, and organized labor
OF the District is prepared to stand by them.
1t is only n matter Of time. 1t is said before
all non-union boss brewers of the country
will be drawn into the fight. and the product
OF their esta ablishtnents will 60 begging for
drinkers, IL Is asserted.
BEER ON THE WAY HERE
But there is plenty OF beer on the way,
and those who are averse 10 DRINKING the
local stuff may have their fill OF the other
in i few hours.
Meanwhile the boss brewers claim they
will hold pat They say that their Offices
are filled with men ready to work, aud that
all will be running as usual tomorrow.
Where these iaburers come from is not
known, for the members of the committee
appointed by Gambrinus sAssemblyt to watch
for imported men said that not one entered
the city up to a late hour this afternoon.
The representative of the Cincinnati
lMewing Company has announced that that
concern is not In the bosses combine, and
the three local companies are fighting it
alone.
The members of the Brewers Union as
sert that while 1t is true the bre weries can
easily continue the nianufa cture OF beer,
yet II there are no patrons for tine product
the enterprise Is a waste OF time and energy.
Both the home and foreign market they
say. viii be seriously ir not fatally. crippled
by the stand Just taken by the bosses
THE BOSSES STATEMENT.
Alex. H. Bell. one of the three lawyers
for the boss brewers, today gave out the
following statement, signed by Ch. Heurich,
Albert Cary and Harry Williams:
Considerable publicity having been given
through various newspaper notices I" nne
side of the controversy recently begun be-
tween the local brewery companies and
the District Assembly No. &c, K. 0f L.. II
is but fair, In ofder thai our patrons and
the pubic may Judge between US. that an
opportunity be afforded the other side 10 DE
heard upon the question at issue.
IDiS question does not Involve an IN
crease or wages or even shorter hours for
our employees, for we-nayc willingly con-
ceded them all they have asked ia either OF
those particulars, but 1t is simply whether
we shall force certain Of our iiieI-drtycrs,
engineers and firenJen-fo Join The Cam
brinus Assembly, K. of L.
These Men, wltii but "a few exceptions,
are opposed to joining the organiZa tion. and
BY reason of the nature Of their enlpt,yIncnt
with the companies. we do not think that
they should be expected or asked 80 10 do,
nor do we proposeto force them into king
such step.
..The drivers particularly, bear an es-
pcciaIly close and confidential relation TO
their employers; they are the distributing
agents. solicitors-of business and collectors
and are uudey bond To The companies !or tlle
ffiiii.su esss,a-ge tli-.r iuiit-s- fhl. h.trfS
OF their labor, the number OF their daily
trips, and the compensation they receive
Va ana :tItoSstGe. depends on tlc amount
OF Individual energy and activity dis
played. and neither could be regulated by
any organization with fairness To employer
and employed Additionally, IN no other
city are the drivers members of the aSsOcia
ton. though ia some places they have sep
arate organization.
THEIR CONTENTION.
I'm respect to the engineers and fire.
men, while their positions are TO some rx-
tent places of trust and responsibility,
their wages and time are tlore easily rcGu-
lated than are those of the drivers. but we
Dcrsons il they must be members OF any
association. should be members OF some as
sociation organized for the protection of
their particuld r-craES-
The sole purpose or the labor GrganizA-
tions in attempting 10 force these tnen INTO
the association, as admitted by th,Ir CT ryan
iZers and leaders, Is that they may nave
4 complete control or the local breWeri''s-
How the brewery workers are to be bene-
fitted. or what rights they are asserting.
by compelling the drivers to JOIN the ae-
sociation is net apparent TO us
Not having been eb!e to arrange any COM
prumisc OF the matter ana GanIbrniIs AS
sembly continuing TO insist Gn sand per-
sons being forced INTO TIER boHE, d.au-
lock resulted between said organ zslt ions
and ourselves with the further result that
the said District Assembly at Its last
meeting declared boycott agaii ii;st the
National CapiIal Brewing Company.
why this particular company was Sc
Iected hy the organization as the target
for attack, inasmuch as the other companies
were III exactly the same POSITION, Deing
in full accord or the question n, ISSUE, is
difficult to understand. unless II WAS tiat
this company might be forced 10 agree and
the other companies. through it, TO follow
Neither company, o%eVer, q, can rsSe.,e rec ~.
from its position, and the attack might as
well have been originally naugufated
against all as against one only
WHAT WAS DONE.
"After learning of the above action,
we proceeded in justice 10 tie boycotted
company and to ourselves 10 discharge all
Gambrnus- men employed, aud they re-
main to the present so dischargea;
| blow aimed at organized labor. 1t was
not SO intended, for we always have been
and still are friendly TO organized iabor
as il evidenced by our consent TO The organ
/ ization of the brewery workers. We simply
asked and were refused consideration OF
our rights and were then, consequently,
forced into a disagreeabie step
ian
| mind our friends and the public that this
| lis not a fight by labor for an increase of
pay, shorter hours or the welfare h the
| men. but 1t is a fight entirely 10 force
unwilling men into an organization which
it is iBexpedient for many reasons Tor
| them to join, and this to serve the sole pur-
| "a aniZations over the companies complete.
I've submit the issue TO our friends and