The evening times., 1896-01-04


There is d breach between the brewery
bosses OF Washington and-4beir employees
that may result IN the beer drinkers oI this
city being compelled 70 use an out wa
beverage altogether for limited time, at
least. ~
both sides have united their forces. and
both sides maintain that ahey have HgAAts
that must lIc recognized. In the combine
-.mJJa Icildrr IguoiigN sia. 3Ig ops auo no
Ing Company, the Washington Brewing
Company, Christian, HeuCi ears sBre " ing
Company, and the Ohio Brewing Company,
OF Hamilton, Ohio. L-ea J,.iSH~ -
on the osher side is the Brewers Union,
known rs GaiGhrinus Assembly, No. 1349,
X. Of l.. hacEed up by tie Federation of
! first skirnIish pest Is the piacing of the
beer of the National Capital Brewing
Company on the ''unfair list," so the
Di.mn,.rs or tie brewers Union say. This
was decided upon at q meeting held within
tile last few hours.
IRIvERS DID NOT JOIN.
The Brewers Union was Organized about
seven weeks ago. and now includes every
brewery employe exceptthe wagon drivers.
An earnest effort has been made to get
Albert Cary, the manager ofsthe National
Capital Brewery, has opposed the idea OF
allowing his drivers to join the Union.
| Only one OF the regulars and seven or eight
| ri the extra drivers OF his brewery have
| Joined, II is said. |fFre,x Fon SJIit
The argument said to be advanced by Mr..
| Garry primarily, and the-utier losses Incl
| dcutlIly, is that so long as the drivers re
| main out of the union they will be ready
! to follow the commands OF the bosses. so
that in case the brewery bandS were for
any reason called Off by their union. the
work of the hreweries would not be EN-
ljarrassci. because the drivers would he
Immediately avaiiat'ie~ and competent for
the positions vacated.
II is intimajed that Mr. Cary announced
to his men that IL they Joined the union
they would be discharged frora his employ,
and the men say he has all the time fro owned
on their connection with organized }atsf
SUBMITTED A SCHEDULE.
After the union was formed, it is said,
| the employees in the different breweries
| submitted 10 their bosses a schedule OF
prices made by the union. II conforIned,
| in many particulars, with the acrerrnt nj
under which they had beea working. IL
| called for shorter hours, however, and II
| is understood that that concession was
| made by the bosses. but no additional wages
would be paid where they were asked
The brewers lay the reason for the rather
| Indifferent reception of their proposition
| by the bosses TO the Influence of Mr..
| Cary. who, they say, opposed H. frdSn
| To the men by Mr.. Cary. It~was- fe ST.
ioned after the contract bet ween the bosses
| and employees OF the Baltimore brewerieS
| and failed to recognize labor unions. and
| asked all members Of them 10 cw3t irs.Tfi v
| from such membership.
On New Years Day. VI is INSERTED. tSF
| Cary called his men to his office. Sepa'
! rately, and had them sign the proposition
Just mentioned. BY evening the leaders
! OF the Brewers Union had feN Eled Of ~
! action, and a meeting was HStily cali d.
| II was decided to ask the National Capital
| Brewery employees to take their names rrcnl
| the agreement or leave the union. The fol-
| lowing dag their names Were scratched off.
| ORDERED A BOYCOTT.
The men claim that Nr Gary has, con-
| tracts with fhe Federation OF Labor and
| the knights of Labor to hire only union
| inen in all ca pacities. and now they say lie
| not only remains indifferent to the drivers
| joining the union. but opposes it.
| The union has therefore asked the MEM
| bcrs or kindred organiza tons TO refrain
| from using the compapy'S beer until Mr.
| Cary come 10 terms
The bosses combine Is represented ny a
| Committee of three attorneys, to whom III
seekers after iufOrma ton are referred
! blythe bosses. The memtcrs uftllis commit
tee are Leon Tohriuer. Alexander H. Bell
/ and Henry F. WoOdard.