The Washington times., 1901-07-05
BREWERY STRIKE ENDED.
Central Labor Union Delegates
Bring About a Settlement.
The Drivers Organization Recog-
nized and n Weekly Wage of Szi
Guaranteed misunderstanding
Explained to satisfaction of All

After a Fourth of July marked with
! several exciting meetings. the $50 or more
! beer wagon drivers and brewery workner
/ who went on strike yesterday morning
! settled their differences with the Brew
| ers-Association. A contract satisfactory
4 TO both parties was signed. This morning
/ the strikers wiz be back in their regular
! places in the five large brewertes OF
! Washington Danger of u possible beer
famine has been averted. Brewery Driv-
ers' Union No 234 has been recognized IN
the contract, which guarantees the driv-
ers a weekly wage of 81.
II was largely through the efforts of
Secretary c. +. Dietrich of the Central
Labor Union, together with j. i. Feeney,
president of that organization, and Mil
ford Spohn, of the executive beard, that
settlement was effected. The Central La
Dor Union was concerned in the strike be-
cause they were party to the contract
existing between the Brewers Associa-
ton and Brewery Workmen's Union No.
rs. who were also on strike out of SYM
pathy with the drivers, but without sane
tion of the Central Labor Union.
The officials of the Central Labor Union
declared that in striking the Workmen' s
Union was violating the spirit of their
contract, which provides for arbitration
of all differences When the Workmen' 5
Union comprehended this fact they at
once sided with the Central Labor Union
in an endeavor TO persuade the drivers to
return 10 work. 1t is said that certain
members of the Workmen's Union de-
clared they would return TO work today
without the drivers. This, it Is stated,
resulted in the drivers accepting the final
contract which was submitted by the
Brewers Association.
During the day a number of interesting
facts regarding the inside history of the
strike were developed. The immediate
cause of the strike was the fact that the
Drivers Union had not received a reply
from the Brewers Association regard
ing contract submitted by the union
on June 20 1t was developed yesterday
that the Brewers Association had made
an answer, but. owing to the illness of
William Robey, the Secretary OF the
Brewery Drivers Union, the letter had
not been submitted 10 the unions. The
latter arranged for conference to be
held today. The strikers stated last night
that they knew nothing of this letter, and
that If they had there would have prob
ably been no strike.
According to the contract which will be
in effect from the present date until two
years hence, the drivers will receive
stated salary of Sl5 a week. In addition
they will be allowed a commission of ?
cents on every keg they haul. If the
commission does not amount to enough
20 make their remuneration a total of
81 per week, they Will be paid that
amount anyway. Whatever sum more
they may make through commission,
they will be paid above the $2l. The
stablemen will be paid Sl2 per week. OF
the S21 received. the drivers are obliged
to pay from 81 TO Sc, it is said. for a
helper All drivers do not employ help
ers. however.
The pot. which had hardly cooled from
the meetings of the previous day, began