Evening star., 1904-07-20
Firemen in Heurich's Brewery
to Go Go Out.
TOMORROW NOON FIXED
HE WILL ~ NOT CONFER WITH
BREWERS, ASSOCIATION.
Statements Of Attorney Tobriner, Z
Local Brewer and President Healy
of International Firemen.

| The projected strike Of the flremen en-
| ployed at the Christian Heurich brewery Is
| scheduled to take place at 12 O'Clock noon
| tomorrow. This was the ultimatum which
was delivered to Mr.. Heurich today by
committee representing the local Firemen's
| Union.
The committee met Mr Heurich at his
| Office in the brewery and without formalf-
ties Informed him that unless he would
| agree to meet and confer with committee
of the Firemen's Union, committee of the
| Central Labor Union a committee of the
| Brewers ASSOCIATE ton and Mr.. Timothy
! Healy. president of the international Sta
| tionary Firemens Union, by tomorrow
| morning. a strike Of the fremen employed
| by the Heurch Company would be ordered
at noon tomorrow
To this Mr.. Heurich replied:
| II will meet committee OF the Fire.
| mems Union, the Central Labor Union ana
Mr. Healy. but not of the Brewers Asso-
| citation. They have no concern In the AZ
| fairs of this company
| Mr. Heurich further emphasized his re-
| fusal to meet any representatives but those
| of organized labor, and in all proDaDliity
| the firemen will be ordered out at noon to-
| morrow.
Mr.. Tobriner's Statement.
Mr. Leon Tobriner, attorney for the
Heurich Company, said this afternoon:
| ''rhe purpose of the Brewers Associa-
tion is to get all Ave of the local brew
cries in the combine. Four are already
in, the Heurich Company being consfd-
| cred independent. 1t is unusual to admit
| to membership in labor organizations
| representatives of capital, as the WASH
| ington brewers have been admitted to the
| inner circles of the Central Labor Union
The Brewers Association Is a trust FORM
! ed for the purpose of advancing the price
Of ham opI do NnDo
! several breweries there will be no COM
petition interference.
| The Heurich Company" continued At
! torney Tobriner, has been advised that
| such a combina ton is against the pro-
| visions Of the Sherman or antitrust act
! and that the members Of such combine or
trust will subject themselves to prose-
| cution. c.~
The Heurch company pays a regular an
| nual dividend of per cent on its capital
| stock, besides having expended over S1o.-
900 In the past year in building improve
| ments and the plant. The Ffremens Union
| has no grievance against the Heurich COM
pany. and Mr.. Healy has admitted that the
| relations between the union and the brew
| cry company satisfactory
| When asked what, would be done by the
| company should the firemen walk out at
| the appointed time, noon tomorrow, Mr.
| TObriner replied:
| "If the firemen quit we certainly will not
| draw our fires. There will be one
| there to fire-up
Stationary Engineers Not in It.
| A committee of the local Stationary En-
| gineers' Union, No. 90. called at The Star
office today to deny the reports that the
| engineers employed at the Heurich brew
| cry had any connection whatever with the
proposed strike.
Certain parties tried to get the engi-
neers into the squabble,' said the spokes-
| man. A. w. Leek, but we had too much
| sense to allow ourselves to become in
| volved. We have a three-year contract
| with the Heurich company and our ar
rangements are perfectly satisfactory.
A Local Brewers Statement.
A local brewer, referring to the projected
/ strike, said today:
| ''rhe Brewers Association Of the District
| of Columbia was formed solely for the pur-
| pose of following the suggestion made by
| the United States Brewers Association to
create local bodies for that purpose. The
| Christian Heurict Brewing Company has
| been a member of said national body ever
since the formation and Mr.. Heurlch. the
| president of said Heurich Brewing Com
| pany, only three weeks ago was honored
| at the st. Louis convention by being elect
| ed trustee the national board.
| Why Mr.. Heurch refuses to become a
| member of the local board has never been
| SatiSfac ctOrily explained to the other brew
| erS
| at is absolutely denied by the local
| brewers that they organized for the pur-
| pose of creating trust or combine. When
| ever such a charge has been made it was
| made by the Heurich Brewing Company or
it's agent and no proof has been pro-
! duced to substantiate such charge. 1t Is
| questioned how Mr.. Heurich can recon-
| cila his actions with the position he holds
| in the national BODY.
1.-The national body has appointed a COM
mittee to form a contract with the inter-
national bodies of workmen interested in
breweries and according to recent reports
their efforts are almost crowned with sue
cess. Boards of arbitration are to be ap-
| pointed. doing away with all strikes lock-
| outs and other disagreeable features
The local brewers have a contract with
| the Central Labor Union of Washington
| D. c.. and the local bodies of organized
| labor are working in their respective brew
cries under that contract and are deriv-
| ing the benefits Hereunder which are said
| to amount to over $4,000 per annum.
| "a committee of local brewers went to
| the Central Labor Union last Monday night
to request a hearing, as they understood
that charges had been made against them
| by the attorney of the Heurich Brewing
Company, the absurdity and falseness of
| which they were ready to prove.
'They are willing to meet organized
labor and the representatives of the Heu-
| rich Brewing Company at any time in open
| discussion and challenge them to prove
their assertions which they have made
against their competitors for the last eigh-
| teen months.
| No Sympathetic Strike.
| A representa- tive of the Heurich brewery
stated this afternoon that even should the
| firemen walk out tomorrow there will be
no sympathetic strike of the brewery work.
| ers. drivers engineers and other employees
President Healy's Position.
President Healy Of the Firemen's Inter-
national Union made the following state
| ment last night: .
II was Instructed by the International
| Union to come here at the request of the
| Washington Local Union, No. 63. I hesi-
| tated as / understood that there was a
fight here between employers, and 1 did
| not think it was the place for organized
| labor to enter into the controversy
| when | arrived here 1 notified the Brew
| ers' Association, the Central Labor Union
| the fremens union and Mr.. Heurich, ask
| ing all parties to send representatives to
| conference to be held at the Central Labor
| Union rooms Mr. Heurich appeared at the
| conference, which was held on last Thurs
| day at 3 O'Clock. The others notified to
| appear did so and as soon as Mr.. Heurch
| saw the representatives of the Brewers
| he