Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-27
So Declared by President
Healy Mbis Afternoon.
FIREMEE TO RESUME
SETTLEMENT MADE THROUGH
MR.. scRAx OF BROOKLYN.
Satisfactory TO All Parties Concerned
New York: Aid Not
Now Needed.

The strike Of frenen at the Heurich
brewery will be called off this afternoon by
President Timothy Healy of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen.
The strikers will all return to their for
mer work this evening or tomorrow Morn
ing. and the on,un,on f1remen who filled
their places will be displaced. This infor-
nation was given to Star reporter late
this afternoon by Mr.. Healy.
committee of the strikers will confer
with Mr.. Heurich this evening and complete
arrangements will be made for their return
to duty. This conference will take place at
the request of Mr.. Louis B. Scram. who has
played an important part in bringing the
trouble to settlement.
Mr.. Scram is an officer of the United
States Brewers Association and owner of
the Indian Wharf Brewing Company Of
Brooklyn. N. Y. He is also prominent
member of the National Civic Federation
ana mas taken great interest in labor mat
ters He mas in the past few years given
great deal of time to disputes between CAPT.
tai and labor and is anxious at all times to
use his good Offices to bring capital and
labor together.
Conference With MI. Scram.
Mr. Healy talked over the long distance
telephone yesterday evening with Mr..
Scram. who was in Brooklyn. They made
an appointment to meet at an uptown
MOTEL here today. Mr. Scram came to Wash
ington on the midnight or owl train," and
the conference took place this forenoon. At
us conclusion MIR. Scram had conference
with Mr.. Heurfch and Attorney Tobriner
AFTER all phases of the situation had been
discussed, the decision was reached which
resulted In President Healy this afternoon
ha Fri In cnf nv,1
In talk with Star reporter, Mr.. Healy
SAID everything came out satisfactorily to
an parties concerned and the striking fire.
men Will promptly return to their posts
MT. Scram is a close personal friend of
mime, SAID President Healy, "and he came
mere at my request to try and settle this
strike. and he has succeeded in doing So"
Their Is joy in the camp of the striking
firemen at the outcome of their difficulty,
which threatened to continue Indefinitely.
They are well satisfied with the arrange
ments winch have been made with Mr..
Heurfch At'their meeting last night Presi-
dent Healy requested that committee
with full power to act be appointed in con-
nection with Mr. scrams proposed confer
ence with Mr.. Heurich. This committee was
appointed and its. decision. which is in
favor of the strikers resuming their work,
will be final. ~
This will render unnecessary the holding
of meeting of the Firemen's Union to
rstify the agreement arrived at to declare
the strike off.
The Preferred Aid.
1t is said the greater part of the 81 600
placed at the disposal of the strikers by the
New York Fjremen's Union will now be
declined with grateful thanks.
1t is said Mr.. sHeurich is equally satisfied
at the outcome of the matter and will to-
morrow enter into new contract with the
fremen. 800.
A Signal Victory:
Friends of the Heurich Brewing Com
pany claim that concern mas won signal
victory over the local Brewers Association
as the price Of the Heurich light beer will
not be increased but remain at the present
figure. They also say the firemen and Mr..
Heurich now understand each other" and
claim the strikers were justified in breaking
the strike under any circumstances since
their throw DOWN by the Central Labor
Union Mr.. Healy termed it.
Last Nights Meeting.
The local tiremen's union held a meeting
last night, and it was unanimously decided
to continue the strike. President Timothy
Healy was present and encouraged the
strikers to stand firm. Later he said the
union would not yield an inch until Mr.
Heurich submitted to the terms Of his re-
quest that he (Heurich) meet in conference
with the firemen. the Central Labor Union
brewers association. Unless he does. added
Mr.. Healy the strike will continue indef-
nitely. Continuing. President Healy said
he was willing to meet Mr.. Heinrich at any
time and place he may elect but he posi-
lively declined to meet Mr.. Tobriner.
Mr.. Healy says the striking fremen will
all be furnished with jobs in New York If
they care to go there. The New York
main idle.
The local firemen deny that they held a
secret conference meeting yesterday. The
only meeting held was that of their union
last night
Backing the Striking Firemen.
The striking fremen. backed by President
Healy and their International organization,
appear to be determined that so far as they
are concerned. the strike shall continue
until their grievances are satisfactorily
settled A fund of $1,000 has been placed
at their disposal by the Ffremen's Union OF
New York city, and 1t is stated that unions
in other cities will make additions to the
amount, until the meeting in this city of
the Information Brotherhood of F1remen
on August g. regular union pay roll will
be established and the strikers paid the
amounts they received salaries while
working for the Heurich company. 1t is
believed that $3.50 week will be sufficient
to meet the demands of the pay roll.
Mr.. Tobriner's Statement.
Being asked IL Hc ndu any statement 10
make Mr. Leon Tobriner, attorney for
the Heurch Brewing Company, said to-
day that his side had nothing further to
remark as to the general situation.
II will say" he added that all this side
talk and psFYonsk attacks on Mr.. Heurich
and myself is simply for the purpose of d.
verting the issue from the position taken
by Mr. Heafy that strike would be or
dered unless the Christian Heurich Brew
ing Company joined the Brewers Associa-
ton and raised the price of it's light beer to
So per barrel I have made it rule to pay
no attention to. PERSONAL attacks by parties
against whom am professionally retained.
1t is the usual course when they have no
merits in thsir, fase that they should ma
lign me PERSONALITY 1t is the only way in
The retailnH liquor dealers held a meeting
this afternoon at Maccabee Temple and
considered the strike situation, This or
-ganization il said, to be favorable to the
Heurich end of the controversy.
Relieved From College Duty.
D., a;root;op nf rthe President III. fol,ox,,