Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-21
f|REMEN ON STRIKE
Go Out From Heurich's
Brewery.
OTHERS REPLACE THEM
NO CESSATION IN OPERATION OF
PLANT.
Statements Made by the Strikers and
by Those Interested in
Brewing Operations.
|THERS REPLACE THEM


Christian Heurich Brewing Company walk
cd out of the big building and entered upon
a strike. in conformity with orders from
President Healy of the International Fire.
mems Union and the local union. which
were announced by The Star yesterday. The
strikers comprised iiremen, oilers and help
erS.
Fifteen new men, who had been employ
ed by Mr. Heurich's agents, We're on hand
10 take the place of those who went out.
and the fires In the furnaces of the extern
sive brewery are still burning brightly this
afternoon and the great machinery In the
plant is merrily whirrfng and whizzing az
usual.
THE strike is on" said one of the dust
blackened and oil-begrimed firemen, as he
entered the office, ''and we are sorry, but
the orders of our union had to be obeyed.
No Unusual Excitement
There was no unusual excitement attend
ing the walk-out of the strikers. The men
left the place singly and in pairs, and re-
paired to the Abner & Drury plant, where
sort of informal meeting was held. ON
GERS of the local Firemens Union were
present to see that the strike was carried
out without clash or friction. The names
OF the fifteen strikers and their occupations
follow
Firemen-M. Corkery, T. Cleveland, w.
Smith and J. Bland.
Firemen's helpers-J. Mcdonald, w. Dom
aldson and II. Cleveland.
Oilers-W. Parnell, NJ. Wright and r.
Flynn.
oilers helpers-P Phillips L. c. Smith
and c. Schlag.
Reserve helpers - NJ. Costello and A.
Gardiner.
Officials of the Heurich company stated
while the men were going out that n large
number of applications of unemployed
workmen who would fill the places of the
strikers had been received and more were
coming in. The statement was also made
that 80 per cent of the saloonkeepers OF
Washington would support Mr.. Heurich
and his contentious.
Violation of Agreement Claimed.
Mr. Leon Tobriner, attorney for the Heu-
rich Brewing Company. was present when
the walk-out occurred He stated that the
fremen who had gone on strike had vfO-
lated article IL of an agreement which was
entered into between the Heurich company
and the Firemens Union on July i, 1903.
This agreement, copy of which was
shown to a Star reporter, fecltes:
whenever any dispute shall arise be-
tween the parties to this contract, tho
question or questions in dispute shall be
submitted to a board of arbitration, two
members of which shall be appointed by
the employer and two by the employees,
and the fifth by the four so appointed,
and both parties shall abide by the de-
must be rendered within six days. Pend
ing the settlement of any dispute by ar
bitration no strike or lockout shall be
declared
Mr.. Heurich remains firm in his decision
to resist the strike and strikers. and at
a late hour this afternoon there were no
signs of yielding on the part of the strik-
ers. 1t is said meeting of the latter will
be held this evening under the auspices
of their union.
President Healey's Statement.
Mr. Timothy Healey, president of tho
International Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen, gave out the following official
statement today relative to the trouble
with the Chris. Heurich Brewing Com
pany. He said:
Some days ago I received letter from
Mr. c. l.. Shamp, our international secre-
tary-treasurer, stating that our local in
Washington had some disagreement with
the Chris. Heurich Brewing Company, and
inclosing a letter he had received from
Mr.. Leon Tobriner, the attorney for tho
company, in which that gentleman had
submitted lengthy and detailed state
ment of the whole controversy from his
point of view.
He stated that some kind of an greement
had been entered into between the Brewers
Associa ton, better known in the trade as
the combine, the terms of which they had
not been advised of or given an opportu-
nifty to ascertain, and that the beer war
was still being waged against IL. The letter
also stated that the Heurich Company had
contracts signed with every labor organiza-
ton in the District of Columbia for term
of three years, except with the F'iremens
Union, which had expired
1T seems as if Mr. Tobriner desired to
create the impression in the minds of the
international officers that his company was
a prosecuted corporation, and that against
its will effort was being made to force
1t into a combine which was organized to
the detriment of labor, the dealers and the
/ h1 / i'm
pressed with his statement, yet | could not
see how it was possible to enlist the SYM
pathies and cooperation of the organized
labor of the District in the consumption OK
such scheme, SO / decided to visit WASH
ington and make personal investigate
of the whole controversy.
Consultation Held.
Upon my arrival / decided to call in
the members of the Brewers Association.
Mr.. Heurich and as many members of or
ganiZed labor who were acquainted with
this matter as l could reach. / requested
the Brewers Association to meet me
at Typographical Temple Thursday
afternoon of last week, and sent one OF
our members in company with a delegate
to the Central Labor Union after Mr.
He.Irinh-
Mr.. Heurich arrived, but when the other
brewers appeared Mr.. Heurich stated he
would have to leave, whereupon / informed
him that his actions in the premises were
far from satisfactory and tended to injuro
his case. He stated that he not I'm
possession of the various letters and docu-
ments having a bearing upon the contro-
versy, as they were in the hands of Mr.
Tobriner, his attorney, but that he was
willing to have him meet me the following
day in the presence of the members of the
Brewers Association at the st. James Ho-
tel at o'clock.
About o'clock r.. Tobriner put in an
in company with Mr.. Myers Of
the Heurich company, but absolutely re-
fused to meet me and the representatives
of organized labor with the other brewers
present. 1 informed him that desired to
meet them face to face with each other In
order that both sides might present their
respective cases and place them in a posi-
TN go refute all charges not founded In
fskl, and IL he did not care to thus meet
us and place me in position to arrive at
taI,1 docfu IN ha nr