Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-21


meet me in the manner proposed. He re-
fused and nulihed the understanding
reached with Mr.. Heurich the day before.
l found upon investigation. that the state
meuts made by MIR. Tobriner in his letter
t" Mr.. Shemp were not borne out
Mr.. Heurich's 0fense.
lie had cast a reflection upon the Central
Labor Union by asserting that that body
had entered into an agreement with the
Brewers Association without consulting
his company in the premises, when. in fact,
the committee from the Central Labor
Union called upon them and presented them
with copy Of the proposed agreement and
asked if they had any objection to inter-
pose why said agreement should not be en-
tered into between the Central Labor Union
and the Brewers Association.
lie also stated in the same letter that
his company had three year contracts with
every organized body of workers In the
District. when in fact he did not have any
such thing. He desired to create the I'M
preston that a beer war was being waged
against his company. when investiga-
Ton shows that his companies is wagng q
war against the other breweries
1T is conclusive to my mind that the
Heinrich Brewing Company has precipitated
this war for the purpose of freezing out
two or three of its competitors. capturing
their trade, then raising the price OF their
product through a combination with the
remaining concerns. place a disability upon
labor the saloonkeeper and the consuming
public and rendering our men idle upon the
streets of Washington
Mr.. Brinkman Talks.
Relative to the strike in the plant of the
Chris. Heurich Brewing Company Mr.. John
IL. Rriukman one of the prominent mem
beers of the loca! labor movement was seen
last evening and requested to state the
facts relative to the action of the local fire.
mems organZat ton. Mr. Brnkman said:
Last winter the Central Labor Union re-
ceiVed communication from the Brewers
Association of the District of Columbia re-
GueStiug conference with a committee ap-
pointed therefrom relative to matters OF
mutual interest and concern.
In obedience to its request committee
OF five were appointed. of which l was a
member. to meet them, ascertain what
they desired. and report back to the or
ganizstion at the earliest time possible.
The committee called upon the Brewers
Association and found they desired to en-
ter into agreement with the Central
Labor Union similar to agreements having
been made by and between organizations
of business men and organized labor all
over the country. by which controverS'e S
of every kind and character that might
arise could be settled amtcably without
recourse to strikes and lockouts. which had
disturbed the industry here and elsewhere
for many years ....
The committee aScertained that beer
was IN progress, and was precipitated
for the purpose of destroying competition
In the industry, and that the chris. Heurlcn
~ h, oup anss 80 w. ~" ~ 80
learned the committee called ,Inon the
president and attorney of the Hcurich com
pany: presented them with contract and
asked IL that corporation had any objection
to interpose why the contract should not
DE made with the brewers association
MT: Leon IoDrlner, VINO spoke Tor the
heurich company, stated TO the commit
tee the reasons why they opposed the con-
templated contract being entered into,
and INDUCED himself in heaping abuse upon
the heads OF the members OF the aSsocla-
tloh ana charged them with preach or
Tue agreement "hich had existed Det"een
them aud with bad faith all along the line
and stated that they were endeavoring TO
FORM combine. the institution OIL Whlch
would place disability upon labor and
the local dealers
An investigation or the entire matter did
not disclose TO the unbiased members or
that committee any suci intention on the
part OF the members OF the brewers ASSo-
cation. ana majority or the members VINO
attended every hearing between all parties.
'hciuulhg the feoeratlon OF Liquor Dealers
with the amendments and notifications
proposed would prove salutary to the
"a. ~, 80, vi vi s'iliIu , i,Dul II II "eie i"'A-
nePort aooPteo'
report was submitted to the Central
Labor Union by majority of the members
VINO attended the hearings. covering over
SIX typewriter pages In which the rea-
sons were stated why the agreement should
DE- ratHleo ny the Central Labor Union.
The report was adopted and the agreement
ratified after considerable debate by an
overwhelming majority, only twelve dele
gates voting in the negative.
At the next session of the organization.
on a motion to rescind, but nine votes were
cast in opposition to the agreement. it be
coming stronger on account of many per-
sons being able after a lapse of time to ex-
anime its provisions and discover its pur-
p' SEES. Nothing was said of the matter
until the contracts entered into between the
several brewerieS and the International
brotherhood of Stationary Firemen had ex-
plied.
The contracts for the current year were
promptly signed by the Brewers ASsocia-
tion, and the Heurich company were i'll
formed that they could become parties To
tn" same contract by connecting Themselves
with the association of their calling under
an agreement entered into between the said
association and the Central Labor Union Of
Washington.
c>,;. a;. ry1
YUM Piaih' against heuiien.
@'he Heurich company refused, and by
its ,ction seemed willing IN nlaca oraapized
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