The Washington times., 1904-07-20

ganized labor TO enter into the contro-
Versv.
when ! arrived here ] notified the
Brewers Association. the Central Labor
Union, the fremens union and Mr..
Heurich, asking all parties to semi rep
resentatives 10 a conference 70 be neld
at the Central Labor Union rooms Mr.
Heurich appeared at the Conference.
which was held ON last Thursday at 3
o'clock.
The others notified TO appear did so.
and as soon as Mr.. Heurich saw The
representa- tives Of the Brewers Associa-
ton he left ] told Mr.. Eearich then
that unless he would agree - meet lie
parties / wished TO confer with 1 would
call out the firemcn employed in his
brewery. j gave him until go o'clock
last Monday night 10 make known his
intention. received $40 word from
him.
Consequently "a meeting of the local
hrcmen s union was held last night and
IL was voted TO strike If by L o'clock
noon Thursday Mr.. Heurich had not
agreed 20 my proposition.
The object, Of course. is To raise the
price or beer, so that the Brewers AssO-
proht and SO that they Will be able 10
employ and pay the number OF men
they now employ
Mr.. Healey was not at the St. James
AliAS llltII4AlE ana tOulU not DC Iuunu,
but representatives and attorneys for
the combine brewers admitted that the
published interview justly represented
the demands made on the HeUTiCh peo-
pie
The Associations Attitude.
The attitude of the anti-Heurich brew
ers has been explained by local brewer
as follows:
The Brewers Association Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia was formed solely for
the purpose of following the suggestion
made by the United States Brewers As
ISOLATION to create local bodies. The
Christian Heurich Brewing Company
has been a member of the national body
ever since its formation, and Mr.. Heu-
ricn. the president Of the HeuriCh Brew
iIg Company, only three weeks ago was
hOnored at the ST. Louis convention by
being elected a trustee on the national
hoard. Why Mr.. Heurich refuses 20 he
come a member Of the local board has
never heeu satisfactorily explained 10
the other brewers.
1T is absolutely denied by the local
brewers that they organized for the pur-
pose Of creating a trust or combine.
Whenever such a charge has been made
il was made by the Heurich Brewing
Company or its agent, and no proof hoS
been produced TO substantiate such
charge. Ii is questioned how Mr.. Heu-
rich can reconcile his actions with the
position he holds IN the national body.
Has Arranged to Prevent Strikes.
THE national body has appointed a
committee TO form contract with the
international bodies of wOrkmen inter.
ested IN breweries. ard according TO re
cent reports their efforts are almost
.,f
tration are 70 he appointed. doing away
with all strikes locllouts ana other diSa-
srceable features.
The local brewers have a contract
with the Central Labor Union of Wash
ington. District of Columbia, and the To-
cal bodies Of organized labor working IT
their respective breWerleS under that
contract, and the wcrknen are deriving
benefits Hereunder which are said TO
amount TO over $4,000 a year
The demands of the firemen's union
have elected great surprise among labor
people generally. While no one would
h quoted officially, a number OF officers
IN the Central Labor Union frankly stat
ed that they could not indOrSe any de-
mand on the part of an affiliated union
that KS employers should raise or lower
the price of the commodity produced.
why" said one prominent labor man.
we have been maintaining the right OF
the butchers TO strike and deplOrlng as
IN lust the raising OF the price OF Deer,
now snail We turn around and dictate
the price 10 another industry For
these reasons il is entirely unlikely that
there will be any sympathetic strike, or
that the firemen Will receive the moral
support OF their associates. To the
labor people. the alleged demand looks
too much like a combination with
trust, as represented by the Brewers
A Association, q fact not altered by the
between the combine and
the labor unions. or the danger of the
suspension Of the smaller breweries,
with a consequent loss of employment.
1t is a matter OF principle say they.
Liquor Men Indignant.
Naturally the retail liquor dealers ara
indignant at any plan which involves an
increased cost of their material More
over. they consider the methOd~employ-
ed as unfair II was freely stated by
members OF the Retail Liquor Dealers
Association, that the Washington sa-
lOonkeepers would not tamely submit
10 such an arrangement.
III Heurich viii have the nerve and
stamina 10 maintain his right TO put
his own price on his own product, he
viii win the regard and respect Of the
local dealers"
Representatives Of Heurich & Co
stated that they had already made ar
engagements 10 supply the places Of the
hremen when they walk out tomorrow,
and that work viii proceed without in
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