The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-23
WANT SQUARE DEAL,
BREWERS DECLARE |. R||| !
Takes Stand Against Intemper-
ance and Disorderly Saloons,
and Denounces Assailants.
WILL. MAKE FIGHT FOR LAWS \ n
WILL MAKE FIGHT FOR LAWS.
Resolutions Adopted Assert That
Use Of Beer Promotes
Temperance.
Special to The Times-Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)
u WASHINGTON, D. c., June 22.-Action
taken in this city by representatives. OF
the leading beer and ale brewers Of
America, declaring against disorderly sa-
looms and other places OF similar char
sactcr and looking to the correction OF
what the manufacturers claim to be q
popular misunderstanding OF their atti-
tude upon this matter, has aroused Wide
spread interest here and will command
equal attention in any section where the
whiskey question Is an issue. 5
According to the brewers. they have
been, and are still being, misrepresented
BY prohibition politicians and ant-saloon
papers that have r6rsistently placed them;
in the light OF encouraging or certainly
not dscountenancing the maintenance OF
saloons. disordcrlyE or not. a meeting
was held In Atlantic City and another
has Just been held In the Arlington
Hotel here. The movement has the
backing OF the great brewing interests
OF Adolphus Busch, st. Louis: Gustaves
Pabst. milwaukee,; L. Kemp, st. Louis;
George Ehret. New York.. a. Lieber. In
.dIanapolis: Otto Stifel st. Louis; John
Gardiner. Philadelphia. and many others.
AAAa. Va NA"SNs
OF Philadelphia: Mr.. Stifel, of st. Louis,
and Mr.. E. s. Clause, OF st. Louis. repre-
senting the Busch interests. were here
Z The position OF the brewers. who de-
clare. among other things, that beer
promotes temperance, Is best told In the.
following resolutions. which were unanl-
mously adopted:
II That the reserve heretofore main.
tanned by not only individual members.
but also by our association, with the OBJ
ject in view that our business should
in no manner be implicated or be drawn
into politics. be continued and our un-
partisan position strengthened.
E4"2 That our heretofore silent and nom.
( partisa n attitude has been traduced and
m!srepresented by base politicians and
prohibition fanatics, who have malicious
IL created prejudice among the unin-
formed public to further their own igno-
bile purposes.
49, That we denounce such acts as
sun-patr!otic un- American and dctriment-
al to the material progress and wealth
OF our country.
-. That inasmuch as our products are
rightly classed by the highest authorities
4 in this and other countries as Pure Food
Products and the capital invested and
labor employed in manufacturing the
same represent more than one thousand
billion dollars, this vested interest should
receive the protection OF the law and
should not be permitted to be DESTROYED.
i''5 That as our business pay In revenue
to the national government. and IN
licenses and taxes to the several State
governments more than any other COM
mercial interest in this land. It Is en-
titled to consideration mmensurate With
ITS economical Importance, and should
Mt least be given a square deal,
40, That this country should not depart
from It's earlier policy of encouraging
and substituting the brewing OF beer ana
ale nor should 1t ignore tho fact thai
the drinking Of beer now. as then, pro-
notes temperance. ~
'',7. That 1t is n fact that our business
depends for success on moderation and
temperance, and 1t Is, therefore. our duty
Ia discourage all forms OF intemperance
~ That we denounce all places OF dis
orderly character and heartily encourage
Ito enactment OF such laws that Will et-
fectiyely destroy them and severely
nunish those who conduct them. J,
20. That we use our best endeavors anu
influence, both individually ana as an !. "
ISOLATION, with both national ana st 'a,.
legislators to spread upon our stat N..
Monks such laws as will permit us ana
asYS resnectable and Legitimate business
NJ n,an. and that In enacting laws due re-
nard should be given all classes OF PEG,
nie who constitute the cosmopolitan CIV
,enship OF this great country, as Wen az
di,eS regard for all classes Of Wors ~ pers'
40 that each and every citizen may \. en-
toyf he personal liberty our Sconstl UNIONS
orer without infringing upon or anectlhs
the rights OF others. !sIf E y IS