The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06
CPAlp ADVERTISEMENT
MOritz Thomson
Will Vote for
No. "a

- Initiative Measure -. called
Another Joker In No. "a The
dry committee would have the
public believe that they have dis.
covered Joker IN the measure,
which they have seen az TO
describe as home" industry.
Their view Of the joker Is that
ST. Louis. Milwaukee and San
Francisco brewers may sell for
eign-made beer In Washington,
which Is construed 10 mean en-.
couragement OF the beer In
dustry outside the state.
The people should not he de-
ccived by such weak, but intend
10 be misleading. statements.
Had the brewers OF this state
attempted 20 prohibit outside
breweries from selling beer in
the state. their measure would
have been in violation Of the
laws Of tho United States, and
more than that. II would have
Indicated pure selfishness on the
part OF local brewers, attempting
to hold all OF the beer trade OF
the state 10 themselves.
Seorn 20 Be Unfair
think this particular feature
OF the measure speaks we'll for
the men In the brewery business
In Washington. Il shows that
they are big enough 10 favor a
measure that will enable people
to buy any brand OF beer they
may wish TO purchase IL would
be most unfair on the part Of
brewers to deny a beer drinker
the right TO buy Budweiser or
8 Ime other good beer, more to
his liking than Rainier or some
other Washington.made product.
II seems thar the Seattle Dry
Campaign Committee are In.
cllned TO build all their argu.
ments on narrow grounds.
Another unfair and narrow
view exhibited In the same pub
ilciiy article is the ststement
that the brewers would put a
saloon on wheels on every
street and road II is true that
beer would be delivered 10 the
homes in delivery wagons; and
why not In the past beer was
delivered TO the residences In
the same manner. and at that
time no complaint pas made
concerning the delivery wagons
Such statement Is a mere play
on words: Il is not an argu-
ment.
Millions at Stake
TIE narrow Wow Is again pre-
scented In the statement that the
Seattle hreweries had only
s., 600 600 90 invested. and en-
ployed only 33i men. The pay
roll OF one brewing company
alone. in Seattle. In 1918.
showed employment OF nearly
500 people. The exact number
being approximately $50. This
same company gave employ
ment to over 1000 people In the
state OF Washington. The &C
tuai book value OF the property
OF the Seattle Brewing & Malt.
ing Company for 1913 amounted
TO nearly $4,000. 10000 This
Item, OF course. covered all its
various properties. situated In
the various states. territories
and provinces.
The resort to untruths about
articles used In brewing Is
typical OF committee that
builds arguments upon pre-
JUDGED and narrow grounds.
Such argument speaks III for the
side \of the question II repre-
sents. It is untrue. and inten.
tionaIly deceptive 10 make II APP
pear that the brewers OF the
state patronized Oriental labor
BIZ purchasing rice from the
Orient. The rice used by the
local brewers was purchased
from growers OF rice IN Cali
fornia.
Logic From the "Drys"
II Is an evidence Of super.
fetal thinking 10 say that the
opening OF breweries would not
add pay rolls TO the state Ac-
cording to the viewpoint OF the
dry campaign committee II Is
necessary 10 transfer business
from Washington TO other
states in order 10 create pay
rolls.
Let the people consider the
question fairly and squarely: II
should be treated seriously. II
is not a matter 10 be laughed at.
or TO be regarded lightly Beer
making has always been one OF
our principal industries. and I
believe the people on election
day win vote In favor OF lnitia.
tive Measure No "a. which. in
my humble opinion, will receive
a decisive majority In its favor.
NORTH THOM5EN.
Mr.. Moritz ThOmsen's large
interests entitle him TO especial
consideration as one Of Scattle's
foremost business men. He IA
president OF the Centennial MIL
Company. OF the Pacific Coast
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