New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Allied Interests,
Too, Arc Included

The connection between the Unite,
States Brewers Association and the Ma
tional Association of Commerce and La
Dor was admitted by Andrea befor
the Senate sub committee which in
vestigated the German-American Ali
ance (subsidized by brewers funds
last winter. The official record says:
Senator Wolcott-W Would this be a
correct statement to say that the or
ganization of the National Associa-
tlon of Commerce and Labor was or
ganized by brewery and allied inter
ests?
Mr.. Andrea-Yes, and allied inter
csts, including the labor unions.
Senator Wolcott-Would that in
clude also the dealers in spirituous
liquors?
Mr.. Andrea-Yes, indeed.
Senator Wolcott-Was the Ma
tional Association of Commerce and
Labor organized in reality by the
United States Brewers Association i?
Mr.. Andree-Yes, you may say it
was; really. at my suggestion.
Senator Wolcott-So that the ac-
tlvities that you have been describ-
ing, carried on through the German
American Alliance, and the funds
supplied to the German Anne rican AL
lance. were emanating in the last
analysis from the United States
Brewers Association?
Mr.. Andrea-Oh, yes, the funds
and the allied trades.
Mr.. Andrea had already made al
estimate of the amount of these funds
Pago 206 of the official record show
how he had been asked by Senator Kin,
what funds were collected by the As
soclation of Commerce and Labor dur
ing the period Of his presidency. H,
replied:
$50 far as l remember, in the three
years that I was in charge the amount
may have been $500, 900, or it NAV have
have been 100000, or it may have beer
$65O,00O."
Senator King-It may have been E
million?
Mr.. Andree-No, do not think i
was a million. l am nearly sure OF
that am sorry it was not.
Margin Still Hidden
Under Its Camouflage
Mr.. Humes, in the memorandum al
ready referred to, states that the tota
receipts of the total contributions
which Mr.. Andrea received in one yea
-l9l4-amounted to S525,11G28. Mr.
Numes added:
because of the alleged destruction
Of records the government has no as
surance that it has a complete recort
of the funds raised and distributed b,
that association" (the United State
Brewers Association).
That is, summed up, Mr.. Andrea
working for the brewing interest, ad
mits using hundreds of thousands O
dollars, but admits less than the Unitet
States Attorney tells the court has bee,
proved. and Mr.. Humes also tells tn,
court that he is not sure that the Who'll,
thing has been uncovered. The margi,
is still hidden under the brewing in
terest's camouflage.
One more item-Mr. Andrea fur
nished it at the Senate hearing showet
how the brewing interest could ant
did use other influences. Senator Kin,
was trying to find where the funds O.
Andrea's organization came from. Mr.
Andrea said there were thousands O
firms in the country whose existence
depends on the defeat of prohibition
You take, for instance-why, i
goes down to saddlers. Quite small
people depend very largely upon thcil
trade with breweries. The ramfica
tons of that trade are enormous"
One of the charges which the Senate
has ordered investigated is this:
THAT they (thc brewing interests
have their ramifications ir
other organizations apparently neutral
kor