New-York tribune., 1918-11-20
being published in the journal of
the American Statistical Society"
Fox Replied to White

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the American Statistical Society"
Fox Replied to White
HUGH F. FOX, himself, who pub
lished in the Saturday Evening
Post," a reply to an article by Will
lam Allen White. based largely on
data supplied by Koren.
A former Commissioner of Internal
Revenue (Mr. Fox thought his name
was Capes) published another article
in "The Saturday Evening Post"
Major Humes asked whether Mr.. Fox
had any dealings with the German
Literary Defence Committee of New
York
Mr.. Fox denied that he had ever
Heard of it, and Major Humes produced
correspondence showing that Andrea
had asked for a commercial report on
the concern and that Fox had sent it.
The matter was not pressed.
The inquiry was then turned toward
the use of bCycotts to punish business
concerns which acted in any way coun-
ter to the brewers interests.
Mr. Fox explained system by which
were taxed, or discounted, 1 per cent.
the proceeds going to the brewers
campaign funds, and admitted that
there might have been some feeling
among the brewers against concerns
which objected to this practice.
He also said competitors of concerns
which had opposed brewery interests
In any wav made use of that fact in
doing business
"Unfriendly" Firms Listed
Major Humes presented first evil
dence that David N. Neuberger, presi-
dent of the James Everard Brewing
Company, speaking with representa-
tives of several New York breweries
on the stand, had said:
"The brewery workers, their families
and their friends will refrain from pur-
chasing any of the products sold. man
ufactured or handled by anv of the men
or concerns that are aiding the Prohi-
bitionists."
He then put into the record slist of
firms unfriendly to our interests"
dated April /, 1915, and taken from the
records of the U. S. B. A.
Senator Overman pointed out that
the Blackstone Hotel, of Chicago, was
put under the ban because it insisted
on observing the Sunday closing law
Major Humes then read into the rec
ord correspondence showing how the
Solvay Process Company had run afoul
of the U. S. B. A.
1t appeared that officials of the COM
pany had tried to clean up Solvay. N.
4, near Syracuse, of saloons which
even the brewers admitted were dis
graceful, but that punishment had
nevertheless been visited on the COM
pany's products.
Solvay Agrees To Be "Good"
The presidents assistant, NJ. w. Jack,
appealed to Fox, and as a result Fox
sent form of letter for the head
of the Solvay to sign (Which he did
with few changes). The Solvay
promised to be good, and a circular
was sent to the brewers, reinstating
the Solvay in their good graces.
The letter signed by the president of
the Solvay stated 1--WE believe in we'll
regulated saloons, under responsible
and intelligent management, and are
in favor Of the license system. We
feel that any attempt on the part of
the employers to dictate to their men
as to their private conduct and per-
sonal habits during their leisure time
is not warranted and may become mis-
chievous."
This did not quite end the matter.
Complaint was made to Mr.. Fox by
Syracuse brewers that employees of the
Solvay were still advocating temper
ance, there being listed the chief of
the Solvay police force, twelve patrol
men, twelve foremen, seventeen car
penters and two gardeners for Mr.. Haz-
zard. This was referred to the Solvay,
and the following reply was sent:
"Of course the chief of our patrol
department is rather a subordinate
position. but we shall try to keep an
eye on the matter hereafter and advise
our men to keep out of movements of
this kind. The town went for license
by larger majority, which we as
sumo adjusts the matter satisfactorily
for the present"
The boycott matter was still under
inquiry when adjournment was taken
till tomorrow morning.