New-York tribune., 1918-09-22
Organization Put Out
of Business as Disloyal
Got Money From
Same Source
100000 Fund Was
Devoted to Politics
Anti-Dry Lobby and
German American
Alliance Related in
German Scheme

The United States Brewers Associa-
ton, fresh from a plea of guilty to the
charge of using its funds for political
purposes and with the evidence still
warm as to the funds it supplied to the
nti-American National German -Amer-
can Alllance-since suppressed by act
Of Congress for loyalty-appears
both directly and through its officials,
to be the real "angel' for Arthur Bris-
banc's purchase of "The Washington
Iimes,' when the list of contributors
to his fund is analyzed.
More facts about the purposes and
methods of this association may de-
velop in the investigation which Sen
ate committee will begin on Monday
But here are few:
On May "a, 1917, rather than face
trial, it, with several individual
brewers, pleaded guilty in the Fed
oral Court in Pittsburgh to violation
OF the Federal law prohibiting
corporation from paying money for
political purposes. The evidence
which this plea kept from coming
INTO court has most of it never been
presented.
For three years, according to testi-
mony given before the subcommittee
Of the United States Senate Judiciary
Committee last spring, it provided a
secret fund for the use of the Ma
tlonal German American Alliance for
propaganda purposes.
IN three years, according to other
testimony given to the same COM
mittee, it raised about 100000 for
political purposes.
German Alliance Connections
This is the organization, itself and
Its members, that bought "The Wash
lngton Times" for Brisbane. Three of
the men who contributed to his fund
were active in the German-Ame rican
Alliance, otherwise than through the
Brewers Association. But that is
merely added evidence.
The Brewers Association did not
act officially. On May "a, 1917, it had
pleaded guilty to corruption Much
evidence was still in the hands of the
United States District Attorney at
pittsburgh. The first check to Bris-
bane was drawn on June 21, 1917. But
he Brisbane transaction was han
dIed through the president of the
association, c. w. Feigenspan.
The association itself contributed
S0o'oo0, and $4,000 more through its
advertising funds, total of 900
out of the s4075OO raised; and
Of the fifteen individual brewers
VINO contributed nine were officials.
Ut We're directly and closely con-
"ected with officials of the associa-
ton.
Here is the list:
~ Feigenspan, Newark, n j., con-
'Tlouted $4,000 Is president of the
0"Iled States Brewers Association.
Neorge Ehret, New York City, gave
S'oooo. His son, George Ehret, jr., is
>""'fhlan of the nominating committee
,o"'rioution was made while George
,'"fe' was In Germany. His brewery
n"S since been seized by the United
ssa'es Alien Property Custodian, and
Ehret was mentioned at the Ju-
s'''ary Committee hearings by Theo-
.o'e outro, attorney for the German
american Alliance, as one of the prom
'"eht members of the alliance.
,u', ~ " u. Hupfel, New York City, con-
v'ou'ea $1,000. A. G. Hupfel, of New
o'A' v'ce'president and general man
60 OF the ). Chr. G. Hupfel Brewing
.oS' sv"pahS' Is chairman Of the advisory
'0mmittet of the association.
Jacob Rupert, New York Citv sont
MS check for s5o,OOo He was pre,;-
"eho OF the association from 1911 to
Continual ~, ,,u..