The Washington herald., 1918-11-20
BREWERS KEPT
BOYCOTT LIST,
INQUIRY SHOWS
Dry" Firms Catalogued as
Unfair" Senate Finds
at Times Hearing.
FINANCING ADMITTED
Liquor Head Says Wash
ington Times and Friend
ly" Papers Got Money.

Evidence to show that the financing
OF the Washington Times and other
newspapers in other cities had been
part of the propaganda program
OF brewing interests throughout the
Ncountry was submitted to the Senate
Judiciary subcommittee appointed to
investigate the purchase of the Wash
lnston Times and the political activi-
Ties OF the brewers at the opening
hearing yesterday.
T. W. Feigenspan, through whom
Ihe negotiations for the purchase OF
the Washington Times were con-
ducted. stated that he had personally
nAanced other newspapers whose
policy he thought friendly to the
brewing interests. Mr.. Feigenspan
sad he loaned the Newark Ledger
slo'So0. and that two companies in
~hlch he owns a controlling interest.
Rthe Oraton Investment Co. and the
Jersey DEVELOPMENT Co. contributed
$1,000 and $500, respectively.
Secrecy Is Denied.
Papers were produced by Ma.
TUNES, former District Attorney OF
lttsourgh. who is in charge of the
nVestlgauon. to show that the Ad-
User, OF Montgomery. Ala, had been
eigenspan testified that he had been
asked by Edward A. Schmidt a
brewer. of Philadelphia, to sign as
ecurity for The Advertiser, together
WITH August Busch, the F. w. Cook
SreWing Company. and others. all
brewers and members of the United
states Brewers Association.
James Moore, cashier of the North
western National Bank of PhiladeI-
ph1a, through which the transac-
lon was conducted. appeared as first
Witness Charles II. Allen and Will
am T. Sheehan. of The Advertiser.
we're not present at the hearing,
put may be called later to offer their
testimony.
Mr. Feigenspan insisted that the
transaction covering the financing of
hese pal pers had been in no way
sept secret Papers submitted by
iat Humes showed the Newark
Iedger had made no reference 10
e loans by Mr.. Feigenspan in POST
fice reports.
The witness testified that he had
ben chairman of the publicity COM
ittee Of the United States Brew
Association in 1915-I7 He de-
ared that the purpose of the COM
lttee had been to gather and pre-
mt to the public facts giving the
ewers side of the prohibition
Fuestion.
In reply to question asked by
enator Nelson. of the subcommit-
ee. Mr.. Feigenspan stated that this
bad been the sole reason for the ex-
stence of the committee, and de-
lared that to his knowledge there
pad been no attempt to influence
legislation or politics. Maj. Humes
produced papers to show that the
association had spent large sums to
influence elections in Georgia, Mary
and Connecticut and Michigan.
yierick's Papers Used.
The witness stated that the pub
icity committee had paid retaining
ees to five or six" welI-known
Writers to publish articles in favor
f the brewers. A fee, ii was de-
lared. had been paid to John Koren,
uthor of numerous articles appear
ng to prominent periodicals The
urpose of the committee on nub-
icity. he added. was to obtain the
ervtce Of writers whose reputation
You'd secure them consideration
rom the magazines and newspapers
throughout the country.
hush r FON' secretary of the
United States Brewers Association
estihed that the association had
business dealings with George SvI-
fester Vierick. publisher of the
Fatherland" and the "Interna-
londi monthly. Receipted bills
we're submitted by Maj. Humes from
he international Monthly" to the
nited states Brewers Association
nd signed by Vierick. 1t was ad-
hnitted that both of these periodicals
we're used for German paganda
nd that the brewers association
pad contracted with them without
ny special investigation. Fox also
declared that the transactions of the
ssociatiOn with Louis HammerIing
bad been made in ignorance of the
alters association with RumeIv.
he man who bought the New York
Evening Mail for the Kaiser.
Regarding the Andrea Bureau
piled the National Association of
pmmerce and Labor. Mr.. Feigen-
pan declared that he believed that
r. Andrea must have "hypnotfzed"
be association to secure the free
fnd granted him in the control
the funds Of the Association of
bmmerce and Labor. The latter
rganization, II was recalled, con-
Tibuted substantially to the Ger
hsn-American Alliance.
Calls II Unfair List.
Inquiry was made of the witpas,
to the reason for the misleading
tie of the organization. Portions
the debate at the time the or
anization was founded in 1919 rs-
frdtng the name were read by Mai
umes. According to the report
be chief reason given had been
pat the name would be acceptsbIs
those whose votes were desired
the association. The orgsniza-
on. IL was stated. is Composed or
pe Industries allied with the brew
z interests.
Mr.. Fox denied that the United
.ates Brewers Association kent a
black list" but admitted that
mes of concerns unfair to the
ewers were collected for the Nm
rmation of the association.