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arms to Mexico, has not the power to
place an embargo on shipments to
England and France"
Another light on the propaganda sys-
tenn of the association came out in the
revelation that Julius Liebmann, OF
Brooklyn, is chairman of the advertis-
ing committee OF the association.
It appeared that when the active Mr.
Feigenspan became president of the as
sociation the publication committee
lapsed into desuetude, and the adver-
tising committee was formed. A special
fund of more than half million was
put at the disposal of that committee
within che last few months. Mr. Lieb-
mann figured as contributor to the
Brisbane fund and as one of the in
dorsers in "The Montgomery Adver-
tser" deal.
Mr.. Fox's ignorance of these deals
was one of the striking features Of the
session. Senator Overman, the chair
man, asked him whether he knew of
any other papers that had been financed
by the brewers, and he replied that he
did not, but then "these transactions
were outside my knowledge, too"
Major Humes pointed out that the
U. S. B. A. itself had put $4,000 into
the Brisbane deal, but Mr.. Fox sale
that he had not heard of it till the
proof appeared, and pointed out that ths
day before this occurred he had issuet
q denial OF what were shown to be tht
facts.
Helped Support Magazines
He said that contributions to The
, support Of magazines. through pay
ments for articles or the purchase o
large numbers of copies, were common
and estimated that from $4,000 t
$5On00 or more" had been spent yearl,
in this way till the last year or two
which. he said, had been inactive"
He specifically admitted that Charles
E. Gehring, editor Of "The Hotel Re
view," had been financed by the a.
| sociation.
The members of the committee wer'
anxious to find whether there had beer
y
Congress Mr.. Fox said that they hat
several times asked members and thei
friends to send letters or kilograms
but that they had been careful not Il
use form letters.
Later, when John Gardiner, FORM,
manager of the organization bureau u
! the association, was on the stand HI
denied that his bureau had ever taker
an interest in the case of individua
/ Congressman, but when confronted
with spondence in two cases
changed his mind.
Individual Funds Used
Two cases were shown where brew
ing interests had been taken care Of BY
groups of brewers, all members OF the
association. but using funds subscribed
individually.
| The first was in Connecticut, where
Mr.. Fox testified that fund had beer
raised to provide a lawyer and do Other
things in connection with dry agitation
that was going on. He said this wa.
the only case of the kind that he knew
of, but shortly after testified that tn,
s535,000 advertising fund. raised be
tween September, 1917, and April, 1918
had come from voluntary assessment
and contributions from members
though 1T had been handled through
the associations regular advertiser,
committee. He said this fund had no
yet been all spent.
Another case of the use Of mar
who had come under suspicion of pro
Germanism came up in the boycot
cases. This man was Ernest Bohm
secretary Of the Central Federated
Councli uf New York.
He. it seems, was treasurer of tn,
notorious Labor Peace Council, il
which David Lamar and Frank Blu
chanan starred lie was called on b,
the brewers to help stir up labo
trouble for firm which had fallel
under their displeasure.
Major Humes stated, in justice t,
Mr.. Bohm, that he has since repudi
ated his connection with the Peac
Council and is in good standing will
the New York unions.
! Mr. Fox himself summarized the as
soclatlon's attitude as follows, in on
letter which was put in evidence:
Make it clear TO the Grassel com
panv that we do not indulge in boy
colts but we think our people ough
to know who our friends are"
Senator Nelson asked: "Then. i
your view, this whole propaganda wa
merely moral suasion ?"
Labor Trouble Stirred Up
And Senator Overman inquire
whether he was not careful in thi
correspondence to avoid the use of tn
, word "boycott though members G
the association "who we're not so fami