Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-08
Senator Jones Declares In.
quiry Into Associstiou's
Activity Unlimited.
NOT CONFINED TO
PURCHASE OF TIMES
Charges Financing Of Newspapers, Cen.
tributins to German American ~.
lance and Corrupt Political praetieee
Declares Organizations FesAsesd ~
Brewers Association Haws eneosDe.
aged Strikes in Dry rsreiteey.

Washington. Oct s.-Charges that
the United States Brewers AssocIa-
tion and individual members have
tinuanced newspapers. contributed 70
the German American Alliance, and
had been convicted OF corrupt political
practices were reviewed In memoir
andum filed today by Senator J0nee, o.
Washington, republican, with the sens
ate judiciary -cimmtttee. Invests
eating loans by brewers to Arthur
Brisbane. in connection with the lA4-
ter's purchase OF the Waahingtoa;
Times.
The memorandum was presented ~
Senator Jones In contending the In.
quiry was unlimited in scope and not.
rs has been suggested. confined alone
to the Washington Times. Senator
Jones said neither the numerous rec
itals in the resolutions preamble. nor
any remarks made In the senate, were !
intended to limit or restrict the in-
quiry.
Every charge made. he declared
will be fully supported by documento
OF Alien Property Custodian Palmer
What the Evidence Shesss.
Documentary evidences alone the
memorandum asserts. will estAoltos
tho following facts
That-the United States Brewers. ~.
sociation. individual brewers And ccr-,
portnions, have financed newspaperss
in the interest OF the liquor trAffic and
deceived the public as to secret ar-
ransements for money loaned. which
in some cases was to he repaid only ~
the discretion ~the owners from th0s
profits of the newspaper.
That the United States Brewers
Association and certain individual
brewers. who helped to finance ncws-'
papers, also contributed to the Nation
nj German American Alliance and
financed the publication of its official
organ, after the sinking of the La,et-
tania.
That the United States Brewers
Association and certain individual
brewers and brewery corporations
have been convicted. plead guilty or
rolo contendcrs to charges Of viola
tions Of federal corrupt practices act
and other criminal laws and paid
hundreds of tre"cnnds of dollars In
fines and penalties.
Charged With instiSating Str'kes-
That the National German Amer
ican Alliance was financed In part by
the brewers association and !ianor
dealers.
That the brewers association thru
an organization, whose identity has
been concealed. strch as the so-called
National Association OF Commerce and
Labor. Buslness Mems Association.
Taxpayers I.eAsu" Home Rule anS
other organizations. have made politi-
cal surveys relating to the attitude q
candidates for office and how they
could be influenced. So
Said organization and individuals
also have encouraged the starting Of
strikes In dry territory and instigateu
local troubles in shops and factories.
whose owners and managers favored
prohibition.
That the brewery trade and Hdnof
traffic Is ro-Gerrnan In its sympathy.
Documents in possession OF the
alien property custodian. the attorney
genera, OF Texas. federal district NJ
torneys at Pittsburgh, Detroit ana
Austin, Tex. together with the Ger
man American Alliance organ ana
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were cited As evi-s
dencc by Senator Jones.