The Washington herald., 1918-12-02
BRISBANE BUYS
ANOTHERPAPER
Brewer Friends Sell E6-
tor the Milwaukee
Free Press.

Milwaukee, Dec. Arthur Bris-
bane. William Randolph Hearsts
brightest star. whose purchase of
the Washington Times with the aid
of a S4O7, 500 fund raised by brewers
is to be Investigated by the Senate
committee that will resume hearings
tomorrow on the relations between
the brewers, Brisbane and the pro-
German propagsndists, has an
nounced that he has added another
paper to his string-the morning
Milwaukee Free Press.
Early in October Mr.. Brisbane an
nounced that he had bought and
consolidated the Evening Wisconsin
and the evening Daily News. 1t is
stated that the Free Press will be
discontinued and the Brisbane pub
locations issued as a single evening
paper called the Wisconsin News.
In addition. both Brisbane and the
ALFRED Brisbane Fund" which he
controls, have considerable interests
in the Milwaukee Leader, the local
Socialist organ, nominally under the
control OF Victor L. Berger, now un-
der indictment for alleged disloyalty
and recently elected to Congress.
These four papers have more than
half the total English circulation of
Milwaukee in the evening field, and
nearly half the total, including the
morning papers.
Brewer Baeker of Paper.
Milwaukee brewers contributed s1i5,-
900 OF the washington Times" fund,
and Joseph Uihlein, general manager
OF the great Schlitz brewery, who
put up $4,000 of that money, has
been considered one Of the powers
behind the Free Press.
The announcement Of the purchase
Of the Free Press was not unex-
pected. Conferences which preceded
the sale OF the two other papers took
place in the Free Press office, and
Theodore Kronshage, who acted as
Brisbaneis attorney, was vice pres
ident Of the Free Press publishing
company. In fact. rumors that a
string Of papers which would speak
for both brewing interests and in
behalf Of Germany would be estab-
lished have been current for more
than a year, and Milwaukee has ex-
pected to have one Of them.
The Free Press, previous to our
entrance into the war. was frankly
pTo-German. and even after that date
its editorials were such as to bring
about an investigation by the post
Office authorities, and pledges of good
behavior from its editors. It op-
posed the draft, attacked America S
allies, cast slurs upon the aims and
policies Of this country and supported
the German peace drives.
brewers Among stockhoIder-.
Its control has for some time been
vested in a rather large number of
stockholders, among whom Teutonic
names predominate. There also have
been several representatives of the
brewing interests among them. Here
is the list:
Theodore KrOnschage. vice presi-
dent. Has been attorney for both
Pahst and Schlitz interests. Was con-
neeted with the deal by which Richs
ard. Wagner tried to involve this
country in trouble with Britain by
violation Of the blockade.
Rrust Kronshage. his brother. Edi-
tor with practically full power over
an publication.
Gpstave ]. A Trostel, treasurer, son
OEtA- o. TTOstel. a business associate
OfJOseph Cihlein. general manager OF
the SChlitZ company, who put $4,000
into The Washington Times" fund
for Brisbane.
Walter Zinn, secretary
and treasurer of the Milwaukee West
er-l Malt Company: Charles Manegold,
pIIssident of the AUlwaukee-Wau aukesha
Bfswing Company; Adolph Meyer,
president Of the Cream City Brewing
Company; August Grau. president of
the National Distilling Company; Her
msn F'ehr. secretary of the Milwaukee
Brewery Company; Rudolph Whitman,
secretary and treasurer Of the Cream
City Brewing Company; Adolph o.
Trostel. business associate of Ufhlein:
Max HOttelet, active in the German
American Alliance; Alvin P. Kletzsch,
active in German-AmeriCan affairs
and president of the German Hun
Earian Bazaar, which raised 1885,
2Ssss for war relief"
William ]. Flynn, formerly chief of
the United States Secret Service,
charged that this money was turned
over to former Ambassador Bern
storfr. and that practically none Of it