Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
BREWERS,FOES0FU.S.,
SAYS SENATOR JONES
Worked Surreptitiously, 1ndividu-
ally and as Unit Against U. s.,
Charged in Brisbane Case.
.v Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington. Oct. S.-Charges that tho
United States Brewers Association ano
individual members have secretly financed
newspapers in the interest of the hquol
traffic, contributed To the Nationa
German American alliance, been con
yicted of corrupt politival practices anc
improperly influenced state and nationa
legislation were renewed IN memorandum
filed today by Senator Jones OF Wash
ington, Republican. with the Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee investigating
loans bv brewers to Arthur Brisbane, il
connection with the latter's purchase o.
the Washington Times.
BREWERS ALL PRo-GERMAN."
senator Jones, author of the resolution
adopted by the Senate and under which
the subcommittee a acting, presented
his memorandum for the purpose oi
contcnding that the inquiry is unlimited
in scope and not confined to the Wash
ington Times.
Documentary evidence, the memor-
and,m asserts, will establish the follow
ing facts:
That the United States Brewers
Association, individual brewers and
corporations have financed ncwspa-
pers in the interest OF the liquor traf-
iic, and deceived the public as To
secret arrangements for money loan
ed. which insome cases was to be re-
paid only at the discretion of the
newspaper owner ont of the profits
of the paper. If there should be any
profits.
That the United States Brewers
ASSOCIATION and certain individuals
1
newspapers advocating the liquor
traffic also contributed 10 the
National German American Alliance
and financed the publication of its
official organ after the sinking of the
I.usitania and other similar Ger
man atrocities.
That the United states Brewers
Association and certain individual
brewers and brewery corporations
have been convicted. plead guilty or
nolo contendCrc to charges of viola
ton ol Federal Corrupt Practices
Vet and other criminal laws and
paid several hundreds oi thousands
ot dollars IN fines and penalties.
rINANtF~ GERMAN ALLIANCE.
That the National Cierma tmerI-
,:tn alliance was financed IN part by
dIvidual brewers and liquor dealers
itat the brewers ASSOCIATION,
through organizations whose identity
i,;ie been concealed such =. the So
called National Association Of Com
ucrec and Labor. Manufacturers.
and dealers Association Business
Mems issociation. Taxpayers League
Home Rule. and other organlza-
tlon>. haV, made phi ical sur
veyS relating 10 the attitud
nf candidates for Office and
how they could bc influenced and
controlled in the interest Of the liquor
traffic. Said organizations and in
divduals also have encouraged the
starting of strikes in dry territory
. and instigated local troubles in shops
and factories whose owners and mana
gers favored prohibition
That the brewery trade and liquor
traffic is pro1fcrman IN is
sympathy
WILL PROVE "BRA.EN METHODS
Documents IN possession Of 4 Mitchell
Palmer. alien properly custodian, tho
Attorney General al Texas. Federal
District Attorneys AT Pittsburgh. Detroit
and Austin. Texas. togcth her with the
tserman-American Alliance organ and
German newspapers were cited ~ evidence
by Senator Jones He >aid the war de-
partment intelligence service has other
evidence Evidence Of "brazcn methods
Of LIQUOR interests 10 corrupt clectoratcs
and public officials. Senator Jones added
= will Ec found IN the Indiana District
Attorneys Office III connection with the
convict ION Of former Niavor Don Roberts,
OF IcrrC HaUfp and ot hers