Morris tribune., 1918-12-13
THE BREWERS BOYCOTT.

THE BREWERS BOYCOTT.
Among the most interesting things being brought
by the Senate investigation of the activities
the disclosure boycott methods which
confidential circulars issued informing the brew
ers that Offended the Association" Here
instances
Ralph Estep, an advertising man of the Packard
Motor Company made temperance address. Both Estep
and JOY, president of the Packard Company, had to
apologize after which, the confidential
circular saying that the apology ample" and that
Mr.. Estep had acknowledged his error"
Mr.. H. J. Heinz, the 81 varieties, elected presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association at
a convention which passed temperance resolution
This caused ban to be placed upon Heinz.
The Nicholas Copper Company issued a statement
to it's men that drinking causing many accidents
and must be stopped. The Brewers Association took
this with Mr. Ernest Boehm secretary of the Central
Federated Labor Council at New York. Boehm it seems,
at time treasurer of the Labor Peace Council
proGerman organization. In to communica-
ton of the brewers Boehm promised to break up the
temperance policy of the Nichols Copper Company.
The Lackawanna Railroad Company had a fearful
wreck at Corning N. " the Fourth of July, 1912.
Forty killed and sixty injured. The engineer,
William Schroeder had taken drink before starting
with the train. After the railroad official
said, eve could stop this butchery of passengers in
short time if allowed absolute freedom in
charging who drink moderately off duty The
Lackawanna because of the wreck issued strict abstin
order whereupon the brewers imposed freight boy
colt.
The Blackstone hotel of Chicago blacklisted be-
it obeyed the Sunday closing law.
The Goodyear Rubber Company, of Akron o. pub
lished temperance information in circulated
among it's employees The brewers imposed boycott by
way of retaliation. The rubber company agreed
tain attitude of neutrality if the boycott would be
lifted whereupon the brewers consented to help them
out in where specific sales being blocked
refused to send out confidential circular raising
boycott unless the Goodyear Company would actively
align itself with the vets. This the Goodyear Company
refused to do.
The REQ Company notified that it had offended
brewers but replied that it concerned at all
regard to the matter and wanted of the brewers
money.
Some of the other concerns that fell under the
brewers dspleasure at various times the Rogers
Peet Company, The S. S. Kresge Company The United
States Steel Corporation the General Motors Company
the Cadillac Motor Car Company, the General Electric
Company, the Grase Chemical Company, the Mary
land Casualty Company. At various times the Associa
ton tried to force the discharge of employees
offended
The whole story of brewers propaganda it has
been disclosed is the purchase newspapers sub
sidizing of lecturers and the exploiting organized
disgracefu than the the brewers revenge
displayed by heads of large business concerns The
ancient truism that Corporation has given
meaning in the disclosure of the way large
yielded their brthrigh independent
policy because of the fear of dividends being affected by
standing up for the simple truth.