South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-21


land; some subsidiary companies OF
the Standard oil Co. the United
States steel corporation. the s.
Kresge Co. the Red Haven Water
| Co. and the American Sheet and Tin
/ Plate Co, and Republica Rubber
Co. and the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad.
Fox denied that any OF the firms
named had been blacklisted. saying
that the associations purpose mere g.
/ " was TO give preference 20 those
who were friends" Later he told
| the committee that he would be will
ing 10 assume that all the documents
/ relating to firms which Maj. Humes
put into the record were taken from
the files OF the association.
Mai Humes told the committee
that the firms were listed by the
| brewers association because or their
| attitude against the use OF liquor by
/ the employees. or because OF the ac-
tivity Of individual members OF the
! firms, and IN some instances OF en-
ployes against the liquor business.
The inquiry into political activity
began when John Gardiner was
I called TO the stand. The witness
/ said ne Nigh; have seen sists OF can
! didates at different times from 1911
/ 20 1914 which the brewers associa-
/ ton endorsed in some states, in
/ Guiding Iowa. Texas Pennsylvania.
/ Indiana and one candidate for con-
I gress from Illinois. but he could not
] 70 10 i ,g
the associations organization com
| mittee was active in wet" and
dry" fights in several states in those
/ years. and said that in that time Il
spent between 100000 and $500. 900
doing all il legitimately could 70
arouse public sentiment in our
favor"
Gardiner declared that the brew
ers made no contribution 70 political
| campaign committees and AZ frs
denied that it had endorsed any set
of candidates.
Haven't you seen these lists Of
! candidates 70 be supported by the
brewers association and the German
American alliance that were sent out
each year," asked Mai Humes.
We'll. may have seen them"
the witness replied. but do not re-
call them"
Humes Reads Records.
Records OF the brewers associa-
ton read by Maj Humes showed
that in 1914 the Pennsylvania state
association collected s294.114 for
political activity in that state, and
that in the following year s196.754
was collected for the same purpose
Gardiner said ne did not think the
amounts were as high as that and
explained that different state organ
iZations raised various amounts
each brewery being assessed on the
amount OF its output. In the wet
and dry" campaigns In Nebraska
several years ago, he said the assess
ment was so cents for each barrel
of beer brewed The fight was
lost the witness added. In reply
TO questions the witness said the
Pennsylvania state association adopt
ed the policy OF destroying check
stubs and cancelled checks each
month after it's bank accounts were
balanced. No minutes of it's meet
ings were kept.
Wasn't It because the activity OF
the Pennsylvania state association
was entirely political that you
thought It best to adopt this policy p
asked Mai. Humes.
The witness denied this, sayinp
| Eat labor disputes which he de-
sired 10 keep from the public led
20 the adoption OF the policy.
. II was while Sec'y Fox was on the
stand that Maj. Humes read the
statement said TO have been pre-
pared for the former president OF
, the German-American alliance
J Copies OF the statement which was
! declaration OF the alliances posi-
ton on the European war before
the United States became a belliger
! ent were sent 10 c. W. FeigenspaI
OF Newark, y. J., who aided II
. financing the purchase Of the Wash
ington Times. and the Montgomery
: Ala, Advertiser. and who then wa
chairman OF the publication com
mittee OF the brewers association.
Hexamer's statement condemned
as sa botage the destruction Of Amer
: lean factories engaged in producing
] war materials for the allies. ant
, also condemned the sinking OF ship
: carrying munitions. Those respon
{ sible for such should be punished
Hexamer said, but added that he di;
not believe they were committed a
the instigation OF Germany or Aus
tria.
n This indicates that some literar,
inclined person in the Office of tn
= United States Brewers association
; was writing German propaganda
does II not?" asked Maj. Humes.
IT do not recall anything abou
IT," Mr. Fox replied.
Mr.. Feigenspan was then chair
: man OF the publication committee a
. the time this article was writer