Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-20
BREWERS ADMIT USE
Of MONEY AND MEN
TO BENEFIT CAUSE
They Deny Improper Ex-
penses Claims Interest
Only In Behalf of Busi-
ness - Allen Res ents
Charges

WASHINGTON, NOV. I9.-ENluence
designed to prove that brewers as
sisted William A. Sheehan and Charles
III. Allel to finance the purchase OF
the Montgomery Ala, Advertiser, was
oef.rS,i today at the opening of tee
senate judiciary SUBCOMMITTEE in
vestigation- of brewers activities. The
inquiry was ordered by the senate af-
ter disclosure had been made :cat
brewery interests lent Arthur Brisbane
sS75 0''l for :he purchase of The Wash
inrcon Times.
c. w. Feigenspan, with whom Bris-
bane dealt in securing his loan, identi-
fled as brewers men who had en-
dorsed notes for $4,000 each, on which
a Philadelphia bank loaned Allen and
Sheehan 100000, alleged to have been
used in purchasing the Advertiser.
Feigenspan said that Edward S.
Schmidt, a Philadelphia brewer, han
died the 100000 underwriting for the
Advertiser and that either the brewers
counsel in Washington, or Mr.. Bris-
bane, had arranged the loan for the
purchase of the Washington Times.
His recollection was that Brisbane had
solicited the loan.
Admit Hiring Writers
Feigenspan also testified that he had
arranged financial assistance for the
Newark On. j. Ledger to the extent
of S150,000.
The brewers organization contribu
ted no part of this fund, he said.
Hugh F. Fox, secretary of the United
States Brewers Association, admitted
that the brewers propaganda had been
published in the International Month
ly, edited by George Sylvester Viereck
once editor of the Fatherland, a pro-
German publication. Fox said he did
not know at the time the matter was
| published that the Viereck publication
was inclined toward prot Germanism
but that he had had some suspocior
of it since then
| Questioned further by Major Z
| Lowry Humes of the army judge advo-
cate generals department, and coun-
sci for the senate committee, Fox SAID
that it was the business of the publ
| cation committee of the brewers asso-
| citation to advertise the product o.
brewers, and that in doing so, it EN-
ployed writer's to write up certain
subjects relating to the brewers
trade.
Writers named in this connection
4 were John Koren of New York. whit
wrote matter published in the Atlantic
I Monthly, and whose salary was be
lieved by Fox to be $1,000 a year
DIR. Edward H. Williams, author o
articles in medical and other journals
and J. G. Rice.
Fails to Bring Check Stubs
When Secretary Fox was called t.
the stand he produced, on subpoena
from the committee, bulky package
of letters, pamphlets and other docu
ments of the Brewers association, bu
had no bank checks or stubs. He sait
it had been a long standing practic'
of the organization to destroy them.
The witness disclalmed any persona
knowledge of activity by the associa
ton in political fields in behalf of stat
or national legislative candidates, ia
vorable to legislation permitting tn
use of beer and light wines.
Fox stated that when the brewer
realized that something was brewin,
besides beer" referring to the prohibi
tior movement, they endeavord to NEE
it by advocating theu sc of beer an
light wines. 1t was sought to reacl
leaders of public thought and also tn
masses of the people. In both efforts
, the WltneSS Sdlu, ullSldhSS ldQ UtSl
made, and finally the popular propa
ganda was abandoned and attention
centralized on the leaders of opinion.
Major Humes read to the committe
letters from the files of the brewers
organization in an effort to show tha
the brewers employed only union labo
and that its officers believed that b
working through the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and other labor organi
cations it would exercise political in
fluence.
Other correspondence was produce
by Major Humees for the purpose Q
showing that the brewers started
boycott against other businesses o
, merchants opposing the manufactur
of beer.
/ The inquiry will be continued tomor
i, row.
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