New-York tribune., 1918-11-21
Pro- German Propaganda Prepared
In Brewing Interests Offices

tirmatlve.
Two methods outside the with
holding OF trade which appeared
We're the stirring up of .apor
trouble and al appeal to archi-
tects not to specify the use of the prod
ucts of the company involved
The reasons for the moral suasion'
were various, though usua4y because
OF active opposition to "wetness" or
the part Of the concern or some of its
employees. In one case trouble followed
assistance in bringing Billy Sunday
that faker," into town; in another
when hotel insisted on opeylng the
Sunday closing .aw.
In many cases the reasons for the
action did not appear from the cor
respUndence. Following are the princi-
pal cases, and the facts which were
shown concerning them:
II. J. HEINZ Co., the 81 varieties
man, because he was president of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School AS
sociation, and it adopted temperance
So.utlon.
PACKARD MOTOR CO., because
Ralph h. Estep, its advertising man
ager, made a temperance speech. There
was some discussion as to whether to
-orce the discharge of Estep. or to ac-
cept the Packard's pledge of non inter
ter was done, after letters had come
from both Estep and President Joy, OF
th0 pocknrd Company,
REQ MOTOR CAR COMPANY-Its
president, +. II. Scott, was head of the
Michigan Anti-Saloon League. West
ern Union. because their employees hat
to be temperate.
MARYLAND AND BALTIMORE CAS-
UALTY COMPANY-Because Of the
temperance activities OF it's PRESIDENT
GRASSELLI CHEMICAL COMPANY
M embers of this company helped get
Billy Sunday in New Castle, Penn, as {
result of which the county judge re
fused to issue any saloon or brewery
that Mr. Fox wrote 'before we let ur
on the Grasselli company it will be
worth while to get letter that would
be useful to you in the future" Anc
finally: II think we have gained oul
point, and it is now time to make
friends of the company"
An attempt was made to force out
one member of the company, but there
is no record whether this succeeded.
NICHOLAS COPPER COMPANY
It had issued a bulletin to its mer
saying that there was less danger O.
accident among non drinkers, forbade
the entering of saloons during tn,
lunch hour. 1t was in this case tha
Bohm was asked to help. or, as Mr.. Fo,
put it, eve tried to get this straight
ened out through the influence of or
ganized labor"
GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY
This company came into line, but there
was a great mass of correspondence il
which they tried to force them int
active support before sending out
general notice to the trade and they
appealed for certificates of good stand
ing to use with various brewers.
DELAWARE LACKAWANNA AMI
Observation-Disclosures the Cornin,
wreck, where the engineer had bee,
drinking. and some hundred person:
were killed or injured, the Lackawan
na issued a strict non-drinking order
and freight retaliation started
Finally the general manager sent ou
letters tc the freight agents and solici
tors explaining that their attitude wa
not one Of general opposition to beer
and the matter was drowned
THE DUPONT POWDER COMPANY
was investigated and cleared Of thu
susnicion of dryness.
TIE GENERAL ELECTRIC COM
PANY was investigated, but it wa
found the company had not oppose
the opening of a new saloon in tn
neighborh God of it's ulant.
THE CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COM
PANY was the subject Of an unfai
notice, because the Lcands father an,
SON employed by it, we're dry workers
THE GENERAL MOTORS was cleare
of responsibility for the Cadillacs no
firing the Lelands.
THE s. S. KRESGE COMPANY wa
listed, because Mr.. Kresge had signe
a petition to Congress in favor Of pro
hibtion.
THE UNITED STATES STEEI. COR
PORATION was investigated, and th
correspondence showed that detective
were employed and tried to get ma
telial for labor papers, to cause labo
"annoyance."
ROGERS PEET g. Co., were listed be
cause of the attitude Of individua
members. Mr.. Fox states that he still
had an account there, but it deveope.
that he had not used this account 70
some time, renewing it after chang
in the management Of the concern ha
eliminated the man to whose activitie
he objected.
THE BLACKSTONE HOTEL, Ch
cago, which obeyed the Sunday closin
law. A letter from Ed Landsberg. q
Chicago, one of Mr.. Brisbane's friend
said that in future "the kibosh" shout
be put on the hotel by brewers an
, their friends.
During the hearing further fact
were brought out regarding the fund