The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-09-21
GERMAN BREWER
MAKES CONFESSION
Admits Bought Washington
Times and Maintained
a Lobby
MAINTAINS HE is LOYAL.

New York, Sept 21.-C. W. Feig-
enspan president of the United
States Brewers Association, lat
night made public letter to Sena-
tor King, hartman of the Senate sub
Committee on the judiciary, In
which he frankly and freely con-
fesed" that the association furnish.
ed Arthur Brisbane funds to finance
the purchase of the Washington
Times.
Feigenspan also admitted that the
association and the brewing inter-
ests generally have maintained lob
byists at Washington and in various
State capitals whose business it
was where possible to protect and
checkmate those representing the
opsition to our industry.
Charges of disloyalty or pro- Ger
manish, both personally and on be-
half of the association were visor-
ously denied by Feigenspan, who
asked that he be permitted to appear
before the subcommittee for ques-
tioning without limit" on all the
charges involved in the communica-
ton regarding the purchase Of the
Washington Times sent to Senator
King by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
property custodian.
Declaring that for the last twenty
five years, an organization has ex-
listed with the avowed purpose OF
utterly destroying the brewing in
dustry and has spent dollars where
we have been able to spend pen
mic l." Mr.. Feigenspan frankly con-
fessed" that the brewing industry
generally, "in common with every
other business every other Organi-
zation and every other industry in
the nation affected by local, state or
national legislation has been repre-
sented at these legislative centers by
gentlemen, usually lawyers or rec
ognized ability and unquestioned in
tegrity, but commonly referred to as
lobbyists whose business it was
to try where possible, to protect US
and check-mate those representing
the opposition to our industry" He
further frankly and freely admit
ted" that the brewers, lin common
with every other industry and every
other business in the country have
tried to get before the public every
Fact that we felt faily favored the
preservation of our business, even
to the extent of supplying the f.
nances for the initial payment ON
the initial payment on the purchase
of the Washington Times
Feigenspan declared, however,
that the attempt through innuen-
do" to associate the Times transac-
tion with certain notorious pro-.
German activities terminating in the
control of the New York Evening
Mail is gratuitous insult, das-
tardly and outrageous libel and un-
worthy of any representative of This
American republic"
Unequivocally denying, both on
his own behalf and that of the brew
ing industry any charge against his
loyalty, Feigenspan said he wished
to fling the charges back in the
face of those who made them" and
offered to match his record with
that of "any man, of high or low de
gree in this nation" He ehalleng-
ed anyone to show a better record
mot only OF loyalty of lip, often
made easy by prosperity but of 10y
atty of sacrifice. Loyalty, in grear
losses, loyalty in the hour of de-
struction of my very subsistence"
Feigenspan said he is "well with
in the draft age" and is awaiting
an opportunity to serve anywhere
and at any time" He said he has
son and brother who volunteered
for any service Immediately after
the war was declared. He also de-
clared he was a large purchaser OF
Liberty Bonds and had given and
worked for the government beyond
my rightful means in comparison
with many, whose patriotism con-
sists largely in mouthings."