The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-09
BREWERS AIDED
HUN ALLIANCE?
Senator Jones, Urging Wide In
curry, Charges Body Is
Pr0-German.
DOCUMENTS PROVE CHARGES
Evidence to Show Association and
Others Financed Newspapers
In Interests of the Liquor
Traffic.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Charges that
the United States Brewers association
and individual members have secretly
financed newspapers in the int est of
the liquor traffic, contributed to the
National German-American alliance,
been convicted of corrupt political
practices and improperly influenced
state and national legislation were re-
newed in a memorandum filed by Sena-
tor Jones of Washington Rep.) with
the senate judiciary subcommittee in
vestigattng loans by brewers to Arthur
Brisbane In connection with the lat
ter's purchase of the Washington
Times.
Senator Jones, author Of the resOlu-
ton adopted by the senate and under
which the subcommittee is acting, pre-
scented his memorandum for the pur-
pose of contending that the inquiry is
unlimited in scope and not, as has been
suggested, confined alone to the Wash
ington Times. Every charge made, he
declared, will be fully supported by
documents of Alien Property Custo-
dian Palmer and the department of
justice.
Lists Charges to Be Proved.
Documentary evidence alone, the
memorandum asserts, will establish
the following facts:
THAT the United States Brewers
association, individual brewers and
corporations have financed newspa-
pers in the interest of the liquor traf-
f1c, and deceived the public as to
secret arrangements for money loaned,
which in some cases was to be repaid
only at the discretion of the newspa-
per owner out of the profits of the pa
per, If there should be any profits.
THAT the United States Brewers
association and certain individual
brewers who helped finance certain
newspapers advocating the liquor traf-
f1c also contributed TO the National
German-American alliance and IL
nanced the publication Of it's official
organ after the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania and other similar German atroci-
ties.
Funds Given to German Alliance.
'That the National German-Ameri-
can alliance was financed in part by
the brewers association and individual
brewers and liquor dealers.
"That the Brewers association,
through organization whose identity
has been concealed, such as the so
called National Association Of Com
merce and Labor, Manufacturers and
Dealers association, Business Mems
association, Taxpayers league, home
rule and other organizations have
made political surveys relating to the
attitude Of candidates for office and
how they could be influenced and con-
tro1led In the interest of the liquor
traffic. Said organization and
individuals also have encouraged the
starting Of strikes in dry territory and
| instigated local troubles in shops and
| factories whose owners and managers
favored prohibition.
''That the brewery trade and liquor
traffic is pro-German in its sympathy"
Documents to Prove Charges.
Documents In possession of the alien
property custodian, the attorney gen
eral Of Texas, federal district attor-
neys at Pittsburgh, Detroit and Aus
tin. Tex, together with the German
American alliance organ and German
newspapers were cited as evidence by
Senator Jones' Other evidence of
"brazen methods" Of liquor interests
to corrupt celebrates and public Off.
Gals. Senator Jones added, will be
found in the Indiana district attorneys
office in connection with the conviction
Of former Mayor Don Roberts of Terre
Haute, and others.