New-York tribune., 1918-10-09
Jones Demands
Wide Scope in
Brisbane Quiz
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entirely distinct line of inquiry, and
was of even greater Importance. 1t
deals with charges that there is cvi-
dence in the Department of Justice and
in the Offices of the United States Dis
trict Attorney, showing the political
activities of the United States Brew
ers' Association and individual brew
man-American Alliance, the so-called
National Association of Commerce and
Labor, and other similar organizations,
and their methods of receiving and
spending money in political campaigns
and in making political surveys, and
their use Of boycotts against manu-
facturers, merchants and railroads and
attempts to deceive the public in order
to accomplish their ends.
"The resolution specifically au-
thorizes the sub committee to call
upon a. Mitchell Palmer, Alien Prop
erty Custodian, to produce the affi-
davits and documents in his possession
relating, of course, especially to the
charges made by him; and it also
authorizes the committee to call upon
the Department oe Justice and it's
United States District Attorneys to
produce the evidence and documents
in their possession, especially relating
to the second phase of the inquiry as
disclosed in the preamble. But, of
course, each of these agencies is di-
rected to produce the evidence and
documents in its possession relating to
any of the charges, whether under the
first whereas or the second Whereas
But to leave no doubt as to the un-
limited scope of the committee in Sc
curing evidence to sustain or disprove
the charges rected in the preamble,
the resolution further authorizes tho
committee or subcommittee to sub
pnna any witnesses or documents re.
lating thereto that it may find neccs-
sary.'
! ''It seems to me there can be no
question at all but that the committee
is fully authorized to subpoena any
to believe will furnish evidence or tes-
tmony relating to the various charges
set forth in the resolution. Whether
or not a given document, or such tcs-
timony, tends to prove the charges set
forth in the resolution, Of course, is to
/ be decided by the committee. But if
any evidence or testimony is secured
or presented which is relevant to these
charges, I respectfully submit that
the committee is fully authorized to
secure and consider the same. l have
no doubt it will do it.
."I believe that the documentary cvi-
dence alone that will be secured, if
called for uuder this resolution, will
fully establish the following facts:
! I That the United States Brewers
Association, individual brewers
and corporations have financed news
papers in the interest of the liquor
traffic and deceived the public as to
the secret arrangements made for
money loaned, which in some cases
was to be repaid only at the dis
cretlon Of the newspaper owner out
of the profits of the paper, it there
should be any profits. Evidence of
this may be obtained from the Gus
todian of Alien Property, A Mitchell
Palmer, AND no doubt evidence of
other papers will come to the com
mittee or information from which it
can get further proof.
2 That the United States Brewers
Association and certain individ-
ual brewers who helped to finance
certain newspapers, advocating the
liquor traffic, also contributed to the
National German-Ame rican Alliance
and financed the publication of it's
official organ. "Thc Official Bulletin"
after the sinking Of the Luisitania
and other similar German atrocities.
Evidence Of this will be found in
The Official Bulletin" the organ Of
inc Natlonal German Alliance. Copies
of this Bulletin are in the possession
of Gustavus Ohinger, Of the General
staff, Military and Intelligence
Branch of the War Department..
& That the United States Brewers
Association and certain individ-
ual brewers and brewery corpora
tions have been convicted, plead
guilty or plead no1o contendere to
charges of violation of the Federal
corrupt practices act and other Grim
nal laws and paid several hundreds
of thousands of dollars in fines and
penalties. Evidence OF this is OBJ,
tainable from the Attorney General
of Texas, the United States District
Attorney at Pittsburgh and other
sources.
! a That the National German
American Alliance was financed