The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-10-11
BREWERS AIDED
HUN ALLIANCE?
Senator Jones, Urging Wide In
quiry, Charges Body Is
Pro-German.
DOCUMENTS PROVE CHARGES
Evidence to Show Association and
Others Financed Newspapers
In Interests of the Liquor
Traffic.

Washington. Oct, 9.-Charges thar
the United States Brewers association
and individual members have secretly
financed newspapers in the interest 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 n memorandum filed by Sena-
tor Jones Of Washington Rep.) with
the senate judiciary subcommittee in
vestigatlng loans by brewers TO Arthur
Brisbane in connection with the lat
ter's purchase of the Washington
Times.
Senator Jones. author OF the resolu-
tion adopted by the senate and under
which the subcommittee is acting, pre-
Sented 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 Rrewers
association, individual brewers and
corporations have financed newsng
pers IN The interest Of thrliquur trar
nc. and deceived The public as to
secr"t lrrang, uuHtS for money loaned,
Ehi@f in some eases was to lie repaid
only AT the Discretion ot The nesvspa
peg owner OUT of The profits of The pa
per if there should be any profits
That the United States Brewers
association and cartnln indivtduuII
brewers who helped finance certain
newspapers advocating the liquor trnf
iic also contributed to the National
German-American alliance and ii.
nanced the publication Of Its oflciul
organ after the sinking of the Lusi-
tanla and other similar German atrocl-
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 Brew d, 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
tr0ffr&L In the interest of the liquor
traffic. .-Said organization and
individuals also have encouraged the
starting of strikes In dry territory I'd
instigated local troubles In shops and
factories whose owners and managers
favored prohibition.
THAT the brewery trade and liquor
traffic is pro-German in It's 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.
cials, 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.