New-York tribune., 1918-11-04

Vt there Is bishop anywhere in Texas
ne should be carefully interviewed
through channels friendly to our cause
ana the substance of the interview
made public afterward. Also
the rabbis of the Jewish congrera-
tion. :"
Because of the fact that the poll
tax law barred many negroes from
voting, unless assisted, a very large
part of the work was done with col
lored people. The advertisements in
negroes papers, and Rayner's activi-
ties have already been referred to. A
letter passing between Moore ard
Luedde, Two brewery workers, remarks:
ALREADY evidence exists that the COL
ored brother has been pretty we'll
creased. | had hoped that we could
make this fight on $4,000, but l con-
Tess it looks to me as if that was not
going to be enough"
The National Association of Com
merce and Labor (Percy Andrea's or
ganization. which was supported by
the United States Brewers Associa-
tion and helped finance the disloyal
National German-American Alliance)
joined in this work to the extent of
issuing discount stamps to put on bills
assessed the customary per cent E.
/. Bush, Of that organization, wrote:
"lhese remarks apply to the Whitlock
Flpe Company; in case they refuse to
accept stamps we will see them as
soon as it is possible" The association
asserts that there were over $4,000
firms supplying the brewing trade.
"Only in one or two isolated instances
was there any objection raised to the
deduction. The inference is permis-
sable that the discount plan has been
very generally accepted
The Brewers Association financed
Rescue Association of the United
States of America and Africa" formed
to work among fallen negro women,
but which never did this, but did
political work among the negroes.
Throughout the utmost care was
taken to keep the brewers trail COW
cred. For instance, two men were
hired to do political work. The Dallas
Brewery writes: 81 will send ex-
change to you for the abote amounts
on the dates mentioned, and this will
do away with the handling of private
checks"
One of the brewers agents was
named Wahrmund (former member OF
the Legislature) He writes to Adoue:
"To put such things in black and
white is very dangerous proceeding"
The San Antonio Brewing Company
writes: II only recently directed your
attention to the great danger Of Ger
tain CORES spondence on the part Of
Mr.. Paget. 1t should by all
means be stopped Immediately" One
Of Paget's remarks was: II believe
these men should have assistance in
paying their polltaxes if you want the
county to 60 wet" The San Antonio
Brewery itself wrote in another letter:
Under the law we cannot pay the
poll tax Of others without laying our
selves criminally liable, but you may
say to Mr.. Martin and other friends
that the Brewers Association Of the
State of Texas is not LIABLE
Percy Andrea said regarding the
money the brewers gave the German
American Alliance that the funds were
kept secret $50 that no questions
among our own people should be raised
regarding the sources from which the
money came. think that is perfectly
clear"
"'The Washington Tines is 100 per
cent ny property" declared Arthur
Brahane in an editorial in that paper
q few days before the fact that he had
received $375,o0o from brewers was ex-