The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
BREWERS WEAR MASK
OF GERMAN ALLIANCE
Attorney for National Association
Admits Body Fought Prohim-
ton at All Times.
TELLS SENATE COMMITTEE
Spea kcrs and Literature We're Ar
ranged for and Bureau Maintained
In Washington. Is Testfned--hiaS
nm Would Cancel Charter,

Washington. March As early AS
1914 the National Association OF Tom
ynerca and Labor. "a brewers orgahl-
ration used in National German an
ance az a mask behind which to fight
national prohibition.
This was told this afternoon 10 the
senate subcommittee holding hearings
on the King bill by Percy Andreae'
formerly president Of the organiza
ton
He said that after conferences
which DR. G J. Hexamer. former presi-
dent of the alliance. opposed the or"
gs n ixation paid over to the alliance
within the next two or three years
about $4,000, The agreement TO
fght prohibition was with the hearty
approval OF the alliance, he said.
Speakers and literature were ar
ranged for a@d a bureau was main -
tAtred In Washington capitalized by a
distinguished citizen" who was mys-
teriously alluded 10 this afternoon.
but not rAmed
In the middle of the testimony Karl
A. NJ. Seholtz. of Baltimore. attorney
for the alliance, Jumped up and de-
Iclered:
The alliance admits unhesit&tingly
.it comhatted prohibition. II you want
n revoke our charter on that ground
we plead guilty, We fought u tooth
and toe nail because we considered II
a menace to the nation and viola
tion of the citizens rights We were
never active In national politics, but
the alliances branches have fought
prob ibition politically in local circles
When he was asked IL he knew OF
tho money received from the Andreae
organization, Schoitz said he did not
Andreae said he WAS advised by
John schwab. of Cincinnati. TO sug~
~est the agreemsnt to the alliance.
Did you furnish the alliance with
furds?" asked Senator King.
Yes, was advised they needed
money. The fund. I am told WAS kept
Separately from the rest of the ALL
ances other Moneys" answered. An
dreae.
Practically all the money received
!by the organisation that Andreae rep
resented. he testified. cauls from the
IU. s. Brewers organization and the
rest from distillsrs. bottletnakers, etc
We said his organisation received con-
trfbutions OF 100000 to $7oo.ooo an
weapon for the prohibition light.
letter he wrote asking Hexaner TO nave
alliance E1kJup6EA PkOscNt @&o~"~ FN~
htbition and HeS3msr's affirmative re-
nly were read. HeXamer said there
should be about 100000 strong
protests against the obnoxious meas
l,res." which we're the Weeks and
Sheppard prohibition bills.
The manager of the Washington
bureau ws~~ alluded 10 IN correspond
ence as the chairman OF the lobby
commit
Although the agreement was con-
cluded late in 1918. In FebrSary. 1914.
Hexaner wrote Andreae that he was
.dumbfounded" 20 hear that the al
iiiance was receiving money from the
brewers.
| John TJarks, of Baltimore, chair
man of the alliance finance commit
tee, said that no fund had been re-
| ceived or disbufsed for the German
Red Cross since the American war
declaration. Before that TIME the al
iliarce received sssS,s70 for that pur-
pose IT was shown that about $780,
loo1 of this was handed to former AM
hassador Won Bernstorff. who endors-
ed the checks to DR.. Bernhard Dern-
burg. representative In this country o.
1.-THE German Red Cross. and was was
sent out of the country for pernicious
activity.
| Senator wolcott: did DR. Dern-
burg ever ask for any money for
lprrpaganda purposes?"
No" replied Ttarks.