Arizona republican., 1918-11-23
lNTR|GUES Of
BEER BREWERS
ARE PRODUCED
Methods Of Deceiving Asso-
Citations Shown-Efforts
To Involve Associated
Press Is Uncovered
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


WASHINGTON, Nov. Addition
al records from the private files of
the United States Brewers associa-
ton, showing methods adopted in the
organizations efforts to combat the
prohibition movement, were read into
the record of the senate investigating
committee today by Major E. Lowry
Humes, who is in charge of the in
quiry.
These records deal with the organ
ization and financing of the national
association of commerce and labor dis
bursements to the German American
alliance, the employment of special
writer's for beer propaganda, and a
suggestion to Hugh F. Fox, secretary of
the association, that the brewers offer
n prize for the best essay on the solu-
tion of the saloon problem" with the
cooperation of newspapers as a medi-
um of publicity. The Hearst papers
were suggested in this connection.
lntrigues Are Shown
other records included a suggestion
that efforts be made to induce
federal judge Peter C. Pritchard,
and a prohibition advocate, to
write a letter to a brewer solic-
iting funds, with a view to dis
crediting him. other documents in
cluded letters purporting to show that
a Miss I. 7. Martin was employed to
attend a meeting of the Anti Saloon
league in Atlantic City, n. J. in 1914,
to report the proceeding to the brew
ers and that in August of the same
year she attended a meeting Of Cath
olic prohibition society in Niagara
Falls. was elected secretary and sub
sequently destroyed the records of the
session. She was on the associations
payroll at $500 a month, according to
the records.
The committee heard only one wit
ness today. but before adjourning to
DCvember g. it decided to take up at
that time a general inquiry into Ger
man propaganda. Alexander Konta of
New York. who has been mentioned
In connection with the German propa-
ganda movement will be called to tes-
tify. probably Immediately after the
inquiry is resumed.
Would Use Hearst Papers
The name of the person suggesting
the prize essay contest on the saloon
was not given. He pointed out the
advantage of working through the
newspapers in bringing the prize to the
attention of the public. instead Of the
association taking it up direct.
IF the Hearst newspapers. for ex-
ample" the suggestion read, could be
gotten to cooperate with the brewers
for months before awards were made
they would carry editorials and articles
to stimulate the interest. The people
would send in manuscripts and the
winning article would be widely read
on the other hand. if the United States
Brewers association offered a prize
through the convention, The Associated
Press would carry a short announce
ment of the fact"
The brewers plea of the value OF
publicity was set forth in another in
stance, when suggestion was made fol-
the use of the American Press associa-
tons plate matter The Associated
Press, the letter said. reaches the pub
lie through press dispatches, but the
American Press association reaches the
readers of the smaller newspapers. In
this connection the writer of the sug-
gestion called attention to the alleged
use of the latter medium in the Nc
kinley campaign of 1896 as follows:
Tells of Hanna's Plan
"One specific instance that I heard
OF, on the best of authority, was that
of Mark Hanna's using this means tc
make Mckinley the republican nom.
inee, long before McKinley's nomina.
ton in 1896. A certain writer was en-
ployed by Hanna to write democratic
editorials for the democratic news
papers, in the service of the American
Press association. In these editorials
Mckinley's stand on the tariff ant
other questions was severely attacked
The same writer, at the same time, was
employed to write republican editorials
for the republican newspapers in the
service Of the American Press assoeia.
ton, warmly defending Mckinley.
views and personality"
A contract between the United
states Brewers association, through
its president Edward A. Schmidt o.
Philadelphia, and Percy Andreae O.
Chicago, to organize and supervise tn.
operation of the National Association
of Commerce and Labor, a subsidiary
OF the brewers, by which the brewers
ere to pay Andreae $40, 900 aN.yeal
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