New-York tribune., 1918-11-21
Enemies of "Wets"
We're "Pu11ished''
Maltsters' Secretary
Confronted With
Damaging Data
By Hurnes
Trioxns Washington BuYeau

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90 Pro- Ger
s,n propaganda for the use Of tn,
sssident Of the National German
american Alliance, whose charter wal
rYoked by Congress last spring fo,
IA disloyaIty, was actually prepared
nvlsed and approved in, the main Of
a.ss Of the United States Brewers
g.ocistion, according to evidence pre-
entsd to-day in the Senate hearing
On the brewing Brisbane propagand,
situation. 1t was, according to hi
is,timony, as most Of the activities o:
tie association were, without tn,
knowledge of Hugh Fox, its secretary
sho was the principal witness.
The evidence to-day showed:
1 That the brewers had an extern
j. sive and effective system Of
punishing men or concerns who op-
posed their interests (they carefully
syoided the use of the word "boy-
tots), and more than fifty cases
we're presented in which this had
been applied. This system was not
confined to retaliating through the
Z ss1s4grbut included the fermentation
IF labor troubles and other means.
sor vas it content with securing the
asatrality Of offending concerns, but
aed to force them into at least nom
nal support Of the wet cause.
, That the brewers sometimes
- handled matters affecting the
asde through voluntary subscrip-
ions Of individual brewers, instead
'f through the regular funds of the
association. The financing of Bris-
aane's purchase of "The Washing
ION Times and of the backing Of
The Montgomery Advertiser" were
aandled By groups Of brewers and
not through the regular funds of the
sssociation.
That the calculated destruction
W or avoidance OF records went
sssn further than was shown yester-
ass' there having been no minutes
VI sne Y. s. B. A. kept since it was
aalea into court in Pittsburgh in
1916.
q mat after members of the
I" Pennsylvania State Brewers AS
''''ssion had promised the court to
"9 the practices for which they
"n fined in Pittsburgh, the asso-
'Aa'n was allowed to fall to pieces,
- another, unhampered by these
s"hlSes, was formed.
Germans Virtues Recited
sae revelation regarding the prepa
.aAon OF propaganda for DR.. Hexamer
.''''aent Of the National German
1usfican Alliance, came while Mr.. Fo,
:, Va tne stand. He was unable t.
.s1aiy the writing in which wer
.''&sa the drafts of proposed state
sA' from the president of the Ger
.A"'American Alliance which wer
.sano In his files, but Major Humes
saassi Tor the Senate committee whicl
conducting the hearings, presente
s'ai drafts Of the composition.
'ae nrst Of these was a rather dull
so' prepared In the summer of 1915
...'''ns The virtues Of the Germans il
- .'' country. charging on their pa
"'Oasnn and condemning the BLOWN
.po' factories, which it declared coul
= We supported by the Teutonic gov
=, Anehts. Its real purpose was dis
. .,sso In paragraph assailing the ex
lilies.
"Press Stuff" Revised
Ai*r preliminary revision, whic
,''p'ished little, il apparently fe
:" 'ae hands Of a good press agen
" reappeared in the "fnal draft
- vigorous denunciation fthe bonn
saign, the embargo plea being we
IN the statement.
- tais form it was sent for approx,
-. Feigenspan, chairman Of tn
s..'i'easion committee of the associ'
~ and since become known as tn
sse. . "ho managed the collection OF tn
..''Vo for Brisbane.
throughout the document there
&. word bearing in any way on bee
~'hg Or light vines.
shs portion of the "fnal draft
eng ~, with the embargo says:
W tthe German American dos
- believe IL IL a neutral spirit whic
- 's the whole United States to
into one great arsenal for III
suiacture of arms for the Allie
~. as cannot understand Why Il
~ ,s'hnent that ha~ the power
s an embargo on the shipment
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