Arizona republican., 1918-11-21
Investigation Springs Surprises Black
listed Firms Mentioned Political Ac-
tivities Barred Labor Involved Pro
German Propaganda Strongly Hinted
Meanwhile, World Wide Prohibit
ion Agitated at Columbus.
Republican A. p. Leased WIreJ

'elating to political activities of brew
,rs and their alleged efforts to boycott
'irms and individuals antasonistic to
he liquor business, was adduced today
before the senate committee investi-
eating brewers propaganda and the
purchase of the Washington Times by
Arthur Brisbane.
Major f. Lowry Humes. who is con
Quoting the inquiry for the committee
also undertook to show from docu-
ments produced by officers of the
United States Brewers association i
between that organization
and the German American alliance.
The charter of the alliance was re-
voked recently by congress after
senate committee had Investigated its
activities
Major Humcs put into the record
lists of candidates for public office
which he said were tn be snrnort".l
by the brewers association and tho al
lance. and also a statement which he
asserted was prepared for c. J. Hex
amer of Philadelphia former presi-
dent of the alliance, at the office OF
the brewers association. The state
ment, Major Humes declared, was
German propaganda.
Name b,acklisted Firms
Only two witnesses-Hugh f. Fox Of
New York, secretary Of the brewers
national organization, and John Gar
diner, Philadelphia, ex-members of the
orGa nization committee, were examined
today.
Fox was questioned at length regard
ing the war waged by the brewers on
antagonistic firms and individuals.
Some of the firms named were tho
John Wanamaker company; the Cadil
lac. Packard. National and REQ auto
mobile companies; the H. ]. Heinz
company, the Goodrich Tire COMPANY.
the American Rolling mills, Middle
town. Ohio: the Fox Typewriter com
pany, the Maryland and Baltimore
Casualty company. the Proctor and
Gamble company. the Grasseli Chem
ical company of Cleveland. some sub
sidiary companies of the Standard Oil
company, the United States Steel cor
poration. the S. Kresge company. the
Red Raven Water company, the Amer
lean Sheet and Tin Plate company, Re
public Ruber rompany and the Della
ware, Lacka wanna and Western rail
road
Fox denied that any of the firms
named had been blackliSted. saving
that the associations purpose merely
was to give preference to those who
were friends Later he told the COM
mittee that he would be willing to as
sumo that all the documents relating
to the firms which Major Humes put
into the record We're taken from the
files of the association.
Admits Fighting Unfriendly
Major Humes told the committee
that the firms We're listed by the brew
ers' association, because of their atti
tude against the use of liquor by their
employees. or because of the activity OF
individual members of the firms. and
in some instances. of employees, against
the liquor business.
The inquiry into political activity be
gan when John Gardiner was called TO
the stand. The witness said he might
have seen lists of candidates at diff
ferent times. from 1911 to 1914, which
the brewers association endorsed in
some states. including Iowa, Texas.
Pennsylvania. Indiana, and one candi-
( date for congress from Illinois, but
he could not recall the details He ad-
mitted that the associations organiza o.
ton committee was active in wet
and dry fights in several states. in
those years, and said that in that time
it spent between S400. 900 and $500. 0OO
doing all it legitimately could to
arouse public sentiment in our favor
I Gardiner declared that the brewers
made no contribution to political cam
I paigns committees and at first deniet
4 that it had endorsed any set of candi-
1 dates.
Mentions Political Activity
Haven't you seen these lists of can
didates to be supported by. the brewers
/ association and German American az
lance that were sent out each year
asked Major Humes.
We'll, maybe l have seen them" tn,
witness replied, but / do not REGAL
them.
Records of the Brewers associa ton
read by Major Humes, showed that il
1914 the Pennsylvania state associa
tion collected 1924, ia for political ac-
tivity in that state and that in the fol
lowing year, $195,754 was collected fol
the same purpose. Gardiner said h,
did not think the amounts were a:
high as that. and explained that diff
ferent state organizations raised var
ious amounts, each brewery being as
sessed on the amount of its output II
the wet and dry" campaign in Ne
braska, several years ago, he said, tn
dSSeSSIutHl WAS lIllN cents LOT eaCl
barrel of beer brewed. The fight wa
lost" the witness added.
In reply to questions. the witnes
said the Pennsylvania state associ
alton adopted the policy of destroying
check stubs and cancelled cheeks eac
month after its bank accounts wer
balanced. No minutes of its meeting
were kept.
Wasn't it because the activity o
the PENNSYLVANIA state association Wa
entirely political that you thought i
best to adopt this policy asked Ma
jor Humes.
Introduces Labor Disputes
The witness denied this, saying tha
labor disputes, which he desired I
keep from the public, led to the adop
tion of the policy.
1t was while Secretary Fox was o
: the stand that Major Humes read tn
statement said to have been prepare
for the former president of the Germa
r American alliance. Copies of the state
5 ment, which was a declaration of til
e alliances position on the Europea
f war before the United States becam
: Il belhGerent. were sent TO c. w Fcia
i enspan Of Newark, New Jersey. VII
aided in financing the purchase of IL