Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-01
INTERESTS SOUGHT
70 BE|RAY labor
sAMUEL ooMPERs TO TELL COM.
MirrEE OF PLOT TO WRECK
THE FEDERATION.
OFFERED FINANCIAL FREEDOM
If He BECAME TRAITOR
ssnats's Investigation to Disclose
Sensational DsveIopmsnts- .
Confession Confirmed in Part by La
Dor Leadsrs-kirby and Party No.
titled Not to Leave Country.


Washington, July 1.-Disclosures to
follow the reopening of the senate's
lobby investigation tomorrow are ex-
pected to be among the most important
Developments in recent years in a con-
gressoinal inquiry. Since the publica-
ton Of Martin NJ Mulhalrs story Of
how he had operated to influence leg
1slation and elections in behalf OF the
National Association Of Manufactur-
ers, scores Of labor leaders, present
and former congressman, and others
have come forward with testimony and
asked that they also be heard by the
investigators.
Lewis ]. Siebold. Of New York. has
also accepted service. He has been
called newspaper man connected
with the publication OF the Mulhall
statement to give the committee what
information he can as to its prepara-
tion and as to the letters and tele-
grams Mulhali has agreed to pro-
duce.
Gompsrs Confirms MuIhaII.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, who
figured prominently in the Mulhall
statement. In the alleged attack by
those who endeavored to bribe him and
force him to give up his fight In behalf
OF labor legislation. has made public
detailed report Of the attempted
bribery. It confirms the story told by
Mulhall.
The Gompers' statement is q report
that the labor leader prepared in 1907.
after his experience with BrouSton
Brandenburg, now convict in Sing
Sing prison. New York. who claimed to
be In the employ Of the National Asso-
citation Of ManufacturerA.
Efforts to secure private interviews
with Gompsrs aroused the latter's srs-
pictons and ha took q number 0f labor
leaders into his confidence and later
made q report to them Of the occur
ances which followed.
Gompers met Brandenbur& says the
report, under the advice and sugges-
ton Of other officials Of the federation.
Brandenburg represented himself as
in charge of bureau Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers. organ
lied to expose the immortality and dis
honesty Of the leaders In the labor
movement"
Offered Ease for Life.
According to this report Gompers
led Brancsnburg on urtil the latter
proposed that Gompers should prepare
. general statement In the nature of
q "coni ession:" should stand for re-
election a. president Of the American
Federation Of Labor In 1905 ana should
then resign. leaving the federation Of
labor crippled by his retirement and
tho exposure Of other leaders.
my object in coming to you L. to
say want to save you," Brandenburs
said. II want to save you. ana while I
do not want to express in specific
financial terms what the National As
sociation Of Manufacturers 10 willing
to do. yet I can guarantee that you
will be financially safe for the balance
Of your life."
The report states that the interview
terminated there; that Gompers sue
cesded In keeping the paper prepared
for him to sign. and advised President
Duncan and other officials Of the fed
Grafton. who at once were made ac-
quainted with the circumstances.
President Gompers and other Of
fcials OF the federation OF labor prob
ably will testify before the senate
committee as the alleged activities Of
the lobbyists bore directly upon ma
tional legislation.
ocsan Trips Halted.
Both John Kirby. Jr.. and d. Parry,
present and former president Of the
manufacturers. are In San Francisco
and were expecting to sail for Aus
tralia today. They wired Chairman
Overman asking to be excused from
testifying before the senate commit
tee now but promised to appear on
their return IN several months. They
wired It would cost them about $4,000
each to change their plans. Chairman
Overman today wired tho two suen d.
recting that thcy hold themselves in
readiness to appear.
esnsts Quiz Wide opsn.
80 far ~ the senate lobby committee
is concerned, the disposition II to open
wide the doors to all who wish to say
anything on the subject. and az for the
others whose names have been dragged
in the members Of the committee In
tend to have them subpeenaed and to
question them fully an to every detail
bearing on the matter.
There 10 every indication, In short,
that every angle bearing on lobbying
activities for the last ten or twelve
years will be subjected to an official
inquiry. Washington has been stirred
from center to circumference by the
charges already exploited, and. regard
less of the motives which may have
the ex-lobby agent to break
into print, there 10 only one feeling
that the whole truth must DO made
known.
]. J. McMichaels. former chief pagS
Of the house. who 10 alleged to have
been in the pay Of the National Assoc
citation Of Manufacturers q . spy and
also to have been protegs OF Rsprp-
sentative McDermott, Of, Chicago and
who = seriously involved In thi Null
hAn chas9ee. was talEea into csete1y
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