The Washington times., 1913-06-30

NEW YORK, June 30.-The New
York World today says:
"In the correspondence turned over
to the World by Colonel Mulhall the
work Of the Washington lobby Of the
National Association of Manufactur-
{ ers can be traced from its practical
beginnings in 1904 down to the sum-
mer of 1912. The careful reading Of
these letters In the light Of their
bearing on the lobbysAnd on the po-
litical events which they tally. VIII
reveal almost as clearly as any per-
sonal narrative the manner in which
the lobby has been organized, how 1t
has been developed and operated on
the floor of Congress and elsewhere
among the employees of the United
States Government.
Everyone concerned in these op-
erations was at all times cautioned
both by his own sense of security and
directly by word of mouth through
the principal officers of the N. A NJ.
not to place on paper any damaging
admissions. Therefore. despite the
fact that the World holds thousands
of letters and kilograms relating to
these activities, 1t has been a matter
of the most careful searching to find
in that mass of documentary evi-
dence the necessary telltale admis-
sions which follow and which clear
IL prove the circumstantial truth OF
the statements which Colonel Mul-
hall makes.
For the purposes of Identification OF
the personnel of the working force Of
the N. A. MS lobby there is here set
down. to begin with, short characteri-
zation Of the men who may be conven-
iently grouped in one classification as
the Lobby Battery"
Col M. NJ. Mulhall, general field
agent: salary. $500; expenses. $4,000 a
year on the average
Former Congressman James E. wat
son, of Indiana, for twelve years whip
: of the House, at times the paid at
torney OF the n. a. M, always an IN
formaflt concerning the secret workings
Of the House and during the Roose-
Welt and Taft Administrations, the me-
dunn of communication with the White
House.
Congressman James T. McDermott
of Illinois, employed to do the work at
which men of the type Of Watson and
Heminway would hesitate
Former Congressman Charles Il.
Littlefield Of Maine, an acknowledged
champion of the association during his
stay In Congress
James A. Emery. general counsel OF
the n. A. NJ, with offices in Washing
ton, who never appeared at the Capitol.
whose chief junction was that OF en-
tertainer and professed lawyer salary
$1,000 a year. with an allowance for
expenses Of $4,000 a year.
Spies In House.
]. II. McMichael. secretary TO Con-
gressman McDermott from 1903 TO the
present time. for nineteen years chief
page on the floor of the House Of
Representatives; after that doorkeeper
Of the press gallery OF the house, ana
now In charge Of one of the elevators
in the House: employed TO use the
pages of the House and as little spy
on the big spies; regular salary $50 a
month. to which were made constant
and frequent additions from time to
time, these additions during an ex-
citing session of Congress amounting
frequently to more than 500 week
Fred G.. Schwedtman, secretary TO
the president Of the National Associa-
tion OF Manufacturers. All letters from
him were practically letters from the
president during the incumbency in
the office OF J w. Van Cleave. The
president himself wrote very few let
ters, as he had deep aversion to COM
mitting himself on paper concerning
any OF the political activities OF his or
ganization.
John Kirby. jr., president Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers;
fesidence, Dayton, Ohio.
}. Philip Bird. general business man