Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-30
MULHALL IS LIAR
 AND BL ACKMAILER Underwood Denounces the Manufacturers Agent for
 His UtteranceS.
HAS NEVER SEEN HIM
Star Witness Claims Speaker Clark Blocked His Probe of Lob
 by Activities.

Washington, July 29.-Majority Leader Underwood of the House to- day denounced Martin M. Mulhall. al legged lobbyist for the National Asso- citation of Manufacturers. as Liar and a blackmailer."
 Mir. Underwood appeared before the Senate lobby committee to deny that Mulhall had ever talked to him about Legislation before Congress.
 After one look at the witness. he said:
 q never saw him before in my life"
 Senator Reed expressed the belief that Mir. Underwood should wait un- til the committee had finished with Mulhall.
 MuIhalI a Blackmailer.
 "I think said the majority leader "that it is in the interest of the pub lie that man who has taken liber- ties with public men as this man has should be contradicted. l regard q man of this kind as a blackmailer.
 "Mulhall has never been in the ways and means committee room since I have been chairman of the interview, I want to say that state ment is a lie"
 MT. Underwood appeared unexpect edly, and made brief statement be fore he was sworn. He denounced as false statement sworn to previous ly by Mulhall that an employe of the ways and means committee had beer in his employ.
 According to Mulhall's earlier tes timony the man was paid $20 month
 "You made a statement that this man was a blackmailer. That means he used threats to eXtort money" sait Senator Reed.
 "I think he was just in trying tt
  replied Mr. Underwood.
 Chairman Cummins read Mulhall's letter about the alleged interview, il which Mulhall wrote that MT. Under wood had told him that he could no do otherwise than appoint William B Wilson, now secretary of labor, chair man of the House labor committee because there was no other candidate before the ways and means commit tee.
 No Truth in Statement.
 '.That whole statement is alike, Ou in it," declared MT. Underwood There never was question but Will sons selection as head of that com mittee was solely because of his Ca pacity and qualifications
 ''It is clear to me this man was down here writing these things to hil people, trying to make out that h. was doing great things. He never had any conference with me.
 "The statement in his letter can bt disproved by every member of tho ways and means committee.
 "I am sure I never met this man He has face l could not forget There is nothing here that reflects or me-" continued MT. Underwood, "bu want it set right before the coun. try"
 Mulhall reiterated he had talked with Underwood briefly in the corri dor and had written to his employees about conditions just as I fount them in Washington at that time."
 "I have no desire to contradict MT Underwood" he said, "but I am con. vinced that after he has heard my other witnesses and this examination has been ended he will take back par of what he has said" Statements mentioned in your jet ters were not true and can be proved not true by other members of tn, ways and means committed" retorte, Underwood. Therefore, it was self evident I did not make them to you" 1 will stand as clean before tn, country as you will," returned Mul hall.
 "Oh, I have no question about hoy we will stand relatively before th' public" replied Underwood, with