The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The oper-
ations of the National Association Of
Manufacturers as revealed through
Colonel Martin NJ. Mulhall one of the
chief agents of the association, will
be further barred by documentary evil
dence which the association and its
agents must turn over to the over
man investigating committee of the
senate.
These books and papers, it is ex-
pected, will show the amount of mon
ey raised and expended during the
life of the association, the sums set
apart for the national congress and
the state legislatures, and the names
Of the men who received rewards for
doing the bidding of the association
either in the way of personal gratuity
or for their political campaigns.
Seeks Books of Emery.
The most important of the books
and papers the Overman committee
expects to get are those in the pos
session of James A. Emery, general
counsel of the association, and al
legged by Mulhall to be its chief lobby
list in Washington. Emery has ac-
cepted service of a subpoena duces
tecum, which assures his delivery of
every document now in his fles.
In addition, John Kirby, Jr., former
president of the association, and Da-
vid M. Parry, another former presi-
dent of the association, who were
caught at San Francisco on the eve
of their departure for Australia, will
be required to produce the books and
papers of the association in their pos
session.
Fred c. Schwedtman, secretary to
the president of the association, also
will turn over to the committee such
papers as he may have bearing on the
operations of the lobby.
Must Testify Under Oath.
| Besides producing the books and
! papers, these men will be required
under oath, beginning on Tuesday
next, to tell every detail of their con
nection with congress and state les
! islatures, and the steps they took to
break strikes and to discredit Presi
dent Gompers and other officials OF
the American Federation of Labor, and
other labor leaders.
On hand, ready to take the stand
when the committee shall call him
next week, will be James E. Watson
of Indiana, for twelve years Republi
can whip" of the house Of representa-
tives, and charged with being at time.
the paid attorney of the National Man
ufacturers Association.
Former Congressman Charles E. Lit
| tlefield of Maine, described as al
acknowledged representative of the
association during his congressional
career, is in Europe, and his secretary
has notified Senator Overman that ht
will not be back until August. HI
will be subpenaed to testify imme
diately after his return.
House Plans Rigid Inquiry.
Not only will the committee inves
gate the Mulhall charges, but it will
investigate the railroad and other spe
cia1 interest lobbies, including the tar
iff and currency lobbies, which hav.
infested Washington for years.
1t will be a tremendous work th'
committee will be directed to perform
and to assist it authority will be givel
FOR the employment of counsel, prob
ably Samuel Untermyer of New York
the money trust investigator. Whel
this committee finishes its task, it i
promised the country will see in al
it's nakedness the invisible govern
ment" which has proved itself on 81
many occasions stronger than tn
president, stronger than congress, an
stronger than the courts.
Views of Overman Committee.
Members of the Overman committe
do not hesitate to say that the lobb
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