The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11
Marvellous Inside Tales
Are Likely to Be
Developed.
LIMITS REMOVED
BY COMMITTEE
WARS" Between Labor and
Capital and All the Tangled
Skein of Their Relations in
Past Ten Years Will Be
1nvestigated-Leade
Must Testify.

washington, July 1o.-All the "wars,'
that have been fought between labor
and capital all the efforts that both
nave made to secure legislation which
would profit them. and the tangled skein
woven about their relations in the last
ten years, are to be investigated BY
congress. The Senate lobby investi-
cation committee o-night decided that
the wars" must be inquired into.
Samuel Gompcrs, president OF the
American Federation Of Labor. will ap-
pear before the committee July 25, and
subpoena was issued tonight for
John Mitchell, vice president of the
federation and forcer head of the
United Mine Workers. At the same
time the committee subpocnacd George
Pope and ]. p. Bird, of the National
Association of Manufacturers
AS the tale is unfolded. other men
prominent in either labor organiza-
tions or associations of manufacturers
or individual employers of labor who
are brought to notice will be asked to
appear. The committee decided TO look
into this subject. believing that it may
develop startling information and
knowing it Will extend it's inquiry
many weeks.
Seeking In Dark Corners.
One Senator said tonight that tho
quest might reach back into some of
the dark corners of the Mcnamara
dynamiting case and might bring into
the light the inside story of many OF
the great strikes that have paralyzed
industries and thrown thousands out
of work in the last few years. He In
timated, too, that 1t might develop
far more marvellous stories than the
strange tales the committee has heard
In the last SIX weeks.
The committee expects to finish with
its investigation of wool and sugar
to- morrow, and will take up the charge
made by Martin NJ. Mulhall, former
lobbyist" for the National Associa-
ton OF Manufacturers. Mulhall Will
take the stand tomorrow afternoon,
and his examination may take several
days. The committee decided tonight
to grant a request from the assocfa-
tion to be represented by counsel 1t
decided also not to turn over the Null
hall papers TO the House special 1nves-
tigating committees, until 1t has finish
ed with them, although Chairman Gar
rett asked for them to-day.
| Chairman Overman heard a report
| to- might that Mulhall had been told to
get out of Washington. Mulhall did
not know who made the threat. Mr..
Overman said steps would be taken to
protect Mulhall If necessary by dele
eating n deputy sergeant at arms to
guard him.
The Senate committee spent practi-
cally all of to-day on wool. William
Whitman. former president OF the Ma
tional Association of Wool Manufac-
turers; winthrop l.. Marvin. its secre-
tary. and Thomas o. Marvin. secretary
of thc Home Market Club. all of Bos-
ton. were the witnesses.
Thomas Marvin testified that the
home club. with a membership OF be-
tween 500 and 1000 raised about s17,-
900 last year. and that it's object was
to teach the doctrine of protection.
1t was not n political. but an economic
organization, he said. He testified that
the club had sent out in twenty-five
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