The evening world., 1913-07-14
MULHALL DENIES
LOBBYIST PAPERS
WERE SOLDBYH HIM
Told N. A. N. Would PAY
$4,000 for Documents; An.
swered Couldn't Be Bought.
NOT OUT TO BLACKMAIL.
TeStifieS to Deal of Manufac.
turers In Maryland and
Pennsylvania Politics.
NOT OUT TO BLACKMAIL.

WARRINGTON. July 1S.-Martin NJ
AuaAaii. se,f-styisd lobbyist for ten
years from the National Association OF
Manufacturers. interrupted the Senate
lobby Investigation to-day to reply "a
what he declared we're psrsonal attack
upon his character and his purpose In
the expose In which he has become the
central nsurs Of the lobby inquiry.
He denied that he had tried TO sell
the great mass Of papers and letters
which were recently published. and
which now are In the hands Of the
Senate committee. Later. no said. he
proposed to introduce witnesses and
letters to show that he had been en-.
gsssd for months In "trying to give
away" the great nls Of correspondence
which has brought olfiesrs Of the Ma.
tional Association OF Manufacturers
and labor leaders ana Congressman into
prominence
~ have attempted for the past two
months 10 sivs them away" Muihaii
told the committee. II never had In
mind the questions Of the money
would receive for Them"
N. A. N. DID NOT HAVE MONEY
ENOUGH TO BUY PAPERs.
but you did sell them to the New
York woridf" asked Senator Reed.
II would like to offer further letters
and witnesses on that point" said Null
hall. Il did not sell them. felt into the
hands Of Q gentleman named Barry who
came over to look at the letters FOR Mr..
Hearst. I have learned since that he
10 what Is known - . newspaper tip
ster. The letters were given to the
New York World. but later Mr.. Barry
came and wanted me to break the con-
tract with The World. saying he could
get $4,000 for the letters from the
National Association Of Nanufacturers.
II said the letters were not for sale:
that the National Association Of Manu-
factursrs aid not have money enough
10 buy them; that I had no proposition
Of blAckmAil IN connection with them"
AZ this point Mulhalrs statement was
interrupted by the committee. lie said
he wanted Editor Maxwell and Louis
Sicbold OF the New York World. and
other witnesses called In his behalf.
Mr.. slebold 10 alreody under subpoena
by the committee.
The House Committee appointed to
investigate the Muihail charges was un.
able TO proceed to-day. owing to mon
opolixation Of the witness by the Senate.
and Ia considering taking q recess for q
couple OF weeks.
"Ilow the N. 4. NJ. bought Maryland
politicians. placed spies In Philadelphia
labor unions during the printers strike
OF 1905. and prepared q broad campaign
to combat the American Federation Of
Labor. waa disclosed to-day before the
Senate lobby committee.
Two hundred letters OF Col. NJ. ".
Mulhall divulYed the anti-labor night
Of the manufacturers. Mulhali re-
appearing In his role Of confessins lob.
byist.
The witness told how the association
used Its power In . vain effort In 1871
to defeat Congressman Pearre Of Cum
esriand. Nd. He said . negro editor
vac bought" and money paid to C. II.
Hoitsman OF Cumberland by Secretary
Cushing Of the N. A. n.
In Philadelphia Mulhali said Michael
Collins. union hoistinY. engineer. was
paid BY the N. A. NJ. 20 spy upon tho
strikers. Another man got 80 Q week
for the Same service.
xuihalrs nrst testimony to-day re-
lated to letters from Marshall Cushing,
Secretary OF the National Association
OF Manufacturers. suggesting a cam
paisn aEainst Congressman Pearre OF
Maryland. Muihall said no made fro.
Qusnt visits to Pearrs's district and
conferred with former Senator Well
inxton. George II. Holtxman. Postmas-
ter at Cumberland. and Others.
"why did you oppose Pearrs-' asked
Reed.
On account OF his stand on the
Injunction hill, same as did Nc
Comas." said the witness.
REFERS TO RoosevELT's TALK
WITH ooMPERs.
The plan by which Mulhuil and ON.
GERS OF the Philadelphia Typothetae
proposed to break down tho printers
strike there In 1908 was outlined In a
report Mulhaii Identified as one he had
made to John +. Mcintyre. secretary
OF the National Typothetae.
"A great many men had been brought
up from the South to take strikers
places. but proved no good to the EN-.
ploysrs." wrote Mulhall. sour plan
was to get them to 80 out on strike