Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-03
H. B. Martin Gives In
sight Into a Mysterious
Organi cation.
LAMAR A SILENT AID
Latter Author of Resolution to
Have Steel Trust InveSti-
gated by Congress.

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firmation Of David Lamars claim that
it was he who drew up the congress
sional resolution under which the
Stanley committee Investigated the
! United States steel corporation was
given to the lobby committee today by
| Henry B. Martin, head of the So
called antitrust league.
Before Martin was called Lewis
Cass Ledyard, who testified yesterday
as to Lamar drawing the steel trust
resolution, resumed the stand a mo-
ment to testify that his information
on that point came from Lamar and
Lauterbach.
The senators gave Martin a lively
examination in an effort to disclose
what the antitrust league" was and
who composed it. Martin testified
that NJ. L. Lockwood of Oklahoma
was originally its president, he was
secretary, c. T. Bride of this city treas
urer and Herman Schulteis, also of
Washington, was counsel.
PROTECTS MEMBERS NAMES.
At one time the league depended
on Attorney General Monet of Ohio
for legal advice. Martin declined to
give the names of the leagues men,
bers, because they would suffer an
ger of the great trusts, who would
ruin and blacklist them and secure
their discharge from employment" :"
Martin declined to disclose the eX-
pendtiure of about $4,000 by the
: league on. the -same-gEGIads. He
gave the legislative committee of
the league as consisting of him
self, Lockwood, Schulteis, Monett,
Bridge, Fleming of Kentucky, Van
Norheis OF Indiana, William Trent
of Illinois, w. G. La Toilette OF
Wisconsin, P. E. Dow of New
York and W. H. Green of Nebraska.
He claimed he had presented to the
secretary of the navy evidence of
frauds in armor plate contracts, had
given information to other govern
} ment officials regarding violations of
the law by the railroad, coal, steel,
harvester and elevator trusts" at a
f. cost CT wore than hundred thousand /;
7 claimed he had drawn many bills for
introduction in congress; had helped
prepare for the Investigation of the
, 'armor trust" and was very active in
. preparation of resolutions for the
money trust and steel trust investi.
3 cations. Further questioning brought
3 out that Lamar in 1908, when the
Wickersham railroad law amendments
were before congress, had supplied
arguments and information that Mar
tin presented to members.
LAMAR DRAWS RESOLUTION.
Martin thought such information had
led TO the striking out of sections
to immuniSe railroads from prosecu
tions.
Did Lamar prepare or draft the
i, resolution for the Investigation of the
steel trust" asked Cummins.
Its my recollection l asked him
! to prepare it," said Martin He added
a he had no specific arrangement with
: any member of congress for its in
, PRODUCTION.
/. This resolution was used in New
York as basis for an attempted rec
onciliation between Edward Lauter
bach and the Morgan frm," said Cum
. Minis
Martin insisted he knew nothing Of
that. Martin said the resolution wa:
2 introduced in the house in practically
I. the form he and Lamar agreed upon
Did you tell Starley, who finall!
introduced the resolution, that LANAI
had prepared it?"
y Il don't think So"
Did you try to suppress The fact?
y Not in the least"
WORKS FOR MONEY TRUST.
\ Martin testified he had worked TO
the money trust" had conference
with Lamar, who favored it, but ha
:. nothing to do with drawing the il
d vestigation RESOLUTION.
It The committee wanted to know wha
m Martin knew about lobbies in Wasl
T. ington. He declared when Chairma
Lcvett OF the Union Pacific board az
Counsel Crayath had been to the Il
partment Of justice to discuss/ n
Union Pacific dissolution with ttc
ney General McReynolds, thZ n,
\ 'Iobbied" the department
\ Dinkey of the Carnegie SfaeI cor
] pany, Vice President PeEie of n
Midvale Steel company, ara Preside
20 Johnson of the BcthleheJh Steel cor
Of pany, had been in washington
n March lobbying for arIkor plate On
of tracts, Martin said. active na
ef- OF that lobby is the NJ league"
as added. j. P. Morgan, -, and Robe
st sateriee OF the Mors d company
90 PANIED as interested the Ma
league.