Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-06
From Files of National ASSo-
citation Of Manufacturers
LetlerSAre Produced Touch
ing Many Phases Of Politics
SARCASTIC COMMENT
ON COLONEL BRYAN
Representative of Capitalists
Declares Union Label Is to
Be Placed ON White House
Stationery

INN HNNHlWN JOURNAL NFNANhA hANHAA WNH'h
Washington. Aug 3. From the files
of the National Association of Manu-
peuror today came the details of
legislative activities of the widest
range, extending from the home dis
ulcts of members of congress
throughout thc country 60 the White
House and the capitol While the
senate lobby investigators pursued
their probe by an examination of for
mer senator Joseph b. Foraker uf
ohio. the house committee got under
way ANA placed IN the record q hum
drcd letters from the files OF james
H. Emery chief counsel for the Mt
lopal Association of Manufactures
From attempts to Influence the SEE
lection 90 labor and judiciary com
mittccs of the house and the discus
sion of the possibility of coupling cur
rvngy lcplslutlon with the tariff bill at
the present sessou uf congress. IRON
conversations with Majority Leader
oscar Underwood. OF the house, 10
letters ana tcleeams TO Presidents
Wilson and Taft. the correspondence
covered every field Of public logisla
tive activity. Quietly Emery, ON the
stand acknowledged that he had re-
commended contribution of $500 10
oppose Representative buchanan, Of
Illinois for recollection or told Of per-
sunal interviews with leaders and
members or cougress ln bis mtempts
to Influence the naming of committees
on to prevent the enactment of legis-
Mtion urged bN organized labor The
correspondence suggested bitter
feud between the National Association
of Manufacturers and the American
Federation OF Labor, iu an attempt 20
scctrc control of the legislative ngen-
cic4 or the country Discussing the
recent sUudry civil bin, with It's pro-
VISION prohibiting the expenditure of
certain funds in prosecution Of farm
crs and labor unions under the Sher-
man law. Emery wrote 20 President
John kirby Jr,. Of the association on
March f. 1913, after President Taft
had vetoed the hlll
~ want 70 emphasize as hard as !
can the importance of lining mp for
q Tremendous demonstration When this
I'm reaches President Wilson. as 1t
viii, with The same pro
vision in IT, You viii then have an
.arly opportunity to decide whothes
HE gllucring democratic motto
Equal rights for All ana special priv
legcs for none. means anything, or
whether the administration has sur
rendered completely or win merely
turn over the department of labor
~ note by the way your reference
10 q letter from & w. CPostl on the
question of "a protest over the ap-
ponment of wilson tsecretmy of la-
por). a protest on this subject is
mere waste ot breath and on the
Il hole am Inclined to think that tho
hole purpose ot TINS department
viii bc shown up qHlckpt with the un
Ions I'm control OF it. thau iu any 9th
D way Gompgrs WIl run It chnt
with higu hand aud II
me- whole thing does not smell to
leuvcu within ycu shall be very
much astcnishcd 3y thlt time dem
.ratic sympath, probably viii moan
union label on the white House
and the president confer
ing with the waiicrs' union over the
ppoIntmenl ot MIS- steward AZ pres
mn wc hayc nothing more staftlins
ID Jcllcrsouim simplicity than the
.evs thut Mrs Bryan IS making
ieU stit for the se rotary of the state
ud cakes ard ginger WIN Dee served
t the dinner of the Iritish ambas-
aIor Tooth picks Will of course,
r an after dinner course az all cab
net receptions and The demand for
ress suits win be confined TO v9lter
the hotels
I'm this same letter Emery advised