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askew or otherwise it would not per-
nit such a thing he added, with a
shake of his head
Favored Lewis For Committee.
The witness testified that he had
recommended to the house committee
on committees the appointment of
either representative Lewis, Of Mary
land or representative Buchanan OF
Illinois, as chairman OF the labor COM
mtttee- Lewis was appointed, he said.
although net the highest man on the
list OF Democratic members.
He was asked at length about Martin
ton to print his now famous letters
and about his relations with represen-
tative McDermOtt, one of the men in
VOWED by Mulhal. GOmpers said Nc
Dermott had been most insistent that
he take up the Mulhau letters, but
feared at that time that MulhalFs sup
posed repentance was not genuine and
only ruse to get the federation in the
clutches Of the manufacturers assOci-
alton
Lobby in the Open
Mr.. Gompers added to his testimony
by stating that the federation spent
about $500 in its campaign against the
reelection Of representative Charles E
Littlefield. OF Maine, in 1906.
The lobbying done by the fedora
ton, he thought, was justified and in
the open.
With the testimony Of Frank Nor
risOn, secretary of the federation. the
committee concluded its investigation
Of the labor lobby"
Quits Place on Committee.
As the climax of the vigorous Re
publican condemnation of Democratic
legislative methods which has marked
the currency debate, representative Sid
ney Anderson, Of Minnesota, on the
hOOr of the house, resigned late Thurs
day as member of the ways and means
Bitterly assailing the Democratic
caucus action and partisan cOnsidera-
tion Of the Underwood bill and the
Glass bill in the committees report.
representative Anderson declared that
his efforts on the committee "a farce
and a fraud"
The Republicans had criticised the
means employed by the Democrats in !
secret caucus sessions which endorsed
the bill.
Power of the "AIOney Trust.y
Representative Lindebergh, Of Mime {
sofa progressive member of the bank T
ing committee also attacked the bill. /
he declared it would continue the 4
power OF the money trust" and would /
enable several mOnOpOlists to accumu- I
late IN a generation all the property I
possessed by the plain people and in the I
meantime take all the profits from 4
their labor above the amount required I
for bare subsistence"
II Is perpetuating a system. the very
purpose OF which is to enable the nancy 4
.oaners, rent collectors, dividend bene- /
nclarleS and spectators generally to 4
take advantage OF the actual producers
so as 10 control production and fix 4
Amateurs on Currency.
Representative Rogers Of Massa-
--huselts' Republican. declared that the
JeInocrats OF the banking and currency
committee were but "amiable amateurs
pa currency, and yet they are to tear
~ py the roots the entire banking sys-
IN or the United States, the country I
= nose industries are the most colossal
.nu HanlIcId and whose financial syS-
m the globe
representative SIedomridge. Of Colo
luo, democrat, vigorously defended
HS GIaSS Dill, particularly the pro-
IONS IN II securing government con- {
FoI or the reserve board
Critieises Wilson's Activities.
Representative Rulings. of Pennsyl- I
anna Progressive. criticised the activ {
LeS OF president Wilson in connection I
win the currency bill
Since Andrew Jackson" he said, Z {
there has been no more determined. I I
Stute politician occupying the presi- |
entail chair than the present occupant | !
i the white house Under his influence /
GU Democrats have swallowed every ( I