Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

MulhaN represented the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers in Wash
ington. The association has MEM
bershtp Of 225 organ 'zarinns among
them the most influential Of the cOun-
try. and 4. 900 individuals, who ContrO.
billions Of capital
The burden OF his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff labor, and general
business legislation favorable 20 itself
had maintained a lobby staff Of seven
teen, including himself, and former
Presidents NauCIeave and Kirby. Of
the association. az the capital 10 de-
feat hostile legislation. and IL was
always seeking and often obtaining
control Of the House and Senate Com
mittee on Labor and judiciary.
Created Tariff Commission.
He said that the associations ef-
forts were responsible for the Gre
alton Of the Tariff Comm sstou under
President Taft. and said that nine
former CongresEnen and J. II. Nc
Michael chief OF pages In the House
had obtained money for services rem
dered.
More sensational stiu were the
declarations that former President
Taft, former Vice President Sherman,
and former Speaker Cannon, besides
many CougTessmen and Scna tors were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals 20 sentiment
or other interests. He told OF an
unsuccessful attempt TO bride Samuel
Gompers, the labor Lender, and OF
successful work among petty labor
leaders.
Mulhau told Of his own great in
gratitude, how he obtained a Federal
position through the influence Of Sen
atOr McComaa Of Maryland, and at
the same time entered the employ
OF the National Association OF Man
ufacturers. helping 20 defeat his
patron because McComas had been
doomed for his opposition 10 the asso-
citation
McComas. II seems was not the
only victim. Tom L. Johnson had
been defeated for Mayor Of Cleve-
land said Nulhau, for his opposi
ton 70 the association. and William
r. Hughes was opposed by the bust
ness combine for Senator from New
Jersey because he was the advocate
Of many labor bills II was in this
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor Of New Jersey, had agreed with
Gompers and Morrison the labor
leaders, to support Hughes, and had
stumped the State In his favor.
Spies Kept in Field.
The work OF the association against
the eight hour law. its eumlty to most
legislation that was favorable TO labor |
how he kept in occasional communi-
cation with former Vice President
Sherman. how spies were kept IN the
Reid TO corrupt minor labor leaders.
and 10 knife opponents were other
sensational bits OF the Mulhan tes-
timony.
George Pope president OF the assoc
citation. and other officials Of the or
ganization. have made statements de-
claTing that Mulhall is not 10 be be-
Neved, and that most Of the state
ments We're inspired by the fact that
Mulhall WAS discharged by the aseo-
citation. From many persons and
places have come statements de-
nouncing Mulhal as a man OF repre-
hersible character lesseping thus the
SUBSTANTIALLY OF many OF the
charges But I'm many instances the
declarations he made seemed TO be as
sured ~ reliability by documents that
are substantial
Interesting IS his list Of Congress
men whom he said had received pay
from the association. He named In
this connection J. f. Watson, Repub-
hcan, of Indiana the House whip"
OF the last administration: J. T. Nc
Dermott. Democrat. OF Illinois: j. ]
Jenkins Republican, Wisconsin; Kit
tredge Haskins. Republican. Vermont,
G. f. Littlefield, Republican Maine,
H NJ. Bannon. Republican, Ohio, II
NJ. Coudry. Republican. Missouri; J. j.
Gardner Republican. New Jersey: r.
B. Cole. Republican. Ohio, and ]. II
McMichael. chief Of pages
On the other hand. he named a
number Of Congressman who had CON