Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-01
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MOST SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES
IN RECENT YEARS EXPECTED AS
RESULT OF RECENT TESTIMONY
BEFORE LOBBY COMMITTEE.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES
TO Be HEARD TOMORROW


closures to follow the opening of the
senate's lobby investigation tomorrow
ARE expected 10 be among the most. i'm
portant developments in recent years
ir congressional inquiry. Since pub
lcation of Martin NJ. Mulhall's story
of how he had cooperated to influence
Legislative actions in behalf of the Ma
tonal Manufacturers. scores of labor
leaders, present and former congress
men and others, have come forward
with testimony and ask that they also
be heard by the investigators.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
figured prominently in Mulhall's story
was the object of long continued at
tack by those who attempted to bribe
him and force him to give up his fight
in behalf of labor legislation has made
public detailed report of the at
bribery. 1t confirms the
story told by Mulhall.
The Gompers statement is a report
that the labor leader prepared in 1907
after his experiences with Broughton
Brandenburg, now convict in Sing
Sing prison, who claimed to be in the
employ of the National Association of
Manufacturers.
Gompers met Brandenburg, says the
report, under the advice and sugges-
ton of other officials of the American
of Labor. Brandenburg |
himself as in charge Of a ,
bureau Of the National Association of
organized ito expose |
he immortality and dishonesty of the
eaders in the labor movement"
According to the report. Gompers
ed Brandenburg on until the latter
proposed that Gompers should prepare
| general statement in the nature OF
! confession; should stand for re-
election as president of the American
OF Labor IN 1908 and should
hen resign, leaving the Federation OF
4abor crippled by his retirement and
he expose of other leaders.
my reason in coming to you is to
ay that want to save you" Branden-
urg is quoted as saying. 'T want to
ave you and while I do not want to
xpress in specific financial terms
,hat the National Association of
manufacturers is willing to do, yet
an guarantee that you will be finan-
tally safe for the balance of your
fe,"
Both John Kirby, Jr., and D. M.
AIRY are in San Francisco and We're
xpecting to sail for Australia today.
hey wired Chairman Overman ask
lg to be excused from testifying be-
,re the senate committee now but
to appear on their return in
7veral months. They wired it would
ost them about $4,000 each to change {
leir plans. Chairman Overman today
ired the two men directing that they '
old themselves in readiness to ap
ear. I
Representative Sherley of Kentucky,
entioned in the Mulhall charges as G
ne the manufacturers could count on G
support certain measures, today OBJ G
lined from Senator Overman permis-
on to appear before the lobby COM
ittee tomorrow and make state
ent detailing conversations with Null
Ill. i
Lewis Cass Ledyard, Paul D. Crav. d
h and Maxwell Eyarts, New York T
torneys, and David Lamar, Wall f
treet operator, have accepted tele Il
raphic summons to appear before i,
e committee tomorrow. y
The work of lobbyists in Wall Street a
here names of congressman have q
zen freely used over the telephone in p
with demands upon finan. Fl
al and railway officials will be sub
cts of hearing. +,
Former Congressman James r. Wat :,
m, of Indiana, named by Mulhall in +,
S charges, notified Sergeant-at-Arms !.
iggs of the senate today that he
ould appear before the lobby COM !,
ittee Tuesday, July s.
Change Plans and viii Testify.
San Francisco, Calf, July 1.-Half
hour before the liner Ventura was II
lie to sail today for the Antipodes, y
'hn Kirby, Jr., and David M. Parry y
rmer presidents of the National AS =
a;,t;o,, 80 n,.,,,f,a,,,uou, noo1Ia,i IL
cir reservations and engaged trans l
,rtation for Washington where y
ey will appear before the senate 81
mmittee investigating the activities "
lobbyists. The change of plans u
III cost them $4,000 each. They "
omised before leaving to make
Ib1ic statement. =