The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-04


Washington, July 2.--Former Presi-
dents john Kirby and d. NJ. Parry Of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, about to sail for Australia
from San Francisco, were ordered not
to sail by Chairman Overman of the
senate lobby committee. They had
made all plans to depart from San
Francisco
Parry and Kirby We're directed by
wire to come to Washington and tes-
tlfy with respect to the Mulhal charges
that the National Manufacturers asSo-
ciatton has for years backed gigantic
plan Of lobby. political and anti-labor
activity, with its roots in Washington
and its qualifications all over the coun-
try
Senator Overman received long tel.
egram from the two men asking to I've
let off temporarily. They said they
had been two months planning for the
Australian trip; that they were to take
steamer; that to give up their plans
now would cost them $1,000 apiece ana
put them to great Inconvenience They
added If they were allowed to go now
they would testify willingly on their
return.
Senator Overman talked the matter
over with members of the committee
and wired the two men not to go
Developments Come Fast.
Other developments in the lobby sit
uation, which now include everything
from sugar TO the war between capital
and labor and from pages to presidents,
comprised an executive session of the
Overman lobby committee to map out
plans for going ahead with the investi-
cation; announcement of Congressman
Nolan, union labor member from Cali.
fornia, that he would present a resolu-
tion to the house demanding the books
and records of the National Manufac-
turers' association; the summoning Of
more witnesses by the senate commit
tee and a, request preferred by Con
gresham Sherley of KenLlclly to tho
senate committee that he be allowed to
make statement apropoS of the Mul.
hall charges and the statement at thQ
White House that many letters were
coming in commenting the president
for striking at the lobby and demand
Ing that If be scourged out of the TEN.
pie.
AT the executive meeting of the
Overman committee Senator Overman
insisted that it was essential to pro-
ceed in an orderly way to clear a path
through the mass of material which
has been thrown before the committee.
After the meeting it was announced
that the program would be to meet to-
day and proceed to finish up the in
vestigation of the Lovett charges and
all matters pertaining thereto, includ-
ing the allegations that an unidentified
man using the names of the congress
men telephoned Judge Lovett, Lewis
Cass Ledyard and other big figures in
Wall street and sought to induce them
to retain Edward Lauterbach as coun-
sci for the Union Pacific.
Hear MulhaII Next Week.
After that Senator Overman and the
committee went to finish up the sugar
lobby investigation and the wool lobby
inquiry. Then the probe into the Null
hall charges will open. Indications
now are that it will be next week be-
fore the committee begins taking evil
dence in the Mulhall exposure.
The committee realizes the gravity
of the Muihall charges, the wide scope
they cover, the fact that men of promi-
nence and reputation are dragged in,
and they are of great political and in
dustrial moment To probe them will
take much time. That is a reason why
it is felt wise to get rid of other phases
of the Investigation before taking up
the N A. M lobby