The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

union men working on salary to beat
Hughes, who was the labor candidate.
TN 1904" said Aulhall. ''Mr. Gushing
cent me to Paterson. n. j.. to advise
with Henry c. Allen. Republican can.
didate for Congress against William
Hughes. The N. A. NJ was fighting
Hughes because he held a union card
and was a leading labor member Of tn,
House."
He paid out in the neighborhood oi
to separate the labor vote from the
Hughes following. The labor men had
confiscated 5000 circulars. which the
American Federation Of Labor had
printed and given to New Jersey labor
leaders to circulate in Hughes behalf
These were turned over by the labor
people TO Aliens managers.
Pressed for the names Of the men he
had employed. Mulhall mentioned Mich.
ael Collins. Of Philadelphia, Pa; Secre-
tary George Curtin. of the Allied Build.
ing Trades. of Philadelphia: Jacob Cas-
silear. a general organizer Of the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor. and William
]. Ryan. OF New York. q member Of the
electrical workers. Cushing. Mulhall
said. furnished all the money for these
mems salaries and expenses.
Work In Hughes District.
who did you pay in Hughes own dis
trict?' asked Senator Cummins.
II paid of the labor men / brought
down to work for U.S."
did you pay any man who lived and
voted in Hughes districtT'
Yes George Burke. an active labor
worker. He was on the weekly salary
roll" These men had weekly expense
allowances. he said. out Of which they
were to pay other workers.
Il understood the money was to be
used for legitimate work. or what they
called legitimate work." said Mulhan.
He told how he had worked his way
into Senator Aldrich's campaign in 1901
At Cushing's suggestion he wrote Sena'
tor Foraker telling Of his desire TO hell
Senator Aldrich out. He was immediately
placed in touch with Senator Aidrich
called on him at Providence and intro
duced a Providence labor worker named
Joseph r. Ridge. Ridge became most
active in Senator Aidrich's campaign
organizing the labor people behind the
Republican candidate. On October =
Ridge wrote Mulhall In part:
Mr.. Aldrich asked me to secure the
assistance of Mr.. Phil Agnew. who IL
business agent of the bartenders' union
here, who have a membership of over
so. Had hard work doing anything with
him until yesterday. when l had the
Senator call him up on phone and have
a little talk: and Mr.. Aldrich called me
this a. m. and said he was all o. h.
1 have also got Grace in line. of the
team drivers union. who has been back
ward. after several long chats Finally,
landed him in the office yesterday.
and had Mr. Aldrich and him together
and arrange matters satisfactorily.
Gave Ridge $500.
MulhaII said that Ridge made his
own arrangement with Senator Aid
rich.
What pay did he receive?" asked
Senator Crmmins.
II don't know. I gave him 500 I re-
ceived from Gushing to help Senator
Aldrich in the fight for reelection
Did the n. A. NJ. furnish that
money!
Yes, sir
William J. Ryan and Michael Collins.
two Of the labor men who worked under
MuIhau against Hughes. stayed with
him, and when he started in to break
up the impending general printers
strike. by preventing a general walkout
in Philadelphia, Collins and Ryan were
Mulhall was first appointed a men,
ber for the manufacturers Of a joint
ccmmitee TO settle the strike amicably.
This was done in order that his real
activities might be cloaked.
Il was instructed by Gushing by let
ter before the meeting of that COM
mittee to report to John Mcintyre. ma
tional secretary of the National Ty-
pothetae. and help the members of that
Organization in preventing a strike. A
good many Of the National Typothetae
are members Of the N. A. N.
ION and of I spent about fifteen
months preventing this strike. Some
of the men were out In Philadelphia
and New York, and the unicns in Other
sections were threatening to go out.
The great fear was that a sympathetic
strike might be called all over the
We figured that IL We could
beat the strike in Philadelphia and
New York the rest Of the country
would quiet down."
Wanted Strike Called on.
You were trying to have the strike
called off?''
Yes. We arranged to take a commit
to show them that their places were be-
ing fiiied rapidly. and that there was no
hope Of winning out"
Ibid you have any dealings with labor
ing mem"
II was active among my acquaintances
irving to stop them and the unions they
belonged to from contributing funds to
the typographical union"
MulhalI said that he received 500 q
week from Cushing to employ spies to
get inside information as to the plans
and conditions of the typographical
union.
Were these spies union men!
..Yes. members of other unions"
Some of those men were paid by
check by Joseph Hays. local secretary of
he Typothetae Ryan and Collins were
paid by the N. A. NJ, along with me-"
What was done with all this moneyf'
lsked Senator Reed.
"oh, we were circulating among labor
workers, keeping down a sympathetic
,trike and controlling the Central Labor
Union through certain Of its membersf
Mulhall explained that the contest was
'or an eight-hour day.
$50 It all goes back to the old eight |
,our BILL" commented Senator Reed. IF |
get you right, II there was anything |
which narrowed up the soul Of this or |
,anixation Il was the fact that any one |
hould want to quit work after working |
light hoursf
How Price Was '1Etxed."
One of the most effective workers, Null |
ras an oflicer of the Central Labor Union |
nd who Was threatened with prosecution |
or alleged misappropriation of funds The |
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