Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-08-13
TELLS n. A. N. PLAN
TO QUALIFICATIONS
Letters Show Secret Plan to
Shape Platforms.
FIGHT ON LABOR is TOLD
Emery Tells Senate Members Body
Was Organized to Battle With
Labor Bodies-congressmen
Were Prodded on. Bills.

Washington, Aug. s.-James A.
Emery, counsel for the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers, was a wit
ness before the senate lobby lmyesti-
eating committee Wednesday and he
told how the y. A. NJ prodded mem
bers of congress to support legislation
it favored and how it opposed those
who threatened its interests.
Henry A. Williams, chairman Of
the state committee" wrote MulhaIi,
told me that Mr. Vorys had taken a
draft of the national platform to
Washington TO submit It TO the presi-
dent. Mr.. Taft. and others for their
approval. He said 1t was subject to
changes by the committee on resolu-
lions at the convention TO be held at
Chicago
MIR. Williams sent out for Wade H.
Ellis. the attorney general, who drew
the draft OF the platform, and G. F..
Watts, ilT. vorys' private secretary. ]
had a long interview with these gen
tlemen."
Mulhail wrote also that Messrs. VIII
liams. Ellis and Watts advised that
President Van Cleave of the manufac-
turers and Mr.. Schwedtman should go
to Chicago and be privately heard
before the platform was finally adopt
ed
Il told Chairman Williams, Mr.. FL
lis and Mr.. Warrington what our peO-
pie would want" the letter said.
showing them clearly that there were
over 10000 manufacturers organized
throughout the United States and it
was utterly impossible for them to
elect Mr. Taft or anyone else without
our active support"
Several letters showed the activities
of Marshall Cushing in organizing sen
timent for a conservative" platform
at Denver in 1908 and satisfactory
injunction plank at Chicago.
One letter disclosed what Represen-
tatlve Willis characterized as ever
lasting and eternal war" between the
National Association of Manufacturers
and the National Civic Federation.
One letter written by Emery TO
Schwedtman commented on the fact
that Congressman Bartholdt was
very effectually prodded from St.
Louis" regarding his vote on propo-
sition to exempt labor unions from
prosecution under the Sherman law.
Mr. Emery was witness for few
minutes earlier in the day before the
senate's lobby investigating commit
tee, telling of the organization of the
manufacturers and saying its chief
purpose was to fight for the open
shop" lie told also of the formation
or the Council OF Industrial Defense.
Attorney McCarter announced he
intended 10 show that the National
Association of Manufacturers had only
been opposing the work OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, taking the
opposite view" on most subjects of
legislation.
American Federation Of Labor, too
said Senator Walsh.
Details of Legislative activities of the
widest range. extending from the home
districts of members of congress to the
White House and capitol, were re
vealed when the letter files of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
were read by the house lobby probers
Tuesday.
While the senate lobby investigators
pursued their probe by an examination
OF former Senator Joseph b. Foraker
of Ohio. the house committee got un-
der way and placed in the record a
hundred letters from the files OF James
A. Emery. chief counsel for the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers.