Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
STORY OF MULHALL WILL
EXTEND j. S. LOBBY INQUIRY


Mulhsu represented the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers. in Wash
ington. The association has mtm-
bership of 225 organizations among
them the most influential Of the coun-
try. and 1000 individuals. who control
billions Of capital
The burden Of his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff. labor, and general
business legislation favorable TO ITSELF
had maintained a lobby STAFF Of seven
teen including himself. and former
Presidents NauCIeaye and Kirby. Of
the association. AT the capital 10 de-
feat hostile legislation. and 10 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 Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former Congressman 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 Congressman and Senators were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals to sentiment
or other interests He told Of an
unsuccessful attempt 10 bride Samuel
Gompers the labor leader and Of
successful work among petty labor
leaders.
Mulhal told OF his own great in
L H.. D
position through the influence Of Sen
ator McComas Of Maryland and at
the same time entered the employ
OF the National Association Of Man
ufaCturors helping TO defeat his
patron because McComas had been
doomed for his opposition TO the assO-
citation
McComas. IT seems. was not the
only victim. Tom l.. Johnson had
been defeated for Mayor OF Cleve-
land said Mulhall for his opposi-
ton to 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
Gomperg and Morrison, the labor
leaders. to support Hughes. and had
stumped the State i'm his favor.
Spies Kept in Field.
The work of the association against
the eight hour law. its enmity 10 most
legislation that was favorable 10 labor.
how he kept I'm occasional communi-
cation with former Vice President
Sherman. how spies were kept IN the
field 10 corrupt minor labor leaders.
and 20 knife opponents were other
sensational bits of the Mulhall tes-
timony
George Pope. president Of the asso-
citation, and other officials Of the or
ganization, have made statements de
claring that Mulhau is not 10 be be-
lieved, and that most OF the state
ments were inspired by the fact that
Mulhall was discharged by the assO-
citation. From many persons and
places have come statements de-
nouncing Mulhall as a man Cf repre-
hensible character, iessening thus the
SUBSTANTIALLY OF many OF tho
charges. But In many instances the
declarations he made seemed TO he as
sured Of reliability by documents that
are substantial.
Interesting 10 his list of Congress
men whom he said had received pay
from the association. He named I'm
this connection J. r. 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.
c. +. Littleneld. Republican, Maine;
II NJ Bannon, Republican, Ohio. II
NJ Coudry. Republican, Missouri, j. j.
Gardner. Republican. New Jersey; r.
b. Cole. Republican. ohio. and ]. IL.
McMichael. chief Of pages.
on the other hand he named a
number OF Congressman who had con