The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-07-12

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Coal Strike Reviewed.
Mulhall told of efforts also to set
tie the anthracite coal strike in the
Pennsylvania fields in 1902 and spoke
of attempts to arrange conferences be-
tween the then Governor Stone and
labor leaders.
Edward Booth, one of the men Who
was to get Washington job, wrote to
Mulhall about the work being done to
keep up the workmen's protective as
sociation. Mulhall said this organi-
zation was republican in politics.
Booth said Senator McComas seem. d
to be handing out "the same old
jolly" and complained about the class
of jobs he and Williams were tc set.
A letter of July IL, 1903, to Mulhall,
as head of the workmens protective
association from an association of en-
gineers in New York was read by
Senator Reed. The letter said that
Senator McComas has voted right in
the interests of labor in every meas
ure that has come before the United
States senate in the last six years.
Speaking of letters from Cushing,
Senator Reed found one without sig
nature and wanted to know if the Ma
.ional Association of Manufacturcrs'
secretary wrote unsigned letters.
Always" said Mulhall.
Senator Reed picked out letter
rom Marshall Cushing to John WI
(erkes, the commissioner of internal |
evenue, urging him to retain Mulhall |
IS deputy collector of customs at Bal |
more. A note on the top of this let |
er stated that it was absolutely con-
dential," as it would be fatal if
enator McComas knew l was doing
this"
Asked by Senator Reed why this
rould be fatal, Mulhall said:
Because the National Association of
was fighting McComas
had been appointed for three months
Y McComas just after the Baltimore
re, and Cushing wanted to help me
,tain the place"
Mulhall declared that Gushing had
greed with him to aid to build up
lie workingmen's protective associa-
On which Mulhall controlled 1t had
IN down to about 500 members, and
ith Cushing's aid Mulhall declared it
as worked up to 1900 members. For
is Gushing, as secretary of the Ma =
,nal Manufacturers association, fire. =,
ently sent Mulhall money. =
"He sent me checks, usually 500 at D
time, to be used in hall rent and
eping up the organization" said :,
llhall Occasionally he sent me $40 n
ecks which were for my own ex- :,
nses." !,
Letter to Roosevelt.
One letter identified by Mulhall was
dressed to Theodore Roosevelt,
en- president, urging the appoint ~
mt of a postmaster at Baltimore. 80
was from Mulhall's organization, III
Workingmen's Protective associa- ~
a, and resulted, Mulhall said, in vi
,sident Roosevelt receiving dele an
ion of 100 citizens at the White III
use. eie
he letter told Mr.. Roosevelt that -
is organization, representative of =
associations of Organized labor, III
nestly petitions you to appoint the
ce of postmaster of this city
lorable Stephen R. Mason, chair
of the republican city committee"
that I'VE believe that the ap-
ltment of Mr.. Mason will do much :.
ard reuniting the republican party
bury all factional differences in 'he
locality" the
We send this letter through our OF
ltor to you," the letter added, "as and
knows the services this organiza- of
has rendered the republican par rho
nd the right we have to petition ga
and join in the efforts our lead ;ng
are making 10 pace Tue rish' thoI
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