Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-13
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HOUSE INVESTIGATORS LISTEN
TO CORRESPONDENCE FROM 81
FILES OF ASSOCIATION.
FEuD WITH LABOR SHOWN.
Correspondence Tells Of Political Work
From Legislative Districts TO the
White House - Foraker Defends
Late vIce-PresIdent.

Washington, Aug. "Details OF leg
islative activities OF the widest range.
extending from the home districts OF
members OF congress to the White
House and capitol were revealed on
Tuesday when the letter files Eof the
National Association OF Manufacturers
were read by the house lobby probers.
Discussing the recent sundrys civil
bill, with its provisions prohibiting the
expenditure OF certain funds for the
prosecution Of Il farmers and labor
unions under the Sherman law, Emery,
wrote to John Kirby. president OF the,
association, on March z, 1913, after
President Taft had vetoed the bill:
.SS Il want to emphasize as hard as u
can che Importance Of lining up for q
tremendous demonstration when this
bill reaches President Wilson, as it UNI
doubtedly will, with the same provision
in it. You will then have an early OPP
portunity to decide whether the gilt
tering Democratic motto, Equal rights
for all, special privileges for none,'
means anything. or whether the admin
istration has surrendered completely
or win merely turn over the depart
ment Of labor. ,Ts ,3s 3.
II note. BY the way. your reference
to q letter from G.. w. (Post) on the
/ question OF a protest over the appoint
ment OF Wilson (secretary Of labor) "a
protest on this SUBJECTS q mere waste
Of breath, and on the whole. am in
clined to think that the whole purpose
OF this department will be shown up
quicker with the unions in control OF
1t than in any other way. i;l Is
"Gompers win run It characteristic
ally with a high hand. and II the whole
thing does not smell to heaven within
year i shall be very much aston
ished." a !.s Il u
In this same letter Emery advised
Kirby: III you have any idea that
TAN would have vetoed this bill OF his
own motion, get over it. A list OF pub;
lie men who had pie, in this $113 ,00o.-
900 appropriation bill included many
prominent men IN both houses"
Kirby forwarded to Emery q series
OF letters between William de Hert-
burn Washington OF New York and a..
B. Fsrquhar, a manufacturer Of York,
Pa, and a director Of the National As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers. Washing
ton told Farquhar in q letter dated
January g, 1913, that he had recently
spent three days on q trip to Virginia
with the presid entelect, /" and was sat
isfied that the tariff would be taken up
at an extra session. He proposed that
currency reform be coupled with the
tarift at the present session OF con.
gress and asked the support Of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers
for that proposition. Both Farquhar
and Kirby In letters Endorsed his pro-
posal. X E 81
In a letter to Daniel Davenport Of
Bridgeport, Conn, in March. 1911.
Emery told Of interviewing, with Mr..
Kirby, Majority Leader Underwood on
the Organization Of the committees Of
the new Democratic house.
Former Senator Foraker took the
stand in tile senate hearing to defend
the good name Of his dead friend
James Schoolcraft Sherman, late vice
president Of the United States.