Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

slstentIy fought the associations in
trrests. and whom he frankly called
"unpurChasable" They are. SPEAK
or Clark. Burnett Of Alabama, May
Nichols Pennsylvania, Pars0n. BE"
nard. virginia. Cooper. Wisconsin,
York: Green. Massachusetts, HlugrH.
Iowa. Wilson, Pcnnsyl wanna, W C.
Comas Maryland, Pearre, Mary .and :
Hughes, New Jersey; keliher Mas
Eachusctts, Connolly, Mas aohuselss,
and the labor leaders, Gomp"rs John
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. OF
the Federation Of Labor William
Barnes the New York boss. De sala,
was his friend. and could always be
depended on 20 take care OF blus.
Revelations Of Lamar.
On the heels OF the IuihaI rovc.a-
tions came those from David Lamar
the smiling. cynical Wolf Of Wall
Street" Lamar IL was VINO told Of
having sent Edward LauteTbach his
attorney. 10 usddle around Wall
Street resolution calling for an
investigation Of the Steel Trust BY
the Senate
J. p. Morgan was one OF the men
whom Lauterbach visited on this err
rand He told how he had imper-
souated Congressman Palmer and
Riordan IN telephone conversations
with Lewis Cass Ledyard and Paul u.
Cravath. corporation attorneys, and
Robert : Lovett. the railroad presi-
dent. feigning knowledge Of the inten-
tions OF the dominant party Fur
Their. he declared that he had repre-
scented himself is fresh from the coun-
ellis Of Speaker Clark and other lead
ers when he visited Wall street oper-
ators for concessions.
Lamar's most remarkable disclosure
was his statement that the Union Pa
cific Railroads books had been forged
IN 1901 to cover an item OF $S2,000,0OO.
whereby the fortunes OF Il. II. Harri-
man. Kuhn, Loeb and Company, and
others were built
Testimonials Diseredited.
Dlscredit has been cast upon
Lamars testimony as on Mulhalls as
coming from q man lacking in
scruples. Paul d. Cravath. attorney
for the Union Pacific gave out a
statement that the testimony regard
ing the gigantic forgery was part Of
bear campaign against the com
pauy.
The Senate investigation will be
conducted In detail and II Is likely,
to Judge from the announced inten-
lions OF the committee members. that
every member OF the Senate and Of
the House. every public official whose
name has been dragged into the at
fair. and every one In anyway con
neCted with the situation will be
called in as witnesses Appearances
seem to indicate that the hearing
win last far into the summer.
Mulhall was on the stand the
greater part Of last week explaining
a batch OF correspondence which
had passed between him and political
and labor leaders throughout the
United States The correspondence
according to evidence which has been
revealed. he has sought TO sell to
magazines and newspapers several
times, but In vain Nonchalantly, the
ex lobbyist has pointed out letter
aftdr lgttc1 from prominent m@a, talk
ing of alleged significant deals almost
carelessly
This is a letter from Senator For
aker,' he said. indicating one. 1T
was asking me to see a labor man
about his chances for reelection to
the Senate / think he was consid
ering the Presidency at the time"
Secrets of big politics are being
barred daily during the investigation,
Details Of how spies worked among
the labor men, and of the secret
methods Of big business have been
explained by Mulhall at more than
one point in his testimony.
In defense Of his own lobbying
Mulhall made statements that a labor
lobby existed naming Samuel
Gompers AS a result. Gompers and
J. T. Bird, general manager Of the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers, win be brought before the COM
mittee to explain their activities In
the cause OF labor and capital, re-
speCtively.