United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19
Parry Crew Sought to Defeat
John A. Martin in Colorado

keeper for the American Federation
of Labor. on the support the labor
forces were giving McComas and the
fight they were making for anti-in-
junction and eight-hour legislation.
Gushing had instructed him to keep
in touch with Squiers" to find out
what the American Federation of La
Dor was doing.
Was Squiers acting in good faith
or was he a spy in the union head
quarters employed by the National
Association of Manufacturers" asked
Senator Cummins.
mot at that time. but later on he
was acting as a spy for Gushing in the
American Federation OF Labor" re-
piled Mulhall.
Mulhall said he saw Boss" Barnes
at Albany and stopped a bill protect
ing laboring men in event of inquiry;
that he paid 5000 to labor men in sup
porting Aldrich; employed labor spies
In Philadelphia in 1906 to break the
printers strike.
Attempt to Ruin Gompers.
Mulhall, with amazing frankness.
admitted that a plot had been formed
during the Maine election Of 1906 and
carried out to blacken the character
of Gompers and that DIR. G. L. Crock
flammatory speech at the Rockland
rink. September 6. 1906. against Com
pers.
Mulhall further disclosed that at
that time Crockett held sort of a
commission as physician to Gompers
and that he was to be remunerated
amply for turning against the labor
leader and making the speech.
The $500 was paid to Crockett by
Fred Wight. collector OF the port of
Maine. Mulhall said. He declared that
confirmed the payment.
II was stated the Manufacturers
Association spent $4,000 trying to
elect Littiofieid United States sena-
tor from Maine because for his record
In Congress against labor measures.
Gompers and Mitchell campaigned the
state and Lttlefield was defeated.
Manufacturers Blacklist.
Senator Reed OF Missouri introduced
before the committee Col. MulhalIs
black list" OF congressman. The
list. Mulhall says. was prepared by
former Representative James E Wat
son OF Indiana and when given to him
was headed by the following note
from Watson: Here's a list for you
to knock out"
The men mentioned In the memo
randa, Mulhail testified. we're not sus-
ceptible TO the influence OF lobbying
interests. and he was instructed to de-
vote his efforts TO discredit them and
gressmen friendly to those inter
ests.
Among those mentioned as being
impervious to the approaches of lobby
lists. and against whom attacks were
to be directed, are Payne OF New York.
Clark of Missouri. Henry George. Jr.,
of New York, Gardner of Massachu-
sets and Rees of Kansas.
Mulhall told the committee how he
broke n strike of shoe workers in St
Louis. He testified that $4,000 had
been given TO him by F. C. Schwedt-
man. secretary of the late James W.
van Iie3Ne OF tne NatlOnsl ASsoCla-
ton of Manufacturers, with which to
bribe the leader OF the strike.
''In the days of Cushing testified
Mulhall, there were never any books
and there never was any designa-
ton by name. We all had numbers.
was number eleven, Littlefield was
nine and Sherman was eight"
Senator Reed wanted to know
about the associations tariff and reci-
procity activities.
Sole Creator Of Tariff Board.
The National Association OF Manu-
facturers created and solely created.
the tariff commission" declared Null
hall.
Schwedtmnn wrote Mulhall on Octo-
ber 8, of certain work which Brown
ell Is doing. unearthing the connec-
ton between Gompcrs and the ma
tional Democratic campaign commit
tee"
who was Brownell?" asked Sena-
tor Nelson.
"Chief OF the publicity bureau OF