The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-03
REAL LOBBY SHOWN
IN REVELATIONS OF
THIS SECRET AGENT
Representative OF Man.
ufacturers' Associa-
ton Tells Secrets.
PAY TO OFFICIALS
Statement Names Watson,
Littlefleld and Others as
Receiving Pay.
PAY TO OFFICIALS

Washington, ID. ca searching
investigation of the so-called under
ground system" at the capital, not
only by the Senate lobby committee,
but also by a select committee of the
House, also, promises to De the first
result OF the sensational charges by
Martin M. Mulhall, who claims to
have beer general floor lobbyist for
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. Mulhall's startling allegations
that representatives, senator's and
high officials of the government have
been reached or influenced, that
the lobby" conducted it's operations
from a room in the capitol and paid
money to employees there, that it took
active part in making up committees
and went II actively in political
campaigns to defeat congressman
who opposed legislation the lobby"
wanted, have thrown congressional
circles into an uproar. The congress
men named in Mulhall's charges are
issuing statements d%enouncing the al
legations as 'malicious lies"
Clark Confirms 1t.
Speaker Clark last night issued a
statement confirming the charge that
the lobby" had worked for his de-
feat. Many congressman mentioned,
however, who feel hat they have
been brought in without any specific
charges against them, declared they
would not be satisfied with the Sen
ate lobby committees investigation
alone. but would insist on a select
committee of the House to sift the
charges.
The president said in discussing
the Mulhall story that he believed
the lobby on tariff legislation had
ceased to "embarrass anybody but
ITSELF"
Chairman Overman called the COM
naittee together for a short executive
session. AT its conclusion he announc-
ed that a full investigation OF the
Mulhall charges had been agreed on.
They decided no meeting of the COM
mittee would be he'd until July s.
Mulhall's Charges.
New York City.-The New York
World yesterday morning printed
the following:
Revealing the hidden secrets of the
lobby at the Capitol of the Nation,
and throwing instructive illumina-
ton upon the methods OF invisible
government Col. Martin M. Null
hall, for ten years a lobbyist, neld
worker and strikebreakers for the
National Association OF Manufacture
ers, herewith makes public an amaZ-
ing story of his experiences while
carrying out orders of the organiza-
ton by which he was employed.
Colonel Mulhall was subpoenaed
in Washington yesterday to appear
july Z before the Overman lobby in
vestigating committee of the United
States Senate to repeat his state
ment and answer any questions that
may be asked of him.
The man, who was constantly ac-
tive although deliberately incon-
s%picuous in the daily undertakings
and achievements of the lobby, has
given the World his personal nara
tive of these activities and has turn
ed over to it his voluminous CORE
spondence. His narrative and cor
~respondence established the follow
ing facts:
/. That the National Association
of Manufacturers has a membership
of 225 organizations, embracing A.
600 individual members, employing
more than S million persons and rep
%resenting an approximate capital OF
10 billion dollars, and claims to be
a non-political business and trade
organization.
Active in Tariff Lobbying.
9. That in reality this association
has for more than ten ears secretly
played an important and frequently
decisive part in promoting tariff, lab.
or and general bushes Legislation
favorable to his own interests.
3. That, together, with a paper
organization" called the Nationa
Council for Industrial Defense, ii
has also maintained a lobby a
Washington for the purpose of de
feating all legislation hostile to it!
interests.
4. That for these purposes il ha.
always sought and often managed IL
obtain control of the committee OF
labor and the committee of both The
Senate and the House of Representa-
tives.
That the National Association O
Manufacturers was solely rcsponsi
BILE for the creation of the tariff
commission in the Taft administra
ton. the object of the association
being to ~forestall revision CT thu
rher existing tariff.
And Here is J. E.. Watson.
6. That the officials who received
financial reward for services reEder
ed or for political purposes from thu
National Association OF Manufacture
ers while in office We're:
A. Former Cor gresham James E
Watson (Republican); whip of TIL
House of Representatives from $50:
to l90S; Republican candidate 70
governor of Indiana in 1908; foo
leader of the Republican nationa
convention in Chicago in 1912 and
favorite with the %standpat Republi
cans for the nomination for Presi
dent in 1916; most important all.
of N. A. NJ. while in Congress ant
served as it's principal lobbyist afte.
his retirement.
3. Congressman James T. Nc