Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-08-07
National Association of Manu-
facturers' Agents Pr0dded
CongresSmen Into Support
of Measures,
UNRULY MEMBERS HAD
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION
James A. Emery Chief Wit
ness Before Both House and
Senate ProberS Defines
Policies of Capitalists

tsr sogntna sousHsl srrcnt tr.ste vra,l
Washington Aug t-lluu 0lr Sac
tloual Association of Manufacturer.
prodded' members OF congress o.
support legislation the association a..
rorcd and opposed those who threat.
cued its interests. Was explained t..
the house lobby committee today h,
James A Emery general counsel fur
the association Emery WAS tho prIu-
cipal witness Of tho day before tho
lobby investigators ou both side. of
tho capitol lie began a prrHuina,
statement to the seuatc committee of
the objects and aims of the ussocIa-
tion and ON the house side ne com
cluded the Identification of the two
hundred letters cullcd from tho on
ganizations Giles by the committee
Discussing the political activities of
the association, Emery said that the
body itself did not engineer congrcs-
sonal campaigns The association
Kept track Of the records of con-
gressmen. he added, and when the
time for their recollection came. uo-
titled its members IN the individual
districts ANA the campaign work was
done by the local members
A letter written by Emery 10 d. a.
SchWedtman. secretary TO Tho prcsi-
dent of the National Association m
l9to. commented ON thc fact that
Congressman Bartholdt was very cf-
fectually pradded from ST. Louis in
connection with vote on q PROPOSE
uon TO exempt labor unions from
prosecution undcr the Sherman law.
Members Of the committee conducted
"a rather lengthy examination to de-
terminc Just what the method of
'prodding' was employed by the ass
sociatiOn. The witness explained that
letters ana tclcgrams were started
from the constituents of the congress
man sought TO Dee influenced bv COM
nunicating with the members Of the
in the cungrcssman's dis
trict. AS AN instance Of this sort OF
activity there was introduced tplc-
gram sent hy Emery during the fight
against this same labor union prOpo-
sition in 1910, TO A. N Williams OF
the Minnesota EMPLOYERS association
in st. Paul which urged him 90
please get as vigorous protest by
wire as possible TO Congressman pa
Wis. Nelson, Stccncrsou ana Miller of
your state All are supporting Hughes
preventing enforcement
of the sherman law against labor orr
Activities In relation to the Hughes
tho investigation Of the
Taylor shop management system by
the house labor committee. the bin
10 allow the formation of unions
lmong government employees. aud ya-
'ious other legislative propositions as
well as the interest of the association
n the presidential platforms In 1905
we're outlined in the letters presented
oday T., G schvcdman former Rep
'esentative John w. Weeks. now sem
ltor from Massachusetts. Henry r.
Townc of q New York manufacturing
irm and others have figured in the
documents.
one Of the letters disclosed what
representative Wits chalaclcfllrd as
everlasting and Ccrhal var be-
wecn the National Association Of
ana The Nauonal civic
federation. IN a letter dated January
~ 1910, Mr. Schwedunan wrote To- =
Ohm Kirby president Of the Nation Il
] Association of Manufacturers
May the continuation of your cam- Z,
'aign bring about the thing which rs
most desirable at the present time IN
ur economic situation, that is down !.
all Of the civic federation. d
The house committee excused Em- r
Iy for the present and hc will con 4,
inuo his testimony on the senate side i
ouse viii examine James Y. Ewcu