The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-04
LIVERY CLAIMED
TRUE HEAD OF
BRIBERY RING
Director of Col. Mulhalrs Activi-
ties Man Consulted On All
Deals
WORKED IN SHADOW,
: BUT GETS RESULTS
Has Elaborate Summer Resi-
dence Outside of Washington
for Entertaining"
By gibson GARDNER.

BY gibson GARDNER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July "A
more important man than Col Mul
hall, who exposed the gigantic loboy
operations OF the National Association
Of Manufacturers, is James A. Emery
rominally its attorney in Washington
but IL fact director of all the Nationa
Association OF Manufacturers opera
lions.
Mulhall was a field agent-Every
WAC. and Is. the general In command
He has an office in the Union Trust
building. near the White House. he
makes the policies, outlines the cam
paigns and gives the orders which are
carried out by the field agents.
Emery has a beautiful country resi-
dence on the Conduit road, just out
side Washington, where he entertains
Senators Root and Lodge, ex-Repre-
sentative Watson, Senator Townsen'
Of Michigan, with others who sit IN
the seats Of the mighty.
Emery never goes 10 the capitol
himself--he sends for people
They come to him!
He knows congress and its member
ahip-he tells his agents how 70 work.
Listen to the following from the
private archives of the National AS
sOcistion Of Manufacturers, addressed
to one OF his lieutenanrs:
The legislative situation at Wash
inxton," he says, will become clear
only when you realize the personal
position OF the average representative.
Our congressman proceed to Washing.
t0ll from every part of the United
States. Their term is so short that
almost before grateful congratulations
uD0n election have died away nerve
wearing struggle for denomination Is
In progress. The congressman is, there
fore. almost continually engaged in a
contest to retain his seat
Emery then gives a remarkably en-
tightening prescription for up-to-date
lobby work. He says:
Then your congressman desires TO
help his constituents and his party In
euch q way that be will help himself
He performs In Washington; he lives
In his district. What he thinks his
district thinks Is great factor In
shaping his conduct, just as what his
district thinks he thinks is the great
factor In securing his election. II is
only natural that he should pay most
attention to those from whom he most
! frequently hears. But small per
rentage of the people who vote for
Slm give intimate care to his public
action or communicate with him con-
corning 1t, and II he heeds those who
heed him II Is because he has every
reasonable ground TO assume that
those who endeavor to influence HIS
action will take an equal interest in
voting one way or another in his
future election. and If an unusual num-
Der OF people address him upon a par
ticular subject II Is very easy for him
to believe that they represent a large
End interested sentiment in his com
munity." -
Emery. therefore. advised that a
stream Of letters and sentiment" be
directed upon congressman at the
psychological moment!
The oficial-but private-records
OF the National Association of Manu-
facturers to which your correspondent
has secured access, show that the fol-
lowing are among the bills opposed bv
this lobby:
Bill providing right of trial by Jury
or other Judge for contempt OF court.
measures prohibiting or regulating the
employment OF children. bills limiting
the hours OF labor on government
work and bills proposing amendments
TO the Sherman antitrust act.
In confidential report to members
the work of the National Association
OF Manufacturers in one state Is de.
scribed in q way which throws light
on Its charter and Is suggestive 10
other states.
Last winter there was but one oh
uoxious Dill that escaped us. We as
sisted In formulating laws for the
state or Indiana and We succeeded in
preventing Objectionable legislation
and I say that IL behooves each one OF
you IN our own state. especially those
o. you who live In capital cities. to
organize and be ready for such work
~ this. Your local organization can
send out information over the state.
Take such bill as the child labor
hill. The glass manufacturers are
#Groatly interested In that bill When
~ child labor bill is under considera-
ton the word Is passed out and these
" mem come down here and can tell the
members OF the legislature all about
.lt How children work In glassworks
*tWMO III Suat way we TtdllZe the Deneuta
&of the organization over the state"
Emery seldom boasts. But when II
F,come to work against railroad legisla
lion, he could not resist. The follow
Iag 10 from Official sources:
Emery said:
II want TO say that the southern
E&0mmercial bodies did something thai
No never been done In connection
with anything we have ever attempted
X 1oWn there (Washington( at any time
~ the past. For instance. at the time
&1Ao Hepburn bill was introduced Johr
E&n0fp Williams. minority leader or
{ 10 0oor. during his flibustering tao
4 ia. said that they would help the
koco1dent amend the Sherman anti
E5ruoG law. that they would help hin
HnQo the Hepburn bill. and they mad,
It8 ~ russ about IL. After we got In
>.1rock with the southern organization
M brought this statement to theil
1>ntlon--12 days after that-Mr
<r1n sharp Williams went before tn,
<Xmog1con Academy OF Social anc
1Et1ca1 Science at Philadelphia an,