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

sistentlv fought the associations in
terests. and whom he frankly called
"unpurchasable" They are. Speak
or Clark. Burnett Of Alabama, May
Nichols Peunsy lvania Parsou. Ne"
nard. Virginia. Cooper. Wisconsin,
York. Green Massachusetts. Haugen
Iowa. Wilson, Pennsylvania, No
Comas Maryland, Pearre. Maryland.
Hughes New Jersey, kelliher. Mas
sachusetts, Connolly, Massachusetts.
and the labor leaders. Gompers, John
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. Of
the Federation of Labor. William
Barnes the New York boss. he said,
WAS his friend, and could always be
depended on to take care Of bills.
Revelations Of Lamar.
on the heels of the MulHall rcvela-
tions came those from David Lamar,
the smiling. cynical Wolf of Wall
Street" Lamar it was who told OF
having sent Edward Lauterhach, his
attorney, to peddle 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 er-
rand lie told how he had imper-
sonated Congressman Palmer and
Riordan in telephone conversations
with Lewis Cass Ledyard and Paul d.
Cravath. corporation attorneys and
Robert s Lovctt. the railroad presi-
dent. feigning knowledge of the lnten-
tIuns Of the dominant party Fur
Their. he declared that he had repre-
scented himself as fresh from the Coun-
ellis Of Speaker Clark and other lead
ers when he visited Wall Street Oper-
ators for concessions.
Iamar's most remarka bic disclosure
was his statement that the Union Pa
cifC Railroads books had been forged
i'm 1901 10 cover an item OF $50, 100000.
whereby the fortunes Of T.. II. Harri-
man. Kuhn Loeb and Company and
others were built
Testimonials Discredited.
Discredit has been cast upon
Lamars testimony as on Mulhalls, as
coming from a man lacking I'm
scruples. Paul ID. Cravath attorney
for the Union Pacific, gave out
statement that the testimony regard
ing the gigantic forgery was part Of
"a bear campaign against the com
pany.
The Senate investigation will be
conducted In detail and IL is likely.
20 Judge from the announced inten-
tions OF the committee members. that
every member OF the Senate and of
the House. every public official whose
name has been dragged into the af-
fair and every ono In anyway CON
nected with the situation will be
called in as witnesses. Appearances
seem 20 indicate that the hearing
viii last far into the summer.
Mulhall was on the stand the
greater part OF lest week explaining
90 ftshF gf,
had passed between him and political
and labor leaders throughout the
United States The correspondence,
according 20 evidence which has been
revealed, he has sought to sell to
magazines and newspapers several
times, but in vain. Nonchalantly, the
eN lobbyist has pointed out letter
after letter from prominent men, 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. l think he was consld-
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 moro than
one point I'm his testimony.
In defense Of his own lobbying,
Mulhall made statements that "a labor
lobby existed, naming Samuel
Gompers. As "a result. Gompers and
!. p Bird general manager OF the
National Association Of Manufacture
ers. win be brought before the COM
mittee TO explain their activities in
the cause OF labor and capital re-
Spectively