The Washington times., 1913-07-12
MULHALL BARES
HIS LOBBY RECORD
''ColoneI' Tells Strange Story
of N. A. M. Plots to Beat
Labor Interests.
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schemes of a political and lobbying sort
in which he had been engaged In
these, generally speaking, he appeared
as the paid tool of Marshall Cushing,
the former secretary of the N. a. NJ.
The letters read today related largely
TO the earlier period of Mulhalls activi-
ties for the N. A. NJ, as field agent
and lobbyist. He testified last night
1eos.
Just before Mulhan started, James A.
Emery, counsel for the National Asso-
committee to allow the association
privilege of counsel He presented Rob-
ert McCarter, former attorney general
of New Jersey. whom the association
desired to have present as counsel and
to cross-examine witnesses and suggest
additional witnesse. The requet was
taken under advisement by the COM
m1ttee, as was request through Jack
son n Ralstons Of this city, counsel for
the American Federation of Labor, that
this organization be represented by
counsel
Hold Executive Session.
Previous to hearing Mulhan, the
Senate committee held an executive
session and authorized Senator Over
Auou ~ SCuu IdETSlI<Ol llc
House committee, a letter expressing
the attitude of the committee. In this
letter which Senator Overman later
sent, Mr.. Garrett was told of the cir
cumstances under which the Senate
lobby committee was created, of the
fact an attempt had been made by an
official of the House on behalf Of the
While he was stiIi in the OFFICES of the
Senate committee last night, and he
was advised the House committee
could not have possession OF either
Mulhall or the letters until the SEN
ate committee was through with
them, all this without meaning any
disrespect to the House or the House
committee. Not in Language, but In
committee and service of notice on 1t
that this was a case where possession
was nine points OF the law
II old Machiavelli did not turn in MS
grave this morning. and kick his
crumbled anatomy for being an anna
teur, while Mulhall went ahead with his
tale IL is cause for wonder. The letters
which We're read into the record ana
the statements of Mulhall, supposing
ali the allegations to be true, supple
menting them showed plottings ana
Vaccinations by the n. A.. NJ, on
great scale, of both political ana
lobbying nature
Activities Nationwide.
The activities of the N. A. NJ. were
far-reaching, in fact nationwide. 1t
seemed as If, from the headquarters
here, with Marshall Gushing in the
earlier years in charge, movements
were set on foot and in many cases
cleyerly carried out to win the war OF
capital against labor wherever the Two
were pitted against each otner. men men
In Congress or aspiring thereto who
/ were not amenable to the n. A M were
TO be crushed. Others who were amen
able were to be helped and were heipeo.
LEGISLATION at washington was 70 be
watched Plots were formed by which
labor was to be turned against itself
and led to fight its own interests There
were plots within plots, schemes within
schemes and wheels within wheels.
Doasting that the industrial interests OF
the country were organized more thor
oughly than ever before, Marshall Cush-
ing from his headquarters kept in con
slant and minute touch with Mulhali,
his paid agent IN the field and directed
his energies against various men and
for others. Back in 1904. the date when
most of the letters read this morning
were written. II was the eight-hour bill
in Congress which was the chief object
Of the N A. NJ. attack.
Parties Disregarded.
Partisanshfp cut no figure in the n.
A. NJ. calculations, according to the
Mulhall disclosures. Whenever an un-
friendly head appeared, steps were
taken to strike 1t, whether it was Re
publican or Democrat. Mulhall admit
ted that his activities as field agent,
political manipulation. and lobbyist, had
little to do with party.
One Of the most remarkable phases Of
the correspondence today concerned the
war of the n. A NJ. on former Sena-
tor McComas of Maryland. because he
pushed an eight-hour bill. Cuchfng.
through Mulhall. was presented as dog
ging McComas to defeat because he
would not give UP the eight-hour meas
ure- He was beaten for the Senate, he
was opposed for Federal judge, and
fight of no quarter waged on him. Null
hall used freely in this fight, as in 9TH
ers. the Workingmen's Protective Asso-
ciation of Baltimore, which he fostered
and whose membership he ran up TO
LOO.
McComas was fought, Sidney Mudd