The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-16
Emery Attacks MulhalI

Washington, September 15.-,rhe de-
Tense of the National Association of
Manufacturers to the charges of a
checkered record and an ir1proper
political career in Washington and
elsewhere made by its former lobby
ist," Martin NJ. Mulhall, was concluded
tonight by James A. Emery. chief agent
or the association in the capital For
nearly three hours Emery addressed
the House lobby committee. He made
a detailed denial of Mulhalfs charges
that the association packed congress
sfonal committee that it rode rough
shod over those members who opposed
its legislative will; that it campaigned
with frequency and at great expense
to elect its favored congressional
friends and that 1t spent several hun
dred thousand dollars in "lobby work"
through NIulhall himself.
With impassioned oratory Emery de-
clared that the association never tried
improperly to influence legislation. He
lpointed to the testimony of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, before the COM
mittee to show that the manufacturers
merely opposed the ideas of labor-fav-
oring Legislation which Mr.. Gompers
and the unions campaigned so vigor-
ously to get from Congress.
Referring to Mulhall himself, Emery
lsurpassed in condemnation any of the
public men who have taken the stand
during the investigation to attack the
lobbyists story.
THE evidence before this committee
conclusively demonstrated that the
character of Mulhall destroys every
| right to believe him, nor Is his writ
ten word worth more than his oral
statement" said he. by his own tes-
timony against that of his letters by
the falsity of their contents, proved
| hxr dor do, Il
ception, treachery and falsehood that
underlies every relation of his life. he
is utterly unworthy of belief
/ Dismissed from his employment
two years ago, he undertook TO betray
| his employers while still in their pay
| to representatives of organized labor
and while pleading for reinstatement,
he was manufacturing evidence to VIII
| lify former benefactors. BY the evil
dence which he has himself produced,
| he portrays himself as assailing with
incredible impartiality those for whom
he processes grtitude, equally with those
| who are the evident objects of mali
cious and long plotted revenge"
Denies MulhalPs Charge
Former Representative Ralph d. Cole of
Ohio told the House lobby committee to-
! day that Martin NJ. Mulhall's testimony
and correspondence regarding his conduct
as member of the House were so full of
half truths and falsities that he would
confine his own testimony to a general
| denial.
He denied that Mulhall helped him get
his nomination to Congress-, or that he
received contribution from the National
Association of Manufacturers.
"Mulhall one time came to my office
and started to tell me | must stop my
fight on Speaker Cannon" Cole said. Il
ordered Mulhall out and told him if he
ever returned Ia pitch him out of the
window. From that time to this I've
never seen Mulhall. This was the first
and the last time ever talked with any
one from the manufacturers association
about legislation proposed"
Cole added when he ordered Mulhall
out of his office, C, r. Painter of Bowl
ing Green, Ohio, was present and heard
all the wrangle.
He produced an affidavit from Painter
verifying his testimony.