The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-06
Mr., EMERY FEARS
FINE SIMPLICITY
Of Mr.. JEFFERSON
Tooth Picks an After Dinner
Course at Cabinet Re-
ceptions
NO USE WHATEVER
FOR DRESS SUITS
Congressional Probe Brings Out
Letter of N. A. NJ. in Which
Many Things Are
Predicted

WASHINGTON, Aug s.--"Taoth-
picks will be an after dinner course
at all cabinet receptions and the de-
mands for dress suits will be confined
TO walters in the hotels" wrote James
A. Emery. of Washington. counsel for
the Natiopal Manufacturers associa-
ton. on March Z. 1913. just three days
augurated president.
Mr.. Emery used this language in a
letter to John Kirby. Jr.. president of
the association. He was commenting
on the change OF government In Wash
ington and Its consequences. Refer
ring TO the appointment of William
II Wilson, Of Pennsylvania. as seere-
,ary of labor. Mr.. Emery wrote:
"Gompers will run this department
characteristicaify with high hand,
and II the whole thing doesn't smell 10
heaven within a year | shall be very
much axton!shed. BY that time
Democratic simplicity will probably
mean a union label on the White
comforting with the walters union
over his steward At present we have
nothing more startling in Jeffersonian
simplicity than the news that Mrs.
Bryan is making a new suit for the
secretary OF state and that cakes and
ginger ale will be served at dinner
for the British ambassador.
Letter Made Public.
The Emery letter Was made public
today before the house special COM
r,ittes to probe charges made by
President Wilson that an "insidious
lobby was at work at Washington
to prevent the passage OF the pending
tariff bill The committee was Gre
x1I. h
licatton of the Mulhall charges. but
as the colonel had made a hit on
the senate side the house investigators
were compelled TO pause in their Ia
bnrs until the Overman committee
had finished with the colonel. The
colonel will appear before the house
tnuuisitors tomorrow. Representa-
tives OF the ". A. NJ. among them Mr..
Emery. started the ball rolling before
the house committee today. Mr.. EN-
cry presented as evidence mass or
correspondence bearing on the activi-
ties of the association and the reia-
tons OF rs officers with public men.
Among the letters Is one written
by President elect Wilson on Novem-
Der Is, 1912, in which he expressed
In warm language acknowledgment of
A letter If congratuiation written him
on November Sth by Mr. Kirby. Mr..
Kirby wrote the president-elect that
the N A. NJ. was not engaged In an
effort to Insure industrial freedom and
expressed the hope that 1t would have
his support.
Another letter written by Mr.
Emery addressed to Daniel A. Daven-
port. OF Bridgeport. Conn. tells OF an
alleged Interview with Representative
Underwood, the Democratic leader. In
which Mr.. Underwood. according to
Mr. Emery. said that the house labor
committee about to be organized, did
Il won't please U.s." meaning the ~
A. NJ. This letter bears date OF March
l27, 1911. 1t was written at time
when the Democratic committee on
committees was preparing the house
committees. Then also Colonel
Roosevelt was beating the tom toms
and officers Of the manufacturers as
ISOLATION were in pessimistic frame
Writes to President.
The Kirby letter sent to President
elect Wilson on November sth read
as follows:
"As president OF the N A. M. and
frankly admitting that / contributed
nothing to your election. but for the
reasons given In the enclosed circnlai
letter. favored the reelection OF MT
Taft, I desired to extend to you my
congratulations upon your magnificent
v4e&1ry and to assure you as the com
| ing chief executive of this great ma.
| ton, the hearty support and co-opera-
ton Of the members Of this associa-
| ton In your every effort to promote
the welfare OF It's citizens as whole
| and particularly to preserve intact
our institutions which insure equa
| opportunity to all classes Of our peo.
pie and equality before the law.
1 with full realization Of the heayJ
pressure under which you must neces.
sarily be working. may ask that ~
| Z convenient opportunity to the end
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