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

slstently fought the associations In
/ farasts and whom ne frankly called
I 'unuurchasab BILE" They are. SPEAK
IT clark. Burnett Of Alabama, May
I Nichols Pennsylvania. Parson New
uard virginia. Cooper. Wisconsin,
York: Green. Massachusetts, HanFgh.
i Iowa. Wilson, Pennsylvania, VI &C.
| Comas Maryland, Pearre, Maryland ,
/ Hughes. New Jersey; Kelliher Mas
| sachusetts. Connolly, Nassachusetts'
and the labor leaders, GOmpers Jonn
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. or
/ the Federation Of Labor. william
Barnes the New York boss. he sala,
was his friend. and could always De
depended on 10 take care Of bills.
Revelations of Lamar.
on the heels OF the MulhaH revcIa-
| tions came those from David Lamar,
/ the smiling. cynical Wolf Of Wan
street" Lamar IL was who told OF
having cent Edward Lauterbach, hle
attorney to DCddIe around wan
Street a resolution calling for an
Investigation Of the Steel Trust By
the Senate
J. p. Morgan was one Of the men
whom I,auterbach visited on this err
rand He 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 Lovett. the railroad presi-
dent felgning knowledge Of the inten-
tions Of the dominant party. Fur
Their he declared that he had repre-
scented himself as fresh from the coun-
ellis or Speaker Clark and other lead
ers when he visited Wall Street opeT-
ators for concessions.
Lamar's most remarkable disclosure
was his statement that the Union Pa
ciflc Railroads books had been forged
i'm 1901 10 cover an item OF $4,000 600,
whereby the fortunes OF +. II. Harri-
man. Kuhn. Loeb and Company. and
others were built.
Testimonials Disoredited.
Dlscredit has been cast upon
Tamar's testimony as on Mulhalls. as
coming from a man lacking in
scruples. Paul .. Cravath, attorney
for the Union Pacific, gave out
statement that the testimony regard
ing the gigantic forgery was part Of
bear campaign against the com
pany
The Senate investigation will be
conducted I'm detail, and IT is likely.
to Judge from the announced inten-
lions 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 one IN anyway con-
nected with the situation will be
called in as witnesses. Appearances
seem to Indicate that the hearing
will last far into the summer.
Mulhall WAS on the stand the
greater part Of last week explaining
q batch Of correspondence which
had passed between him and political
and labor leaders throughout the
United States The correspondence,
according to evidence which has been
revealed he has sought TO sell TO
magazines and newspapers several
times, but IN vain. Nonchalantly, the
ex 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. I think ne was consid-
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 more than
one point in his testimony.
In defense Of his own lobbying,
Mulhall made statements that a labor
lobby existed, naming Samuel
Gompers As n result. Gompers and
j. p. Bird, general manager OF the
National Association OF Manufacture
ers, will be brought before the COM
mittee to explain their activities in
the cause Of labor and capital, re-
spectively