Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-14
LETTERS SPRUNG
ON Mr.. MULHALL
Manufacturers Association Is
Said to Have Large Bun
die of His Missives.
OFFERED IN LOBBY QUIZ
lnformer Continues His Story Before
Senate Committee-Work In
Pearre's District.

Washington, D. c., July 14.-It was
reported shortly before the senate
lobby committee resumed the examia-
alton of Martin H. MuIhaIl that the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers had on the way a large number of
letters which it proposed TO hand to
the committee for its cross examina-
ton. The letters are said TO be COM
munications from Mulhall to various
officials and directors of the organiza
ton. It is understood the letters will
be used in an effort to establish the
motive for Mulhalls present revela-
tions
John Mitchell, subpoenaed for to-
day, was told to come back July %,
when Samuel Gompers is directed to
Of Maryland was excused until next
Monday.
Mulhalls first testimony today relat-
ed to letters from Marshall Cushing,
secretary Of the National Association
of Manufacturers, suggesting the cam
paign against Pearre. Mulhall said he
made frequent visits to Pearres dis
trict and conferred with former Sena-
tor Wellington, and Postmaster Holt
man at Cumberland, and others.
IN PRINTERS STRIKE
''Why did you oppose Pearre?" ask
ed Reed.
ION account of his stand on the in
junction bill, the same as l did Nc
Comas," said the witness.
The plan by which Mulhall and Of
fiCers of the Philadelphia Typothetae
proposed to break down the printers
strike there in 1905 was outlined in
report Mulhall identified as one he
made to Secretary Mcintyre of the
National Typothetae. "A great many
men had been brought up from the
south to take the strikers plOces, but
they proved no good to employers"
wrote Mulhall. Our plan was to get
them out on strike also, so they would
become charges of the union and help
eat up their funds"
Details OF the fight against Pearre
were brought out through letter from
Mulhall TO Hoffman dated April 81
1906, which outlined a plan to 'send
you all the labor organizers you wish
and guarantee all them will be first
class men" to organize the fight
against Pearre.
GOMPERs MAKES DEEMNDS.
In a letter to Cushing April, 1906,
Mulhall wrote of q conference between
President Roosevelt and Samuel Com
pers in which the letter said Com
pers declared If labor was not favored
more in legislation it would carry on
campaign and elect labor men to
congress. Mulhall wrote Cushing he
found in tours OF large cities that the
threat OF Gompers is being carr.>l
out TO the best OF his ability" and
/ added that Gompers' labor leaders are
doing their utmost TO turn their labor
I organizations into the Hearst move
ment in Philadelphia.
II am perfectly confident Gompers
and his labor leaders can be badly
beaten II the movement is taken hold
Of in time" prophesied MulhaI.
VISITS TO CUMBERLAND.
/ 81 know the splendid organization
{ you get in the National Association Of
Manufacturers can easily put these
/ people out of business" MulhalI told
about making personal visits 10 Cum.
berland 10 lend his influence in the
campaign TO defeat Pearre. and one of
4 the letters he received from his en-
ployer said. we want TO do all we
can To defeat that gentleman, so re-
double your efforts and don't get
caught"
A letter 70 Muihaii from c. II. Ho1ta-
man of Cumberland said the anti
/ Pearre organization there was costing
5000 a day and that persuasion was
necessary,
Persuasion" the witness explained.
meant money We had q large color.
ed vote there that needed seeing often
the colonel continued.
! RaiPLIES TO ATTACK.
Mnlhall interrupted the senate lobby
Investigation today to reply to W.:
Z he declared a personal attack upon
his character and his purpose in ex
posing the manufacturers lobby. He
denied he tried to sell the great mass