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

sistently fought the associations IN
terestR. and whom he frankly called
"uupurchasable" They are; Speak
or clark. Burnett Of Alabama, May
Nichols Pennsylvania. ParsOn. New
nard. Virginia. Cooper. Wisconsin,
York. Green. Massachusetts. Haugcn.
Iowa. Wilson, Pennsylvania, NC
Comas. Maryland. Pearre, Maryland
Hughes. New Jersey, Kelllher, Mas
sachusetts: Connolly, Massachusetts,
and the labor leaders, Gompers. John
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison. Of
the Federation Of Labor. William
Barnes the New York boss, he said,
was his friend, and could always be
depended on TO take care Of bills.
Revelations Of Lamar.
on the heels Of the Mulhall reveIa-
tions came those from David Lamar.
the smiling. cynical Wolf OF Wall
street" Lamar 1t was who told or
having sent Edward Lauterbach, his
attorney. to peddle around wall
street a resolution calling for an
investigation OF the Steel Trust by
the Senate
J. p. Morgan was one Of the men
whom Lauterbach visited on this er-
rand He told how he had imper-
sonated Congressman Palmer and
Riordan I'm telephone conversations
with Lewis Cass Ledyard and Paul ID.
Cravath. corporation attorneys, and
Robert S Ts0vett. the railroad preSi-
dent. feigning knowledge of the inten-
tons OF the dominant party. Fur
Their. he declared that he had repre-
scented himself as fresh from the coun-
ellis OF Speaker clark and other lead
ers when he visited Wall street oper-
atoTs for concessions.
Lamar's most remarkable disclosure
was his statement that the Union Pa
cifc Railroads books had been forged
I'm 1901 to cover an item Of $50 100000
whereby the fortunes OF Z. H. Harri-
man. Kuhn. Loeb and Company. and
others were built.
Testimonials Diseredited.
Dlscrcdit has been cast upon
T.amar's testimony as on Mulhalls as
coming from man lacking IN
scruples. Paul - Cravath. attorney
for the Union Pacific. gave out a
statement that the testimony regard
ing tho gigantic forgery was part Of
q bear campaign against the com
pany
The Senate Investigation will be
conducted in detail. and II is likely,
20 Judge from the announced inteu-
tions OF the committee members. that
the House. every public Official whose
name has been dragged into the at
fair and every one IN anyway con
ncctcd with the situation will be
called in as witnesses. Appearances
seem TO indicate that the hearing
viii last far into the summer.
Mulhall was on the stand the
greater part OF last week explaining
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 20 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 il a letter from Senator For
aker." he said, indicating one. 1t
was asking me 10 see a labor man
about his chances for reelection to
the Senate | think he 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,
Nulhau made statements that n labor
lobby existed naming Samuel
Gompers As a result. Gompers and
y. p. Bird, general manager of the
National Association Of Manufacture
ers. win be brought before the COM
mittce 20 explain their activities in
the cause OF labor and capital, re-
spcCtively.