The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
WATSON never !
|. N. A. N. LOBBYIST
Was Employed by the Tariff
Commission Body, Says
Mr.. Emery.
REED PRODUCES CHECKS
Hands Witness Drafts, Payable to
Former Indiana Representative and
Signed BY Secretary Sehwedtnan.

Before the Senate lobby investigating
COMMITTEES yesterday. James A. Emery,
general counsel for the N. A. NJ. and the
National Council for Industrial Defense
denied that either of these organization,
had employed former Representative
James E. Watson of Indiana to lobby
for the tariff commission in 1909. !
Then Mr.. Emery admitted that Watson
was employed by the National Tarin
ISOLATION was created through the effort,
of the N. A. NJ, and dominated by tina,
organization. and that during his work
| for the tariff commission Watson had
virtually been attached to the Washing.
ton Offices of the National Association OF
Manufact>reyA 81
The Tariff Commission Association
through its committee Of 100. was striving
for a permanent tariff commission. The
association was formed and the commit.
tee appointed at a tariff convention In
| Indianapolis in April, 1903. This conven-
| ton was held at the instance Of Presi.
dent Van Cleave OF the N. A. NJ, was
assembled targets through the efforts OF
| the N. A. NJ, and its speakers were fur
nished by the N. A. NJ. largely through
the efforts in Washington of Col. Null
hall. The committee Of 100 was presided
over by H. E. Miles, a director and a
former secretary OF the N. A. NJ. and
all its work was directed by the N.
A. NJ.
Tariff Association Formed.
THE National Tariff Commission As
ISOLATION" explained Mr.. Emery. came
into existence as the result OF q call
sent out by President Van Cleave. Of
the National Association Of Manufac-
turers, to organizations and members Of
the association asking them to send
representatives to a meeting in Indian
apolis in 1909 At this gathering the
tariff association was formed"
Judge McCarter, special counsel for the
N A. NJ, was about to ask the wit
ness about employment when Senator
Nelson interposed:
DO you know whether Watson was
employed by the National Association Of
Manufacturers or the National Council
for Industrial, Defense?"
He was not employed by either" re-
turned Emery. He was employed by
the National Tariff Commission Associa-
ton and received his pay from the men,
bers of this association" Emery said
that he had received this information
from Watson and members Of the
n. A. NJ
Senator Reed. In the face Of this de-
NAL. handed the witness tvo drafts for
500 each, on the Third National Bank
of St Louis, payable to James E. Wat
son." and by him Endorsed and cashed
in the Riggs National Bank OF this city.
The checks were dated and cashed in
April. 1909. less than a week following
the tariff convention in Indianapolis.
They were signed by "Ferd c. Schwedt-
man. Secretary to the President" Of the
n. A. NJ.
Don't you think now that Watson
was employed by the n. A. M.?' asked
Senator sReed.
Promises to Clear UP Matter.
1T would seem so from the examina-
ton of these drafts" admitted Emery.
clear up this matter and to prove that
Watson was never in the employ Of the
n. A. NJ"
Asked il Watson had performed any
services for the n. A. N. other than the
tariff commission work. he replied that
ne did not think he had.
Il was away from Washington. how
ever, most of the year 1909 when Watson
was operating here, and / cannot tell
whether he performed any other service
than working for the Tariff Association"
Mr.. Emery said:
Questioned as to Watson's headquar-
tiers during his tariff work. Emery ad-
mitted that Watson had used his Offices.
watson used my stenographer when