The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-07
EMERY TELLS HOW
PR0DD|NG is DONE
Congressman Are Made to Feel
Influence of Manufacturers
Association.
RECORDS CLOSELY WATCHED
Member Who Voted "Wrong"
Is Quickly Marked for
Slaughter.

Washington, August 6.-How the
National Association of Manufacturers
''prodded" members OF Congress to
favored. and opposed those who threat
ened Its interests. was explained to
the House lobby committee to-day by
James A. Emery, general counsel for
the association. Emery was the prin-
cipal witness of the day before the
lobby investigators On both sides OF
the Capitol. He began preliminary
statement TO the Senate committee of
the objects and aims of the associA-
ton. and on the House side he CON
cluded the identification OF the 700
letters called from the organization $
iic by the committee.
Discussing the political activities or
the association. Emery said that the
body itself die not engineer congres-
sional campaigns The association
Kept track OF the records OF Con-
sressElen, he added and when the
time for their reelection came noti-
ned its members in the Individual dis
tricts. and the campaign work was
done by the local members
BarthoIdt "Prodded."
letter written by Emery 10 T. c.
SchwedtmaE secretary TO the presi-
dent of the National Association or
manufacturers. in 1910. commented on
the fact that congressman Bartholdt
was very effectually prodded from ST
Louis, In connection with vote on
proposition to exempt labor unions
from prosecution under the Sherman
law. Members of the committee con-
Quoted rather lengthy examination
to determine Just what the method OF
prodding was employed by the asso-
hot
letters and kilograms were started
from the constituents of the Congress
man sought to be Influenced, by com
nunicating with the members of the
association in the Congress dis
trict
AS an instance of this sort of ac-
tVlty, there was introduced a telegram
sent by Emery during the fight against
this same labor union proposition I'm
1910, to a. " Williams. OF the Mime
sofa Employees Association In St Paul
which urged him TO please get as
vigorous protest by wire as possible
to congressman Davis. Nelson, Steener-
supporting Hughes's amendment pre-
venting enforcement of Sherman law
against labor organizations"
Various Activities.
Activities in relation to the Hughes
amendment the investigation of the
l dS ioi SHOp management system by
the House Labor Committees: the bill
to allow the formation of unions
among government employees. and va
rious other Legislative propositions, as
well is the interest of the association
In the presidential platforms in 1908.
We're outlined in the letters presented
to-day +. c. Schwedtman, former
Representative John w. Weeks. now
Senator from massachusetts: Henry w.
Towne, of New Fork. manufacturing
firm, and others figured In the docu-
ments One OF the letters disclosed
what Representative Willis character
lied as everlasting and eternal war
between the National Association of
Manufacturers and the National Civic
Federation. In a letter dated January
81. 1910, Mr.. Schwedtman wrote to John
Kirby. president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers:
May the continuation OF your cam
raign bring about the thing which Is
most desirable at tho present time in
our economic situation, tina. is the
downfall of the Civic Federation"
The House committee excused Emery
for the present, and he will continue
his testimony on the Senate side to-
morrow.
Tomorrow afternoon the House
committee will examine James Y.
Ewell. a former employc of tho Ma
tional Association OF Manufacturers.