Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
STORY Of MULHALL WILL
EXTEND j. S. LOBBY INQUIRY


Mulhau represented the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturer. in Wash
ington. The association has a mem
bership Of 225 organizations. among
them the most influential Of the cOun-
try. and 1000 individuals. who cont -ul
billions Of capital
The burden Of his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff labor and general
business legislation favorable TO itself
had maintained lobby STAFF of seven
teen. including himself and former
Presidents NauCleaVe and Kirby OF
the association az the capital 10 de-
feat hostile legislation and 30 Was
always seeking and often obtaining
control OF the House and Senate Com
mittee on Labor and Judiciary.
Created Tariff Commission.
He said that the associations rf-
Sorts were responsible for the ere
alton Of the Tariff Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former ConEresswcn and J. II Mo
Michael. chief OF pages in the House
had obtained money FOR services rem
dered.
More sensational stlT were the
declarations that former President
Taft. former Vice President sherman
and former Speaker Cannon. besides
many Congress smpn and Senators were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals TO sentiment
or other interests. He told Of an
unsuccessful attempt 70 bride Samuel
Gompers. the labor leader, and OF
successful work among petty labor
leaders.
Mulhall told of his own great in
gratitude. how he obtained "a Federal
position through the influence OF Sen
ator McComas Of Maryland and at
the same tim: entered the employ
or the National Association Of Man
ufacturers, helping 20 defeat his
patron because NCComas had been
doomed for his opposition TO the asso-
citation.
McComas. II seems. was not the
only victim. Tom L. johnson had
been defeated for Mayor OF Cleve-
land. said Mulhal, for his oppow-
ton 10 the association, and William
Z Hughes was opposed by the bust
ness combine for Senator from New
Jersey because he was the advocate
OF many labor billa. II was in this
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor of New Jersey, had agreed with
Gomperg and Morrison, the labor
leaders, to support Hughes, and had
stumped the State In his favor
Spies Kept in Field.
The work Of the association against
the eiEht-hour law. fits cumity to most
legislation that was fav0ra BILE TO labor
how he kept IN occasional communi-
cation with former Vice President
sherman. how spies were kept I'm the
field to corrupt minor labor leaders,
and 10 knife opponents were other
sensational bits OF the Mulhau tos-
timOny.
George Pope. president OF the ASSOC
citation. and other officials OF the or
ganization, have made statements de-
Claring that Mulhall IS not TO be be-
lieved. and that most Of the state
ments were inspired by the fact that
Mulhall was discharged by tho assoc
citation. From many persons and
places have come statements de-
nouncing Nulhall as a man OF repre-
hensible character lessenlng thus the
substantlability Of many OF the
charges But i'm many instances the
declarations he made seemed to be as
sured OF reliability by documents that
are substantial.
Interesting is his list OF Congress
men whom he said had received pay
from the association. lie named In
this connection J. T. Watson, Rcpub-
lican, OF Indiana. the House whip"
or the last administration, j. #. Nc
Dermott Democrat. OF Illinois. j. j.
jenkins. Republican, Wisconsin, Kit
tredge Haskns Republican Vermont.
9. +. Littleheld, Republican, Maine
II NJ. Banuou, Republican, Ohio, II
NJ Coudry. Republican. Missouri. J. i.
Gardner Republican. New Jersey, r..
r. Cole, Republican. Ohio, and ]. II.
McNiChael. chief Of pages
on the other hand. he named a
number OF Congressman who had con