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

sistently fought the associations IN
terests. and wnom he frankly called
"unpurchasabIe" They are. Speak
ct Clark. Burnett OF Alabama, May
Nichols Pennsylvania, Parsou. New
nard, Virginia; Cooper, Wisconsin,
York. Green Massachusetts, Haugen
Iowa Wilson. Pennsylvania. Nc
Comas. Maryland, Pearre, Maryland ,
Hughes, New Jersey. Kelliher, 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 MulhaN reveal
tions came those from David Lamar
the smiling. cynical Wolf Of Wall
Street" Lamar il was who told OF
having sent Edward Lauterbach, his
attorney, 10 ueddle 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 err
rand He told how he had imper-
sonated Congressman Palmer and
Riordan I'm telephone conversations
with Lewis Cass Bedyard and Paul d.
Cravath corporation attorneys, and
Robert S Lovett. the railroad presi-
dent, feigning knowledge of the inten-
tions OF the dominant party Fur
Their. he declared that he had repre-
sented himself as fresh from the coun-
ellis Of Speaker Clark and other lead 10
prs when he visited Wall Street oper-
ators for concessions
Ill IL. a II HFsfa
was his statement that the Union Pa
cifc Railroads books had been forged
i'm 1901 10 cover an item Of $50 600 600,
whereby the fortunes Of Z. II. Harri-
man. Kuhn. Loeb and Company, and
others were built.
Testimonials Discredited.
Diacredit has been cast upon
I.amar's testimony as on Mulhall's, as
coming from man lacking in
scruples. Paul d Cravath, attorney
for the Union Pacific, gave out a
statement that the testimony regard
ing the gigantic forgery was part OF
a bear campaign against the COM
pany.
The Senate investigation will he
conducted IN detail. and II is likely,
10 Judge from the announced intcn-
lions of the committee members. that
every member OF the Senate and Of
the House every public official whose
name has been dragged into the at-
fair and every one IN anyway con
nactpd with the situation VIII be
called in as Witnesses Appearances
seem to indicate that the hearing
will last far into the summer
Mulhar 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 StateR The correspondence,
according to evidence which has been
revealed. he has sought to sell 10
magazines and newspapers several
times, hut 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 TO 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 hts own lobbying,
Mulhal made statements that "a labor
lobby existed. naming Samuel
Gompers. As a result Gompers and
J. p Bird general manager Of the
National Association OF Manufacture
ers win be brought before the COM
mittee 10 explain their activities In
the cause of labor and capital. re-
speCtively