Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
STORY OF MULHALL WILL
EXTEND u. S. LOBBY INQUIRY
Continued From Page /.

MuIhsIl represented the National As
ISOLATION OF Manufacturers. I'm Wash
ington. The association has a mem
bership Of 225 organizations. among
them the most influential Of the coun-
try. and 1000 individuals. who control
billions Of capital
The burden or his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff. labor. and general
business legislation favorable 20 itself
had maintained a lobby staff Of seven
teen, including himself. and former
Presidents NanCleave and Kirby OF
the association, at the capital TO de-
feat hostile legislation. and it 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 ef-
forts were responsible for the Gre
alton Of the Tariff Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former ConFressunen and j. IT. Nc
Michael. chief OF pages in the House.
had obtained money for services ron
dered
More sensational stin were the
declarations that former President
Taft, former Vice President sherman,
many Congressman and Senators were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals to sentiment
or other interests. lie told Of an
unsuccessful attempt 10 bride Samuel
GOmpers, the labor leader, and Of
successful work among petty labor
leaders
MulhaH told Of his own great in
gratitude, how he obtained a Federal
position through the influence of SEN
ator MCComau OF Maryland and at
the same time entered the employ
OF the National Association Of Man
ufacturers, helping 20 defeat his
patron because McComas had been
doomed for his opposition to the asso-
citation
McComas. il seems, was not the
only victim. Tom /. Johnson had
been defeated for Mayor OF Cleve-
land. said Mulhall, for his opposi
ton to the association, and William
r Hughes was opposed by the bust
ness combine for Senator from New
Jersey because he was the advocate
OF many labor bills. II was I'm this
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor Of New Jersey had agreed with
Gompers and Morrison the labor
leaders, to support Hughes and had
Btumped the State I'm his favor
Spies Kept in Field
The work OF the association against
the eight hour law. its enmity TO most
legislation that was favorable to labor.
how he kept in occasional COmmuni-
cation with former Vice President
Sherman, how spies were kept In the
held 10 corrupt minor labor leaders.
and 20 knife opponents, were other
sensational bits Of the Mulhall tes-
hmony.
George Pope. president Of the asso-
citation. and other officials Of the or
Eanization, have made statements de
rlaring that Mulhall is not to he be-
NeYcd. and that most OF the state
ments We're inspired by the fact that
Mulhall was discharged by the asso-
citation From many persons and
places have come statements de-
nouncing Mulhall as a man OF repre-
hensible character, lessening thus the
substantiahility OF many OF the
charges But in 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. He named I'm
this connection J. T.. Watson, Repub-
lican, Of Indiana, the House whip"
Of the last administrations; J. r. Nc
Dermott. Democrat Of Illinois: J. J.
Jenkins Republican. Wisconsin: Kit
tredge Haskins. Republican Vermont:
c. f. Littleleld. Republican, Maine
H. NJ. Damon, Republican. Ohio; II
NJ Coudry, Republican. Missouri, J. J.
Gardner, Republican. New Jersey: r.
B. Cole, Republican. Ohio, and ]. H.
McMiChael chief of pages
ON the other hand ha ununad "A
number OF Congressman who had con-