The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-30
ALL WARNED To
Be VERY CAREFUL
MANY DAMAGING ADMISSIONS ON
PAPER, BUT WRITER FAILS
TO SIGN NAME.
"TICkLISH BUSINESS"
SECRETARY GIVES MANY WARN
IyGs AND NH. KIRBY CELLS OF
LOSING GRIP AND PAPERS
IN TRAVELLING.

NEW YORK. June 30-(Monday).
The World this morning publishes
the correspondence turned over to 1t
by Colonel Mulhall. 1t says in 1t that
the work of the Washington lobby of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers can be traced from its prac-
teal beginnings in 1904 down to the
summer of 1912. The careful read
ing of these letters in the light of
their bearing on the lobby and on the
political events which they tally. will
reveal almost as clearly as any per-
sonal narrative the manner in which
the lobby has been organized. how it
has been developed and operated on
the floors OF congress. and elsewhere.
among the employees of the United
States government
Everyone concerned In these opera
items was at all time cautioned both
by his own sense of security and di-
rectly by word Of mouth through the
principal officers of the n. A. NJ. not
to place or paper any damaging ad-
missions. Therefore. despite the
fact the World holds thousands of
kilograms relating to these activities
1t has been a matter OF the most care
full searching to find in the mass of
documentary evidence the necessary
tell-tale admissions which follow, and
which learly prove the circumstantial
Mulhall makes.
Uses No Signature.
Marshall Gushing. secretary of the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers from 1903 to 1907. in writing his
confidential letters to Colonel Null
hall. did not either address or sign
them. He sent them typewriter on
plain letter paper. Most of his let
ters are signed on the typewriters IN
Sig"
The first OF Importance under date
of August -, 1904, indicates his deep
concern lest the secrecy of Colonel
Mulhalrs work be violated. He says:
BE absolutely sure that our organ
ization and myself are not connected
with this business in any way. and
any time from first to last. You
know how anxious I am about this.
because anything else would be fatal,
or 1 should not keep repeating it,"
Two years following, under date of
August 8. 1906. Colonel Mulhall re-
ceived another mo Sig" letter, as
follows:
In Ticklish Business.
do not send kilograms to Boudi-
not or myself. Do not do anything
that can possibly result in your ex-
posture. for you are engaged in tick
lish business now. and il you make a
mistake they will Fun -ynu- out Of the
district. and we shall be hurting in
stead Of helping our friend. We know
where to send your mail. You want
to be very careful also not to be seen
In the company Of the congressman
tLittlefeld. OF Maine). / thought you
knew about this. You will have to see
him and you are to report to him by
letter, II not in person, daily. but
just remember that you have a CAM
paign Of a month on hand against
some very hard politicians. and that
you are certain to be caught and
make mess Of it II you do not look
out. No sig"
Extracts from other letters are as
follows:
You are engaged In tieklish
business now. and II YOU make q mis-
take they will run you out of the dis
trict--no sig.
MANY OF the directors do not feel
just as Mr.. Van Cleave and do about
the Importance of the political work.