The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11
Confessed Lobbyist Says He HISS Been
Threatened and Asked TO
Got Out Of WASH
Inston.
MANUFACTURERS LAUGH
Association Denies That Il Has Tried
to lntlmldate Him But
Wants Him to
Testify.

I : " :
WASHINGTON. July n.--A husky
assistant sergeant at arms OF the Unit
ed States senate may be assigned to
guard Col M NJ Mulhall, confessed
lobbyist and strike breaker. Mulhall,
who Is to be the star witness before
the senate lobby committee has COM
planned to Chairman Oyerman that he
has received a distinct hint that it
would be we'll for him to leave Wash
ington. He makes no charges about
the warning other than that he be-
lieves 1t was intended to intimidate
him.
Mulhan has been informed by Sena-
tor Over1nan that If he wishes it, he
can have a dtputy sergeant at arms
assigned to him to protect him from
interference OF any kind. Officials of
the National Association OF Manufac-
turers laugh at the Mulhall complaint
and assert that II there is any truth in
Il some one outside Of their associa-
tion is responsible.
eve would not surrender the oppor-
tunity of getting Mulhall on the stand
and confronting him with certain OF
his statements for anything" declared
attorneys for the association today.
Mulhall went to the senate offie build
Ing today and remained In the room OF
Senator Reed of Missouri where he
would be in touch with the lobby COM
mittee. 1t Is the committees inten-
ton 10 can Mulhail after hearing a
!. few minor witnesses regarding the
wool lobby The plans for his testi-
rnony, as arranged by the committee IN
executive sessions provided that ne
was first to be permitted to tell his
object in testifying. Mulhall was ex-
peted positively to declare that there
was no motive of revenge In his story.
Then Mulhall was to read into the
record the 10000 letters covering his
experiences which the committee has
had printed. The summary of the
best of these letters has already been
printed in the news dispatches OF the
United Press. All are Of the same
general character and deal with open
lobbying in the interest of bills faith
cred by the N. A. NJ and Mulhalla
own accounts OF how he broke strikes
1t was certain that the story Of Null
hall would set on foot an investigation
of the qualifications which will extend
into every section of the United
States. He has confidently informed
members of the committee who have
talked with him that of his own pos
tive knowledge he can tell of the In
side OF many of the great strikes
which have paralyzed industry OF ev
cry character. Samuel Corners ant
John Mitchell, also of the American
Federation Of Labor, and George Pope
president, and ]. F. Bird, genera
manager of the N. A. NJ, are unde
subponea to follow Mulhall. i is ex
pected there will be a rush of man.
implicated by him voluntarily to test
fy. It is the intention Of the com
mittee to take the lid off the entfr'
labor situation In the United States.
w. u. Marvin, secretary OF the Ma
tional Wooden Manufacturers Associf
ton. the first witness, submitted q
the committee a complete summar
Of expenditures and receipts OF tn
association for the last fifteen years
They showed amounts ranging fror
$4,000 to the $4,000 contributed b
members and raised by annual due.
According to the statement none 9
the cash went directly for influencin
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