Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-16
Mu'hall Tells of Work of Ma
tionaI Council for Indus
trial Defense.
PROMOTION OF TARIFF
COMMISSION REVEALED
Baltimore Politics Censured in Let.
ter-Watson's Fight Taken
Up Further.

nA
'he Senate lobby committee that the
National Council for Industrial Dafa,s.
winch had for its principal object nra-
tests against legislation its nemhar, a,s
not Ike. had raised between s,N0.Ooo ana
100000 year. He said a co,,ector eo,.
the organization had given these figures
In the World Office i'm New York reoa,,,,-
You don't personally know that. do
you?" asked Senator Reed.
No. SIR answered Mu!halI
Van Cleave President.
The witness said the counc;l u,..
ganized in 1897 by James W. Van Cla.ya
ana other leaders of the National a..
sociatlon of Manufacturers He s..a
ABOUT 20 organizations throuchou. tba
country came in. He said that ne knew
OF no meeting of the 24o, but dec.a. ed
that van Cleave made himself pres dent
OF the council. L. c. Schwedtman Sc, re-
tary and James \. Emery of Wash ng-
ton It's counsel. Schwedtman wa sec
retary to Van Cleave and l.mers its
lawyer here.
Il often thought and suggested to
others that the council ouGat TO be in
Vestlgated by the Post Office Depart
ment l feel that if this organiza ZION
is investigated by any department taat
-
hard time accounting for the money
col ected."
Mulhall swore that while he didn't
know of any of the big fund he men-
toned being used for political puf-
poses he did know that money had been
paid to him from 1T for other purposes
He did not explain what the purposes
were.
Mulhall brought the story OF his lobby
Ing activities for the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers up to 1903 befor.
the Senate committee. and testified about
the work of the association in promot-
ing a tariff commission.
The association wanted Miles and
Schwedtman on it, and wanted to con-
troll ii themselves, Muihall testified. He
did not explain who Miles was. Schwedt-
man was secretary to President Van
Cleaye of the association.
Tells Of House Fight.
James A. Emery. counsel for the man.
ufacturers. wrote Mulhall January III,
1905: -
Doubtless you know we rad tus-'
sic on the floor of the House last SAT
urday. where an attempt was made H.
the democrats, under cover of ;n
to conspiracy provision
of the Revised STATUTES, to enact sQnRe
labor legislation now before the I'D
dietary committee. Our friends StQ0d
firm and he attempt to make Galp
paign plunder was squelched in. ruRe
PLY. democrat, Swagar Sherley,, ,ef
Kentucky. took the chief part in, the
defense OF the existing law and
against the proposed amendment"
Reports on Watson.
Another letter from Mulhall written az
Indianapolis June Il. 1908. o Schwedt-
man at st. Louis, reported how MIR.
Watson had a large majority of the
under his control
The convention of the miners will be
held here on the 2Ist" il continue
They certainly expect Gomne's. DupcRn
and others. Three of the q I i I s.
dents from the anthracite districts ate
my personal friends | ee, n gh %
able TO DO good work thror~i, there en-
tlemen, and it is too lad a~e s. L
Of funds when the convent Un is com ns
with the opportunities for use"
Mulhall ssid he met Van C.ea.e ard
Schwedtman on a tran 3assin; hfo -
Ind annapolis January L 1868. tod tn 4
$4,000 being needed.
Januafy 10 Mulhall wrote Schr edtman:
"Mr. Natson Friday tod that il
there wa any danger OF .ny class legs
lation being brought up while he was
absent from Washington to have M.
Emery see SeHato~ Hemenway. He also
told me to write Emery and say that
Speaker Cannon would iece We him At
any time and he cou q talk freeiy and
fully to the Speaker, and that everything
would be all right
Letter From Foraker.
In January. 1905, Mulhali received a
letter from former Senator Foraker. sus-
costing that he visit Cincinnati for
short interview" He testified he made
A written report to Foraker showing
how the senator stood among business
men In and about Cincinnati. He dia
not testify whether the report was fa-
vorable Foraker wanted TO know If he
would stand a chance 10 be reelected
TO the Senate and was still thinking
/ bout a presidential boom.
Mulha got back To Baltimore politics
and pushed forward two Yeas Z Jan.-
lry, 1910 In letter {, /. III. Scates oc
the Builders Exchange % Ba timore. Es
" rote:
The situation in Baltimore politics )
he rottenest OF any city 81 The United
states TammanY Hall. in New York las
never played such politics AZ are played
N .,4ltimore. for Tammany does enco5r-
,;se an active. pushing, lighting democrat;
srt ON the other hand. IL there * any
lean republican who attempts To come
a. the front in Baltimore the gang thGt
,.lls itself the Union League OF Baltimore
-itx Immediately gets busy ard attempts
a. destroy his reputation as well as ms
lsefulaess to the republican party
Earthquake Under Stone
Besides this, everybody knows that
the Stone facticn has continually rla"ei
% the rabble in The labor RANKS TIE
chance is now oren for tie business
men If Baltimore. II they wish te -
!, me.hiny in the work. to bury s. e
md al chat goes with IL There 8 =
ari sing underneath Nj 'oi~.
ani I believe ne will cn fee4 -
shake"
Muihail iden tiied a letter Il - - i.
~9a isle to H. T. Miles chair '1sn oE
me tariff co.nTittee o. the kss -
IF Manufacturers urging tue ran-.tsh
If Charles W. Miller II Go shcn, iad.
or governor against Watson.
Lists of Congressmen.
Two lists of congressman who
seemed TO think might
-ote for a bill In which the National
Association of Manufacturers was inter-
sted were given in a letter from the
ecretary to Mulhall 1t read, In part:
Il quote the following from my let.
er to our Washington friend:
I'm order that there may be no error
possible ! give yo1 au the names %