The Colorado statesman., 1913-07-05
MULHALL'S CONFESSION
SAYS GREAT SUMS SPENT TO
INFLUENCE LEGISLATION.
Accused Men Demand Full lnvestisa.
tion of "Undereround System.
Lobby Charges.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-Discl growing
out of the sensational charges by
Judge Robert S. Lovett of a blackmail
plot against the Union Pacific, de-
tails of which were first published sew
eral days ago, took most important
turn in a statement of a far-reaching
lobby scheme made by Col. Martin M.
Mulhall, formerly general field lobby
ist for the National Association of
Manufacturers.
In the confession made by Colonel
Mulhall, in corroboration of which he
offers great number of letters, tele-
grams, reports, expense accounts and
memoranda, he charges that the M
tional Association of MANUFACTURED
comprising 225 organizations and ca
talized at 10000, 100000, for ten ye
has played an important and frequs
ly a decisive part in promoting tai
labor and general business legislation
favorable to it's own interests.
He further charges that the associa-
ton, during this time, has maintained
lobby here for the purpose of de-
feating hostile legislation.
Colonel Mulhall asserts that the
lobby maintained by the Manufac-
turers' association was solely respon-
sible for the creation of the tariff COM
mission. the object being to forestall
tariff reduction.
The statement names score of
congressman who are alleged to have
received financial reward for services
rendered the Manufacturers Associa-
ton
The amazing statement is made that
the agents of the association found
no difficulty in reaching and influ-
encing them for business, political or
sympathetic reasons" during recent
years.
Colonel Mulhall names seventeen
men, who have been actively connected
as lobbyists for the association of
manufacturers during the last ten
years and gives history of much of
the work performed by each of the
men.
The confession contains a long re-
cital of the campaign alleged to have
been carried on by the association
against the labor unions throughout
the United States. During this cam
paign Colonel Mulball charges that
the association broke many sSrikfseA
corrupted many minor labor leader
attempted to compromise the heads
all the labor organizations in the cor
try and in every way used it's influ-
ence for the benefit of the members
of the association.
Colonel Mulhall cites many alleged
instances in which the association has
carried on a relentless warfare against
House officials who have stood for
legislation hostile to the associations
members.
He further states that he alone has
spent more than 100000 for direct
influence on favorable legislation.
In various portions of his statement
Colonel Mulhall charges that practical
ly every trust in the country paid
tribute to the association, and also that
seventyfive per cent of the pages of
the House of Representatives act
as spies for the association, all woI
ing under the direction of a chief.
Members of the Senate lobby conf
mittee announced they would lose no !
time in bringing to light every particle
of evidence possible to substantiate or
refute the Mulhall charges.
John Kirby Jr., former president of
the Manufacturers Association, issued.
a statement repudiating Mulhall, VIII
he declares, was discharged Il
breach of trust.