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

MulhaII represented the National As
sociation OF Manufacturer, IN Wash
ington. The association has a MEM
bership Of 225 organizations among
them the most influential OF the Coun-
try. and 1000 ind tvduals. who control
billions OF capital
The burden of his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff, labor. and general
business legislation favorable to itself
had maintained a lobby staff of seven
teen, including himself, and former
Presidents NanCieave and Kirby Of
the association at the capital % de
feat hostile legislation. and IL 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 ere
alton Of the Tariff Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former ConEresEuen and J. II No
Michael chief OF pages in the House.
had obtained money for services rem
dersd.
More sensational still 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 He told Of an
unsuccessful attempt TO bride Samuel
Gompers the labor leader, and Of
successful work among petty labor
leaders.
MuIhall told Of his own great in
gratitude. how he obtained a Federal
position through the influence Of Sen
ator McComas Of Maryland, and AZ
the same time entered the employ
of the National Association of Man
ufacturers, helping 10 defeat his
patron because NCC0mas bad been
doomed for his opposition TO the asso-
citation
McComas. It seems was not the
only victim Tom J.. johnson had
been defeated for Mayor Of Cleve- |
land. said Mulhall, for his oppos-
ton 10 the association, and William
+ Hughes was opposed by the husi- |
ness combine for Senator from New
Jersey because he was the advocate
Of many labor bills II was In this
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor of New Jersey. had agreed with !
Gompers and Morrison, tho labor |
leaders. TO support Hughes, and had |
stumped 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 10 labor |
how he kept in occasional communi- |
cation with former Vice President |
Sherman. how spies were kept I'm the |
field 10 corrupt minor labor leaders, |
and 20 knife opponcnts, were other |
sensational bits Of tho Mulhal tes- |
timony
George Pope. president Of the assoc |
citation. and other officials Of the or |
EaniZatien, have made statements de
claring that MulhaN is not to be be-
lieved, and that most Of the state
ments were inspired by the fact that
Mulhall was discharged by the aseO-
citation, From many persons and
places have come statements de-
nouncing Mulhall as a man a. repre-
hensible character, lesseniug thus the
substantiability Of many of the
charges. But IN many instances the
declarations he made seemed to he 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 In
this connection J. r Watson. Repub-
lican, of Indiana, the House whip"
Of the last administration. j. T. Nc
Dermott. Democrat, OF Illinois, j. J.
Jenkins Republican. Wisconsin; Kit
tredge Haskins Republican, Vermont.
G. +. Ltttlefeld, Republican, Maine;
II NJ. Bannon, Republican, Ohio; II
NJ Coudry Republican, Missouri; ]. ]
Gardner. Republican. New Jersey; r,
y. Cole. Republican. Ohio, and j. II
McMichael, chief Of pages
on the other hand, he named a
number of Congressman who had con-