The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-25

record il perfectly straight there. II I
don't tell 1t those people will bring II
out"
II do not care to go into it." repeated
Senator Nelson.
well. I'll tell you all about 1t. II
you want scandal I'll give it to YOU"
Muihall. by this time, was almost be-
side himself. y
'.wait a minute" broke in Chairman
Oyerman peremptorily" He said he did
not wish to hear about It. Didn't you
understand"
Mulhall gulped down a glass Of water
and subsidized under soothing admoni-
tiohs from Senator Reed
General Counsel Nevin. of the N. A. NJ,
announced to the committee and the
press. that the N. A. NJ. has instituted
libel actions against the Philadelphia
North American because Of an editorial
printed in that paper recently. The
amount of the suit is understood to be
S5Oo,0tJ
Letters from Kirby to Mulhall yesterday
continued to show that Kirby was COM
pleteiy cognizant of Mulhalrs activities,
was urging him to greater efforts along
well established lines. and frequently
congratulated him for accomplishments
which he believed Mulhall to have been
responsible for.
Emery Is Scored.
Testifying as to the secrecy desired by
Kirby, General Manager Bird, Emery.
and others, Mulhall told of a meeting
with Kirby in New York at which Kirby
tried to induce him to place himself and
his work completely under the direction
of Emery. This Mulhall refused to con-
sent to. he said. II told Mr.. Kirby fatty
Il l.,
rather than place myself completely in
Emery's hands. I further told him fatty
that I would not stand for any more
strike-breaking activities. I told Kirby
that / could not go home and look my
wife in the face and still take orders
from Emery, because he was the most
subservient tool Of men of certain
stripe I had ever known. From that
point my influence with the N. A. NJ. be-
gan to wane."
This conversation was not placed very
definitely as TO date. but it appeared to
have been prior to a number of expense
accounts which showed that Mulhall was
carrying on his pay roll at $50 a week
union men who were employed to do
work against Hughes and in favor of
Gardner in New Jersey. Mulhall said
that all this money was paid to Frank
Feeney, who was supposed to keep $40
of it for himself and pay two other men
$40 a week each.
Used ErankIng Privilege.
Following the failure of the Hughes
eight-hour law amendment to the supdr5
civil bill, the n. A. NJ, through its
friends in Washington, mad 5000 copies
Of the closing debate on that measure
printed as a public document at govern
ment expense and then franked out Tn,
der the late Representative Malby's
frank. Malby, it will be remembered
was placed in charge of the subcori-
mittee which would handle all measures
friendly to labor He was placed there
d, the request of the n. A. NJ. his atti-
tude being we'll understood first.
A report to General Manager Bird.
dated June Il. 1910, from Mulhall, tells
of how the eight-hour bill was prevented
from coming up Tor consideration at the
last meeting for that session OF the labor
committee, the plot having been care
fully worked out before. according to
Mulhall. by himself and Chairman Gard
ner. Of New Jersey. who had been
whipped over into an ally Of the n. A.
NJ. before the elections Of the previous
fall. There were two prison labor bills
in which the n. A. NJ. was not in
and the plan was to keep the
engaged on these. so that
there would not be time to consider
he eight-hour bill.