Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-02

former charges of corrupt lobbying on
the part of the National Association Of
Manufacturers, of which he was an EN-
ploye Martin M. Mulhall, Of Baltimore,
is quoted here today as detailing how,
by bribing labor leaders, he broke vari.
GUS strikes throughout the country
where manufacturers were involved.
Mulhall Is story asserts that in break
ing strikes for the Manufacturers AS
sociation, he, besides bribing labor
leaders, establishing secret sources Of
information through traitor strikers
and frequently hired agitators to break
up the union meetings.
Brides Union Leaders.
Mulhall asserts that from Danbury
he went to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he
broke a strike of 5000 shoe workers in
April, 1909, by employing his usual
methods. He names three officials Of
the Knights of Labor who accepted
money. While there, he says, Congress
man Bannon told him that the Selby
interests, who owned the shoe concern,
had defeated him for denomination.
Mulhall saw the Selbys, told them that
Bannon was friend of the manufac-
turers, and they promised to support
Bannon thereafter.
Mulhall also declares that he broke a
printers strike in Philadelphia in 1907;
a strike of $4,000 shoe workers in st.
Louis in the same year, the Manufac.
turers Association furnishing the mon.
ey to bribe the strike leaders. He also
declares that in June, 1907, be broke a
machinists' strike in Cleveland.
Peeved by Graft Charges.
Washington, July 2.-Furiously angry
at the charges of corruption among
congressman and other high officials
made by Martin M. Mulhall, former
agent Of the National Manufacturers
association score of representatives
bitterly denounced Mulhall at an indig.
nation meeting of the house today.
Besides the denunciations, Congress.
man Neeley of Kansas, Knowland of
California, and Sherley Of Kentucky
introduced resolutions demanding an in.
vestigation Of Mulhall and his accusa.
tions. Chairman Henry Of the rules
committee insisted that all resolutions
should 90 to his committee
Sherley, in speech, hotly denied
that Mulhall had influenced him at any
time.
A public man must be jealous OF
his honor" the Kentuckian said, "and
/ cannot let this matter pass. 1t is due
to those representatives and public Of
ficials, to this house and this govern
ment that these charges be investi
gated"
Minority Leader Mann, Of Illinois
also spoke.
Mostly "Illustrious.
"Most of these men mentioned il
Mulhall's charges, ~ ne said, "are il
lustrious in the country history N,
one believes them to have been influ
enced by corrupt methods or that an,
lobbyist was able to crack whip owe
their heads, We ought to investigate
this matter properly and we ought l.
proceed against the persons who ar
paying for these lies and this notoric
| ty."
Congressman Webb, of North Care
lima joined in the denunciaton Of Mu.
hall.
''G never authorized any one to spea
for me" he said, cor place me anon
those in sympathy with the Nations
Association Of Manufacturers. | hay
been for their proposition on singl
great question. don't even kno
J whether any of the members Of tha
association are in my district. An
suggestion, intimation, insinuation
inuendo that was influenced to vol
corruptly is falsehood Of the bases
wickedest kind -