The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-14
TO BUY EVIDENCE
Manufacturers Association Of
fered MuIhal $15O,OOO.
Would Have Paid Large Sum to
Suppress Correspondence.
TRIED To GIVE LETTERS AWAY
Says He Wanted Them Pub
Iished for Good of Public.
Continues Detail of Campaign
Against Labor Candidates.

Washington, July 14.-Martin NJ.
Mulhall. self styled lobbyist for ten
years for the National Association of
lobby investigation today to reply to
what he declared were personal at
tacks upon his character and his pur-
pose in the expose in which he has be-
come the central figure of the lobby in
quiry. He denied that he had tried
TO sell the great mass of papers and
letters which We're published recently
and now in the hands of the senate
committee. Later he said. he pro-
posed to introduce witnesses and let
ters to show that he had been engaged
for months in trying to give away
the great file of correspondence which
has brought officers of the National
Association of Manufacturers and labor
leaders and congressman into prom
inence- MulhalPs statement was made
in connection with his request that he
be allowed to read a letter he had
written May g. 1913, to Perriton Max
well, editor of a Hearst magazine,
urging him to have William R. Hearst
make the mass of letters public
through his publications This letter
reiterated former statements that the
writer did not want money but wanted
TO get the lobbying documents pub
Hshed as a service to the public
Il have attempted for the last two
months to give them away" Mulhan
told the committee Il never had in
mind the questions of the money 1
would receive for them
But you did sell them later to the
New York World?" asked Senator
Reed.
Could Get s15O.OOO.
4 would like to offer further letters
and witnesses on that point said
MulhaH. I did not sell them I fell
into the hands of a gentleman named
Barry who came over to look at the
letters for Mr.. Hearst, I have learned
since he is what is known as a news
paper tipster. The letterS were given
TO the New York World but later Mr..
Barry came and wanted me to break
the contract with the World. saying
he could get S150,OO0 for the letters
from the National AsSocia ton of Man
ufacturers.
4 said the letters were not for sale;
that the national association did not
have money enough TO buy them; that
l had no proposition of blackmail in
connection with them At this point
MulhalFs statement was interrupted by
the committee. He said he wanted
Editor Maxwell and Louis ZeiboId of
the New York World and other wit
nesses called. Mr.. Zeibold is already
under subpoena by the committee The
house committee appointed to inveStI-
to proceed today on account of the
monopolization of the witness by the
senate and considered taking a recess
for two weeks.
Mulhall. who acknowledges himself TO
have been one OF the chief lobbyists
for the national association of manu-
facturers was on hand today when the
senate investigating committee met
prepared to make additional disclosures
concerning the alleged activities of
big interests in shaping legislation.
1t was reported shortly before the COM
nittee resumed examination of the
witness that the manufacturers had on
the way a large number of letters
which it was proposed to hand to the
committee for use in its cross examin
a ton These letters were said to be
communica tions from Mulhall to var
ious officers and directors of the organ
liza tion. 1t was undewrstOod the letter
would be used in an effort to esta blish
a motive for MuIhalFs present reve
Iations John Mitchell, labor leader,
was subpoenaed for today Former
CONGRESSMAN George A. Pearre, of
MARYLAND was excused until next
Monday and Mitchell was told to come
back July 25, when Samuel Gompers
has been directed to appear.
MulhaIFs first testimony today re-
lated to letter from Marshall Cushings,
secretary of the National Associa ton.
suggesting a campaign against Pearre.
MulhaH said he made frequent visits
to Pearres district and conferred with
former Senator Wellington, Geo. H
Hoffman. postmaster at Cumberland,
and others
why did you oppose Pearre?" asked
Reed.
.tOn account of his stand on the in
junction bill, same as I did McComas,'
said the witness.
5-r, NTr,JI - ,v,l 0f1
GERS of the Philadelphia Typothetae
proposed to break down the printers
strike there in 1905, was outlined in
report identified by Mulhan as one he
had made to John A Mcintyre. secre-
tary of the National Typoethetae.
A great many men had been
brought up from the south to take
strikers places, but proved no good
to the employers wrote Mulhall.
.-Our plan was to get them to go out
on strike also, SO they would become
charges on the unions and help eat up
their funds
That the report to Mcintyre told of
an arrangement with employment
agencies to obtain new men who were
TO be encouraged to strike as soon as
the labor unions suggested it.
Details of the fight against Pearre
We're brought out through a letter
from MulhaH to NJ c Hoffman of
0uIn beIldIiOF " H. t.sAtOO -PAAi -
which outlined a plan to send out all
the labor organizers you wish. and
guarantee all of them to be first class
men to organize the fight against
Pearre-"
In a letter TO Cushing in April, 1906.
MuIhall wrote of conference on
March p between President RooSe-
Welt and Samuel Gompers. at which
the letter said Gompers declared that If
labor were not favored more in legis-
lation it would carry on a cam paiSn
TO elect labor men to congress. Null
hall wrote Cushing that he found in
tours of large cities that the threats
of Mr.. GomperS were being carried
out TO the best of his ability"
7 am perfectly confident that Mr.
L,s- I- he