Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-14
S15O,OOO OFFER
WAS MADE FOR
MULHALL PAPERS
Mulhall Says Richard Barry
Named That Figure for
the N. A. M.
AGENT TRIED TO GIVE
STORY FREE TO HEARST
IN. A. M. Cannot Buy Letters
at Any Price," Was Tat
tiers Answer.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Martin
Mulhall, self-styled lobbyist for ten
years for the National Association of
Manufacturers, interrupted the Sen
ate lobby investigation today to re-
ply to what he declared were per
sonal attacks upon his character and
his purpose in the expose in which he
has become the central figure of the
lobby inquiry
He denied that he had tried to sell
the gerat mass of papers and letters
which were recently published, and
which now are in the hands of the
Senate committee. Later, he said, he
proposed to introduce witnesses and
letters to show that he had been en-
gagged for months in trying to give
away the great file of correspond
ence which has brought officers of the
National Association of Manufaetur-
ers and labor leaders and congress-
men into prominence.
Mulhall's statement was made in
connection with his request that he
be allowed to read a letter he had
written May 16 1918, to Perriton
Maxwell, editor of Hearst's Magaz-
zine, urging him to have William r.
Hearst make the mass of letters pub
lie through his publications. This
letter reiterated former statements
that the writer did not want money.
but wanted to get the lobbying doeu-
ments published "as a service to the
public"
81 have attempted for the past two
months to give them away" Mulhall
told the committee. II never had in
mind the questions of the money /
would receive for them"
But you did sell them later to the
New York World?" asked Senator
Reed.
Letters Priced at S1sO.OO0.
81 would like to offer further let
ters and witnesses on that point"
said Mulhall. ~ did not sell them.
| fell into the hands of a gentleman
named Barry, who came over to look
at the letters for Mr.. Hearst ] have
since learned that he is what is
known as a newspaper typster. 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 $780,,
900 for the letters from the National
Association of Manufacturers.
"T said the letters were not for sale;
that the National Association of
Manufacturers did not have money
enough to buy them; that l had no
of blackmail in connection
with Them
At this point Muihal's statement
was interrupted by the committee.
He said he wanted Editor Maxwell
and Louis Seibold, of the New York
World, and other witnesses called in
his behalf Mr.. Seibold is already
under subpoena by the committee.
The House committee appointed to
the Mulhall charges was
unable to proceed today owing to
of the witness by the
Senate and is considering taking
recess for two weeks.
1t was reported shortly before the
committee resumed examination of
Mulhall that the manufacturer
HAD on the way large
of letters which 1t was pro-
posed to hand to the committee for
it's cross examination. These letters
were said to be communications from
Mulhall to various officers and d.
rectors of the organization. 1t was
that the letters would be
used in an effort to establish mo-
tive for Mulhall's present revela-
tions.
John Mitchell, the labor leader, was
for today. Former Con-
gressman George A Pearre,. of Mary
land, was excused until next Monday
July 25, when Samuel Gompers has
been directed to appear.
Mulhall said he made frequent
visits to Pearre's district and con-
ferred with former Senator yelling
ton, George H. Hoffman, Postmaster
at Cumberland. and others.
"Why did you oppose Pearre?"
asked Reed.
"On account of his stand on the
injunction bill. same as / did Nc
Comas,'' said the witness.
Methods in job Printer strike.
The plan by which Mulhall and Of
ficers of the Philadelphia Typothetae
to break down the printers
strike there in 1905, was outlined in
a report Mulhall identified as one he
had made to John r. Mcintyre, sec
of the national Typothetae.
"a great many men had been brought
up from the South to take strikers
places. but proved no good to the en-
ployers," 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
The report to Mcintyre told of an
With employment agen-
cies by which new men could be Sc
cured, who were to be encouraged to
go on strike as soon as the labor
unions suggested it.
Details of the fight against Pearre
were brought out through a letter
from Mulhall to M. c. Hoffman. of
Md, dated April y. 1905,
which outlined a plan to send you
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. Mulhall wrote of a conference
on March % between President Roose-.
Welt and Samuel Gompers, at which
the latter said Gompers declared that
if labor were not favored more in