The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-11
Senate Lobby Committee
Decides to Give Investiga-
tion the Widest Posi-
BILE Scope
M'NAMARA CASE
MAY BE BROUGHT
TO LIGHT AGAIN
Efforts of Both Labor and Capital
to Secure Legislation to Be Sub
jected to Searchlight of the
Lobby Hunters-Many
Are Subp0enaed

Washington, July 10.-All the wars"
that have been fought between labor and
capital. all the efforts that both have made
to secure legislation which would profit
them and the tangled skein woven about
their relations In the last 10 years are to
be investigated by Congress. The Senate
lobby investigating committee tonight de-
cided that the wars must be inquired
into.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Amer
fcan Federation of Labor will appear be.
fore the committee July 25, and sub
poena was issued tonight for John Mitch.
ell. vice president of the federation and
former head of the United Mine Workers.
AT the same time the committee sub
poenaed George Pope and j. P. Bird OF
the National Association of Manufac-
turers
AS the tale is unfolded other men prom
ment in either labo' organizations or as
sociations Of manufacturers or individual
employers Of labor, who are brought to
notice will be asked to appear. The COM
mlttee decided to look into this subject.
believing that it may develop startling in
formation and knowing it will extend
their inquiry many weeks.
Strikes to Be Probed
One senator said tonight that the quest
might reach back into some OF the dark
corners of the Mcnamara dynamiting case
and might bring into the light the inside
story of MANY of the great strikes that
lave paralyzed Industries and thrown
thousands out OF work in the last few
years. lie intirnated, too. that 1t might
doxaIop by far mere marvellous stories
than the strong tales the committee has
heard in the last six weeks.
The committee expects to finish with It's
investigation of wool and sugar tomorrow
and will take up the charges made by
Martin NJ MulhalI, former lobbyist for
the National Association of Manufactur-
ers. Mulhall will take the stand tomorrow
afternoon and his examination may take
several days. The committee decided to-
night to grant request from the asso-
citation TO be represented by counsel. 1t
decided also not 10 turn over the Mulhan
papers to the House special investigating
committee until 1t h8 $ finished with them,
although Chairman Garret asked for them
today.
Chairman Overman heard report
tonight that Mnlhall had been told to
get out of Washington. Mulhall did
not know who made the threat Mr..
overinan said steps would be taken
to protect Mulhan If necessary by del
egating a deputy sergeant at arms
to guard him.
The Senate committee spent practi-
cally all of today on wool. William
whitman, former president of the Ma
tional Association of Wool Manufac-
turers; Winthrop L. Marvin, its sec
retary, and Thomas o. Marvin. secre-
tary of the Home Market club, all of
Boston. were the witnesses.
Teach Protection
Thomas Marvin testified that the
Home club with membership of be-
tween 500 and 1000. raised about s17.-
600 last year and that its object was
to teach the doctrine of protection. II
was not a political but economic
organization. he said. He testified that
the club had sent out in 20 years more
than 00.000000 pamphlets containing
protective arguments, but had never
used .insidious' illegitimate means
to influence legislation. He said he re-
ceived $500 a year for his services
and spent much time in Washington
while the present tariff bill was pend
ing. Many members of the club who
are manufacturers. he added. submitted
tariff arguments before the ways and
means and finance committees.
Senator Reed spent several hours
reading into the record letters and
kilograms between Whitman and S. N.
d. North. The letters were written in
1897, when the Dingley tariff bill was
before the Senate finance committee
and North, then secretary of the wool
association. was acting as clerk to the
majority members
They showed close relations between
whitman and North. but Whitman in
sisted there never had been anything
improper about Norths connection with
the Senate committee.
Believe North Faithful
IT believe North was faithful to his
trust in the subcommittee" he said,
'and j don't believe he ever did any
thing that the most exalted and high
toned man could have taken exception
to-
winthrop Marvin appeared with the
books of the wool association show
Ing disbursements since he became its
secretary. but the committee decided
to take them up tomorrow.