Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-11
Samuel GomperS and John
Mitchell to Take Witness
Stand and Opposition to
Unions VIII Be Heard,
WULHALL WILL BE ON
STAND SEVERAL DAYS
Threats Against Former Lob
byiSt for National ASSocia-
ton Of Manufacturers Az
legged TO Have Been Made,


rsy soas'so JOURNAL SPECIAL teAseu marl
Washington. JHly l0All the
wars that have been fought he
tween labor and capital, all the ef-
fpris that both have made 10 secure
legislation which would profit them
and the tangled skcin woven about
their relations in the last ten years
are 10 be- investigated by congress.
The senate lobby committee in eXeeu-
tive session tonight decided that tho
vars must De inquired into. Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Amer
lcau Federation of Labor, VIII appear
before the committee ON July -, and
il subpoena vas issued tonight for
John Mitchell. vice president Of the
association. and former head Of the
United Mine workers
At the same umc. the comm..tce
ubpocuacd George Pope and J +.
rud. general manager of the VA
u0nal Association 0f Manufacturer.
AS the tale is uufolded other men
prominent in either labor organiza-
uUns on associations of manufactnr-
ers or individual employers Of labor
Who are brought 10 notice viii be
asked TO appear. The committee de-
cidcd to look into this subject. be-
lieNing that it may develop startling
information and knowing it will cx-
tend their inquiry many weeks. one
senator said tonight that the quest
might reach back into some, Of the
dark corners of the McNamara dyna-
hitting case and might bring to the
light the insde story OF many Of the
great strikes that have paraly2ed in
dustries aud thrown thousands out
of work in the last few wears. He
intimatcd too. that It might develop
hy far the most marvellous Of an the
strange tales that the committee has
heard in the last six weeks.
The committee expects to finish
with it's investigation Of wool and
sugar activities tomorrow and will
take up the charges made by Martin
NJ Muhall. former lobbyist for the
National Association Of Manufactpr-
ers Mulhal Will take the stand to-
morrow afternoon. Thousands of
letters involving many men who We're
once prominent i'm congress. as we'll
as some still in public life. have been
furnished the committee ana his ex-
animation may take several DAYS
The committee decided tonight to
grant a request from me association
to hc represented by counsel. 1t also
decided not to turn ovcr the Ntulhaf
papers to the house special inyesti-
eating committee untl 1t mas finished
with them although chairman Car
rctt asked for them today.
chairman Otcr1an hcard report
tonight that Almhal had been told
to get out of WASHINGTON Mulhah
did not know who made the threat
Mr. 0verman said steps would be ta-
ken TO protect MuIhall If necessary
hy dclreatug a deputy seraeant-at-
arms To guard him.
The senate committee spent prao-
ticllty an uf TODAY ON wool william
Whitman. former president of thn
National Association of Wool Nouu-
tacturers, Winthrop l.. Marvin its
secretary. and Thomas q Marvin
secretary of the hofna ,nart.st= mn aiI
OF Boston. were the Witnesses
Thomas Marvin testified tbat fine
home market club had a men,Lore,in
Of between 500 ana tooo. that n
raised about $4,000 last year ami
that its object was to taach ~. 49,,
trine Of protection n u,s ~.
litical but an economic oro'a,,a4ie,,, ~
me said. and efte enoan l,aa,,'' - 49,
brother Marvin daolara1 ~,
of the clubs obiects ra. tha al,,a.' q'''
ton of The vouth of M -.
The princtnlae of nrn,o..i.. ',l''' ~
triad tbat fbo mn - vs.
twenfy .ftyo yoars ,,l,a ''''' ,'' out ~
eco panpbtctg oaatat,. ,'''''' iV''0oV'-
arguments Inf h., ','''''s r pio'e'ai,' NV,