The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-07
Went After Opponents
And Helped Its Friends
ILLUMINATING TESTIMONY Is
GIVEN IN THE LOBBY
PROBE
Yesterday by Counsel for the
Manufacturers Association
Fought All Labor Men.

WASHINGTON. August Slow
the National Association OF Manufac-
turers "Prodded' members OF Con-
gress 20 support legislation the asso-
citation favored and opposed those
who threatens, its inter, SITS. was eI-
plained TO the House lobby COMMITTEES
today by James A. Emery, general
counsel for the association. Emery
vas the principal witness OF the day
b. fore the lobby investigators on both
sides OF the capitol. He began a pre-
hminary statement to the Senate
committee OF the objects and aims OF
the association and on the House side
be CONCLUDED d the Identification OF the
two hundred letters culled from the
organizaticn's files by the committee.
Discussing the political activities
Of tho association. Emery said that
the BODY itself did not engineer con-
crf sslonal campaigns. The associa-
ton kept track OF the records of Con-
Eressmen. he added. and when th@
time for their reelection came, noti-
fi@i its members in the individual
districts and ,ho campaign work was
done by the local members.
consressmen Proded.
a letter written by Emery 20 p G.
Schwo dtman. secretary OF the presi-
dent OF the National Association OF
on the fact that Congressman Bart
holCt was very efectually prodded
from ST Louis" in connection with
vote on proposition TO exempt
labor unions from prosecution under
IN" Sherman law. Members OF the
committe" conducted rather lengthy
examination To determine Just what
The method Of Il rodding" was em-
plored hy the association. The wit
ness explained that letters and tele-
grams wcr' started from the constit-
uenfs of the congressman sought 10
Dc Influenced. BY communications
with the members OF the association
in the Congressman district As an
instance OF this sort OF activity. there
was introduced telegram sent by
Emery during the fight against this
same labor union proposition. in 1919.
10 y \. Williams. Of the Minnesota
Employ rs Association in ST. Paul.
which urged him TO please get as
Vigorous protect by wire as possible
10 CCnHressmen Davis. Nelson. Steen-
erson. Miller. OF your state. All are
supporting Hughes amendment pre-
venting enforcement OF the sherman
lsW aEaInst labor organizations
Labor Activities Outlined.
activities IN relation TO the Hughes
amendment the investigation OF the
IA" lloUs- labor committee. the Bit
10 allow the formation OF unions
among government employees. and var
:ou~ other i gislatiVe propositions a.
well a. the interests of the associa
ton IN the presidential platforms in
l"pN. Wer' outlined in the letters pre-
s"nted today r. g Schwedtman.
'oIiu'r Represent John ".
Week. now senator from Massachus-
'tts. Henry IL rOWne. Of a New York
manufacturing firm and others figured
lu he dCCuW, nts
One % the letters disclosed what
Representative Willis characterized
a~ Everlasting and ent.rnal war" be-
Lw'"r tho National Association or
Manufacturers and the National Civic
F~d' ration
The House committee excused En-
'iN Tor the present and h. will con
i.nr" on The Senate side tomorrow.
lom"'row afternoon the House COM
nlff"e VIII examine James Y. Fweli,
Former mploye Of the National As
soc-ation ~ Manufacturers.