Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
STORY OF MULHALL WILL
EXTEND u. S. LOBBY INQUIRY
Continued From Page I.

MuIhar represented the National As
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers in Wash
ington. The association has a mem
bership Of 225 organizations among
them the most influential Of the coun-
try. and 1000 individuals, who control
billions Of capital
The burden of his statements were
that the association had for years
promoted tariff. labor, and general
business legislation favorable 20 itself
had maintained a lobby staff Of seven
teen, including himself, and former
Presidents NanCIeave and Kirby. OF
the association. at the capital 10 de-
feat hostile legislation. and it was
always seeking and often obtaining
control of the House and Senate Com
mittee on Labor and judiciary.
Created Tariff Commission.
He said that the associations ef-
forts We're responsible for the Gre
alton OF the Tariff Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former Congressman and J. II. Nc
Michael. chief Of pages in Ie House,
had obtained money for services rem
dered.
More sensational still were tho
declarations that former President
Taft, former Vice President sherman,
and former Speaker Cannon, besides
many ConEressmeu and Senators were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals to sentiment
or other interests. He told Of AN
unsuccessful attempt 10 bride Samuel
Gompers. the labor leader, and o'
successful work among petty labor
leaders
MulhaH told Of hts own great in-
gratitude, how he obtained a Federal
position through the influence Of Sen
ator MCComaq OF Maryland and a
the same time entered the employ
OF the National Association OF Man
ufacturers, helping 10 defeat his /
patron because MCComas had been I.
doomed for his opposition to the assoc |
citation
McComas, # seems, was not the !
only victim. Tom l.. Johnson had |
been defeated for Mayor of Cleve- |
land said MulhalI for his oppoT- |
ton 10 the association and William |
r Hughes was opposed by the bust /
ness combine for Senator from New |
Jersey because he was tho advocate |
Of many labor bills. II was I'm this /
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor Of New Jersey, had agreed with /
Gompe and Morrison, the labor |
leaders. 10 support Hughes, and had |
stumped the State i'm his favor.
spies Kept IN Fleids
The work OF the association against
the eight-hour law, its enmity TO most
legislation that was favorable to labor
how he kept I'm occasional communi-
cation with former Vice President |
Sherman. how spies were kept I'm the
field 10 corrupt minor labor leaders,
and 10 knife opponents. we're other
sensational bits OF the MulhaH tes
timony.
George Pope. president OF the assoc
citation. and other officials OF the or
Eanization, have made statements de |
claring that Mulhall IS not to be be- /
lieved. and that most Of the state |
ments were inspired by the fact that |
Mulhall was discharged by the asso- |
citation. From many persons and |
places have come statements de- |
nounclng Mulhall as man repre- |
heusible character, lessening thus the |
substantlability of many OF the |
charges But In many instances the |
declarations he made seemed to be as
sured Of reliability by documents that |
are substantial.
Interesting is his list OF Congress
men whom he said had received pay |
from the association. He named I'm !
this connection J. L. Watson. Repub- !
lican. Of Indiana, the House whip !
Of the last administration; J. r. Nc |
Dermott, Democrat. Of Illinois J. ] |
Jenkins Republican, Wisconsin. Kit !
tredge Haskins, Republican. Vermont;
c. E. Littleheld, Republican, Maine;
H NJ. Bannon Republican, Ohio; II
NJ. Coudry, Republican, Missouri; J. ]
Gardner Republican, New Jersey; r.
B. Cole Republican. Ohio. and J. II
McMichael. CHIEF Of pages
on the other hand. he named a
number of Congressman who had con-