Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-06
MuIhall Announces Dis
CoVery of Further Evil
dence in Files.
Is GIVEN A HOLIDAY
Glenn Shows Up Attitude of N.
A. NJ. Toward New Ad-
miniStration.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 6.-The ex-
animation of Mulham vas postponed
by the house lobby committee until
Monday at request of Mulhall, who an
nounced the last few days he had dis
covered in his files in Baltimore some
200 additional letters bearing on na
tional politics and If given a few days
would be able to discover more. He
pronounced the letters found impor-
tant, stating some contradicted the
testimony already given before the
committee by Representative Fair
child
NEEDS A REST.
Mulhall insisted he needs rest.
Furthermore am celebrating my 61st
birthday today and have been invited
home" he said.
The committee granted his request
10 have counsel during examination.
AlFT WITHOUT \ WITNESS.
Louis Siebold resumed the stand to-
day and was examined briefly as to
the basis for parts of the Mulhall
stories prepared by the New York
World. The committee then found it.
self without witnesses and recessed
70 await the temperance of James
A. Emery. who was before the senate
committee.
EMERY on STAND.
Washington. d. C., Aug. G.-James
a. Emery of Washington. representa-
tive OF the National Association of
senate lobby eommittse-t tetiine -tae-GES
ganization's side Of the story that Null
hall began Examined first by Attor-
Bey McCarter for the manufacturers.
McCarter announced he intended TO
show the association had only been OPP
posing the work OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor, taking the opposite
view" on most subjects of legislation.
TO SEE BOTH SIDES.
1--WE are going TO investigate the
American Federation of Labor. too,
said Senator Walsh.
Reed observed his idea Of the duty
OF the committee was to establish the
truth or falsity Of the Mulhall letters
TELLS OF DEFENSE COUNCIL.
Emery testified he had been nation
al counsel for the manufacturers since
1907. and for the National Council OF
Industrial Defense since 1908. The
council. he explained. was the natura
outErowth OF the desire of the en-
ployers Of labor TO form some nationa
organization that might be able 10 d.
for them what the united labor organ
izations wished to do for labor.
OPEN SHOP ISSUE.
The main idea" he said, was Il
fight for open shops" He sestifed tha
August. 1907. at the suggestion Of Nai
Cleaye. then president OF the manufac
turers, representatives of II employ
ing associations met IN New York an
laid plans which resulted in the forma
ton of the Council of Industrial DE
fcnse
Mulhall swore there were no meet
ings. and that Van Cleave and other
just formed the council. paper organ
ization, and elected themselves off
GERS.
EMERY LETTERS IN RECORD.
The house lobby investigating con
mi,tee yesterday placed in the recon
100 letters from the files Of James A
Emery, chief counsel for the mani
facturers' association.
In Identifying the letters Mr.. Emer
acknowledged on the stand that he ha
recommended a contribution of $500 I
oppose Representative Buchanan of
linois for reelection and told of pc
sonal interview with members Of col
gress in his atteOopts to influence tn
naming OF committees or to prever
the enactment OF legislation urged B
organized labor.
APPEALED FOR AID.
A letter from Emery TO Kirby. Oc
lG said:
Il have written twice to Glenn Use
re.ary OF the Illinois Manufacturer
association and will write again, u
dertakiug 10 emphasize the duty vhic
Chicago men interested in industri
matters owe to themselves in opposir
buchanan Won't you write s:ror
letter Of the same kind?'
Emery said the National Associate
OF Manufacturers itself did not su
scribe 10 the anti-Buchanan campaig
but hat the Council OF Industrial D
fense contributed $500 at his recol
mendation.
Representative McDermott Of Il
ncis, one OF the members Of the hou
named in NJ NJ. Mulhalrs charg'
was represented by counsel before I
bouse committee. which took und
adisement requests OF Mr.. Med
mott and the manufacturers assoc