The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-11

MANUFACTURERS LAUGH
Association Denies That Il Has Tried
to intImidate Him But
Wants Him to
Testify.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ] |
WASHINGTON. July ia husky
assistant sergeant at arms OF the Unit |
ed States senate may be assigned toi
guard Col. M, M. Mulhall, confessed
lobbyist and strike breaker. Mulhall, |
who is to be the star witness before
the senate lobby committee has com
planned to Chairman Overman that he
has received distinct hint that 1t
would be well for him to leave Wash
ington. He makes no charges about
the warning other than that he be-
lieves 1t was intended to intimidate
him.
Mulhall has been informed by Sena-
tor Overman that If he wishes It, he
can have dtputy sergeant at arms
assigned to him to protect him from
interference of any kind. Officials OF
the National Association OF Manufac-
turers laugh at the Mulhall complaint
and assert that II there is any truth In
i. some one outside of their assocla-
tion Is responsible.
"We would not surrender the oppor-
tunity of getting Mulhall on the stand
and confronting him with certain OF
his statements for ANYTHING" declared
attorneys for the association today.
Mulhall went to the senate offie build
ing today and remained In the room OF
Senator Reed Of Missouri where he
would be in touch with the lobby COM
mittee. 1t is the committees inten-
ton 10 call Mnlhail after hearing a
few minor witnesses regarding the
wool lobby. The plans for his testi-
mony, as arranged by the committee in
executive sessions provided that he
was first to be permitted to tell his
object in testifying. Mulhall was ex-
peted positively to declare that there
was no motive of revenge in his story
Then Mulhan was to read Into the
record the 10000 letters covering ms
experiences which the committee has
had printed. The summary of the
hest of these letters has already been
printed in the news dispatches of the
United Press. All are of the same
general character and deal with open
lobbying in the interest of bills faith
cred bv the N. A. NJ. and Mulhalr
own accounts of how he broke strikes
It was certain that the story of Mul
hall would set on foot an investigation
of the ramifications which will extene
into every section of the United
States. He has confidently Informed
members of the committee who have
talked with him that of his own pos
tive knowledge he can tell OF the IN
side of many of the great strikes
which have paralyzed industry OF ev
ery character. Samuel Gompers ant
John Mitchell. also of the American
Federation Of Labor and George Pope
president, and ]. P. Bird, genera
manager of the N. A. NJ. are unde
subponea to follow Mulhall. t is 81
pected there will be rush OF man
Implicated by him voluntarily TO test
fy. It is the intention of the con
mittee to take the lid off the entir
labor situation in the United states.
w. u. Marvin, secretary OF the M
tional Woolen Manufacturers Assocl'
tion. the first witness, submitted =
the committee complete summar
Of expenditures and receipts OF tn
association for the last fifteen year
They showed amounts ranging frol
$4,000 to the $4,000 contributed 3
members and raised by annual due
According to the statement none
the cash went directly for inhuencin
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