The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-07-04
REVEALS SECRETS
OF GREAT LOBBY
Confessed Lobbyist for Manu-
facturers Gives Names.
CHARGES SOME WERE HIRED
Martin M. HulhaII Is Subpoenaed by
Senate Committee as Result Of
His Sensational Allegations
Prominent Men Attacked.


Washington, June 30-Further GEN.
sations in the senate's lobby investiga.
ton were foreshadowed when it be-
came known that a subpoena had been
served on Martin NJ Mulhall of Balti-
more, who had declared over his sig
nature that he had been for years the
active field agent" and lobbyist of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers.
The subpoena was ordered by Chair
man Overman of the lobby investigat-
ing committee after representations
had been made to him that Mr.. Null
hall was willing and able to give the
committee important facts regarding
attempts to influence legislation, to
elect or defeat candidates for con-
gress and to control the makeup of
committees in congress.
Says Congressman Were Paid.
Direct charges of lobbying and of
congressman being hired and paid
were made in the statement made by
Mr.. Mulhall, who purported to give
there is experiences as ''chief lobbyist
and field agent of the National Asso
citation of Manufacturer" between
1903 and 1912.
In the statement, the forerunner OF
several others, were given names OF
scores of present and former members
of congress who, he alleges, were
''subservient" or who were defeated
for office by the association when they
failed to follow it's beck and call.
Even pages of the house of repre-
sentatives were named as agents OF
the association in getting clandestine
ly information on pending legislation
that might be used.
The tale tells of the loan of postal
mittee members in congress not con
sidered favorable to the manufacture
ers, declares that the Taft tariff com
mission was brought about by manu-
facturers to put off revision of the
tariff, and adds that in his time Of
the aforementioned interests Of the
manufacturers, as well as in bribine
labor leaders in breaking up strikes.
In includes mention of a futile effort
to bride Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor
with $4,000.
Details an "lnsiduous" Lobby.
MulhalPs statement endeavors to es
tablish, among other things, the fol
lowing:
The the National Association o.
Manufacturers backs an 'insiduou!
lobby in Washington with. 5000, OO(
members having $10,000,O00,O 1000;
That, while ostensibly nonpolitica
organization, it has had, through the
National Council for Industrial De
Tense, virtual charge of tariff legisla
ton in this cuontry, making an6
breaking" public servants as suited
it's purpose, expanding huge sums
therefor.
That it has bought and bribed union
officials in breaking up strikes.
That it has had the making of con
gressional committees within its
power.
That the association was solely re
| sponsible for the Taft tariff commits
sion.
That congressman were hired out
right.
That great lobby staff was main
| tanned.
That congressman were aided in
their campaigns If favorable to the
| manufacturers.
That even ministers were used to
defeat labor unions.
Mr.. Mulhall gives a list of names
of men prominent in public life who
| dealt with him in the secret lobby
work in congress. He also designates
certain officials as having received
financial reward for their services to
the manufacturers, or for political
purposes while in office. A long list
of names is also given of men whom
Mulhall claims were the lobbyists for
the association. Names of many pub
lie officials whose elections were
fought with money and influence by
the association, sometimes success.
fully, are given in Mulhalrs allega-
TONS
Mr.. Mulhall's statement described
trips he said he made into half doz-
en- states with money and with orders
from the association to do everything
in his power to elect or defeat certain
candidates for Office
Makes Second Statement.
In further statement Colonel Null
hall cites, as an instance of the Sc
crecy with which the alleged lobby
worked, several letters bearing the
typewriter signature mo Sig" writ
ten without address and on plain
paper. These, the colonel asserts,
came from the secretary of the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
All the mo Sig" letters contain
warnings to be careful against expos
ing the methods of the lobby. Colonel
Mulhall was warned against running
up a large expense account, because
'at the very best there is not going
to be enough money to go around"
You can get along without paying
for much Of anything" the letter adds,
If you only think so. Remember that
you are very generous"