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

Mulhall 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 5000 individuals who control
billions of capital
The burden OF his statements were
tx ga association had for years
promoted tariff. labor and general
business legislation favorable 10 itself,
had maintained a lobby STAFF OF seven
teen. including himself, and former
Presidents NanCleave and Kirby. Of
the association. at the capital 20 de-
feat hostile legislation and II 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 were responsible for the ere
alton Of the Tariff Commission under
President Taft. and said that nine
former Congress men and J. II. Mo
Michael chief Of pages IN the House.
had obtained money for services rem
dered.
More sensational still were the
declarations that former President
Taft, former Vice President sherman
and former Speaker Cannon. besides
many Congressman and Senators were
among those whom the association
could affect by appeals 10 sentiment
or other interests. He told Of an
unsuccessful attempt 10 bride Samuel
Gompers, the labor leader and of
successful work among petty labor
leaders.
MulhaU told Of his own great in
gratitude. how he obtained Federal
position through the influence Of SEN
ator MCCOmaa OF Maryland. and al !
the same time entered the employ /
Of the National Association of Man /
ufacturers helping 20 defeat his /
patron because MCComas had been /
doomed for his opposition TO the asso- /
citation
McComas. IL seems. was not the /
only victim. Tom l.. Johnson had /
been defeated for Mayor Of Cleve- /
land. said NulhalL for his oppos0 /
ton 10 the association and william /
= Hughes was opposed by the bust
ness com bine for Senator from New /
Jersey because he was the advocate /
Of many labor bills, Il was In this ]
connection that Wilson, when Gov
ernor Of New Jersey. had agreed with |
Gomper9 and Morrison, the labor
leaders, TO support Hughes, and had |
stumped tho State iuihis favor
Spies Kept in Field.
The work Of the association against
the eight-hour law, Its enmity to most
legislation that was favorable 90 labor
how he kept in occasional communi-
cation with former Vice President /
Sherman. how spies were kept in the /
field to corrupt minor labor leaders
and to knife opponentS were other
sensational bits OF the Nulhall tcS- b.
timony.
George Pope president Of the asso- /
citation and other officials Of the or /
gauzation. have made statements de-
claring that Mulhall Is not TO be be- |
lieved and that most Of the state /
ments We're inspired by the fact that /
Mulhall was discharged by the assoc |
citation. From many persons and |
places have come statements de-
nouncing Mulhall as a man Of repre- |
hensible character, lessening thus the |
substantiability OF many Of the |
charges But In many instances the |
declarations he made seemed TO he as
sured Of reliability by documents that
are substantial
Interesting 10 his list Of Congress-
men whom he said had received pay
from the association. He named in |
this connection ]. r 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. r. Littleheld Republican, Maine.
II NJ. Bannon, Republican, Ohio. IT
NJ Coudry, Republican Missouri; j. 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