Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-09
National Association of Man
ufacturers May Be Guilty
of Contempt for Tempting
Innocent Lawmakers.
LABOR LOBBY ON OTHER
HAND NOT CRITICISED
Gratifying Fact Made Public
in Report That at Least Five
Representatives Were Not
Contaminated; May Can One

(By Aeagd Wire to Evening ficrald.l 7
Washington. Dec. .. Results of the
house lobby Investigation by "a conn
mittcc. headed by Representative
Garrett, OF Tennessee. were made
public today in two rports. the ma
jority rcpurts signed hy Democrats
uud Republicans alike. ana % supple
mvntii report filed hy Bcprcscnia'iye
Mcdonald of Michigan.
Tho majority report made no
recommendation but declared that
Representative Mcbcrmott of Illinois
had bcrn guilty of acts of grave i'm
proprictv. uuhccomiug the dignity pf
hs position. though eve can not say
that he has been corrupted Ia his
votes"
Tho majority also held that Nc
Dermott haVi.p Intimate relations
with u. McMichn"l. former chief
page at the house knew that NJ N.
Mulnau a. lobbyist for the National
Association OF Manufacturers and the
American Federation of Labor cngag-
ed in political activities ana expended
money "a effect nominations ana clcc-
tions OF the mcmbors OF the house
of Representatives"
Representative Mcdonald who
agreed with the majority findings de-
clarcd that congress had fallen some
what from its high estate in the cstl-
nation of m, American people. lie
made recommendation for lcgisla
tive reforms
The maiu conclusions Of the ma
iority define lobby as Ca person or
body OF persons seeking to influence
- l..
whatsoever The National Associa-
ton cot Manufacturers. IA, National
Council Tor Industrial Defense, tho
.,ational Tariff Commission os'ocia-
tion, tho American Federation II Ia-
bor tho Washington city aepcluipn
at Liquor DpHlpr- gud lu,r lu5u
sharks are found 90 have maintained
luhbics
Martin NJ Mulhau be- hold 90 have
admitted errors In some vital state
uout made in his cnargos. 90 have
been corrohorutcd iu other .uhisc,s
e. ipportuucc by officials of 'ho Nu-
tional Association of Manufacturers
ana the National Council for lulustri-
al pct0usc. Mulhall. tho report says
was cXtraNugaut iu many Of his
claims and nNcrstut q his pptcn'T
and influence with members of con-
gross and public men gcuo-Hlv; no
entertained unimus ugaius; mpuy of
those against whom ne made alloEI-
t'.rs ana uFcd names oi punlig mon
with am uuiustncd freedom. lIigh
superior Officers 30 tho mauufa Htur-
,rs organization ana a.. rouuch for
industrial defense employed him
ever, largely aud primarily for per.
sonal luhhNing says Juu report.
The lobh, of the associations oi
manufactures. ANA ui industrial de-
lcusc o. held guilty OF Improperly
preventing ana seeking tu prevent
legislation GruNJst doubt wug cN-
pressed us tu thv ptopucty of acts ol
Mulhnll and Counsel James a. Em
cry for tho manufacturer. The re-.
port added:
"It is outrageous and offensive that
these associations should have th"ii
paid hlrcluRs about the capitol hut
tunhulug members of congress, ip b.,
ducc them to remain away Whtn q
vote WAS being taken"
Nothing ulcgitimatc was round M
tho activity of the American Fedora
tiou ot Labor Hobbies ot liquui
dealers and money lenders In Wash
ington were found Co have neither
effected nor prevented legislation I'm
properly. Methods used by tho man
uflcturprE organization in scndini
Nmlhal tkrough tho country viii
funds TO organize temporary assoca
uons were denounced as Improper
disrcputahlc ana dishonest" 80 cV
idonco WAS found uf employment a
members of the house for impropo
purposes.
Tipping ot house employees was de
nouncod as rcprohcnsihlo, Employ
mont hy manufacturers association
~ Former chief Page McMichaol q
tho house was severely ccnsured.
Representative Bprihold of Mis-
souri,. Burke of pcnnsylyania, Calde
OF New york shcrlcy ot kentuck'
Webb of North Carolina, were uphel
ns neither reached nor Influenced b
the manufacturers
The report held that Reproscnta
tive McDermott minlmizes his int
mate relations with Mulhall, That II