Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-07-04
LOBBYIST NAMES
MANY HIGH UP
Martin MuIhalI, Former Agent
of Manufacturers, Makes
Sensational Disclosures.
CALLED TO GIVE TESTIMONY
Prominent congressman Are Accused
of Being in Pay of Association
Charges Are Denied by Off
Gals of Manufacturers'
Body.

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Washington, June 3O.-Martin M.
Mulhau of Baltimore, who declared
over his own signature that he had
been for years the active field agent
and lobbyist Of the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers, has been sub
poenaed to appear before the senate
| lobby investigating committee. Fur
ther sensational developments are ex-
pected.
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.
| 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 Manufacturers" between
! 1903 and 1912.
In the statement, the forerunner of,
several others, were given names of
scores of presen. and former members
! of congress who, he alleges, were
tsubservient" 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-
that might be used.
The tale tells of the loan of postal
| franks, charges the elimination of COM
mittee members in congress not con-
| sidered favorable to the manufacture
ers, declares that the Taft tariff COM
mission was brought about by manu-
I facturers to put off revision of the
tariff, and adds that in his time of
! service Mr.. Mulhall spent 100000 in
the aforementioned interests of the
manufacturers, as well as in bribing
! 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 "insduous" Lobby.
Mulhall's statement endeavors to es-
| ablish, among other things, the fol-
lowing:
The the National Association of
Manufacturers backs an "insiduous
| lobby in Washington with 100000
( members having $10,0O0.OO0,O0O;
| That, while ostensibly nonpolitical
organization, it has had, through the
National Council for Industrial De
| tense, virtual charge of tariff legisla-
ton in this cuontry, making and
| breaking public servants as suited
its purpose. expending 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 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 Mulhall's allega-
! lions
Mr.. Mulhall's statement described
] trips he said he made into half a dog
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
A Modern Trend.