The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-15
SACCHARINE SCANDAL
They All Trusted to- Raise the Price Of
Sugar.
AN OREGON BOY COMES FIRST
Panama Destroyed by Fire----Perkins
Defends Stanford---The Color
Line Drawn in Texas.
Tariff and Trust.

WASHINGTON, June 13-Ihe vice. pre6l-
dent today signed the certificate to the
district attorney of the refusal of E. R.
Chapman, the New York broker, to
answer the questions of the sugar trust
investigation committee. Havemeyer,
who expressed Willingness yesterday
to give the amounts of the sugar trusts
contributions to campaign funds, de-
clined to do SO today, as he was advised
that under the terms of the resolution
this was no part of the investigation.
The committee accepted this view, as
the witness had sworn no contributions
had been made to secure the election of
United States senators. Havemeyer
stated that in the last. three years the
profits of the trust had been "a of cent
per pound on refined sugar and the in
creased cost to the consumer under the
proposed bill would be cent pound.
He admitted that the purpose of the
formation of the trust was to increase
the cost to the American consumer.
Senator Allen-And when you did
form trust you did advance the price
of sugar to the American consumer?
Havemeyer-We did; it was an ad-
vance of about a, quarter of cent net.
"And the american consumer today is
paying three-eighths of a cent per
pound on refined sugar more than he
would be compelled to pay under sys-
tenn of separate refineries?''
eyes, sir.''
eff the trust were wiped out the
American consumer would be benefited
to the extent of three-eighths of cent
pound on his sugar?"
ST will admit that, but anything that
will wipe out the trust will wipe out
the industry"
sEARLEs FOLLOWED HAvEMEYER.
John A. Searles, secretary and treas
urer of the American Sugar Refining
Company, was the next subject of the
committees questions. He frankly ad-
mitted he had made it his business to
influence legislation favorable to the
sugar trust, and that for this purpose he
had called upon and labored with many
senators. The witness stood upon his
rights, however, when asked about
campaign contributions, and declined in
several instances to answer questions on
this subject. He declined to state the
amount expended in 1892, on the ground
that it was not within the province of
the inquiry.
"Do you not" asked Allen, 'decline
to state simply because you know it was
disreputable and unlawful to contribute
this money!"
''No sir; do not admit anything of
the kind,'' replied Mr.. Searles.
"Do you think it is perfectly laudable
Tor the American Sugar Refining COM
pany to contribute large sums of money,
by the thousands of dollars, for the
purpose of influencing legislators in this
country?''
81 have always understood for many
years that it is the custom of both par
ties to solicit from corporations and in
dividuals contributions for the carrying
on of their political campaigns, and that
it is the custom of corporations and in
dividuals to respond to such invitations.
And with that understanding, and with
what believe to be the cnstom, the
sugar refining company made such con-
tributions."
do you believe it proper for a cor
poration," said Senator Allen, 'sthe
value OF whose stocks may be affected
by national legislation, to contribute its
funds to the success or defeat of one
political party or the other?'
Il think, as parties are now managed,
it is proper"
"And the American Sugar Refining
Company, as company, was actuated
by, a high sense of patriotic duty in con-
tributing this money, suppose?''