Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sugar Trust King Before tho
Senate lnquirers.
SPECIAL" STATEMENTS ALL FALSE.

According to the Man who Ought Ia
hnow-No Interview with Cleveland or
Interviews with Senators and
Their Object-The Discussion at Brice,s
House-Interesting Information About
Campaign Contributions.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The senate snoa,
inquisition had another star witness 10
question when II. O. Havemeyer. the head
Oh the sugar trust" took the stand and
told what he did not know about anv sin.
Mostly IN the course of the sugar schedule.
lie said the present tariff bill was an nm.
satisfactory one TO the refiners, because
the difierential of one-eighth of n zen,
was not sufficient to afford all the nrotec,
ton which their interest should have re-
ceiVed. lie confessed that he had advo.
cated the al valorem system, and was graf
lhed that it had been adopted to the ex.
tent that it was, but even with this con.
cession he declared the schedule was fa,
from satisfactory. lie denied all kno,vl.
edge OF speculation in sugar stocks by
United states senators, and generally de
med that there was any material truth in
the published statements upon which the
inquiry is based.
Doesn't Even Know Cleveland.
Havemeyer was asked about the pub
lished statement that he had-either on
Mr.. Il. {. Benedict's yacht or at Greer,
witch, Conn-been in consultatio, viii
Cleveland and Benedict in 1892. atte,
Cieveland's nomination for the presidency
about the sugar interests as affected h,
the Hawaiian treaty. In this Hayemeve,
said there was mot one word of truth {.
lie also declared that no such consultation
hau ever occurred at any time or nlace
lie added that lie did not know Cleveland
and had never seen him. Furthermore he
had never exchanged "a word with Bene
Dict on the subject of sugar n,
on any other business matter. He said
lie had come TO Washington early ,r
March, after the tariff bill had passed tn,
house, with the hope of gettirc a hearing
before the finance committee. and had
gone TO Vest to ask him if it would not bs
possible To secure hearing by the com.
| mittee.
Eis interviews with Senators
Vest had said no, but had agreed te
allow him to explain the sugar question
to him tNesD Individually, and ne had
done so, meeting Vest twice. In these in
terviews he had opposed any duty on raw
sugar, but had said that if there was TO he
duty 1t should be an ad vaIorem. and
had represented that differeutial of ons
quarter OF Il cent on refined sugar was in.
Glspensabie to the existence OF the sugar
| refining interest in this country. He mad
/ not been particular whether this differen.
tial should Toe al valorem or specific, bu,
/ wanted the duty on raw sugar ad valorem.
lie then explained his interview with
Jones at Senator Camden's rooms anu
| with Gallery at Brice's house. He had
! talked with Jones about three quarters OF
an hour about the different systems oil
levying duty, and about the cost of refn.
ing sugar IN this and other countries.
The Visit to Brice's House.
He said that he had been invited to
| Brice's house by that senator TO NEE,
/ Gallery, and when he met him merely
went over the argument for an ad vulorenl
| duty. Havemeyer said he had gone Il
/ The Capitol with Terrell, but not for the
| purpose vi seeing senators or representa-.
] lives.