Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-14

of the Trusts Campaign Contributions.
Treasurer searles Also Testines-sen.
ate's Time Occupied by Speeches.
WAsHINGroN. June 14-Immcdiately
after the Sugar trust investigating com
mittee was called TO order Mr. Havemey
er, continuing his testimony. made a state
ment I'm answer TO the question asked 10y
Senator Allen, at the close of the session
Tuesday, demanding fun data concerning
the contributions made by the sugar trust
i'm 1892 and 1923 for political purposes.
The statement is as follows:
Mr. Havomcyer- While I am perfectly
willing TO answer any material matters,
under advice of counsel decline TO an
swer about outside matters 1 decline to
answer about local contributions. | know
Of nothing given to the national cam
paign There exists no bargain of any ma
ture. and / never claimed that the compa
ny was entitled to anything except what
its merits required.
Tho examination then continued:
Senator Anen-You may state, II you
can, the difference of protecting your in
dustry under the Mckinley act and what
It would be under this act as it is now
framed in the senate under the Wilson
ing considered.
Mr. Havemeyor-Under the senate
amendments 30 is about ono-quarter what
il is under the Mckinley bill.
In answer 20 questions by Senator Al.
/ len Mr.. Havemeyer stated that the profits
of the Sugar trust during the last three
years had been three -eighths of a cent a
pound on refined sugar
Senator Lodge asked, what would
you estimate the increased price to the
consumer under the proposed billY'
Mr. Havemeyer-A cent a pound from
the present price
Further along Senator Lindsay said,
SIS not this a fact that, being able TO fix
the price in America, IL has been the poll
cy Of the trust to fix it just low enough &C.
keep out refined sugar made in foreign
countriesY"
Mr.. Havemeyor-That is the business
practically of the American Sugar Rein.
ing company.
How the Trust Affects Prices.
Senator Lndsay-And you have so fixed
it as TO practically exclude all foreign COM
| petition?
Mr.. Havemeyer-Y Yes sir, as protection
TO our own business. Every pound Of for.
eign sugar consumed in this country is AT
the expense of the American Sugar Rein
ing company and any diminution Of the
MEETINGS of the Sugar Refining company
means an increased cost to them Of manu-
facturc.
The price Of sugar to the consumer in
Germany the witness said was / cent q
pound higher than in the United States
The cost Of production was about three
quarters of cent less, but the govern
ment added "a duty Of cents per pound.
Mr. Havemeyer admitted that the pur
pose Of the formation of the trust was t
increase the cost TO the American consum
ers.
Senator Allen-And when you did form
the trust You did advance the price of sug
ar to the American consumer;
Mr.. Havemeyer-We did tt was al
advance Of about quarter Of a cent net.
Senator Allen-And the American con
sumner is today paying three-eighths Of
cent a pound on refined sugars more THAI
he would be compelled to pay under sys
tenn Of separate reiinoriess
Mr.. Havemeyer-Yes sir.
Senator Allen-lf the trust were wipc'
out. the American consumer would be ben
Gifted TO the extent of three eighths OF
cent a pound on his sugar.
Mr.. Havemeyer-I will admit that. Blu
anything that viii wipe out the trust vii
wipe out the industry.
Again referring to the matter of cam
paign contributions, Senator Allen asked
you never contribute TO the campaigl
fund Of party in the minority
Mr.. Hayemoyer-We may. / will no
say that we do not.
Senator Allen-Doos any other corpo
ration i'm these same states do the sam
thing that you know Of?
Mr. Havemoyer-I understand every IN
dividual, corporation and firm i'm exist
ence do IL I'm their respective states.
) The American Sugar Refining compan
! had no politics Of any kind; the only pol
e tics that OF business. This closed his &c.
J timony before the committee.
Mr.. scafles Testifies.
John A. Searles, secretary and treasure
> Of the American Sugar Refining company
was the subject Of the committees quei
. tions for three hours. The examinatio
|, was ON the same general line as that
Mr.. Havemeyer, and he covered much ,
the same ground which was gone over b.
fore.
Mr. Searles confessed freely that he ha
a been in Washington "a great deal the pa,
{ winter and spring for the sole purpose
Influencing congressman ltBlnlullun ullu
( the sugar schedule. He said he had bee
=. in the habit of attending the sessions sin,
r the forty-hfth congress, and when u
tariff had been before congress he had ei
# deavored by presenting the facts TO secul
l. just legislation in the interest Of the sugi
ir industry that would give IL the same pr
8 portion Of protection guaranteed to oth'
industries.
SonatorAllen asked many questions col
N corning the campaign contributions of q
trust, but did not succeed I'm eliciting
No much information as he obtained fro
Mr. Havemeyer, but the cross firing w
at times very spirited. Mr. Allen was pc
sistent, and Mr. Searles stood upon h
e. private rights and declined in many Il
stances to answer. At other times he 7
10 sponded with spirit to the challenge whi'
he seemed TO think was conveyed by q
a Populist senator's questions. He said q
company had in the past contributed mo
In ey for campaign purposes to tho diftere
political parties and had done so in isg
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