Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-30
THE HEMPslNQUlRY
Argument by Counsel is Now Con-
6cluded.
JUDGE MACKEY'sIFL0WERY SPEECH
Mr.. Needham Anaigns Hawks in
Scathing Terms.
NOW WITH COM TEE

Three hours of argument before the spe-
cial Senate committee yesterday afternoon
closed the hemp inquiry SO far as public
proceedings are commemorative report of
the special committee to the military COM
mittee andethe report of that committee to
the Senate are the featuressof the case yet
to be completed
There was no mincing of words as coun-
sci for the prosecution and defense alter
nately told the committee what they be-
lieved the verdict ought to be. Judge
Mackey, representing Major Hawks, the
prosecuting witness, told how his client
had been misused and abused, and how he
was only demanding his rights. Judge
Mackey is an orator of the old school from
Virginia, and while he bore down hard on
the government officials mentioned in the
charges, his language seemed more pic
turesque than severe While most of his
attention was given to arraigning Colonel
Heistand, he said he wished to emphasize
the point that the evidence showed that
General Corbin was the real principal be-
hind the hemp combination scheme, and
that Colonel Heistand was his agent.
Judge Mackey reached the height of his
oratory in depicting Colonel Heistands per-
sonality.
"Heistandr' he said. Graduate of that
renowned American military institute that
bears upon it's rolls the names of Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and T. J. Jackson, and
the unsullied name of Robert e. Lee, the
foremost soldier in the files of time an in
st1tutfon- that teaches that for the soldier
the path of duty is the path of honor. 1t
equipped him for war; mentally and NOR
ally, as nature had done physically, and
the result has been laid before this COM
mlttee by his own counsel in what is termed
his military record. 1t shows that during
the tWenty-three years that have elapsed
Ir,n ,;~1
more than one war-he has served his coun-
try faithfully with his pen. He has rested
on bed of roses-a military sybarite-and
not on the fiinty and steel couch of war; -
Hot Words for Hawks.
On the other hand, Major Hawks had to
face the hot words of Mr.. Needham coun-
sci for Colonel Heistand, as he declared at
the conclusion of long denunciation: u
say that you have a man here whose OBJ
1ect is clearly shown to be blackmail and
nothing else" Mr.. Needham told the COM
mittee that Hawks had testified to making
an arrangement to sell information to Flint,
Eddy q Co., hemp importers of New
York, of the opening and closing of
the Philippine ports and that this infor-
nation ne represented he could get through
private sources from government officials.
He urged that for the safety of themselves
and other officials the members of the
committee would SO frame their report on
tiiiS Ease DIS " IOl ulahG II POSSIBLE or easy
for these men whosliye on corruption to
get money. There is3no man above the at
lacks of such men. You, gentlemen, high
and honorable in official position, are not
free and will not be free from attacks of
men of this type They make their at
tacks on men-yea, if it were possible he
would have drawn his Shiny form over the
gllstening garments of the dead-and for
money. Can you, gentlemen, who stand in
official life, fail to give proper credit to
such men and such purposes, say you
cannot" ,as,
Mr.. Needham contendedi that the hemp
enterprise was originated by Colonel Heis-
tand; that as originated it was simply a
business proposition to establish cordage
factory in the Philippines, with no inten-
ton to use his official position for it's ad-
yancement. He had associated Major
Hawks with him in the promotion of the
enterprise Hawks presented the PROPOSE
ton to New York capitalists who did not
regard It as particularly attractive, and
however, was not made aware of this fact
at the time, although it was at this juno
ture in the proceedings that Hawks changed
his own plans. AS soon as Heistand found
out the true situation he dropped the whole
proposition.
The Change of Plans by Hawks,
I'm accordance with the testimony of Mr..
Du Buys Of Flint Eddy & Co." continued
Mr.. Needham, latter the plan for estab-
fishing the factory had been turned down
Hawks proposed to them to obtain and sell
information regarding the opening and clos
ing of hemp ports. This reprehensible prac-
tice Hawks not only does not deny but
boasts of, and has sought to recover money
from Flint, Eddy & Co. for such service
There is no attempt, even by Hawks. to
connect officials with this transaction Out
OF this action in New York came the rumor
to Washington that the names Of officials
were being improperly used and as a result
the letter of Introduction to whom IT NAV
concern was taken away from Hawks and
the plans for a cordage factory were en-
trely given up. These plans, legitimate as
they were in their purpose and objects.
never materialiZed; no company was ever
organized, consequently no stock was ever
subscribed or issued; no contracts Of any
kind were ever entered into; it proved to
be fruitless negotiation.
when Col. Heistand called for and OBJ
tanned the letter of Introduction. Hawks
complained that he had expended money in
the enterprise by way of personal expenses.
Col Heistand. feeling that he was under
some obligations. because he had intro
duced the subject and taken part In the
preliminary work that had been done, asked
was told $500 or $780, and he then suggested
that if Hawks would make up his bill he
would pay his share Of it, This action
was highly honorable and right If they
If they were not it was the action of an
honorable gentleman dealing with his as
socfates.
Did Not Present His Bill.
Hawks had in view other matters and
did not present his bill. Unbeknown to Col.
Heistand he had undertaken an unlawful
negotiation-the sale Of private informa
tion-and was DESTROYS Of making Flint
Eddy & Co. believe that he was on init
mate terms with officials of the War De-
partment. He Gid not want, therefore, to
close the transaction. He would like to
meet some Of the officials and come in
personal contact with them He asked Col
Heistand to introduce him to Assistant Sec
rotary Meikletohn He urged Col. Hell
stand to go with him to Flint, Eddy & Co.
in New York in order that he might intro
duce him to them. aAll of this action on
the part Of Hawks it must be borne. in
mind, was after Flint, Eddy & Co. had
positively declined to have anything to do
with the establishment Of the factory. and
after Hawks says he supposed he had an
arrangement with Flint Eddy & Co. by
which they were to pay him for private in
formation. His sactiens therefore. must be
construed in the light of these facts. All
known to him, but unknown to Col Hell
stand Col. Hefstand left the country in
October 1899, and did not return ,,rft, q