Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-19
TROUBLE IS BREWING
THURBER GOT MONEY OF
CUBA and HAVEMEYER
To Boom the Cuban Reduction Scheme
Voucher Approved By Governor
Wood Game From Cuban
Trsas-ury--ExcuSeS,

Washington, June 11.-F. B. Thur.
Der, president OF TIE Export Associa-
ton, the witness who has been wanted
by the Committee on Cuban Rela.
tons, was before the committee to-
day. Senator Teller produced a copy
of voucher for $3.50, showing that
that sum rad been paid by the military
government of Cuba by authority OF
Governor Wood to the United States
Export Association. of which Thurber
is president. Thurber acknowledged
that he had received the amount, and
that 1t was one of three payments he
had received from the same source.
The receipt was dated April 2, 1902,
and states that 1t was Tor advocating
reduction in the duties on Cuban
products. with reciprocal reduction
of United States products going into
Cuba"
The witness said he thought $40, 600
worth of literature hau been circulat.
ed. He said he had received a contri.
button of $4,000 from Havemeyer OF
the sugar trust when he solicited that
gentleman for a substantial subscrip.
ton,
In response to questions by Senator
Teller Thurber said he had been act.
i've in the effort to secure a reciprocal
arrangement with Cuba. He had come
to Washington originally at the in.
stance OF the Export Association and
OF the Cubans who were favoring reel.
procity. He was not, he said, under
salary from the Export Association.
but he admitted that he received per.
centage of fees for membership in the
association influenced by himself.
The witness said he had circulated
a large number of circulars in the in.
| terest OF reduction of the duty on
Cuban sugar, and he submitted speci.
mems of some of them. Being asked
by Teller who paid the expense Incl.
dent to the circulation of this litera.
ture, the witness replied that the Gu
ban committee had paid the larger
part of II, and that members of the as.
ISOLATION had paid part of IT, He said
he had been in the employ Of the Gu.
ban Government for some time in the
summer and fall of 1901 in connection
with the preparation of a Cuban tariff.
his employment being at the instance
of Secretary Root.
In reply to questions. Thurber said
that the money referred to above had
an come through the Cuban commit.
tee. but Senator Teller insisted that
the voucher which he had produced
could not have emanated from the
Cuban committee.
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through an understanding that the
Export Association should do all pos.
sible to get industries on a proper ba
sis. He denied. however. that the
money was paid on a verbal order
from General Wood. given when the
latter was In the United States.
When asked what was meant by the
phrase leaders OF thought" in his bill
to the Cuban Government. Thurber
said he had list Of 5000 people in the
United States who represent some
thing" to whom this literature wal
sent.
In reply to a question by Teller az
to whether he had consulted Havemey
er Of the sugar trust in the preparation
Of tie literature. Thurber said: "AfteI
and Means Committee / told Mr.
Havemeyer that had been asked |
was representing him and asked hin
for a subscription. He gave me
/ check toward meeting our expenses.
, Following is a copy of the receipt
: which Teller submitted as having heel
gwen by Thurber to the Cuban Govern
ment. and which Inc witness afmitte,
to be genuine:
Form s. voucher No. 81, abstract
account Of month Of April, 1902.
New York. April 2, 19O2.-The Unit
ed States Military Government OF tn
Island OF Cuba. to the United State
Export Association. debtor, for send
ing third edition Of 10000 circular lei
tiers and accompanying publications /
leaders of thought in the Unite
States, advocating a reduction in tn
duties upon Cuban products. with a II
;, cinrocal reduction in the duties upo
!, American products imported into c,
n ba s2SS0.
, Received Davment, United State
= Export Association.
= 'F. v. TuURBER. President.
, "Anril 2. 1902"
, "To service, as per bill attached Use
4 ahove) In sunnorf ~ the annlicntion
Il NJ the Inhabitants ~ the Island Of e,
;. IN for reciprocal tariff relations wit
. tine United States. $3.50.
II "TTnder the authority OF Gener.
:. Wood March % 1902"
h The document bore the following I,
" dorsemnnt' "Headnnarters. Denar
n mont of Cuba. Havnna. Anri, 10. 100
v THE services herein charged for ha'
l. inc hoen p6rformed under the verb,
affections and authority Of the Nil
"a t'rv Governor. th'1 voucher. as su
q mitted is apnrove7 md the auditor
N authorized 10 rnss the same. nv dire
tion ~ tho Military Government.
FRANK MEOW Abide. Camn.
"po'd hv check No. 4O3 AnrIl I
'"h' ~ $4,000, on Bsnco Nacional /
Cuba"
S. IN ren1v N o'hor nueetions Thurh'
It eHid that three hills similar IN III
u had boon rnndnred nv him and TINT n