New-York tribune., 1902-04-30
HAVEMEYER TO BE CALLED
SENATE COMMITTEE WILL SUMMON
THE SUGAR TRUSTS PRESIDENT
CHAIRMAN PIATT DETERMINED TO MAKE
THE INQUIRY THOROUGH AND COM
pIETE-A SURPRISE FOR SEN
AToR TELLER.
rnr r1rrrGnaPH Tc The TKIBUSE.l

rpT TFIEGHAPH The TRIBUNE
u..,, Anvil oo-senator Platt of Con-
necticut chairman Of the Committee on fN
,fons with Cuba and also chairman OF the sop-
committee eppointed to investigate Senator lei
ler.s charge that the Sugar Trust owns the DUN
II This years sugar crop OF Cuba ana Is hoiu-
ing st from the market Of this country -it-t
there is a reduction Of the tariff unoer lie ie
rrocity treaty between Cuba and the Olli'eu
States surprised the Democratic opslruclioiii''a
to-day by asking at the meeting this morning u
he subcommittee that. in pursuance oi '"e
Teller resolution. the officers of the Sugar Trust
ne summoned TO testify. Senator Burnhafr' ol
New-Bampshire, the only other Repuo1cah
member q. the subcommittee. promptly sec
onde6 Mr. Platts motion. and senator 1ei'
tbe minority member, readily assented, a1ter
recovering from the surprise caused pg MI
Platt II is intended 10 summon Henry u nave
meyer president of the Sugar Trust as lhe HI 81
witness and IL his testimony is not sauslao
tory to the Tellerites, then every other ollioei
of the trust will be brought to washington 10
tell what he knows of the present sugar hoio-
'nes in Cuba AS Senator Platt does not know
the names of the officers Of the sugar rus,
rin,ply assuming that Mr.. Havemeyer is stili
the president he will have to depend on MI
Havemeyer's willingness to give list OF 'he
officers II II is desired after he testfes to bring
ali Of his business associates here senator
Platt however may also call before his sup-
committee the Spreckelses, of California aii-
other well known sugar magnates OF lile Oouii-
try and 1T is not improbable that he may SUM
mon w Bayard Cutting, secretary OF lie De-
Sugar Trust of New-Jersey. to help in the HI
vestigation In other words, the ConheC'l0u'
Senator is determined to make the lnNesuse-
ton as thorough and complete as anybody ilidS
hat
The officers of the Beet Sugar Trust may hIo"
as much about the ownership of raw sugar III
Cuba as do the Hayemeyers and thelr asSO-
ciates. ..
Senator Teller said nothing ct to-day inet
ing about calling witnesses here from tuod
20 testify although if he wishes 10 90 SO t!e
ma Iority of the committee viii not cb1ect lneii
sole purpose is 10 expedite in every PossipI
manner the legislation necessary 10 proNiue Ioi
Cuban reciprocity broad and hperal PASS
and while they will not permit the lnIesuSaa
tion of the Sugar Trusts alleged hololhS az
Cuba at present to interfere with or in any way
delay reciprocity legislation. neither VIII I.e9
do anything hamper the fullest lnqulsluoh
called for by the Teller resolution
Senator Platt and the other Senate supporters
of the administrators Cuban policy continue 10
work earnestly and energetically on the SUD-
stitute for the House bill. and they hope TO
have their work completed within a week, when,
II is confidently believed, the result Of their
iabors will be satisfactory TO nearly everybody
on the Republican side Of the Senate