The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-12
WOOD USES CUBAN MONEY
To HELP RECIPROCITY
Sugar Trust in the Undertaking to Affect American
Sentiment on the Tariff.
Startling Revelations Made When President of Exporters Assoca.
ton Is Put on Stand-CuDan Voucher Exhibited

received the amount, and said Il was
one Of three payments he had received
from the same source. The receipt was
dated April ,, 1902, ard states thar it
was for advocating a reduction on the
Cuban products with the reciprocal re-
duction on United States products
going into Cuba.
Havemeyer Gives $4,000.
The witness said he thought $1,000
worth Of literature had been circulated.
He said he had received a contribution
Of $3.50 from Mr.. Havemeyer Of the
I Sugar trust when ne solicited that
gentleman for a substantial subscrip-
ton
In response 20 question by Senator
1 Teller, Mr.. Thurber said he had been
active i'm the effort to secure a reci-
prOcaI arrangement with Cuba
He had come to Washington orig
inaIy at the instance Of the Export as
ISOLATION and also of Cubans who were
favOring reciprocity. He was not, he
( said, under salary from the Export as
( ISOLATION, but he admitted that he re-
I ceived a percentage on the fees for
membership of the association In
( luenced by himself.
D
a large number Of circulars in the JIM
/ terest Of a reduction Of the duty on
( Cuban sugar and he submitted speci-
! mems of some Of them. Being asked
/ by Senator Teller who paid the expense
/ incident to the circulation Of this lit
/ erature the witness replied that the
+ Cuban committee had paid the larger
part OF il and that members Of the
/ association had paid part OF It. he
+ said ha had been In the employ Of the
4 Cuban Aevernment for some time i'm the
/ summer and fall of 1901. in connection
! with the preparation OF the Cuban
( tariff. his employment being at the in
/ stance Of Secretary Root
In reply to questions, Mr. Thurber
/ said that the money referred to above
had all come through the Cuban com
mission, but Senator Teller insisted
that the voucher which ne had pro-
duced could not have emanated from
/ the Cuban commission.
Mr. Thurber then said that all was
done through an understanding that
the export association should do all
possible to get industries on proper
! basis. He denied. however that the
I money was paid on a verbal order
from General Wood. given when the
latter was i'm the United States. When
asked what was meant by the phrase
leaders Of thought in his bin - the
Cuban government, Thurber said he
had list of 5000 people in the United
States who represent something to
whom this literature was sent
In reply to a question by 1Ir. Teller
as to whether he had consulted Mr..
Havemeyer of the Sugar trust in the
preparation of the literature, DIR.
Thurber said:
After making my argument before
/ the ways and means committee, 1 told
Mr.. Havemeyer that had been asked
/ if 7 represented him. and asked him for
subscription. He gave me a check
toward meeting our expenses
Governor Wood Gives Money.
Following is a copy Of the receipts
which Mr.. Teller submitted as having
been given by Mr.. Thurber TO the
Cuban government and which the Wit
ness admitted to be genuine
Form s. voucher No. 81. abstract 3
account of month Of April. 1902.
New York. April . 1902.-Ihe Unit
ed States military government of the
island Of cuba. to the United States
Export association debtor, for sending
THIRD edition of $4,000 circular letters
and accompanying publications 20 lead
erS of thought In the United states
advocating a reduction I'm the duties
upon Cuban products with reciprocal
reduction TN the duties upon American
products imported into Cuba-$2.&5o-
Received psyment-United states
Export association. 7. 3. ThurDer
president. April > 1892
"To service as per bill attached tsef
above in support of the applications oi
the inhabitants of the island of Cuba
/ for reciprocal tariff relations with The
United States-S22SO.
Under the authority OF Genera
Wood. March e. 1902
The document bore the following en-
dOrsement-
adquarters, Department or Cupa
Havana. April 10. 1902.
The services herein charged for hav
T ing been performed under the verDa
/ directions and authority Of the military
, } governor this voucher. as submitted. b
approved and the auditor is aUthoize'
J 10 pass the same. BY direction OF tn'
r. military government.
lSizned)
r FRANK mccoy. Aide de Camp.
o. paid By check No. 400. April H. 1902
. for s.. $50. on Banco NaciOnal de cuba.
e No reply 10 other questions, Mr.
[ Thurber said that three bills similar q
!, / this had been rendered by him an
that all had been paid