The Washington times., 1909-12-04
Representative Campbell of
Kansas, Has Prepared
Resolution.
AT WHITE HOUSE
TO DISCUSS CASE
Determined to Probe Reports That
Civil Service Appointments
Were Influenced.

For the purpose OF obtaining a thor
ough investigation Of the alleged Sugar
trust frauds and Of bringing TO light
The connection between the rehnerfes
and the customs house officials, Repre-
sentative Philip P. Campbell OF Kan
House Monday morning calling for tho
appointment Of a joint committee Of
the House and Senate to make search
ing inquiry.
Not only viii the means whereby the
alleged frayds were perpetrated be in
CURED into. but the alleged influence
whereby tho Sugar trust has been able
to get its men on the civil service list in
the customs service VIII be investigated
under this resolution, according to Mr..
Campbell. who called on the President
this morning to discuss the matter.
Eight Men On Board.
The committee is to consist of FIVE
members of the House and three Of the
Senate. and is to have power to sub
Doena witnesses and examine the books
Of any company.
Following is the resolution as II will
be introduced next Monday.
Whereas, II is charged by men in
positions to have information on the
matters they allege. thet the American
sugar Refining Company has been, and
is. guilty Of being a trust or monopoly
, In restraint Of trade; Of violatipg the
| Sherman antitrust law: Of controIIi-
the prices - refined and raw sugar. 0t
oonspiring 20 and running It's competi-
| tors. the independent reflners- Of sugar
/ Of blacklisting grocers end merchants
who use the product Of independent
K sugar relineTies; OF taxing rebates
in violation of the Interstate Com
| merce law; of using short-weIght
/ scales IN the customs houses Of the
| United States; of bribing officials and
| employees in the Customs Service of the
! United States; OF swlndllng and de-
frauding the United States by violating
! it's tariff laws; Of importing cheap con
/ tract labor IN violation Of the immigra-
/ ton laws OF the United States; Of pro
curing the violation Of the civil service
laws and regulations Of the Unitec
States by influencing appointments
and removals in the Customs Service
Of the United States. Now. therefore
Investigate Conditions.
! Resolved by the House OF Represen.
| tatives (the Senate ccncurring). that a
| select committee Of five members OF
| the House and three members OF thC
! Senate be appointed by the Speaker OF
| the House and by the Vice President ot
/ the United States, TO investigate ant
| inquire generally into the conditions
/ Of the customs service of the United
| States. and to investigate and inquir,
/ into the said alleged facts. and 20 oh.
! tain all possible information concerning
{ the same as 10 the American Sugar Re.
= timing Company, and to inquire into tbs
! organization of the said American Sugar
/ Refining Company and its relations Il
| and influence and effect on the sugar
| Industry of the United States, II
so far as the said American
/ Sugar Refining Company. by any com
/ blnatiOn or conspiracy may control, reg.
ulate, mOnOpoliZe or restrain interstate
/ or foreign commerce and trade in the
! refining md sale Of sugar, and In tae
control OF the price of refined or I'm.
refined sugar; of its alleged violation OF
! the sherman antitrust laws: of its al
/ legged COnspiring to ruin its cOmpC titCrs
of its alleged blacklistin6 Of grOcers
! or merchants who handle the produc
Of other sugar Tefinerles, of It's alleged
violation Of the interstate CommerC,
! law, OF it's alleged use OF shOrt-weigh
scales In the custom houses; Of its al
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