New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
NO COLLISION UITH
SUGAR TRUST.
Says II NeUer Tried to In
faeEce HIS Judgment
Hint at Spite U'Ork-
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Richard Parr. acting deputy surveyor N
charge OF the weighing department OF the
New York custom House. tiat t1s
Treasury Department was inactive IN
the suppression OF frauds by the sugar
Trust and that he CParr) Rad uphill
work In his fight TO get evidence against
the trusr Mr. Reynolds makes a denial
OF the specific charges or NIr Psrr which
bear on his own connection with ths
sugar Trust frauds. and intimates that
the New York of1ciaI Is irving % get
even with hin because he made ruling
which estops 8Ir PAR from receiving a
share Of the S2.0o0.000 recovered BY the
government from the Sugar Trust
Attention is called BY Mr REYNOLDS -
the fact that the Sugar Trust prosecu-
tons were conducted while he was As
sistsnr Secretary He says that N-.
Parr was not appointed a special en-
ploye 10 investigate sugar frauds. but 10
do general work. and that hts assignment
70 Portland. Ne. was % enable him 90
serve an apprenticeship
CHARGES TAKEN Up sERIArIM.
Mr. Reynolds Incorporates IN hts stats
uent letter written BY Winrred =.
Denison. Assistant United States Attor-
ney. showing that Mr.. Par was ordered
West to conduct investigations OF frauds
in sugar entries. The other charges q
Mr. Parr are taken up seriatim and
answered by Mr.. Reynolds who closes
his statement with the assertion that
while he was Assistant Secretary not a
single effort was made BY the Sugar
Trust 70 influence his Judgment.
Before he prepared his statement Mr.
Reynolds had a conference with Secrs-
tary 0IacVeagh. The Parr charges wer.
a topic OF general comment in Wash
ington to-day. Mr.. Reynolds Is one or
the best known and most popular or
Gals in the government service here. H.
had the confidence OF President Poose-
welt. VINO appointed MIN Assistant Secr.-
taTy OF the Trea---v. which place he
held for four and a half years His
record in that ONE was highly salts
factory and peculiarly free from criti-
cisn- His selection as member OF th-
ta-iE board b. Presidsuss Tar was r.
garded as a promotion and a recognition
or his efhclent management OF the Gus
toms service. Throughour the day Nr.
REYNOLDS once was filed with callers.
who desired 70 assure him of their con-
fden-e.
Fresidsn- Tar. Secretary Macvsazh
and Attorney General Vvickershar1 are
determined 70 20 70 the bottom Or IN.
custom house frauds The admintsrra-
ton VIII give Collector Loeb It's hearty
support in his hsh- for clean methods
ar the pcrr OF New York and No ef-
forts VIII be spared % make the Gus
toms service What IL should be
NR REYNOLDs-s STATEMENT.
Nr ReynoIds's sJatement is as follows.
II should be remembered thar n was
while I was Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury that the investigation OF the
Sugar Trust was made and the trial
held. which resulted in the conviction
or The company IN court. During a.
the tlns that I held thar ONCE there
never was. 10 nv knowledgs. a sinzls
effort made 70 influence nv Judgment
IN any way uy the sugar Trust.
So tar as I know. the first specific in
formation in regard 70 such fraud was
iu September. 1901. when a letrsr cams
from a New York man stating that he
wished 70 puu this matter before the
department. and that he could prove thar
the government was being swindled.
a. once wrote 70 him that The depart
uent viii be glad 70 do anything in its
power 70 see that such a condition OF
affairs as you described is stopped az
once. and II there - guilt anywher.
along the line. 20 see thar there - proper
punishment
That was the beginning OF the sc-
called sugar investigation 80 far as the
The gentleman who sent rhe letter cam.
70 the department later. took I'D the
matter personally and gave Information
which was ar once sent 70 the special
officers a. New YORK for Investigation.
Thare Is one thing 70 keep in mind in
order 70 give proper weight 20 the srat--
rnenrs that have been uade- N-. Par
Is now. and has been for some rir1e. .
claimant for a share OF the S2.00oOOo
turned over 20 the department BY tss
sugar Trust. A rule which ! made -
Assistant secretary. and which I rig.ffv
enforced stood between him and th-
money reward he desires for his services
as a government agent
ORDER ISSUED IN 1907
In Nay Of 1907 issued an order IS
follows
The derartu-ert is N r-ceirt ~ nun-r-
of.s claims oT customs oftcers and en-
Moves On Enflr LLsLElcf LDE com fll1
as dsrectors and seizers. under Section
81 the antl-molerv act. approved Jlns -.
IS74 An Inspection OF said claims leads ~
rhe. conclusion that tn each of the seizures
r-uon which The claim is BASED the clam
am 4id nothing nose than his dEry IN pro
ractinE TIRE revenue against fraud When
a customs ofi~er or employee IS appofnt~1
he subscrlbes 70 an oath thar he viii uS-
his best endeavors 20 prevent and deterr
f-luds against the laws or the Jnife1
states imposing duties upon imports. and
7 would NOT Ike 70 believe thar ir a. neces-
sary they should be paid a bonus % i've
I'D % this oath.
In this view of the matter I viii stare
+Hat believe it bad policy % paw customs
ofHcars and employees bonuses cor voFS
performed On the line of duty. and that tns
derartnent looks with disfavor upon al
such claims.
That order stln stands as the ruling
7f the department. until NJ Is changed.
and Of course IS a bar % Nr Parrs
receiving part OF the refund obtained
from the sugar Trust Furthermore.
there are other claimants for the sam.
reward. Nr Parr knows that should tne
order be rescinded in this particular cas-
he would sriu be compelled % prove thar
his was the original Information on
which the department acted IN making
investigation with rhe subsequent r.
suits He naturally does not uinimize.
20 say the least bis own part IN tns
proceedings
SO far as the department IN Wash
fngrcn is concerned. It had no iInowleds>
that Mr.. Parr was acquainted with mat
f=rs pertaining 90 sugar frauds until IN