The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-11
INVESTIGATE rnn SUGAR rRusr

INVESTIGATE THE SUGAR TRUST
According TO the Washington Star,
"a powerful group of New York i'm
porters' are seeking Congressional
investigation of the New York Gus
tom House, their purpose being ito
get the scalp of William Loeb" Fore
most among the influences against
Mr.. Loeb, according to the informa-
tion at hand, is the Sugar Trust"
In double-leaded editorial printed
yesterday the Republican New Yorkn
Sun made the highly sensational
charge that "the Sugar Trust, which
is the most corrupt and rotten trust
in existance, has achieved its repul
sive eminenceunder the direct patron
age and protection Of Republican
that IA Republican
Administration protects it today"
and that Herbert Parsons. placed at
the head of the Republican organi2a-
tion here as the .direct representative
of Republican Administration, re-
presents the interests of the Sugar
Trust"
Without indorsing the Suns per-
sonal charges, The World reiterates
it's previously expressed opinion that
there should be. a searching Congress
sional investigation Of the relations
between the United States Govern
ment and the Sugar Trust--not the
kind of an investigation that "a pow
erful group of New Yorks importers
want, but the kind of an investiga-
tion that the interests Of honest
government requires.
Various officers and directors of
the trust are already under indict-
ment charged with a criminal con
spiracy in restrain of trade. The trust
itself has admitted IN open court that
it violated the Sherman law Two
men implicated in the transaction
have escaped trial owing to the
statute of limitations. George II.
Earle, receiver Of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Refining Company, who forced
the trust in a civil suit to admit its
violation of the law, declares that he
was unable to obtain any assistance
from the Roosevelt Administration.
To Quote his own language: II took
this testimony to Washington when
Mr.. Roosevelt was President, and
could not get him or his Attorney
General, Mr.. Bonaparte, to look It,
The Sugar Trust has also confess
ed its completely in the huge weigh
ing frauds and returned s2000,000 of
the stolen money to the Government
The total amount of its stealings has
never been authoritatively stated.
The Sun fixes it at 100000, 900. This
systematized robbery went on for
years. but no high official, no director
of the trust, has been indicted for
conspiring TO defraud the Govern
ment Does any intelligent man be-
lieve that thievery on such a gigantic
scale could exist for the profit OF
the trust without the facts being
known 20 responsible officials.
Mr.. Loeb has already uncovered
much evidence OF graft and bribery
in the customs service. The United
States Attorneys Office has likewise
uncovered bribery and thievery. Butt
a Congressional committee would not
be hamDered by the statute of limita-
tions. It could follow the trail OF
corrpution back to its source and ex-
nOsa the system from ITO hepinninPs
1t could make known the influences
that have protected the Sugar Trust
in its criminal operations and make
public the history OF its relations with
the Government.
Such work, undertaken in the spirit
of the Hughes insurance Investigation
might produce equally important re-
suits in the way of purifying politics
and purging corrupt commerce
New York World.