The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-30

Representative Martin. Of Colorado. yes
terday served notice in writing upon
Chairman DalzeH. Of the House Commit
tee on Rules OF his desire for an early
hearing upon HIS resolution charging the
unlawful sale Of Philippine friar lands 10
the sugar trust, and that the sale was et-
fected by improper influences working
through the Departments Of War and
Justice
! A copy Of the notice was delivered 20
Minority Leader Clark. who IS the rank
ing minority member Of the Committee
on Rules.
When asked If any new facts with
reference 10 his charges had developed.
Mr.. Martin made the following state
ment.
The most recent development was ths
admission by Gen. Edwards and his as
sistant. MAJ. Mcintyre. OF the Insular
Bureau. before the House Insular Com
mittee. that Poole. the alleged purchaser
Of the san Jose friar estate. was only an
/ agent and that the money was put up
by Horace Havemeyer and two others.
, one Of whom Is a stockhoIder and is. or
was. director Of the sugar trust This
.enectuaIly disposes Of the original claim
. Of the War Department that the sale was
TO an Individual
Negotiations for Foothold.
But more startling than this adnlz-
sion. and threatening to dwarf fin !rpor-
/ tance the sale itself is the disclosure
that at tie very time lie government
was carrying or ll-csecutious against the
sugar uusJ for the gigantic custom
house frauds. Sc was knowingly rezotia--
ing with the heads % the sugar trust.
through Attorney General Wicke-sham-s
former law firm Of Strong & CadwaIader.
Henry V. Taft is a member. 20
give IL @, -oothold i1 the Philippines.
1T IS true that this law firm. after
laying the wires for the friar land sale.
secured another firm % attorneys TO Dru
them, assigning as reasons the relation
ship between the firm and the administra-
ton and The fact that discretionary ac-
ton upon the part Of the government
involved was the violation Of the law and
policy Of this government which required
the final sanction OF the Attorney Cen
eraL
The representative Of the Strong &
Cadwalader firm who fist took the mat
ter up with the Bureau Of InsuIa- Al
fairs is said by the officials Of that bu-
reaU % have made the statement that
h's clients were referred 20 him by judge
Johnson, Of Philadelphia.
Judge Johnson is chief counsel fo- the
Standard oil Company in the great dis
solution suit now pending in the United
states supreme Court.
4 Singular Situation.
1T is rather singular that he should
have been called upon to perform the
Office Of referring the heads Of the SUGAR
trust 10 their own law firm. Unless that
firm is grossly Hbeled. the Favemeyers
got pretty we'll acquainted with IL when
ii defended the sugar trust in the $50
10000 damage suit brought against II for
wreckiug the Pennsylvania Sugar REIN
ing Company and which was stu pend
ing. with Henry ". Taft as attorney OF
record at the time when Mr.. Wicker
sham. presumably through Henry w.
Tafts influence. was appointed Attorney
General
These facts couple the sugar trust
and the administration so closely that
there is no lost motion. They shed new
light upon Attorney General Wicker
shams efforts to prevent the indictment
of the hisher-ups in the sugar trust, and
make stil more apparent the reasons
why the administration has opposed a
Congressional Investigation Of the sugar
trust.
And finally. they absolutely disquaIify
Attorney General Wickersham 20 further
conduct prosecutions OF the sugar trust
Mr.. Martin reiterated his attack on the
Attorney General. a proceeding that is be-
coming chronic with him. He said that
this sale Of the Philippine friar lands
ought 10 disqualify the Attorney General
from conducting the fraud prosecutions
against the sugar trust