Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-05
INsuLAR AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
OF HOUSE TO BOTHER THE
"REGULARs."
CHAIRMAN ON THE TRAIL
BIG SUGAR TRUST
Will Throw searehlisht on Land Cob.
bling in Philippines and Porto Rico
Commits Controls Big Insurgents
and Startling Revelations May 30
Forthcoming.
Especial Correspondence

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Washington, July 5.-There is on
committee of the house of representa-
lives which is expected to cause the
regulars lot of trouble at the next
session of congress, and incidentally
make it decidedly uncomfortable fol
the sugar trust The committee is tina
which has jurisdiction over insuIar at
! fairs. and its dealings have to do with
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands
A subcommittee of this committee
will start for the Philippine Islands ir
snort time for the purpose of making
an investigation of the manner ir
which the Friar Lands were sold tc
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. The trip will be taken under
the terms of a resolution adopted on
the closing day of congress, the author
of the resolution being Representative
Martin, OF Colorado
q Martin on the Trail.
Mr.. Martin has been on the trail
of the sugar company and its opera
tons in the Philippines for many
months. He introduced a number Of
resolutions, nearly every one of which
were opposed by the house organiza-
ton, but many of which were favor
ably reported from the committee on
insular affairs and adopted by the
house. Inasmuch as Marlin E Ohm
sted, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee is one of the most regular of
regulars. members of the house found
it difficult to explain how Mr.. Ohm
sted lost control of his committee.
Since congress has adjourned and con-
siderable attention has been paid to
the personnel of the sub-c committee
which will make an exhaustive invest
igation of the conditions in the Philip
pines some light has been thrown on
the subject. The committee, it is now
discovered is controlled by insurgents
quite as effectively as the balance of
of power is held by the insurgents In
the house when acting in harmony
with the democrats. There are nine
teen members of the committee. OF
this number twelve are republicans
and seven democrats. OF the twelve
republicans four are the most loyal
and persistent insurgents to be found
in the house. The four are Hubbard,
of Iowa, Davis, Of Minnesota, Madison,
of Kansas and Fowler, of New Jersey.
Herbert Parsons. of New York, fire.
auently joins hands with the ,insur-
gents in the house but in the matter
Of the sugar investigation he stands
with the regulars. Even without his
vote however, the insurgents, acting
with the democrats. have clear ma
jority Of three.
Evidence in Hand.
There is now in the possession of
the committee considerable evidence
with regard to the manner in which
the FFier Lands were disposed of and
it is expected that the subcommittee
will come back to the United States
loaded down with sufficient material
to warrant a congressional investiga-
ton. 1t is due largely to the insur-
gents on the committee that the prob
ing of the sugar trust was first begun at
the session of congress which has just
closed and it is taken for granted that
these same insurgents, with the con-
trolling votes in the committee. will in
sist upon radical action shortly after
congress convenes next December.