The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-14
70 RUN DOWN SUGAR FRAUDS
DIPIRTMENT o. JUSTICE NOT
THROL or WITH SUGAR TRESr.
Federal Nathorlalea reasaeus THAT New
indictments VIVA ne IsaAa.a Dawa
WWhI@ Ten nays and Nay paesase Ne.
.y,snsIble Pcrsaas IN Vhe Copnwmmy.


.pSnSIeIe Pcrseas IN SAs rounpany.
WASHINGTON, April Is.--Ths Depart
n,ent of Justice, cooperating with Col
sctor Loeb and other Treasury oGTsoiala.
intends to run down every clus OF fraud
and crookedness in the sugar trust deals
With the New York Custom House. u has
b-en pretty generally supposed that the
Dsrsrtmeat OF Justice had reached the
cod OF It's rope in bringing Indlcsmsnaa
aga nat the sugar trust people Tor cus-
toms frauds. Il can he said. however.
that the Govsrnmsnt authorities are
cvnhdNnt that new indictments viii M
banded down within ten days.
NJ definite information 10 obtAinabls
hsrs a. to the now lead that the FEDERAL
s.thonties have struck In their inveStfs
sa,ion OF New York Custom House Affairs.
bu, the impression is that II win involve
responsible persons IN tho company
Upto this time Secretary Hsiks 10 the only
oFciai of the American Sugar Refining
company who has been indicted in ION.
nect.on with the undsrweighinR fra ads
and he has carried me case 20 the thu
prsme court OF the United States on an
immunity p1ea.
I,,s in,imatsd here that other important
prosecutions not involving the sugar
trust may be baaun 10 q result Of the in.
,e>tigation that mas been going on In
the New York Custom HOUSE.
,onditions IN the New York Custom
N Tn.
ton Of the sugar trust. we're the subject
cf long conference here to-day at the
White House The conforance vas at
tended by the President. Attosney-0en-
eisl Wichey~han. Secretary cf the Treas
ury Macveagh. Assistant secrstary of the
Trras'Ry Curt.s. who haa had CHARGE
Of the customs service. Henry l.. Slim
son. the Government's special prose-
cutter in the sugar Investigation. and
collector Loeb of Nsw York. The con- |
ference began early in the afternoon
and did not end until nearly q O'Clock. |
Then the White HOUSE gave out this |
GcniiiCant statement:
Mr. Stimson. who has charge of the |
prosecution % the customs frauds in the |
usighers' department in New Hork. |
ara Mr.. Loeb. the Collector Of the Port. |
we're summoned 60 Washington for the |
purpose of conferring with the President. |
the Secretary Of the Treasury. the At |
torney General and Mr. Curtis. the As |
ss;ant Secretary OF the Treasury in |
barge of cCsioma with reference 20
the programme of the Investigation
INTO the customs frauds and their prose-
cut on.
The conference related not only TO
the criminal prosecutions ana invesai- !
Eatlons before the Grand Jury. but also !
70 the executive inspection which has
been conducted by the Treasury Depart /
nent and To GenerAl subjects developed |
~ result Of the Investigation. The 1
conference disclosed the fact that the |
criminal prosecutions were being Vigor- I
oisIy conducted and that the examina- /
tens by the Treasury Department were
ma King satisfactory hesdway.-
The -eRecutlve inspection referred to !
b the statement 10 Of course that being /
carried on under Collector LOebs super \
vision. IL Ia Understood that Mr.. Loeb's \
agents have ss;-sss up a good deal %
P'erssting material in regard TO the sugar 4
Ids since ths cases were frat laid he I
W. the Fedeeal Grand Jury in New Work.. '
one or two NJ these who attended the ,
= ference IL ia underst ood were % the 4
opnion that en- invcstigat ion 81 the sugar /
Trust by Congress would not eeTiously
.n'-r;srs with the criminal prosecutions /
or The yestiKatiOn by the Depa rtment %
Justice The Attorney General and Pre@i-
d~pi Taft however. bciieve that an at
tempt by Congress % probe the Affairs
o. the sugar trust would handicap the
n-pa -tnnsBt % Justice. rnd IL 10 unlikely
O, n RESULT OF the Inde.-st ndinK that has
~ CYngress.
ealst at the White house be.oFe the
s.''r oon conferences in fis capacity
.. ha r7nal % the House Committee on
,7-"rtitures in tho Treasury This com.
r Tee has before il the resolution intro
1.-~i 10y representative Fitzgerald %
Ne York requesting the President to
r'orn the House what facts 10 any now
which make inexpedient q thorough
svar rn,ior a. this time by the HOUSE, Of
p r.s.rtatives OT the frauds in Tire
c'ors service msr tionei by the
Pres dsni IN his annual message 20 the
cor -rsss a. iris session /,
F-r-~seatative Hill SAID after HIS talk
Oh u President that Mr.. Taft vas still
~ 10 opinion that a Congress inquiry
voaII Le iaexpsdient Mr.. Hill didn't
70 r.- therefore. that a Con greas invssti-
Ration vouii be a'rthorizs5. Ne said. Il
'os ever. that a. . meeting Of the Com
m.r.-- On Expenditures in the Treasury
DEPARTMENT Esxt Friday the FitxSsrald
'ssoIItiOn would be considered. Tho
'a1@rs % the House will rot countenance
anv Jury irto tire activities Of the
s-ts rust Vhils the President 10 OF the
o1.-son that the Department 81 Justice
49, . embarrassed IN lie work. II 10
- 'Ea' some Of the Democrats In the
Nt"s' .tITs will undertake 90 naake
80. al apltal out Of the refusal Of the
h1ls- ca ers 20 authorize a. investiRA-
ura