Manchester Democrat., 1911-06-14

$2450. Rosenthal testified he had
signed blank voucher for $3.50. 1t
appears that subsequently someone
made the voucher appear that Rosen-
thai had acknowledged the receipt of
$245O.
AS it is the duty of the commit
tee under the law to investigate the
expenditures in the state department,
Chairman Hamlin of Missouri order
ed the state department to produce
its books. Instead of producing the
books Secretary of State Knox ap.
peared before the committee with n
letter from the President ordering hi I
not to comply with the committees
demands. For the present, the mat.
ter ends here. Chairman Hamlin will
probably bring the matter before the
House and ask that the state de-
partment be compelled to produce its
records.
GSuAuS8 nOStptVSuSs
The senate is attempting to kill
the reciprocity bill by SO amending 1t
that it will not be acceptable to Can
ada.
Senator Root of New York is pre-
pairing an amendment in the interest
of the paper trust. 1t will be recall
ed that when reciprocity was before
the senate at the last session SEN
ator Root was one of those who were
boisterous in their protests that
amendment was impractible /and i'm
possible. That was less than five
months ago and now Mr.. Root, re-
versing himself, declares the agree
ment must be amended so as to ben
eft the paper interests. His oppo-
sition is only part of systemat-
ic campaign being waged against reel.
procity.
Washington, June How greatly
American consumers of sugar are be-
| ing mulcted by the sugar trust will
] be determined by a committee in
vestigation lately inaugurated In the
House of Representatives.
The inquiry is unlimited in scope
and will delve into prices of sugar
in all countries with view to OBJ
tanning relative estimate of how
other nations compare with ours on
the subject. With regard to the sit
uation in America the committee will
make it their aim - discover IL pos
,ible the author Of the sugar schedule
md the identity OF the influences
which protect its safe passage
through congress whether the bill in
which it is included is Republican
or Democratic measure.
Another detail of the committees
procedure will be to look into the
high prices existing in this country
and if possible to ascertain to what
extent the protection on sugar has en-
/ abled the trust to maintain an exor
bitant price to the ordinary consumer
! For few days the committee will
occupy itself with preliminary discus
sions. after which witnesses will bt
called and the committee will holt
meetings. almost daily during the res
Of the summer.
The American supar Refining com
,nv which 10 the gigantic and all
owerfnl suear trust j. will, no favor
q with the almost .exc,ustve attep
finn of the Investigating COMMITTEES
1.-THE wickedest trust in the world
IS the unenvied title applied to tn
,oncern, bestowed, however, befor
the iniquity of the oil and tobacc,
trusts were set forth so authorita
lively by the Supreme Court.
Facts of which the public is awar,
already show that the sugar trus
las been .unimaginably cunning an,
ruthless i'm driving competitors out I
business. combining properties. til
ing prices. rebating and, otherwise
enriching its few owners at the e1
pense of many consumers, In ad
dition the trust manipulated congress
Ito it's profit in tariff making an,
carried on a gigantic swindle of tn
government itself in the collection o
these tariff duties on its own sugar
lin perpetrating this last iniquity, TO
which it has been punished recently
s the trust robbed the hand that rock
D ed the cradle of this infant in
e dustry."
n So powerful ia this wickedest o
u trusts that as yet it goes scot free
!. The government is prosecuting som,
If it's officers on criminal Indictment
: in connection with its absorption o