Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-09

| acting in compliance with the COM
biness wishcs it had opposed a free
| sugar campaign.
! Wescott was put through search
Ing cross examination by Senator Cum
| minis about these statements. He ii
nally said he personally did not know
anything about trust domination in
cuba. but his statements were made
on information given by growers
He read to the committee letter
from X. A. Hawley, president of the
| Cuban-Ameriean Sugar Co. of New
YORK, which he said was allied with
the trust, in which Hawley opposed
free sugar, arguing that Cuba benefit
ted more from the preferential now en-
| Joyed under reciprocity than she would
with free sugar.
F, Senator Nelson caused much amuse-
Inent when he questioned Westeott about
letter he wrote, to Secretary to the
President Tufnultys IN the winter urging
that President Wilson keep up the figllt
for free sugar The witness said that
shortly after he wrote Ahe letter the
Hines of the free sugar. advocates in the
ways and means committee of the House
! We're "stiffened."
"Your letter stiffened up the free sugar
firing line?" said Senator Nelson.
well, it stifened shortly after | wrote
it,
"Are you sure the President ever read
it?"
"No, sir"
well. 1t acted as sort of starch on
,.ff nit
tee?" continued Senator Nelson, white
the chairman raped for order and stop
ped the laughter.
"oh, nc" the witness said. with d
! show of embarrassment.
Senator cummns said he could under
stand the attitude of most men on the
sugar question, but was greatly surprised
to see an American Interested in secru-
ing free sugar because it would beneht
the Cuban planters. Westcott admitted
that that was his principal object. lie
said lie never expected a large fee from
the conduct of the proposed campaign
The committee room was filled all the
day long with members of the Senate and
House.
William Whitman of Boston. one of the
men interested in wool under subpoena,
will take the stand. tomorrow morning.
before the Senate committee
Washington, July S.-An end to the
Wall street features of the lobby in
vestigation was in sight when the
Senate committee resumed it's hear
ing. today. David Lamar had asked
permission to make final statement.
.t.,i,, H..
charges, yesterday, that Lamar had
assured him Senator Stone and Speak
er Clark were anxious for a peace
full understanding" with Morgan and
Steel Corporation interests.
A half dozen men prominently iden-
titled with wool manufacturing indus
tries in the United States and several
connected with campaigns for
change in or a retention of the sugar
tariff. were on hand again, today, to
be examined as to their lobbying ae-
tisities. The wool tariff witnesses in
cluded William Whitman. Thomas O.
Marvin, Winthrop L. Marvin, all of
Boston. and S. W. Mcclure of Salt
Lake City
Under a sharp fire of questions La
mar insisted that his only object was
to bring about Just such situation
as this investigation
Il am the one villain in Wall Street"
said Lamar, bitterly. 'All the rest
are aetuated by the highest motiges
and possess the highest ideals"
Lamar declared the whole thing
was "a major Wall Street operation
travelling on parallel lines" and IN
sisted he was after" Ledyard. Cra-
vath. Evarts, Lovett and the Morgan
Steel Trust. Union Pacific and other
interests and wanted to force them
to an open attack
1T was fayorite method of mine
for producing an explosion when
wanted one he added
Lamar took the stand at his own re-
quest to make n statement taking up
the recital of the motives back of his
relations with Edward Lautertach
Il realize perfectly that my life and
character are on trial before this com
mitlee" he began. He argued that his
testimony and Lauterhach's had shown
they were not engaged in any effort
to get money from j. +. Morgan &.
Co. OF other interests.
u ttii Hpu Wltttl my motive was,
said Lamar. 1T was either to force
these men to recognize the injustice
of their attitude toward Lauterbacll
and myself. or force them to come out
into the open with the charges OF
blackmail they had circulated i'll New
York for years against both of us.
Ledyard and his associates had ruined
many Hen and | was determined they
should not ruin me-"
Lamar said he knew Lewis Cass Led
yard was trying to "trip him" when
he began telephoning in the name of
Representative Palmer and then de-
tcrmined To fix up "A game on Led
yard ITO force the financial people into
the OPEN"
AS Lamar proceeded with his state
ment his voice shook with emotion.
You see the feeling | am working
UNDER he said once to the committee.
Lamar's first choice of adjectives in
speaking eff various Wall Street men
led senators to interrupt his statement
frequently. Whenever the committee
disapproved of something he said. La