The Washington herald., 1913-06-14

given to Investigations of this character.
He thought that the very fact OF the IN
vestigation tended to disturb public
opinion and obscure actual conditions.
The mination reverted to the activ-
tiles OF forces working for a lower tarin
through various media. Senator CALM
ger said:
'I have absorbed the notion that the
declaration that was made from the
seats OF the mighty that men were
to be hanged as high as Han an II they
did certain things; that II an industry
thought it ought to reduce wages and
did so il would be Investigated, is about
the worst kind OF an influence i can
imagine"
Two Sides of Lobby Question.
well. how about a high official get
ting up a scare and letting the people
think that the Congress of the United
States is attacked by an insidious lobby"
Il though that most unfortunate pub
lication." replied Senator Gallinger.
gloomily.
But isn't that a species of lobbying?"
Senator Nelson clapped on.
Yes, and intended to influence not only
public men, but the opinion of public
men," answered Senator Gallinger.
Does il serve to intimidate men
against using their own judgment, sell
ator Nelson asked
so il impressed me-" Senator CALM
ger replied. and then Chairman Overmail,
quite upset by the trend the examina-
ton was taking, inquired:
DO you think a member of the House
or Senate could be intimidated?"
"Oh, ! hope not" said Senator GAL
linger 81 have no disposition what
ever. to indulge in any cheap crit
icism of any public official for parti-
san purposes. Still / am forced to
the conclusion that the great power
of the Chief Executive exercised. on
behalf of the free sugar and free
wool"
And free wheat" interposed Sem
ator Nelson.
Yes, and free wheat" said Sem
ator Gallinger, lis as Objectionable as
anything that can be done or has
been done on the other side
Senator Gallinger refused very nat
ily to accede to the insistent, demands
of Senators Reed. Walsh, and Over
man, the Democratic members of the
committee, to designate the special
Democratic Senators who had sue
cumbed to executive coercion in the
matter of changing their own estab-
lished opinion on the subject or the
sugar, wool. and other tariff sched-
ules. Senator Gallinger did not think
that it was within his province to re-
peat hearsay.
"Sugnr mt n Glance Again.
Truman L. Palmer, active head of the
bet sugar protectionist group in WASH
ington, was recalled to the stand and eX-
amined for several hours by Senator
Reed with regard to the acknCwledg-
ment made by him Thursday that there
had been alterations, corrections, addl-
tons, and amendments to Senator
Lodges original series of charts en-
bodied in the famous sugar booklet,
Sugar at a Glance" Mr.. Palmer
stuck to his own contention that re-
CARELESS of changes, the booklet in its
entirety. in the form of printers
dummy" had been sent to Senator
Lodge for his approval and transmitted
from Senator Lodges Office to the Gov
eminent Printing Office.
Mr.. Palmer is still at loss to &C
count for the order for publication en-
bodied in the pamphlet and bearing the
signature of Charles G. Bennett, secre-
tary of the Senate. A search of the rec
ords fails to disclose that any such or
der was ever issued. Chairman over
man is disposed to believe that the or
der is a forgery. More evidence along
InS line Will De DTousHl Oul lOudy.
Mr.. Palmer's testimony was then
shifted from the subject of Sugar at
Glance to the newspaper publicity cam
paign waged by the beet sugar organi-
cation. Senator Reed endeavored to get
from him q confession of his own views
that this smethod of directing public
opinion was unfair and dishonest, Mr..
Palmer made this statement:
NJ xu,r., Had ..po,I.- rl,,. -,
L have never given that matter any
thought along this line" said Mr.. Palmer.
1T always seemed to me that 1t was
optional with the newspapers whether
they printed our matter or not; il what
we had TO say was not in accordance
with their own views, they were at lib
erty TO discard II. Besides / can tell of
other instances where this system of pub
licity was used for purposes which you
may not consider so Interior as that of
the beet sugar propaganda. The precon-
vention campaigns of Woodrow Wilson
and Oscar w. Underwood for the Demo-
cratic nomination at Baltimore were
waged with boiler-plate news as one of
the principal ammunitions of warfare"
Mr. Palmer explained to the committee
that the American Press Association of
New York, he thought, was the medium
used for the dissemination of sugar talk
by boiler plate news matter and canned
editorials.
A. G. Robinson, of Washington. told
the committee that he had prepared a
booklet for use of the Cuban League
Agraria, of Havana, an association of
Cuban agriculturists. in which he had
set forth his own views as to proper
changes in the sugar tariff. He ex-
planned to the committee that his book
let had been paid for by the League
Agraria, and that 1t set forth the views
of a majority of that association.
F. r. Hathaway, secretary of the Mich
igan Sugar Company, was the last wit
ness yesterday. He told the committee
that the American Sugar Refinery Com
pany owned from 80 to 81 per cent OF the
stock in that organization, which controls
six sugar factories in Michigan. 1t has
owned this stock, so far as the books Of
the company are concerned, since Octo-
Der Is 1910. for the greater portion of the
holding. which was transferred from the
name of Charles B. Warren. the COM
pany's president. A smaller lot OF the
stock was transferred month earlier.
Mr.. Warren had been president of the
Michigan Sugar Company since its or
ganization. The testimony of Mr.. Hatha-
way will be resumed this morning.