Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-18
Wide Spread Campaign to In
fluence Public Sentiment Is
Disclosed in Letters and
kilograms Seized,
PUBLICITY SOUGHT BY
COLORADO BEET MEN
Many Newspapers and AsSo-
ciated Press Refuse to Car
ry Matter Prepared by Spe-
ciaI interest


Washington June 1.-THE trail OF
the lobby" the senate has been Col.
lowing more than two weeks. led 20.
day into the private files OF the men
in charge of the Washington offices
ef the United States beet sugar In
dustrs. the leading instrument of the
campaign aaainst free sugar and de-
Neloped testimony of what appeared
to be mn attempt With a far-reaehing
campaign. 90 create public sentiment
against free sugar through the coll
umns of individual newspapers and
the facilities OF press associations
BUY subpocnne duccs tecum. the
committee got possession of copies of
letters and toiegrams Of Clarence G..
Iamin Colorado Springs. Coloa
newspaper owner und beet sugar
man. In chnrgc of the Wushlnston
offices of the American Beet Sugar
association. two Years ago. rho pa
pcrs included what purportcd 10 De-
carbon copies of letters. unsigned but
furnished as genuine hy Harry A.
Austin clerk ia the offices Of Tfu-
man g. Palmer representative Of the
tulted States beet sugar industry.
"rhe industry succeeded the 'aao-
ciationn about two years ago and pal-
mer succeeded Hamtn iu charec
while the committee was after the
private papers Palmer after confer
encc with Senator Clnk OF Wyom.
ing Hamlins uncle. wus wiring Ham
lin urging him to got q lawyer 70 rep-
resent his interests The committee
had knowledge Of that and had hur-
lled the letters into the record with
out regard 10 sequence More than
seventy had been rcau when adiourus
ment was taken tonight
Those read into the record were
directed to manager of beet sugar
companies, officers OF the American
Beet Sugar association. and friends OF
tlamln. indicating that Ilamlin at
the time of their writing was an ac-
tive figure In d campaign to organ
lie support for the protection Of the
beet sugar Industry and secure pub-
heity against tariff reduction.
Some told of Hamlin travelling to
large cities, giving out interviews. 9th.
crs written IN Washington indicated
that he was trying to circulate matter
In defense of sugar duty through
newspapers. the Associated Press and
other channels. 20 offset what he
thought We're misleading statements
put out by sugar refincrs The text
indicated that his attempts at pub
lieity had not always becn as Sue
ccsslul AS be had hoped other lot
tcrs referred to q plan launched by
Hamlin TO have the large beet sugar
companies take over $4,000 IN bonds
of the Chicago fnter-Ocean other
letters disclosed attempts to interest
a big railway system in the anti-irec
sugar campaign ana to have profess
sors Of agricultural colleges appear
before committees of congress with
arguments favorable 20 the beet sue-
ar men
None OF the letters disclosed that
the railroads had been interested or
that tho great news agencies had been
used or that the Inter-
ocean bonds had been bought Let
ters introduced did show that the
sugar men had been dissatisfied with
their efforts 70 get interviews car
ricd by The Associated Press
Austin ana q sergeant-at-arms' Of
the senute brought big box Of the
kilograms ana letters to the commit
tee room this afternoon The COM
mittce suspended the examination Of
witnesses and Chairman OVerman.
Senators Reed and Walsh began read
ing them into the record
Two kilograms were exchanged be-
tween lIamlin. senator Clark anu
q. Palmer The first Of these,
given out by Palmer after the com.
mittee adjourned tonight, read
senate scrgeant-at-arms has re.
quircd Austin to produce box said to
contain your valuable papers. Have
talked with your uncle ana we aug.
eest YOU should wire. returning attor,
ney to protect your rights under
fourth amendment 10 the constitu-
ton until you arrive. Hdmlns tele-
gram IN reply sout to his uncle, SEN
ator Clark. was given 10 the commit
tee It said
Have wire from Palmer suggest
ing retain attorney to prevent deliv,
cry Of my papers 70 committee Aus
tin. on whom service Is made, may
have some Of my private corresponds
ance or papers, but so FAR as I re-
member. there is nothing among them
which would object to being made
public
Hamlin added that he would hire
attorneys if senator
Clark thought it advisable
The correspondence covered most
of 1911 and the early part of l9f2.l
when the Underwood free sugar bill