The Washington times., 1913-06-12
BEET SUGAR MEN
u !. SPENT THOUSANDS
Chief of Organization Tells of
!. Lavish Expenditures in
/ Fight on Tariff Bill.
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ber Later it was published as SEN
ate document, and widely distributed.
No less than $4,000 copies Of Sugar
at a Glance" have been issued. The
publication has been widely distributed
under the frank of Senator Lodge
Another Senate Document.
1t was brought out in the Testimony,
furthermore, not only that Sugar at
Glance is published as Senate doc
ument and sent out under frank, but
that another publication, sugar at a
Second Glance" which was prepared
by Frank C. Lowry on the side OF free
sugar or lower sugar duties. has also
been published as a Senate document
and is being put out under frank. Thus
both sides of the sugar props ganda are
making use of the Government frank 10
disseminate the information they want
spread. ..-->-'---.-'.-- : .r-
Mr.. Palmer, moreover. told the COM
mittee that Sugar at a Glance" was
being used as textbook IN sor:le of
the schools of Celorade. South Dakota,
and elsewhere 1t appeared this use is
limited and Mr.. Palmer disclaimed re-
sponsibility for It.
Able Men. In Charge.
The light thrown on the sugar lob
bies and their work today further en-
phasized the fact that tremendous
and systematic organized effort, inciud-
ing all the domestic sugar interests.
has been made, and is still made. to
defeat free sugar. It has been a cam
paign of publicity and propaganda, en-
gineered by able men from Washington
Paul Christian, Of New Orleans, Tor
years secretary to former Senator -Fos-
ter of Louisiana, preceded Mr.. Palmer
on the stand and told about the lobby
organized here for the American Cane
Growers Association. .-s-- e -
Formerly, the beet sugar organization
was known as the American Beet Sugar
Association. Henry T. Oxnard was
president of that. Mr.. Oxnard Is still
active in the beet sugar cause and mas
been in Washington for weeks lighting
against free sugar. He has been SUD-
poenaed as a witness before the COM
mittee. --ss--G----s---E,s-
Offices Are Expensive.
Mr.. Palmer's figures showed that the
offices of the beet sugar people here
cost about 1900 month to rum Be-
tween April and June II. or In the
Congress session thus far. the expenses
have been sI4.24L The itemized account
between November 1 and June II
showed that of the total expenditures
of more than $4,000. about $4,000 was
for printing and engraving. over 5000
for salaries, about $4,000 for publicity
and $4,61i for motion pictures. That no
channel of publicity or advertising
which promised to be helpful to the
cause was overlooked seemed to be true
from Mr.. Palmer's statements. In the
figures given there was included the
salary of Mr.. Palmer at $4,000 year.
Mr. Palmer in beginning his testi-
mony went back to the fight Of the beet
sugar interests against Cuban reci-
procity and brought the story down to
date. He said that he got 5000 when
he first came here and now $l0,0oc. He
looked after all sorts of matters for
the beet sugar interests, including trips
abroad, conferences with scientists Of
the Department of Agriculture. and SO
on. SIC -'~a--
He estimated the investments In beet
sugar plants in this country, not in
cludine lands, irrigation, and the like,
At $40 900.
Tells of "Sugar at Glance"
Numerous, interesting facts were ex-
tracted from Mr. Palmer concerning the
at a Glance" He testified that 325. 900
COpltt were 4ulSr ScIldlOT
Reed figured, saved the beet sugar in
terests. at 5 cents a copy for postage,
$4,000.
"A modest saving" said Senator
Reed.
I'm glad to know it, Mr.. Senator"
suavely said Mr. Palmer. "I didn't
know Just nat we had saved"
Further, ii was brought out that the
order for printing said the charts were
to be reproduced in black and white
But, according to Ar. Palmer, the Gov
ernment Printing Office fell down In
trying TO print the document, and so he
provided the stones which the Govern
ment Printing Office used, and the
charts were turned out in color.
He said the best sugar interests paid
for the copies printed by the Govern
ment He testified TO having altered
slightly the original charts, but said
these were merely corrections.
Mr.. Palmer had not finished his tes-
timony when the committee shortly af-
tor 1 niNlnak rAnQaaNd until 2