The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-18
BOUGHT UP PRESS SERVICE
Also Furnished Arguments Con-
tanned in Republican Cam
paign Book
ENGAGED WILEY FOR LECTURES

Washington. June 1s.--More letters
and telegrams from the private files
of the sugar lobby" put Into the rec
! ord Of the Senate committee today
puported to show that the beet sugar
men furnished the sugar tarin argu-
ments contained in the Republican ma
tienal campaign text book Of 1912. en-
gaged nr. Harvey Wiley former gov
eminent pure food chief. to deliver
lectures. and expressed great doubt"
Of Tafts ability to carry such states 30
California, idaho Utah and Colorado.
The Introduction of private letters
was accomplished not without opposi-
tIon from Henry r. Oxnard and Tru-
man G.. Palmer. prominent IN the beet
sugar campaign After the commit
tee considered their objections in exc
cutive session, Chairman Overman an
nounccd that the OXnard and Palmer
letters would be admitted
John w. Yerks. an attorney who
! said he represented The two sugar
men broke INTO proceedings when q
letter from ONnard 10 Palmer. dated
| 1906. was read by Chairman over
man. Yerkcs contendod the committee
was limited by the Senate resolution
10 the investigation Of matters affect
inE legislation pending before the
present Congress. The particular let
ter which brought the Intervention OF
the attorney said in part.
i have a letter from Mr.. Morey in
which he says Mr. Cove will 20
around irving 10 educate congressman.
VIII YOU please give Cove any statis-
ties nc may desire
Harry Austin, a clerk in the offices
of Palmer, Identified the letter as be-
ING in Oxuard's handwriting. Morey
was president Of the Great Western
Sugar company Oxnard and Palmer
took steps 10 restrain the committee
from examining their private cores
pondcnce dated prior 10 the present
session u is said a resolution 10 that
effect viii be introduced Meanwhile
the committee worked on.
Copies of beet sugar articles sent 70
thousands Of small newspapers in six
teen states west Of the Mississippi
river and i'm Pennsylvania. Indiana.
Illinois aud the southern states were
produced from the SUGAR mems files.
Thev predicted danger to different 10
calitiea would follow free sugar.
The character OF the publicity by the
beet sugar men was outlined in one
unsigned letter I'm correspondence ad-
dressed TO Sidney Ballou, one &C the
active figures Of the Hawaiian sugar
organizations. II said the beet sugar
men made contract with a press
service company ut $500 month for
publicity
They guarantee the publication Of
nifty Thousand lines a month Of matter
pertaining to the sugar industry" the
letter added
II was stated further that thirty
thousand copies oc speech Of Rep.
Morgan, thirty thousand Of Rep Pick
ett ot Iowa and eight thousand OF Rep.
Martin wcro being sent ont.
Another uus igned letter dated May
.. tqt2. addressed 10 Ballou, said
We are in touch with those who
sre preparing tho Republican CAM
paipu book and the sugar qucstion
win bc haudlcd oubisct 70 our np
proval In fact, the matter is hcins
furnished bv us Ns soon "a the con
veption rs over " rs or purpose 20
get i'm touch with the campaign man
ayers with view 10 having their
speakers fully posted on the sugar
question"
The letter brought In the name of
Dr WILEY. stating the doctor had &C
cepted proposition for lectures, but
he later asked to be released. be
cause ne had undertaken more than
he could perform"