Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-25
SUGAR men GIVE
ALL DATA
ASKED
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| him. he said, had attained circula-
| ton of 100000 copies under the frank
of Senator Lodge. Report OF the
Finance Committee, byNthe same
senator, had beaten the pamphlet By
$4,000. copies.
The franks of Senator Smont. for
mer Senators Curtis and Dick. theta
Representative Malby, former Repre-
sentative Pickett and Representative
Martin had swelled the total to more
than 100000 The printing OF some
OF this number had been paid by the
beet sugar people. the witness said,
but the free postage had saved them
SIS, 900.
AIR. Palmer developed that Sugar, a
Second Glance, which he intimated
was inspired by the Federal Sugar Re-
fining Company and which was an ar
sument in behalf of free sugar, also
had been printed as public document
and circulated under the franking priv
ileges. He did not sag. nor did the
committee ask, whose frank was so
! used
Money Spent in Campaign.
Palmer said that the beet men had
spent about $16O 900 "a their cam
paign against free sugar since 1902
About $50,000 had been used since last
November and about $4,000 of that
amount since the beginning of the
present congressional session. Much
of it had been spent in publicity
WORK" in printing, salaries and a good
sized sum in motion pictures. He said
the best producers in his association
were assessed about cents per ton,
he thought The last assessment was
made in April, bringing in about $751;
600, and the previous one in February
about 1000.
When did you make those assess
ments?" asked Senator Reed.
When we needed the money"
Much of the day was spent by the
committee in trying to find cut all the
details of how Sugar at Glance
came to be printed as a public docu-.
ment. Although Palmer was drilled
for three hours on practically nothing
else, when he left the stand commit
teemen said they were, about as much
in the dark as they were when the
pamphlet was first mentioned.
Origin of Document
Palmer said that when Senator
Lodge made speech on sugar in
July, 1912, the charts subsequently
used in the pamphlet were on the
walls of ire senate chamber Senator
Lodge secured the permission of the
senate to have them printed as a pub
lie document. Accompanying these
charts, Palmer declared, were certain
printed sheets containing sugar in
formation
Questioned by members OF the com.
mittee, the witness said that after the
charts had been sent to the govern
ment printing office and proofs in
black and white had been made of
them, he had discovered that they
were net suitable for publication. He
had therefore sent them to a private
printing concern and had them pre-
pared in fashion he thought suit
able. This, he maintained, was done
with the knowledge of Senator Lodge,
and he considered that he was acting
for the senator in the matter
Members of the committee express
ed surprise that any one should in
any way change something authorized
to be printed by the senate They de-
veloped that the permission was Sc
cured by Senator Lodge for printing
On July 9th, and that one of sew
Eeral issues OF Sugar at a Glance"
referred to an order Of the senate on
August LIST, in the same matter.
Not Ordered Printed
The second order referred 10 data
prepared by Truman G. Palmer and
puTpcrted 10 be signed by Charles G..
Bennett, then. secretary Of the, senate.
Palmer said: he" supposed that the or
der had been made, and that be got it.
in the proofs Of the charts from the
printing office: The " Congressional
hecord OF August" 1St, according to
Senator. CRmmins, showed 70 such or
der, nor cid the journal OF thes SENATE
nor the files IN its document room.
You substituted at the government
printing office Ter. the. document you
received from the clerk of the senate
this privately printed copy ~ said
Senator Reed 49,. ....s-:
q don't think hat is, fair state
meat said PaImc%. d. There was no
subterlcse::~ there. Ees nothing under
handed. No enc VS. deceived. Ali
was open and .a5oTe. beard
u want to fad cut about tiis," said
Senator Cummias.- II. &. a rat5c- seri-
Gus mate to forge & signature Of the
ceeFetary Of tae senate - an order
that never Wa& made. >. ....~.
The committee finally dropped the
question with the expressed determin-
alton to pursue it .urther and in
vestlgate- bcol:5 and records Of every
sotS - set tie iaf29na ton they
seek. Scaat2T Lodge will be heard in
explanation # he desires TO appear.
Mr.. Palmer became indignant be
fore he LEFT the Rtaa3. at Senator