The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-13
LODGE INv0LvEDl
IN LOBBY PROBi
Sugar Man. S3lt Cut Charts
Uld31 Senator's Frank
DENIES i..AA.IG CHANCES
Admits He Got Proof From Govern
ment Printing Ofice and Somewhat
Revised Them.

washington, June 13.-Truman 6
Palmer, Washington representative Of
the United States Beet Sugar Indus
try, an association of sugar men, tess
tilted before the senate lobby inYessl
eating committee that a ser-es OF
charts, prepared by him, argumentas
tive against free sugar, and published
at public expense as a senate docur
ment, had attained circulation OF
100000 copies under the franking priv
ilege of Senator Lodge, of Massachui
sets.
The charts first appeared in the sem
ate during speech Mr.. Lodge made
last July. Senator -Overman, chairman,
and Senator Reed, of the prabers, de-
veloped, in cross-examining Palmer,
that afater Lodge had obtained permis-
sion of the senate to print the docu-
ments, Palmer had got a proof from
the government printing Office and
somewhat revised them.
The two sena ors seemed intent to
show that representative of pris
vate interest had been allowed to
change something the senate had or;
dered printed, although Mr.. Palmer
denied that any material alterations
had been made.
Overman announced that officials OF
the government printing Office w0u q
be summoned to tell how such d9cus
ment had been sent to private hands
for revision, and that If Senator Lodge
wished to testify he would be allowed
to do so.
Mr.. Palmer, who has been referre
to at the hearings as. one OF. the bssJ
II siilff ets
chief factors in the beet sugar cam
paign against free sugar, had testified
that about $4,000 had been spent Ia
printing "Sugar at a Glance a publ
cation similar to the chart sent out uns
der Lodges frank.
zone of the objects Of sending out
Sugar at a Glance was to maintain
protective tariff, was 1t not?" Mr..
Palmer was asked. '"That was one Of
the objects" was the reply.
''The mailing of this document flpd
would cost five cents" said Senator
Reed to Palmer, "and you, therefore,
saved $4,000 for your employers"
I'm very glad to know it," replied Pal
mer.
Palmer said he had been in Wash
ington since 1902, when he came to the
city to oppose the Cuban reciproci y
bill. He said his present salary was
$4,000 a year. Expenses from May II
to June II for maintaining his Wash
ington office was $S755.42, of which
about s45O0 was spent in publicity
Since he came to WASHINGTON in 1902
he had paid out about 100000. Since
last November the cost of his work
had been $50,072 From Nov. 5 to April
he spent $35,799 of which $869S was
for publicity; $4416 for motion pictures
and $5926 for salaries Since April Z
he had spent $6314 for publicity.
Paul Christian, secretary of the LOU
isiana sugar planters Offices in Wash
ington, testified that all Industries in
Louisiana with which TIE sugar men
were in touch were requested to join
In writing to President Wilson what
disaster they believed would follow the
free admission of foreign sugar. Chris
tion said he had spent S11S1 in print
ing and mailing antifree sugar litera-
| ture.
George r. Carter, former governor
of Hawaii, had an appointment to see
President Wilson, but when he reach
ed the White House he was informed
that the engagement had been can
celed. No explanation for the prest.
dents refusal to see Mr.. Carter was
given.