Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
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INQUIRY
BITTER
SENSATIONAL EVENTS TOLD
IN DETAIL IN A. P.
REPORTS

he DltteFneSS OF the lnSlul0uS IOD-
by inquiry, the prominent part played
In IL by representatives of Hawaii
and interesting sidelights on the most
sensational event of the extra session
are told fully in dispatches from
Washington to the coast papers OF
June II and June H.
Associated Press dispatches say OF
the first days hearing:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 10.-For
six hours today former Governor Car
ter and Sidney Ballou. two of the men
who have conducted the fight Of the
Hawaiian producers in Washington to
retain lobby Investigating committee
their activities here and elsewhere.
Governor Carter testified that he
was paid nothing and received only
his expenses. Ballou said he was the
regular agent Of the sugar producers
in Washington, with a salary OF $l2.-
900 year and $4,000 year for ex-
penses.
Both agreed that about 100000 had
been spent by the sugar people in
their campaign against free sugar. but
denied that there had been any tangi-
BILE communication between the Unit
ed States cane and beet and Hawaiian
cane producers, with a common fund
directed to influencing legislation.
Session AZ Times Warm
The session at times grew warm.
Senators Walsh and Reed put Govern
or Carter through sharp cross-exam-
ination under which the witness APP
peared fully able to take care OF him
sell, lie declared tnat an auuience
with Fresinent wilson 1or the hawah-
an sugar men mad been denied Dy sec
retary Tumulty and tnat MemDer OF o.
the senate finance subcommittee, n
charge OF sugar, mad suggested tnas
they be gwen nearing al.er tne
passage OF the Dill. Mrs haiiog saiu
later tnat senator $t0re had ulaue lhis
statement
Governor CARER salo inat tnree
senators, swanson, Lewis ana VII
linms, nan tQlu MN OF HaWailah
frlends tnat tney were not ~ synipa-
thy with free sugar, put tnat since ~
was advocated py the Demoeralc par
" they must vote for II. he oeeiareu
maj ne mao sot NO s'h.lsiact,on 's,l W. e
he spoke OF hearings to members OF
the cabinet. congressman and senators.
Secretary Lane tolo me- ne salu,
that Il was leglsiative matter ana
the administrator nao noInlhg 10 40
with II ! called up mere ana tney tolo
me tnat y was an SSu'iss ,i' ~, Alat.oi :. !,
and they had nothing to do with II.
Carter Gives 1s.oene
Mr.. Carter testified that ne came 70
Washington TO give lhIorihalioh
about sugar. that ne hau Deen sent Dy
the Honolulu chamber OF commerce
and was serving without renuliera- itssa
ton. Harry irwin, ne saiu, haa oeen
sent by the board OF trRoe-
MI. baltou nau o. =.
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assoclauoh'
He said he mad prepared DrieI, hih-
ed with senator's ana trleo 10 see the
president. he testilled thal ne mann,
tanned offices with stenographer ana
clerk. from whicn newspaper auYei-
tisements and bulletins were pre-
pared and submitted TO committes lh
New YORK reprssei,.ins 10y a.,' aiia M az
gar factories. The New hork men us
approved several advertisements pre-
pared here.
carter testllied INA. ene uous;n
sugar producers working IN "asiilns
ton, took in everybody raising sugar
under the American rag ano na.. nar
spent something less tnah siVV,sVV
in their flght. A MI. "ooo hanuieu
the money.