Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-26

Pardon me, IL misunderstood you. 1
understood you TO ask me for what re-
ferred to Hawaii
! Senator Nelson. certainly under
stood that he referred TO Hawaiian
concerns and not these others
Senator Walsh So did until /
changed my mind about it here min
ute ago.
Mr.. Carter. / did not understand
when you changed your mind.
Senator Walsh. thought in the
/ first place from your testimony that
everything thar was gotten out by this
association here in the Colorado build
ing was gotten out at the expense Of
the Hawaiian sugar producers.
Mr. Carter. / could not say.
1 Senator Walsh. But later gather
ed from you, from what you said. that
that was not the case, but that all of
! these interests contributed TO the mon
eys which were necessary.
/; Mr.. Carter. You misunderstood me.
Some of them contribute 20 some
things, and some do not. For instance
in the preparation of this pamphlet.
tthat was contribution on our part to
which we did not ask the others to
/ contribute. We thought 1t was such
an excellent plan to get the facts be-
Ifore the public and get the informa-
ton out, that while this tariff bill was
being under discussion we published
that without consulting the others.
! We told them what we we're going to
do. and asked them II they had any
1 objection, and they said no.
i Senator Walsh. And what part Of
1t did the others contribute?
4 Mr.. Carter. They contributed moth
ling to that
Senator Walsh. You have told us
4 that. but what part of the expenses In
Toured at the Office down there?
Mr.. Cartery do not know.
Senator Walsh In the issuing Of
any of these things did the other In
terests contribute?
i Mr.. Carter. l could not tell you
| that as we'll as some Of the others.
Mr.. Mead is here. and Mr.. Ballou can
tell you that-how much they con-
tribute, or in each line OF work they
approve of and join with US In, and
lhow the division of work has been
Imade between the different interests.
IL am not sufficiently familiar with all
/ the details.
i Senator Walsh. | know. governor,
ibut / have hard time trying to find
out whether they do actually contrib
Lutte to common fund at all or not
j Mr.. Carter. No: not in that sense.
There are some things
w ~. -
!. they all contribute to q common fund
il Mr.. Carter. They are all contribute
ing to this campaign work in different
4 ways.
1 Senator Walsh. But are they con-
ltributing to common fund.-
If Mr.. Carter. Not III the sense that
Everything is paid for out of a COM
mon fund.
Il Senator Walsh. In the sense that
fany Of it is paid for out Of common
fund?
i Mr.. Carter. / say there IS no com
imon fund.
Senator Walsh. No common fund At
: all?
j Mr.. Carter. Not that know OF.
&, The Chairman. You said, governor,
THAT you thought the sugar planters Of
Hawaii would be justified in spending
$500 600. Have you spent that much!
Mr.. Carter OH no; far from IT.
The Chairman. How much have you
'lspent?
Mr.. Carter. 1 could not say. Mr.
.tMead can give you that. ] should say
something under 100000.
j The Chairman. Go ahead. senator.
1--WE will ask Mr.. Mead when ne comes
ION.
Mr.. Carter. | should not hesitate to
i spend a large amount in any leglti-
mate work in getting information pc
!, fore the public.
i senator Walsh. What is the system
by which you have accumulated what
lever fund you have distributed?
i Mr.. Carter. There is no system
about it. We draw on the Hawaiian
ISugar Planters Association, and they
' assess alltthe stockholders IN Hawah.
We discussed that question, as TO Wne-
ither we should raise the money Tor the
lcampaign by popular subscription, and
II was agreed that it would be Tar pet
ter to assess all, because tnen II Woulu
mot be the willing horses that ola the
heaviest work. !.
i Senator Walsh. The point is that 1t
is raised by assessment upon the var
ious members of the association!
Mr.. Carter. Not at all. | am telling
YOU about how we raised our money
and it is assessed against the S'VVV
stockholders in Hawaii.
Senator Walsh That Is what say.
Mr.. Carter. You spoke of the asso-
citation here, as / understood you
Senator Walsh / am speaking pf
the Hawaiian association now You do
not know how much has actually been
spent?
Mr.. Carter. No. draw my money
for my expenses direct. | have not
got the bill for my brief yet, but
think my total expenses so far have
been something under $1,000, including
my return ticket. expect to leave at
the end of this week; that is, to leave
washington.
Senator Walsh. Is it the purpose 70
have someone representing the islands
;14araOfc bora dYrincr the further con-