Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-06-13
SUGAR FIGHT IS TO
Be INVESTIGATED
ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN FOX AMI
AGAINST FREE SUGAR
Barred.
LARGE SUMS SPENT BY EACH
Outsiders Will Testify in the
Lobby Inquiry-Testi
mony of Senators
Completed.

Washington, June 6.-Ramiticatlons
of the sugar tariff fight being conouct'
ed outside the halls of congress gave
the senate lobby investigating COM
mittee" busy two hours.
With Senator Ransdell OF Louisiana
as the chief witness, members OF the
committee pried into every Phase Oh
the fight between the free trade ana
the anti-free sugar forces and estap-
lished the fact that general omces
are maintained by both factions, ana
that a systematic and organized tight
has been carried for and against the
free sugar provision endorsed Dy
President Wilson.
RESPONSIBLE For Charge.
The activity of the sugar tarin
forces was partially responsible 1or
President Wilson's statement that
powerful lobbying influences were at
work in Washington to effect changes
in the tariff bill. Several names were
added yesterday to the list of persons
who are being subpoenaed by the sem
ate committee and who will testify Sat
urday as to whether or not they are
lobbyists" These included employees
of a bureau maintained here by the
Louisiana sugar growers and persons
who have been connected with the
anti-free sugar fight.
Senator Ransdell freely discussed
the organized activity of the LOuisi-
ana sugar cane growers; but believed
little money had been spent, as COM
pared with the amount spent by Claus
Spreckels, the Federal Sugar Rein
ing company and Frank G. Lowrey OF
New York, said to be an employe of
that company, in the attempt to create
a public sentiment in favor of free SUI
gar.
Did Not Act in Time.
II urged the Louisiana people to
organize two years ago to combat this
false statement being created in ia
vor of free sugar." he said, but they
did not act in time"
Some light was thrown on the &C.
tivity. of Hawaiian and Porto Rican
growers, who also oppose free sugar,
! by the senator. He denied there had
been any concerted action among
the free forces and said the Louis
lana growers had devoted their ef-
forts to distributing literature and
presenting arguments to show that
free sugar meant destruction to their
business and no benefit to the con-
sumner.
The investigating committee has
finished the testimony of senators
and is ready to begin hearing out
siders whose names have been men
toned during the inquiry.
Many subpoenaes already have been
issued and last night the names of
J. E. Rhoades, F. R. Hathaway and
Fred L. Fishbach of Washington were
added to the list. All of those men
toned yesterday by Senator Ransdell
probably will be called.
President Wilson had not, up to
last night. indicated what further
statements he wished to make. He
already had given Chairman Overman
the names of several men who might
know something about congressional
lobbying"
Outsiders Testify.
The commission has issued sub
poenas for former Congressman Will
liam S. Bennett of New York; Otto
Carmichael of New York, formerly a
Washington correspondent; Rev. G.
H. Malone of Denver, who is now in
Washington; G. Harold Powell, Fran
els E. Hamilton, Harrison Osborne,
w. L. Davis. A. A. Irving, William
o. Marvin and William F. Fitzger-
aid.
This is a list of names furnished to
the committee apart from names
brought out in testimony. given by
senators. Chairman Overman did not
reveal the source of the list or the
purpose for which the persons at
tendance is sought.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota
denied knowledge of ANY insiduous
lobby"