New-York tribune., 1913-06-20
No Authority to Make Agreement.

No Authority to Make Agreement
Mr.. Stone said that the local correspon-
dent Of The Associated Press at Colorado
Springs had no authority 10 make any
agreement that The Associated Press
would carry any statement
In answer to Mr.. Hamlins letter, Mr..
Stone wrote October %, 1911:
"The Arbuckle statement was carried
not because it was a statement Of sugar
refner. but because of its bearing on the
general cost of living, which. as you
know. has been the subject of keen in
terest in the United States. With the ad-
vance in the price Of sugar coffee and
Other necessaries. there necessarily has
been much feeling on the general sub
ject."
Mr.. Stone gave the committee cory
OF the letter he wrote TO e. d. Hagerty'
in charge Of the Denver Office OF The AS
sociated Press. October %. 1t asked for
information as TO the handling Of the
Hamlin statement.
A reply from Mr. Hagerty stated that
five hundred words OF the Hamlin state
ment had come into the Denver office
over the wire from Colorado Springs but
that owing TO the crowded condition Of
The Associated Press wires only two
hundred mad been sent East, and sixty
one words were cut out OF the dispatch
at relay points before it reached New
York.
Mr.. Hamlin then wrote Mr.. Stone, Octo-
ber 27. 1911. expressing his appreciation
Of his position in the matter and re-
questng that a statement be issued at a
meeting OF beet sugar interests in Chi
cago on November Is concerning the in
dustry and the reasons for the present
high prices Of sugar be handled
Mr.. Stones reply TO that dated October
go 1911, said that he was notifying the
Chicago office that If the statement came
at all within the scope of the work Of The
Associated Press that 1t be handled. Nh.
Stone at the same time wrote 10 John p.
Gavit. then superintendent Of the central
division OF The Associated Press At Chi
cago. explaining the situation and adding
please use your judgment respecting
the beet sugar statement and handle it
upon its news merit
Before Mr.. Stone testified Senator New
lands took the witness chair TO make a
brief statement concerning the use OF his
name in some Of the correspondence in
troduced yesterday.
Senator Newlands's statement con-
cerned references in one Of Henry T.
Oxnards letters, made public yesterday,
that Oxnard was trying to have Newlands
put on the Senate Philippine committee
In 1907.
Il have observed with amazement," said
Mr.. Newlands, 1.-THE reference TO my name
and that of Senator Teller. ! wish to
state most emphatcally that my applica-
ton to go on the Philippine committee in
1907 was not suggested or Influenced by
Mr.. Oxnard. had been in the Philippines
with the Taft party in 1906 and came back
with pronounced views regarding the
Philippine policy. / urged that we should
adopt Immediately a policy which would
enable us. with due regard 10 our moral
obligation. TO withdraw from the Philip
pines. and that 1t would be unwise 10 tie
those islands to US by reciprocal and
trade relations such as were contemplated
regarding sugar and other commodities.
A Democratic caucus placed me on the
Philippine committee in 1907, where I
urged the above views"
'In this contention, the rehners. includ-
Ing the sugar trust" said Senator New
lands, "the Spreckels and the Arbuckles
are on one side and the beet sugar fac
tories are on the other / condemn the
methods and practices Of both as dis
closed by the evidence, of which | had
little realization until recently"