Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13

Chairman Overman asked Senator Gal
linger for his opinion on the changing of
a public document after it had been
ordered printed by the Senate. 1t de-
veloped in testimony yesterday that such
a thing had been done in document
franked by Senator Lodge
II would consider that absolutely in
defensble. if not criminal. returned
Senator Gallnger. He saw no objection
to the use of congressional franks for
the general distribution of public docu
ments provided they were in the precise
form in which the Senate had ordered
them printed.
Senator Gallinger expressed approval
of the bill which he said had been in
troduced in the Senate to regulate lobby
ing. He thought that the beet and cane
sugar people had a right to spend money.
in any proper way, to try. to defeat
bill that they believed meant ruin to
their industries.
For the second time since l have been
in public life. the Senate, without any
charge having been made, is engaged
in investigating itself The first inves
tigation did not produce much and ! am
not sure what result will be reached in
this one. 1t seems to be an indication
that we are suspicious OF our own be-
havior." said the witness
Discusses Publicity.
Questioned about publicity in news
papers the senator said he regarded
"inspired' and interested" news put
out without plain indication of its
source as objectionable"
ut has been shown in evidence here
that a large number of papers did take
the plate matter furnished at the
lobby headquarters in Washington,
said Senator Reed. eff any reader is
foolish enough to believe the plate
r tpr of aT,n n ana M he
be an easy mark.
Approved by Lodge, He Says.
Truman G. Palmer. head of the Wash
ington Offices maintained By the beet
sugar manufacturing interests, gave fur
ther light today on the method by which
the Senate document Sugar at Glance
was added to and changed after the
Senate had ordered it printed. Mr. Palm
er presented letters and kilograms from
Senator Lodge showing that the latter
had approved the document in its amend
ed form and had finally forwarded 1T to
the government printing office for pub
LEGATION.
When the Senate granted Mr. Lodges
request that certain charts and other data
be printed as document said Mr.. Palm
er. many of the charts We're not COM
pleted He finished the work. he said.
and submitted a completed dummy form
to Senator Lodge The latter wired him
from Boston that he would forward the
dummy to the public printer with my APP
prevail
Fine Piece of Work.
Senator Lodge also wrote Mr. Palmer.
telling him the completed document was
a fine piece of work" In forwarding
the document to Public Printer Donnelly
for publication Senator Lodge wrote that
it meets with my entire approval in its
present form
The letter from Senator Lodge to MIR.
Palmer. upon the strength of which the
latter told the committee yesterday that
he felt he was authorized to act for
Senator Lodge" was also produced from
the government printing office. 1t re-
ferred only to the reprinting of some of
the plates in the celebrated sugar docu
ment where the work had been poorly
done, and presented Mr.. Palmer as one
who would he able to tell the ofnc1alS
lust what Senator Lodge wanted.
"He understands just what / desire and
can speak for me-" said the letter.
Free Postage for Beet Sugar Prints.
During his testimony yesterday after
noon Truman G. Palmer, Washington
representative of the beet sugar industry.
said that more than 100000 copies Of ar
guments in behalf of beet sugar had been
printed by the government printing office.
and had been sent throughout the coun-
try under franks of senators and repre-
sentatives. The franks OF Senators Lodge.
Smoot and former Senators Curtis and
Dick and of Representative Martin,
former Representative Pickett and the
late Representative Malby had been used
in this distribution, he said.
The printing of the matter had been
paid for by the beet sugar people after
the pamphlets had been ordered printed
members of Congress. The free postage