Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-12
Investigation Of ALLEGED Lobby
in Washington Results in
Charge of Bad Faith Being
Made Against President
PLANTERS EXPECTED
REASONABLE TARIFF
Prominent Louisiana Men les
tIfy That They Were Led to
Believe Plan for Protection
Had Been Approved,


Washington. June ll-lnvcstiga-
tion today Of the sugar lobby 10y
the senate lobby committee. was turn
ed into controversy over whether
President Wilson had given the sugar
producers reason TO believe they
would have nothing to fear from
free sugar under his administration.
out Of the days testimony in which
Louisiana and Hawaiian witnesses re-
peatedly declared they had not re-
ceived fair treatment from the prcsi-
dent and had been misled by others
as TO his purpose. the committee sue
ccoded IN drawing what are believed
To Dee some Of the most important facts
thus FAR developed. Some of the sugar
men frankly admitted they constitut-
ed a lobby although they objected
To the charge that any OF their actions
had been "insidious' or in amy way
illcgiiimato. or handed. They
admitted comprehensive campaigns
had been organized aud carried out
10 create back fires on senators and
representatives. from their own states
in the hope of winning their support
to the antl-free sugar side
"The prosperity of Louisiana was at
stake" said Jules Godehaux. sugar
planter we tried 10 gei the people
we did business with 10 write TO scna-
tors and representatives telling them
that free sugar would destroy the
business Of the state Ne asked them
to write and wire 10 Washington and
to ask the merchants they did business
with throughout the United states TO
do the same. We tried to establish an
endless chain Of letters and telegrnms.
TO draw the attention of congress to
our arguments"
John r. Hamburg. Of New York,
manager FOR large Hawaiian sugar
firm, admitted that his firm had urged
all Of its fifteen hundred or more GUS
toners to write 10 senator's and rep
resentatives pointing out that destruc-
ton TO business would follow free
sugar
Plainly resentful OF the presidents
recent statements as to the opera
tion of an "insidous lobby" in Wash
ington, the Louisiana and Hawaiian
sugar men enlivened the hearings with
frequent attempts to tell Of the
pledges they believed they had re-
cciyed that SUGAR would not be made
entirely free. Jules GodchauX and r..
i. Dickcnson the two Louisiana Wit
nesses declared they had tried in vain
to see the president and had been in
formed he had all the Information
he wanted on the sugar tariff
MI Dickinson deear75 the pfesi-
don't had never talked with any 'prac-
tical sugar mar" about the Louisiana
situation and that he had secured
most Of his information from MAJ
tional Committeeman Robert EWING
a newspaper man Sol Wexler .
banker: Representative Broussard and
senators Ransdell and Thornton
Charges Of the sugar men that they
had been given assurances Of the
presidents sympathy on the sugar
question. were based on statements
Representative Bsoussard was said TO
have made to the witnesses. after "a
visit to president-eleoi Wilson. at Sea
Girt
II was assured by MI Broussard.
said Harry irwin. representing the
4ilo Hawaii. board Of trade 'that
plan endorsing a tariff reduction such
as would not destroy any legitimate
industry was prepared in Mr. wilson ,
presence and sanctioned by Mr VIII
son with direct reference to the sugar
situation.
Mr. Dickenson was particularly en-
phatic in his statements that ne was
not an fnsidious lobbyist : declaring
that ne had looked the term up ana
found il meant adeceittul, lNing ahu
treacherous.
Mr. Diskenson declared Mr. EWING
ana others who had talked with lhe
president before he nude up ms ininu
as to the sugar tariff could not naN 4
explained the situation as prae''
cal sugar planter could
"Why did MI Ewine come mere
asked Chairman Overman
II think he field il WAS ms ou''
replied MI Dickenson
.IIe raised some $20.000 in Louisi-
ana to help elect Mr. Wilson and Sec
inp the destruction that was now 10
be wrought by the free sugar poi'eS'
think he felt remorsetul
The committee had not finisneu
with the ant-free sugar WITNESSES
when it adjourned tohishe