Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-05
Senator RansdeII Tells InveS-
tigating Committee Of Hos
tile Organizations Of Refin-
ers and Growers,
CAMPAIGN TO CREATE
SENTIMENT IS MADE
Examination Of Members Of
Upper House Near End and
Persons Representing Inter
ests Are Summoned,

,.y uos,n,.a ,ousnAL sreciAl Lrtseo wisri
washington, June A. ltamitiea-
a,rs of The sugar tariff fight being
conducted outside the halls of con
cross gavc the senate lobby inVesti-
.otfnq committee" Il busy two hours
i.te This afternoon. with Senator
pansdell. of Louisiana, as the chiei
witness. members Of the investigating
committee pried into every phase oi
the fight between free trade ana inc
anti-free sugar forces and established
the fact that general offices are main
,ained hv both factions and that a sys-
,cmatic and organized fight has been
carried on for and against the free
sugar provision endorsed by President
Wilson,
The activity OF the sugar tarili
forces was partially responsible 10.
President Wilson's statement that
powcrful lobbying influences we're at
work I'M washington to effect changes
In the tariff bill. Several names were
added today to tho list Of persons VINO
will testify Saturday as to whether or
not they are lobbyists" These IN
cluac employees Of a bureau mann
tanned here by the louisiana sugar
growers and various persons who
have been connected with the anti
free sugar fight
senator Ransdell discussed freely
the organized activity OF the Louis
lana sugar cane growers; but believed
little money had been spent as com
pared with the amount spent by Claus
spEeokels. the Federal sugar Refining
company and Frank c. Lowroy. OF
New York, said to be an cmploye OF
that company. In the attempt to ere
ate public sentiment in favor of free
sugar.
"l urged ,he Louisiana people to
organize two years ago and combat
this false sentiment that was heing
created in favor of free sugar he
said, "huc thoy did not act in time"
Some light was thrown on the ac-
tivity Of Hawaiian and Porto Rican
growers who also oppose free sugar,
ly the senator. He denied there had
been any concerted action amongst
the three forces, and said the Louis
lana growers had devoted their el-
forts 10 distributing literature and
presenting arguments TO show that
free sugar meant destruction to their
business and no bencit to the con
sumer
Senator Ransdcll named Henry T.
Oxnard. Truman q. Palmer, Sidney NJ.
Ballou and A. ID. Baldwin as Leading
figures in the antl-free sugar fight,
and said H. n. Pharr, j. y. Hill, jules
Burgulsros, Charles GodchauX, jules
dodckaux and T.. +. Dickinson were
sugar planters who had done turns
In carrying on the campaign from the
Washington headquarters.
The investigating committee VIII
finish the testimony Of senators to-
morrow and then will begin hearing
of outsiders. Many snbpoenas have
already been issued ana tonight the
names Of j. +. Rhoades, r. X. Hath-
away ana Fred l.. Fishhack, Of Wash
ngton, were added TO the list. All
of those mentioned today by Senator
Ransdell probably will be called.
President Wilson mad not sent any
communication to the committee up
to tonight or indicated what further
statements he wished to make. lie
already had given Chairman Overman
the names Of several men who might
Know something about congressional
lobbying
Tonight the commission issued sub
poenas for former Congressman VIM.
Bennett. Of New York; Otto Car
michael Of New York, formerly a
Washington correspondent; Rev.
Father G. H. Malone, of Denver. who
Is now in Washington; G. Harold
Powell, Francis Il. Hamilton. Iiarri-
son Osborne, w. l.. Bass, A. A. irwin,
VIM O. Marvin and VIM. F Fitzgerald.
rms is a list Of names furnished to
the committee apart from names
brought out in testimony given by
senator's. Chairman Overman did not
reveal the source of the list or the
purpose for which their attendance is
sought
Az the night session of the com
hittee, Senator Thornton, of Louis
iana, testified that he regarded as
unfair the methods used by Frank
y Lowrey. of the Federal Sugar Re-
lining company, to create senti-
ment for free sugar. He said Lowrey
mad issued circulars under the
ietterhead Of grocers' organ
lzation, when in reality, he was
representing the cane sugar re-
liners. Senator Thompson, of
kansas, also identified circular is
sued to beet sugar growers which had
Been introduced earlier in the day as
having come originally from Lowrey.
senator Thornton answered under
protest the questions of the committee
relating to his property holdings, stat
ing that he thought il "a disgrace for