The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-13
"Antis' Force Govern
ment to Aid in Their
Campaign.
FRANKS CALLED
INTO SERVICE
Pamphlets Printed as Public
Documents Are Sent Through
Mails Without Charge, and
Reach Circulation of More
Than 0O,OOO-Comnit-
tee Asks Explanation.

Washington. Juno 12-How the Gov
eminent Printing once and the post,
once Department helped In the fight
against free sugar through the use Of
congressional franks for sending anti
free sugar literature" circulating
throughout the land was brought out
to-day by the Senate lobby inycstipa
tors. Truman .. Palmer Washlnpton
representative of the United States
beet sugar industry. was on the stand
The entire day, and was tho object OF
sweeping cross-exafnination. He tes-
tined that more than l,50o.0 900 copies
OF arguments in behalf of beet sugar
had been turned out ny tho Govern
inent Printing once, made public docu-
mcnts hy order of Congress. and had
ridden on the franks of Senators and
representatives To the ends OF the
country, postage free
lind VAST CircuIntion
sugar ~ q Glance prepared nv
him. he said had attained a circula
tton OF 100000 copies under the frank
Of Senator Lodge. Report OF the vi
nance Committed" by the same Sena
t"r' had beaten the pamphlet by 10000
copies. The franks OF Senator Smoot.
iormcr Senator'S Curtis and Dick and
the late Representatives ssIalby. former
Representative Pickett and Rcprcsen
'aiNc Martin had swelled the total TO
more than million and half The
printing OF some OF these Documents
mad been paid for by the beet sugar
people, the witness said but the free
postage had saved them about $4,000
Mr Palmer developed that Sugar AT
second Glance" which he intimatcd
Was INSPIRED by tho Federal Sugar Re
hn!nk Company. and was an argument
ia behalf OF free sugar had also been
printed as public document and cir
cuiated under the franking privilege
re uid not say. nor did the committee
ask. why the frank was so used
Mr.. Palmer said that the beet men
had spent about $780, 900 in their cam
paisn against free sugar since 1902
About $4,000 has been used since last
November and about $4,000 OF that
amount since the beginning of the
present Congress. Much Of II had been
spent in publicity work. in printing,
salaries md a good sized sum in mo-
tion pictures
lie said that the beet producers in
his association were assessed about
cents per ton. he thought The last
assessment was made in April. bring
ing In about $4,000. and the previous
one. in February, about $1,000
When did You make those assess
ments| asked Senator Reed
When we needed the money"
Committee stu in Dark.
Much or the day was spent by the
committee ia trying 10 ftnd out all the
details Of how Sugar at Glance"
came TO be printed as public docu-
meEt. Although Mr.. Palmer was
grilled for three hours on practically
nothing else, when he left the stand
committeeman said they were about as
much In the dark they were when
the pamphlet was first mentioned
Palmer said that when Senator
Lodge made a speech on sugar In JULY
1917. the charts subsequently, used in
tho pamphlet We're on the walls of the
Senate chamber Senator Lodge had
the permission OF the Senate To have
them printed as a public document. Ac
companyins these charts. Mr.. Palmer
declared. were certain printed sheets
containing sugar informatlon Cues
TONED by members of the committee
the witness said that after the charts
had been sent to the Government Print
ing Office ana proofs in black and white
had been made of them he had discoy-
cred they were not suitable for publ-
cation. He had. therefore. sent them
TO private printing concer' and had
them prepared III a fashion he thought
suitable. This. he maintained. was
done with the knowledge OF Senator
Lodge, and he considered that he was
acting for the Senator I'm the matter
Members OF the committee expressed
surprise that any one should in any
way change something authorized to
hc printed by the Senate. They de
velopcd that the permission was Sc
cured by Senator Lodge for printing
on July y, and that one of several is
sues of Sugar at a Glance" referred
10 an order OF the Senate on August /,
in the same matter.
The second order referred to data
prepared by Truman G Palmer and
purported to be signed by Charles G.
bennett, then secretary of the Senate
Mr.. Palmer said he supposed that the
order had been made and that he got
II In the proofs OF the charts from the
printing office. The Congressional
record of August l. according to SEN
ator Cummins showed no such order
nor did the journal OF the Senate nor
the files In its document room.
Charges Substitution.
You substituted ut the Government
Printing Office for the document YOU
received from the clerk OF the Senate