Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-06-11
MONEY POURED
FORTH LIKE
WATER
HAWAIIAN SUGAR INTERESTS SPEND
S60O,00O A YEAR IN WASHING
N.--0NE MAN GETS $1,000 A
MONTH.
DETAILS OF ANTI.
FREE SUGAR PROGRAM

Washington, d. c., June 1.--Actiy-
! tiles of Hawaiian sugar interests in
| behalf of a tariff on sugar were taken
up again today by the senate lobby
committee.
Royal d. Mead of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters association, said he
received salary of $1,000 month
for his work in Washington. His ef-
forts, he said were confined to the
gathering and distribution of sugar
statistics and he thought $4,000
would cover his annual expenses. He
had been associated with the domestic
sugar producers organization which
has directed the sugar tariff publici-
ty campaign in Washington. In May,
he and Sidney NJ. Ballou terminated
a $500 contract for publicity work,
by the press service bureau of which
e. w. Mayo was head
Mead produced detailed account
of all his receipts and expenditures in
Washington. He had received $4,000
from the Hawaiian Sugar association
and had spent S5,54S,16, up to last
night. Upon the demand OF Senator
Gronna the committee today sub
poenaed A. Y. Moore, publisher and
A. M. Baker, manager of the Courier
News of Fargo, North Dakota. to eX-
plain recent editorial intimating
that Senator Gronna knew something
of the use of money in Washington
to influence legislation.
Mead told the committee none of
the money spent for advertising had
been used to influence the editorial
policy of newspapers The total
amount spent by the Hawaiian plant
ers association for all purposes was
about 100000 a year and was raised
by assessment.
Mr.. Ballou said aside from the tariff
hat his employers We're interested IN
legislation and opposed
the literacy test in the immigration
bill that was before congress last year
because Hawaii wished to be able to
get immigrants from Europe to bullG
Ip white population.
He testified that American cane and
1eet and Porto Rican and Hawaiian
sugar producers were interested in the
organization called domestic sugar
PRODUCERS, and that Hawaii so far mas
ooted the bills. He expected aid
rom Louisiana producers but so far
IL contribution has been made from
hat source.
ITO a campaign by beet sugar peo-
,le started months ago Hawaii con-
ributed at the rate of about $4,000 a
uCnth for five month"; he added.
The winess told of the preparation
n New York of articles about the
ugar industry which were put up in
boiler plate" and sent to newspapers
the country, and of type
vritten features stories which he
aid sometimes appeared as editorials
md sometimes as dispatches under
<ew York date.
of course, there was nothing to in
licate to the reader that these dis
,atches we're paid for by the Hawaiian
1igar planters?" asked Walsh.
NO, sir" said Mr.. Ballou.
Mr.. Ballou brought his check books
,efore the committee at the night ses-
ion. He explained that the money
vas spent by the sugar representa-
ives who "lobbied" aagnst free SUI
ar. He said $4,000 had been used
o aid in the campaign of the beet
agar people; that $22,500 had been
sed in publicity work after the Ha-
;aiian producers became personally
rterested and that $24O0 had been
aid to a New York newspaper man
y the name of w. A. Kidd who was
Q write feature stories" and get
hem published The sum of $500
vas used in advertising in newspa-
ers.
Kidd did not get anything pub
she'd said Mr.. Ballou, "and | ter
lnated his contract as soon as pos
lble after ] got here
"He was just kidding you then,
uggested Senator Reed, and, after
he laugh subsidized he apologized for
he fun and asked that it be stricken
rom the record
Have you made any corrupt use OIL
loney?" asked Senator Nelson.
NO sir answered the witness.
Your purpose has been to coun-
aract the sentiment for free sugar
larted by the other side?"
Yes, sir.
He again denied that there had been
nv combined fund raised by sugar
roducers here and in Hawaii to de-
eat the Underwood bill and said he
ad no knowledge of an assessment
n per ton basis of Hawaiian SUI
ar planters to conduct the campaign.
Equity MARSHAL GALUSHA
ASSIGNED TO ALBUQUERQUE
Albuquerque, June 1l.-Deputy Unl-
d States Marshal J. R. Galusha re-
lrned last night from Santa Fe on
ain No. l. Mr. Galusha will have
large of the local branch of the mar
lal's main Office at Santa Fe and