The Washington times., 1913-06-18
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On August 1. 1907. oxnard wrote to
Truman G. Palmer regarding the va
cancies on the Philippine commission.
1t is true that nothing can be done until
next winter. but 1 spoke to Foster and
Newlands Che told me he was o. K.)
ana asked him to apply for the vacan-
cies made by the Idaho and Tennessee
the matter stands. 1 understood from
Teller that he did not want the posi-
ton owing to his health or the neces-
sity of fighting. / wanted him. but
after that / spoke to Newlands."
On August 27. Oxnard wrote Palmer
as follows.
"I am o. opinion that you had bet
ter not even tr -yto get any resolu-
tion through regarding Cuba as that
might start our enemies going. or
course. We want a strong anti-Philip-
pine resolution put through. 1 read
carefully the Beet Gazette.
Ny 3udGment is that you-ha better
not allow Rodeius to get your name
too often In print, as some one will
begin to comment on 1t. and it seems
to me that you could do better work
for the cause by not being thought
Keep me posted = .-'.
On December 2S, 1907, oxnard wrote
II have seen Colonel Edwards and got
him to- agree with me that 1t poor
politics for Taft to push his measure
this winter and he is going to try and
bring him to this way of thinking"
Another of=the Cove letters. signed
and dated August 4. ls11. gave some
light on the efforts of the beet sugar
forces while the Hardwfck committee
OF the House was tnvestigating the
so-called sugar trust" Mr.. Cove
itemizer his expense account so 1t
could be checked up by an auditing
I'VE haye had an interesting time"
fore the eon.nittee on his third day
tertained them in New York with, 1
learn, good effect. The Hardwick
December. and will be less harmful
| than hoped
Who Is H, T.?
Members of the committee asked who
''H. T." was.
IT suppose It was Mr. oxnard," said
Senator Reed. "Mr. Oxnard's initials
| are H. T."
The letter added:
"Bristow insists that he will yet get
in his sugar amendment. of course to
end with the veto of the Executive.
but I don't forget that it's only four
months of the session when something
will be doing in earnest i have mao
some encouraging interviews as 70 next
winter, but the issue promises 70 pe
warmly contested. Senators like Borah
insist that they want to be shown. be
used those words to me this morning.
A letter to Hamlin from II. A. Doug
lass, of the Minnesota Sugar Company
of Chaska, Mimi. dated at, Detroit'
April 6, 1872. said:
1--WE think It would be a wise plan
TO have Mr.. c. T. Fenton, manager OF
the Minnesota Sugar Company, VINO -
now In Washington. meet the loNa
Senators and advise them OF the posei-
pany extending its interests IN nortn.
ern Iowa in case Of a satisfactory sugar
tariff settlement"
A copy of a letter purporting to have
been written by Hamlin to j. ROSS olsan.
of Los Angeles. and dated Washington.
January Is. 1912, said in part:
.sNr. Chase had, another conferehce
NTH Senator Works yesterday and -
satisfied that he will do all he can Tor
Replyinp to that letter Clark wrote.
January "a, 1872. to Mr. Hamlin:
IT am glad Mr.. Case had a tax WIN WIN
Senator Works. / feel quite sure tnat
he will have to keep in line.
Warren Letter.
A letter to c. B. Warren. presioent Oh
the Michigan Sugar Company. dated
February l.. 1912, and apparently from
Hamlin, said:
..Mr. Pickett, Of Iowa. who is classed
as an insurgent, win make one OF the
principal speeches in opposition to sugar
measure that may be brought in. MI.
palmer is now at work on the necessary
data. He will take the question UP
from the standpoint Of ITS being re-
Gner's propaganda and also from the
Agricultural end. Mr.. sMondel. OF wy
ofnine also wishes to enter into the
fight on the floor, and to pc equipped
with the necessary Information.
cit is for him that l want Mr. Hath
away to prepare a brief. Have two
purposes IN this. the principal one be-
ing that in, furnishing Information Tor
two persons Il Is Well 10 nave the
question approached from two diner-
ent viewpoints. as II Is difficult for
one man to prepare a brief for two
persons without their running along
the same lines. This is important,
and the sooner It Is done the better.
1t might be well IL Mr.. Hathaway
would come here and do the work on
the ground. II he does I will arrange
matters So he can get into immediate
IOuGn Win oHN fNSoV
actIy what he wants. 1t seems to me
wise to have this question presented,
as far as possible, by members whose
districts or States are not largely IN
terested in the industry"
The efforts of Hamiin to get publicity
through the Associated Press and lead
ing newspapers was touched on In
number Of letters In what appeared to
be a copv OF a Hamlin letter to Cove ct
Fargo November 9. 1911, the writer de-
clared that the so-called 'Arbuckle in
terview" had .'gone into practically
every paper in the United States"
With Money.
After taking up the matter with Mr..
Morey," the letter added, 'and after
securing an agreement with the Asso-
ciated Press to handle $50 words. gave
out the enclosed, and while II was well
handled locally. the Eastern papers took
up but a dozen lines. AS matter of
fact, would have preferred that they
had ignored 1t entirely. L have taken
the matter up with Melville Stone, of
the Associated Press. demanding that In
the future the beet sugar industry re-
ceive at least the same treatment as
the Eastern refiners."
Morey, referred to, is president of
the Great Western Sugar Company.
In another letter to Warren at De-
troit, with the initials &C. c. H." as
dictation mark, the writer said he
had taken UP the matter of the fail
ure TO get publicity through the As
sociated Press with Mr.. Stone.