The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-19
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II am willing to advance the money
for Gazette. according TO your letter,
except that | will extend payment and
control by me of policy of 1910. instead
of 1909. making six payments OF 500 in
stead of four. Ny idea is to have a
friend of mine here, unknown in the
sugar world. to make the contract, with
the understanding that he is a thorough
" responsible party"
A letter written by Mr.. Palmer TO Mr..
Oxnard, when Philippine free trade was
about due for discussion in Congress,
was:
.'Dear Mr.. Oxnard: l was glad to hear
of your intimacy with Littauor and that
you are keeping that matter in mind,
for of course il We could hold the ways
and Means Committee it would save
lot OF work and avoid a heap of danger.
Il am just in receipt OF note from
Cove saying that COlcock has just writ
ten him that in view OF the changed
complexion OF the House, whereby the
Republicans stand to the Democrats as
TO 3, the Committee on Ways and
Means will have one more Democrat
and perhaps two. and Broussard is slated
for Robertson's place. This latter agrees
with what Wakeman stated.
Cove SAYS that Colcock further in
forms him that if he succeeds We will
need but three Republicans on that COM
mittee in order to hold any matter up
that may come before them.
AS the newspapers say, all this news
is Important II True
Writes About MIR. Taft.
Late in December of the same year Mr..
Oxnard wrote TO Mr.. Palmer as fol-
raesa n
War. Mr.. Taft:
Dear Mr.. Palmer: / have seen Col.
Clarence R. Edwards and got him to
agree with me that il is good policy for
Mr.. Taft to push this measure this WIN
ter, and he is going to try and bring hin.
to that way of thinking. l also saw
Loeb, who agrees with me that the
whole subject had better be postponed.
and will talk to the President on thai
line. While L have little hope of success.
! shall keep at il on those lines. We
should be prepared to meet the subject
after the holidays. and have written
line to Carman Smith, asking him to
come down here for a conference as soon
as Congress assemblies"
In a letter written Mr.. Oxnard in July.
1907, Hamlin. after discussing Aaron
Gove's newspaper ideas. concluded with
the Information that Messrs. Corbin and
Cutler, sugar men, had induced the State
Legislatures of Colorado and Wyoming
to pass strong anti-free sugar memorials.
The letter also contains the following
significant paragraph:
Mr.. Collins Is very anxious about the
Taft situation. and hopes that there will
be some way 10 make il known that
there will be grave doubt about his abil-
ity to carry the States of Colorado, Idaho.
California, and Michigan. and il we
can't head him of we might be able
to get a promise from him relative to
sugar and tobacco industrials. He asks
me for suggestions as to action, and
think / will write him as to the annual
meeting, when the whole subject will
be roughly canvassed."
Following the introduction of the letters
from Mr.. Hamlin's files, Harry A. Austin,
private secretary to Truman G. Palmer
and one of the collaborators on Sugar
at Glance" was recalled to the stand
and identified the letters.
Frank c. Lowry on the stand.
The last witness of the day was Frank
c. Lowry. of New York. who represents
the free sugar group among the legisla-
tive agents. He was the first witness
called since the committee got down to
work, who has been active in the pres
entatfon OF any OF the reduction.sts or
free trade contentious.
Senator Cummins undertook the ex-
of Mr.. Lowry. Before doing
so he explained to the committee that
it would not be his purpose to discuss
the merits Of the sugar tariff.
Mr.. Lowry told only that he was in
the employ of Smith & Schipper, of New
York, the sales agents OF the Federal
Refinery Company, and that he under
stood that half his salary was paid by
the Federal company and half by the
firm of Smith & Schipper. His salary
is $4,000 per annum. ''Or rather" he
said, that is my guarantee. l am on
a commission basis, and my compensa-
ton for 1872 ran about $500 over the
amount l mentioned
Mr. Lowry stated that he had started
mis- free sugar campaign after consulta-
lion with President Claus A. Spreckels.
of the Federal Company. about 1905. He
was not sure whether the idea was his
concept or that of Mr.. Spreckels, but
ne thought IL was his own.
Immediately after adjournment Chair
nan overman announced that at the
opening of today's session he would take
he testimony of Melville 4. Stone. gen.
raj manager of the Associated Press
Mr.. Stones testimony will be devoted