St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-05-31

that the people Of Hawaii, California,
Louisiana or any other part Of the
country have right to spend their
money in any legitimate way or send
their Representatives here to protect
themselves from Z death blow, :, was
the response Of Ex-Governor Carter,
Of Hawaii. to President Wilson's
statement about sugar lobbyists"
today
ION their own admission. Z said
Governor Carter in his statement,
''the refineries have maintained q
lobby and conducted campaign for
free sugar since 1909. They have
'e0rried this on under the name Of
fictitious committee Of wholesale gro
GERS, but the work was organized and
financed entirely by q refining inter
est In New York. They filled the
country with misleading statements
and held out extravagnt pr0mises Of
the results that would follow from
free sugar. This Is the real creation
of the s0-called appearance Of pres
sure Of public opinion. n
Faced by the threatened annihils-
ton Of their only industry the people
of Hawaii have Joined with those Of
Louisiana an dother domestic pro-
ducers in openly spending money fOl
paid advertisements over their own
name in attempting to c0mnteract
misleading statements disseminated
b. certain refiners since 1909
Producers OF domestic s~gar are
conducting their fight In the open.
They represent an investment Of up
wards Of $3ro COO. 900, the dishurse.
nent< Of which reach out into every
channel Of trade The industry Is n
tie hands of hundreds Of til ,usenGs
Of ..;nall inlestO-s. They ale NJ
ri, Ping exo-bitaMt prOa.s and many
10: them will ::c entire Y ruined BY
the adoption It the proposed lcgisla-
ton. That ID why'w are here
louisiana { n; ~essmen were relnc-
tant to discuss Prstien. NsilsOa's
statement. Mesers GodchahA. ssic. .
iusss, and Christian, howsys AZ. We're
Indignant at the statement. ss3.s
n,ay and may nc. make ]. p'ls,:: reply
.ate,. Soma 6i the Lol.i5 ami sis.::J
re. representatives. ere inclined to ignore
tie statement. Senator Ransdol'
s:iC:
Il know nothing of q sugar lobby
here There :n. some. oi.s:2Es
planters hire. That i all care to
say
Others, however. without desiring
to be quoted, were scathing IN their
denunciation Of the Wilson statenent
| Il 10 understood that Governor Car
| ter intended to issue . red-hOt de-
nOuncement OF the presi dent. severely
criticizing Mr.. Wilson. but was per-
suaded to tone down his reply.
Washington. May Senator
Cummins today presented to tho Sem
| ate q resolution to direct Vice Presi-
dent Marshall to appoint i've sena-
tors to investigate President Wilson'S
j charge that lobby exists in Wash
ngton to influence legislation partic-
urlary the tariff bill, and to report
within ten days
The resolution would direct the
committee to report the names Of
lobbyists who attempted to Influence
LEGISLATION, and methods employed.
II the influence was SHOWN to be ex-
ertei on the tarin bill, the committee
would be instructed to report upon
the items Which the lobby desired
changed.
Senator Cummins further propos-
ed that the committee taka state
ments of senators to whom any reDre-
sentations concerning iegislatton hat'
been made during the session. WI 3. &
i : view OF ascertaining whether suchs
4 representation were proper
Ask Wilson fer Names.
The resolution also reGpesteG Pres
ident Wilson to furnish the commit
tee with rames OF LOBBYISTS to whom
hereferred and any other insorma
ton in regard to the LIBBY "a ME
Ipossession. II. .4
The resolution went over without
action until tomorrow J. &.
The small army Of tarin la0Dylssy
which had been occ,sryine WaSrtnf
.on since the Underwood bill passed
tho House wa in confusion today ne
cause OF President Wilson's viEoreus
attack or the numerous, industrioaf4
AMI insdipHs lobby.
MANY who assumed that the pres1-
dents statement referred to them
although he called none by name
began issuing statements 10 JUSTLY
!their position.
Senator Cunn,ins. chasr'r an o. sns
finance committee. reites ated tina TN 81
lobbyists were not getting very a.
adding tina. never In his executive
exrerience had he seen go detcrmln.
ed and 80 expansive q lobby.
THE WEDDING OF THE WATERS.