The chronicle=news., 1913-06-19

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vile r.. Stone. GENERAL manager of t.;'
Associated Pres. testified al mis- ow.
reIn-s' today before the senate lob
by committee regarding the c,aim
contained In some OF inc correspond
cncc OF Clarence c, Ilamlin us To pub
li.ity beet sugar mcn had hoped u
Cbiain through In. Associated Press
liamiin's letters which were read In
to the committees record tive day,
ago after having been subpo.nncd
from the files Of the United State,
Iie-, Sugar Industry.
Before Mr.. Stone test tIficd Senate,
Ncwlands took the witness chair "a
make brief statement conr.tninr
the uss. OF his name In some al the
correspondence introduced yesterday
MIR. Stonc presented all his i.,,.rS
and records bearing on the demand,
OF the beet sugar interests !or pub
LEFTY through the news association.
". icsiiii-d that October ~. 1911.
John Atburkic. sugar rcfIncr.
when leaving for Europe. had given
out a statement iavorihg free raw
sugar. That statement WAS carried
BY the Associated Press. he said. On
October IL "a short statement was
given out by Clarence &. HamiIn nj,
Colorado Springs. answering the A..
buckl. Interview. which was also car
rlcd by the Associated Press. The
Arburklc statement. he said. was
ahou, 900 words long: III. uRm!ia
statement. about lao words.
Mr.. Hnmlin then wrote Mr.. Stone
asking that the bee, sugar Interests
be- given as good treatment as the
sugar refiners.
Mr.. iiamlin's letter was:
~ am writing you as chairman q.
the United Sinics Beet Sugar indus
try. m organization which includes
practically NIL OF the beet sugar In
tercsts OF this country and II any
thing further IL necessary to give
that which ! have TO ray credit. D
would refer You To any Of tho papcrA
in hnvcr. as we'll as to Senator Guz-
Rcnhcim aud Senators Clark and
Warren Of Wyoming. Also to Mr.
Chester S. Morcy OF Denver. prcst-
dent Of the Grca, Western Sugar
company. the largest beet sugar pro-
duccr in tho United States. with
whom you are possibly acquainted.
! might add ! am member OF the
Associated Press. representing the
acknowledgements Of this city.
Publicity Is the last th!ns I wish
10 seek personally. but In justice to
the great industry which l represent,
! feel Justified In taking up with you
In person Il matter which to MS is
OF the greatest Importance. On Oc-
iobcr IL. Mr.. John Arbuckic OF
Arbuckle Brothers gave out u state
mcnt which was printed In full by
every Associated Press newspaper or
the United States concerning the suy-
nr situation. a copy OF this state
mcnt IN attached hereto. Tho mat
ters co,naincd in this statement were
OF such great Importance and some %.
the representations so gross that II
did not feel that these statements
should go unchallcngcd. ! took the
matter up with the local reprosen-
tatives Of the Associated Press. who
followed through the ordinary chan |
nels and was assured that the Asso-
ciatcd Press would handlic six hun
dred words representing the beet sug-
ar mems position on these questions. !
This statement | prepared and you
will find a copy hereto attached.
This is from the Denver Republican.
the Colorado papers having handled |
1t In full. The manner In which II |
was handled will be disclosed by the |
clipping from the Washing
ton Post, Of October 16.
Your long experience in news
paper work will cause you to see i'm
that we would have eben
much better satisfied had the Asso
riated Press refused to handle It en-
tirely rather than to have published |
in this abbreviated and wholly un-
manner.
"Of cours", | understand the Asso.
c'ated Press is ir no sense par tisan
and aims to be wholly fair TO all OF
the great interests OF the country.
and all that the beet interests ask Is
that they receive the same trcatmeIt
at the hands OF your association as H.
accorded to certain refiners in New
York who are pushing the free sugar
propaganda with the avowed purpose
OF at least putting stop TO the |
growth of the beet sugar industry.
1--WE certainly have no desire to |
burden the Associated Press with |
matter put out for the purpose OF |
boosting our industry, but when at
tackled. feel that we should be given
as much publicity as is given our op- /
pOnents. At least we would uike to
know what our status is so far as |
your association is convened OF
there may be something in
the character of the statement given
out by me which would prevent its !
acceptance In full. and If so you will