The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-05
Senators Learn of Or
ganized Battle for and
Against Tariff
'RANSDELL NAMES
CHIEFS IN CHARGE
They Will Be Subpoenaed and
Asked to Tell What Means
They Have Used in Effort to
Influence Legislation-No
Communications From
President

washington, June 4-Ramiflcationao ot
the sugar tariff fight being conducted
outside the halls of Congress gave the
senate lobby Investigating committee
busy two hours late this afternoon
With Senator Ransdcn. OF I.ouisiana
as the chief witness members Of the
investigating committee pried into
every phase OF the fight between the
Tree sugar and antifree sugar forces
and established the fact that general
oflces are maintained by both factions
and that Il systematic and organized
hsht has been carried on for and
against the free sugar provision in
dorsed by President Wilson
Inc activity of the sugar tariff forces
was partially responsible for President
wilson's statement that powerful lob
Dying Influences are at work in Wash
ington to effect changes in the tariff
Oil. several names we're added to-day
10 the list OF persons who are being
subpoenaed by the Senate committed.
and who will testify Saturday ms to
whether or not they are "lobbyists.
These include employees of a bureau
maintained here by the Louisiana SUI
gar growers. and various persons who
have been connected with the antifree
sugar fight.
Discusses Sugar Activity.
Senator Ransdell discussed freely tho
organized activity of the Louisiana SUI :
gar cane growers, but he believed little
money mad been spent as compared
with the amount spent by Claus
Spreckels, the Federal Sugar Refining
Company. and Frank c. Lowry, OF New
FORK. said TO be an employe of that
company, in the attempt to create n
public sentiment in favor of free sugar.
urged the Louisiana people to or
sanize two years ago and combat the
raise sentiment that was being created
in favor of free sugar" he said. But
they did not act in time"
Some light was thrown on the ac-
tivity of Hawiian and Porto Rican
growers, who also want free sugar by
the Senator. He denied there had
been any concerted action among the
three forces, and said the Louisiana
growers had confined their efforts to
distributing literature and presenting
arguments TO show that free sugar
meant destruction to their business
and no benefit to the consumer
Senator Ransdell named Henry u
ONnard, Truman G. Palmer, Sidney NJ
Bnllou and a. D. Baldwin as leading
figures in the antifree sugar fight. and
said Fl. n. Pharr, j. d. Hill. Jules
Burgulres. Charles Godchaux, Jules
GodchauX and E. F.. Dickson were
sugar planters who had taken turns"
In carrying on the campaign from the
Washington headquarters.
The investigating committee prob
ably will finish taking the testimony
or Senator'S tomorrow, and then will
begin hearing outsiders whose names
have been mentioned during the in
quiry or who the committee had been
given to understand should know some
OF the facts Many subpoenas have
been issued, and tonight the names OF
j. z. Rhoades. F. r. Hathaway and
Fred 1. Fishback, OF Washington,
were added to the list. All of those
mentioned to-day by Senator Ransdell
probably Will be called.
Nothing From White House.
President Wilson had not sent any
communication to the Senate up to to-
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