Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
''|NS|D|OUS'
INQUIRY
BITTER
SENSATIONAL EVENTS TOLD
IN DETAIL IN A. P.
REPORTS

Inc Dllt6rneSS OF the 1nSldlOuS IOD'
by" inquiry, the prominent part played
In II by representatives of Hawai-
and interesting sidelights on the mos
sensational event of the extra session
are told fully In dispatches from
Washington to the coast papers ol
June IL and June H.
Associated Press dispatches say oi
the first days hearing:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 10-FoI
six hours today former Governor Car
ter and Sidney Ballou. two of the men
who have conducted the fight of the
Hawaiian producers IN Washington to
retain lobby investigating committee
their activities here and elsewhere.
Governor Carter testified that he
was paid nothing and received only
his expenses Ballou said he was the
regular agent OF the sugar producers
in Washington, with a.salary of $12,-
600 a year and $4,000 year for ex-
penses.
Both agreed that about 100000 had
been spent by the sugar people in
their campaign against free sugar, but
denied that there had been any tangi-
bic communication between the Unit
ed States cane and beet and Hawaiian
cane producers, with a common fund
directed 10 influencing legislation.
Session AZ Times Warm
The session at times grew warm.
Senators Walsh and Reed put Govern
or Carter through sharp cross-exam-
lnatlon under winch the witness ap-
peared iuiiy aoie 70 take care Oh nim-
sell. lie declared that an andlehce
Win fresldent wilson LOT tne hawaii
an sugar men mad been denied Dy Sec
retary Iumuity ana tnat memperz ol
the senate ilnance subcommittee, ~
cnarge OF sugar, had suggested that
tney be given 2 nearing aiier tne
psHsage o. the Din Mr. Baiiou SAID
iater fnat SENATOR uore nad maoe thls
statemenI
Governor carter saio tnat three
senators, swanson, Lewis ana VIII
iiams, haa told MIN or dawallan
1rionus that tney were not. In sympa-
thy With free sugar, but that since II
was advocated Dy the democratic par
" they must vote Tor u. he declared
that ne haa got no saeisidc1ion "heli
he spoke OF hearings to members OF
80 49,, rO--s
Secretary Lane told me, ne SAID,
that II was a Legislative matter ane
the administrator nad notnlng 10 40
with It. called up here and they told
me tnat II was an eAecalFe Inat.ei !.
and they had nothing to do with It.
Carter Gives Evloenee
Mr.. Carter testified that ne came 70
Washington TO give Information
about sugar. that ne mad been sent py
the Honolulu chamber OF commerce
and was serving witnout remnnera-
ton. Harry irwin, ne sal1' nao Deeh
sent by the board OF trade.
MT. Ballou ndu peeh SEM ps the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters ASSOCIATION,
He said ne had prepared a DIlei' laik-
ed with senator's ana trleu 70 see the
president. he testifled .1nat ne main,
tanned offices with stenograpner anu
clerk from which newspaper adVer-
tisements and bulletins were pre-
pared and submitted 10 committee ~
New YORK representing f1dmalian 80 ~
gar factories. The New YORK men uls-
approved several advertisements pre-
pared here.
Carter testlfled tnal tne 9ohesele
sugar producers working an hdsnils
ton, took in everybody raising sugar
under the American Rag anu l.i nau
spent something less than Sioo'OuV
in their fight A Mr. Mooo nahuieu
the money.
Many Millions at Stake