The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-20
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, June 19.-The senate
lobby investigators today heard f. G.
Lowery. sales agent of the Federal
Sugar Refining Company, and organ
izer of the committee of wholesale
grocers, describe the nation wide
campaign of the free sugar advocates
to remove the sugar duty. Lowery de-
tailed his attempts to mould public
opinion and persuade senator's and
congressman. He admitted furnishing
most of the sugar information for the
democratic text book. He said he fur
nished the data for the democratic
campaign document which Secretary
Daniels said he would get one mil
lion in circulation in pamphlet form.
Lowery said he had wired. urging the
insertion of a free sugar plank in the
democratic platform. Many of his cir
culars were read into the record
Melville E. Stone, general manager
of the Associated Press. occupied the
stand this morning and detailed the
efforts of the beet sugar interests to
secure publicity through the Associated
dissatisfaction at their inability to Sc
cure publicity. The committee ad-
journed tonight subject to the chairs
call. 1t is uncertain when the hear
Ing will resume, as three democratic
members must attend the party eau
Gus tomorrow. Robert S. Lovett
chairman of the Union Pacific direc-
tors, has not yet been subpoenaed and
may not be served until the hearing is
reopened.
STONE TEsTIFIES.
Melville E. Stone. general manager
of the Associated Press. testified, at
-i1is own request regarding claims con-
tanned I'm some of the correspondence
of Clarence G. Hamlin as to publicity
beet sugar men had hoped to obtain
through the Associated Press. Ham
Inns letters had been read into he
committees record two days ago after
having been subpoenaed from the files
of the United States Beet Sugar In
dustry.
Before Mr. stone testified, Senator
Newlands took the witness chair TO
make a brief statement concerning the
use of his name in some of the COR
respondence introduced yesterday.
Mr.. Stone presented all his letters
and records bearing on the demands of
the beet sugar interests for publicity
through the news association. He
testified that October u, 1911, John
Arbuckle, a sugar refiner, when leav-
ing for Europe, had given out an in
terview favoring free raw sugar. That
interview was carried by the Asso-
ciated Press, he said. On October Is,
a. short interview given out by Clar-
ence c. Hamlin at Colorado Springs,
answering the Arbuckle interview, was
also carried by the Associated Press.
The Arbuckle statement he said, con-
tanned about 1000 words; the Hamlin
statement about $50 words.
ASKED SAME TREATMENT.
Mr.. Hamlin then wrote Mr.. Stone
asking that the beet sugar interests
be given as good treatment as the
sugar refiners
Mr. Hamlin's letter was:
II am writing you as chairman of
the United States beet sugar indus
try, an organization which including
practically all of the beet sugar inter |
ests of this country and if anything
further is necessary to give that / have
TO say credit, I would refer you to any
of the papers in Denver we'll as to |
Senator Guggenheim and Senators
Clark and Warren of Wyoming. Also
to Mr.. Chester w. Morey, of Denver, |
president of the Great Western Sugar
Comuany, the largest beet sugar pro-
ducer in the United States, with who
you are personally acquainted.
might add I am member of the AS |
sociated Press, represented the Her |
aid Telegraph of this city.
Publicity is the last thing I wish |
to seek personally, but in justice to |
the great industry which 1 represent |
] feel justified in taking up with you |
in person a matter which to us is of |
the gravest Importance. On october |
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