The chronicle=news., 1913-06-19

handle " upon Its news merits.
Mr.. Hamiin's reply to Mr.. Stones
brief letter OF October 80 was dated
November u. 1911. Hamlin wrote
he proposed to submit any statement
prepared In Chicago to the ASsociat-
cd Press officials and expressed the
the nature OF expert evidence" Il
might be Of u character that would
not be admissible before the Hard
wick committee In Washington.
Copies OF all the dispatches carried
from Chicago by tho Associated Press
ut the time OF the conference Of the
beet sugar Interests. were also furn-
ishcd 10 the committee by Mr.. Stone.
with II letter from Mr.. Hamlln.
thanking him for the accuracy OF the
Associated Press reports.
Mr.. Hamiin's Letter OF November
wax dated at Washington. Mr.. Stone
said his recollection was that. Hamlip
had called at the New York office Of
the Associated Press Just prior to
that time and had been introduced.
u .aw him for few moments.
said Mr.. stone. and my memory Is
very clear that I said To him. You
will have nm opportunity before con-
krc.s nnd ms we report all OF these
hearings before congress. amy state.
mcnt that you may dc,irc to make
Will he reported there"
Mr.. stone testified that Mr.. Ham.
Inns reference to the fact that the
gnS tNh nj b.S>
made before the Hardwick committee
WAS cvidcntiy In reply to that sux-
Ecslion.
II am frequently more or lcs.
amused" Mr.. Stone told the commit
tee. ''ai the popular notion In rcspcct
10 matters Of this sort. and. perhaps.
I may In fairness xay that both as to
the Associated Press aud ~ to all
prcss associations and ~ to ncwspa.
pers. I an frcqucatiy Impressed that
injustice is done by the refusal to
meet tho wishes OF applicants for
publicity.
"whcncvcr = man comes Into 4
Newspaper office, or into mn Associat.
cd Prcss office snd asks for publica.
iIon OF anything. he Is met with de-
gree Of suspicion. They all think he
has somc axe TO grind and he has u
very poor show OF securing Justice.
We have a rilc In our service that
has been In existence for many years
that no publicity agent can eivc us
anythInR. We will not acccp, any
thing from him. 4
As nm illustration of what I have
said. n number Of railroads have pub.
licity agents and the rule In absolute
that the publicity agents cannot furn-
ish ms anything. We will not aoccp,
anythinE from them
| Mr.. Stone agreed TO furnish the
committee with the rules and by-laws
OF the Associated Prcss and with all
Information about the origin Of Ar.
buckle statement on Sugar In 1911.
out OF which the correspondence now
before the committee dc, slopcd.
| Senator Ncwiands' statement con.
ccrncd references In one of Ecnry r
Oxnard's letters made public ycatcr.
day. that Oxnard was trying to have
Ncwlands put on the Senate Philip.
pine committee in 1907.
- have observed with amusement.
said Mr.. Ecwlands. "thc reference to
my name and that Of Scnator Teller
wish to state most cmphaticalls
that my application to go on thc
Philippine committee in 1907 was
not suggested or Influenced by Mr.,
Oxnard. I had been in the Philip.
pines with the Taft party In 1906
and came back with pronounced
Views regarding the Philippine pol.
icy. urged that We should adopt
Immediately II policy which would en-.
able us with due regard to our moral
obligatiou to withdraw from tho
Philippines and that It would be un
wise to tic those islands to us by re.
riprocai and trade relations such n,
were contemplated regarding sugal
and other commodities. A Democrat
ic caucus placed me on the Philip
pine committee in 1907 where
urged the above views"
I'm this contention. the rcfincrs
including the sugar trust" said Sen
ator Newlands. ''thc Sprcckcls ant
the Arbucklcs are one side and th'
beet sugar factories are on the other
lii condemn the methods and practic
cs OF both as disclosed by the evi
ldcncc of which I had little realization
until recently"
A bilious. half-sick feeling. loss o
energy. and constipated bowels car