Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-06
Broussard In Congress En-
l. phasizes Alleged Misstate-
rIaentS of +. G. Lowry

up with the raw sugar producers OF
the rest of the United States in the
campaign against free sugar, accord
ing TO Congressman Broussard of
Louisiana.
On the day of Broussard's retire.
n1et1t as a member of the lower house
Mhrch 4. 1915. he made a speech en-,
phasizing some features OF the free
sugar legislation and arguments
against it. His speech largely con
cerhed an attack made upon him by
F. c. Lowry, sales manager of the
Federal Sugar Refining Company. In
his speech in reply Broussard said in
part:
Mr.. Speaker. the members of this
house on yesterday received circu.
lar letter sent ont by the Federal
Sugar Refining Co. and signed F. c.
Lowry, its sales manager, in which the
following appeared: e. ..~
*For political purposes Congress.
man sBroussard recently stated:
'Refiners told Congress, and Con.
gress believed the refners, that if the
sugar duties were reduced consumers
would receive advantage Of the re,
dtlction.'' On March Congress re,
duced the then-existing duties 25 per
cent. and for not single moment
from that day to this has the censum.
er paid as little money for his sugar
as he did before the reduction
CAUTIOUSLY enough, next day Gov.
Carter, of Hawaii, Congressman
Broussard's ally tn the effort to retain
the high duties ON sugar, more cor.
fectly stated the situation as follows:
In fact, the war IN Europe has
made the last year the most phe-
nomenal year in the history of sugar
growers. In April, 1914, we got the
lowest price for sugar in 20 years
81 will not dignity this miserable
scribbler by directing the attention
of the House to him further than to
recall that when he began to circu-
larize Congress as the meuthpiece of
the refiners, some years ago, he posed
and signed himself Secretary of the
Committee of Wholesale Grocers,
formed TO. assist IN obtaining cheaper
sugar for consumers through reduc-
ton of duties on raw and refined SUI
CARS. -.
HE was afterwards compelled to
admit, under oath before an investi.
eating committee of this House, that
this committee had never held a meet.
ing, even of two members; that not
even a, penny of dues had ever been
paid into it by the alleged members;
that he had elected himself secretary
and treasurer; and that his employer
(Spfeckels) had financed II by con-
tributing approximately $4,000 to cir
cuiate the fraudulent and untruthful
literature with which he deluged Con.
gress and the country. That piece Of
deception was in keeping with the dis.
honest practises that have always
been pursued by the Sugar Refining
Combine. o
"Mr. Speaker, / resent this effort by
the Sugar Refining Trust to impugn
my motives on the eve OF my depar-
ture from this House.
> cat noon today leave this body to
take my place at the other end of the
capitol, after eighteen years OF serv.
ice spent within these walls.
But a handful Of the present menu
-bership, yourself included, Mr.. Speak
er, has seen similar length of service,
but believe those of you with whom
have dedicated the best part of my
life here in the interest of my state
will bear witness that throughout
these sears 1 have been making this
same fight for principle. - g.
esEn it has been bound up the very
existence of my people. Two years
ago upon this very issue the people
of my state In a Democratic primary
selected me for senator as Demo
crat. A solid Democratic legislature
unanimously confirmed that decision
ana elected me to the senate upon
this issue, which is so vital to Louis
lana. 49,. f.: '..r@.-. .. .>. r. !
"In that contest was opposed by
two of the ablest and most influential.
men in my state. @
Zone Of them had been for ten years
q member Of this body and had justly.
attained national reputation for his
service as chairman Of the committee
on banking and, currency. , i;
"The other had filed almost every
office In the gift of the people. He.
had been elected sticcessivelv as mem.
DGE Itl0 IcSIoldLulO opOoASA VI tiiO
house, lieutenant governor, governor,
and United States senator for the
term which expires today. ..t...
i. q 1T has been a matter Of pride to
me, Mr.. Speaker, that in the eighteen
years / have been here fighting for
the principle which the Sugar Trust
now seeks to impugn, i have never
had an opponent within nay own party
save in the first election and in the
last one after / had been elected to
the United States senate to take my
seat at the end of the present con-
sress. - I & $780, e. e -"
"In this attack upon me the refining
interests say: IT..
CAUTIOUSLY enough, the next day
Governor Carter of Hewaii. Congress.
man Broussard's ally in the effort to
retain the high duties on sugar, more
correctly stated the situation T..
Il am proud to number such a
splendid specimen of sturdy American