The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-15

The committees unanimous opln'
ion l. that the committee should con.
duct tho probe and ask alt the uuea.
tious. said Reed
ny nitcd Press Leascd Wire
WASHINGTON. Dee. Ia
Charges ~ an attempt BY the
sugar trust Co saddle high
5 prices ON the American people
for years. thru the Hoover com.
miti.-. were made today la the
senate probe by Claus 4. Sprcck-
els.
The witness charged the food al.
mlnlHtrati.n committee 60 be a
mere adjunct % tho trust and
seeka 60 bind an American refiners
% allow u to contract for future
Cuban crops az It's own price.
II rrfincrics agree 60 this. sprcck
els declared thc price 90 tho ronaum
er will be- unnlterabiy fixed Tor
( wears after the war az a figure as
high a. al present or higher.
Trust Packs Hoover Committee
hut unless tho rcfnrra aEres 90
the price fixing. he said. they face
loaa Of their government licenses
sprcckol-. under questioning by
Probe Chairman Heed. stated that
tho price OF American beet sugar
would be- advanced II the Hoover
commission pays Cuban cane grow
ers cents a pound. an contemplated
This compares with 2ag cents in
1901. -. thrc, years aEo and tTsI
last year. spreck~ia stated
The Hoover committee. which
created" uuEnr shortage. accord
lng to Spreckela. - packed with for.
mer employees OF tho sugar trust.
he declared
Even tho watchmcn arc former
watchmen for tho American sugar
Refining company" said sprvekels
And r. y. Hooker. former trust
employe. II a steering committee Of
ens 60 whom all persons having bust
ness with tho committee must apply
when entering is offices
Among those Sprcckeis named az
holding important positions with the
sugar committee were Harry c
Mott. former buyer Tor The auEnr
trust. now buyer % tho COMMITTEES.
and =, r, Gibson. former private
secretary 90 Earl iiahst. head OF the
sugar trust and now secretary toI
che sugar committee.
sprrckeis said hs had protested
against refinsrs fixing tho prices of
sugar and aEains, iioover's appoint
rnsnt % three American sugar mag
mates on the international commit
tee lie held he had declined 20 head
a syrup prizes committee b.caus. he
was an interested party
Hoover Man Denic~
Judge L4ndley. counsel for Hoover
intimatsd that tho high price for
Cuban sugar was being arranged for
nnne secret diplomatic rcason Lind
ley also denied that tho food admin
istratioa had fixed the price OF beet
sugar.
I'VE have no control over price.
only under the licensing % whole
s-lers. be said
Chairman Reed tried % get Lind
ley TO admit tho coercion used b,
Hoover was practically price fi1ing
Rolph Present
Roiph. iiooyrr's sugar expert.
who was IN tho hearing room. Wa
asked BY LAndley 60 clear W the
Cuban sugar situation Rolph al
mitted 10 Senator IodgrH question.
lug shas he had several interviews
with the state department nd the
Cuban commission on the subject
Great indignation was manifested
BY Holph and other representative
at the hearing over the committees
refusal 20 bet them cross examine
Sprectsia
Turning from tho Cuban cane
sugar situation % the domestic beet
sugar. sprockcis said bcct farmers
are not profiting by the price fixed
FOR beet sugar
Tho beet sugar factories are get
TING the profit" he said