The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-15
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BITTERLY CRITlCISES
FOOD ADMINISTRATIONS
Congress Engages in All Man
ncr of Probes, Starting New
One Every Day Daniels
Wants hem to Probe Navy

~ Washington. Dec. I4.--In spectacle
Lar fashion congress has swung It's
war probe spotlight fun on the food
and fuel administration. Testifying
Today before the special subcomnit-
Tee OF the senate committee on manu-
factures, Claus a. Spreckels. president
of the Federal Sugar Eefinlng com
pany. charged bluntly that the food
administration was working hand In
glove with the sugar trust II the aid
minfstratfon of the sugar problem Of
the country. The charge was but one
OF many sensational uttsrances made
by the witness On the stand
After conference This evening wisa
subordinate officials. Mr. Hoover let
IL be known that he will not reply to
Mr.. Spreckels unless be IL summoned
TO testify before the house committee
Senator Reed tonight at the close
OF the days hearings belize his sub
committee announced that he had
teteEraphed Governor TX. II Chic.
inviting him to Washington to aid in
the coal probe. 1t is hoped he can
reach the city for Mondays session
Senator Reeds committee plans % Use
the GarfieId-Cox coal feud as wedge
with which TO open up the entire sub
tect OF coal shortage.
Sprcckcis' Tnrgets.
Food Administrator Hoover aud
George ii. Kolph. head Of the sugar
division OF the food administration,
but formerly of the California Hawaii
Sugar Refining company. were the two
especial targets at MIR. Spreckels TO-
clay. They will have q change later
20 reply to his statements
What n commonly or. perhaps.
vuIgarly knows as tho sugar trust g.
asked SeDstoF Reed in opening the
investigate.
The American Suger Refining
ros,paut, answered Mr. spreckeis
l IT owns five companies of the twenty
| one refnerses in this country and con-
trois about 40 per cent OF the stock
Of the other principal ones"
Turning 10 the Louisiana deal, by,
which the American Sugar Refining
company got iee ,000 tons OF raw
sugar with which TO relieve the So
called shortsge. Sprecke1s declared
that the Safs -Was arranged ny Mr..
Roiph. Mr., Hoover and John NJ
Parker. food administrator OF Louis
lara, i'm consultation with Earl u.
ia bst. acting for the American Sugar
Refining company, but not for the in+
sernafiouai committee.
Other Refiners Ignorant
No other refiner knew of the deal,
Spreckels charged. until It was pub
EsheQ III the press Ahen ne ana
other, reiners charged the food ad-
ministration with bad faith in viola
ting the agreement as regards allot-
ruent of supplies. they were told they
too, could buy surar in Louisiana.
Half of the 100000 tons bought by
Babst, spreckels said. was at So 3s per
100. and half OF 1t at $6tS. He wired
Louisiana planters, and other refiners
Also wired, he said Offering se.35.
The American Sugar Refining COM
pany, he added, ths y upon raised the
price for the second half OF its pur-
chase to ss35 and the independent
refiners learned they could get moth
tag from the planters.
For the sugar division to secure
this sugar solely for the American
Hugar Refining company. seems To be
\ matter OF bad faith, We are vir-
sually asked by Mr.. Rolph to close
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