Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-28

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nor there. 1t looks to me like a mar
selous proposition that this gentle
man, who holds no office. who has ID
official Tosition in this republic. tn
presume and assume to 60 around ana
make agreements with different inter
ests about what he 10 going TO DO after
We ASS a law
MR.. JONES OF WASHINGTON. Mr.
President
Mr. LODGE Mir President, if the
It :..ltor viii allC" ne TO !nteTrul
him. I DO MT want &C. be ms sander
stood Mr.. Hoover "ent me this ie.
ter and he also sent a copy OF it t.
the senator from Ore2on Mr.. Cham
beTIainl in charge Of the bill. whI
make a statement saying that thos =
reports TO which have referred were
unfOunded-
MR.. HARDWICk. am not crit
cizing the senator from Massachusetts.
MR.. LODGE. And | am very glad
to do it, because | do not wish to do
injustice to anybody.
Mr.. HARDWICK. The senator IT,
derstands that | am not criticizinI
him. | was simply wondering b.
what power. by what right, by what
authority, Mr. Hoover assumed to be
making arrangements, in advance,
about prices, when he mas no author
ity Of law to do it.
Mr.. JONES of Washington. Mr..
President
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Does
the senator from Georgia yield to the
senator from Washington?
Mr.. HARDWICK. l yield to the
senator.
MR.. JONES OF Washington. l got
the impression from what the senator
from Massachusetts, said that MIR.
Hoover has already fixed the price OF
sugar
MR.. HARDWICK. 1t seems so; so
what does it matter whether We
enact any law OF not? OF course, dc
not think there is much necessity to
do It; it seems that authority is to
be assumed and exercised, anyhow.
Mr.. WATSON. Mr. President
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Does
the senator from Georgia yield to Tie
senator from Iniiana?
MR.. HARDWICK. l yield to the
senator
Mr.. WATSON. 1t seems to me that
it might throw some light on the pro
position under discussion if we had a
copy OF the lette:.
MR.. LODGE. 1t is In my office.
Mr.. WATSON. I gathered from the
language Of the senator from Massa.
chu5etts that Mr.. Hoover hao denied
making any attempt to fix prices m
Cuba, but stated finally that they had
been fixed to the satisfaction Ut the
sugar interests.
Mr.. LODGE. Rot the Cuban sugar;
to the satisfaction of the representa-
tive OF the beet-sugar interests in this
country; and l said they must take
Cuban sugar to fix the price, because
the duty-paid imported sugar neces.
sarily fixes the price.
Mr.. HARDWTCK. I wonder II any.
body has cons 1lted the consumer?
Does the letter say that anybody mas
consulted the consumers of sugar?
Mr.. LODGE. That is not mention
ed in the letter.
MR.. HARDWICK. Would the sen.
ator mind reading the letter in my
time? I will yield to him for that
purpose.
MR.. SMITH Of Michigan. Let US
have the letter read.
MR.. LODGE. 1 will read the letter,
Mr.. Hoover sent copies to tie senator
from Oregon tMr. Chamberlain, and
1t is quicker to read that than to send
to my office for the original:
July II. 1917.
Hon. Henry C. Lodge,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Senator: My attention has
been called to your statement in the
senate, as shown in the second col.
umn, page 1852 Of the Conzres sional
Record, as to the propositions which
you quote having been made IN fixing
the price OF sugar"
Those are the propositions / have
explained. -~-
Il am, OF course, unaware from
whom you received these statements,
and I can not believe ,they refer to
the situation as interpreted by any
one associated with me. In this con.
nection the inclosed letter IRON. the
chairman OF the beetsugar producers
should. l. think, entirely
clear up your mind. 80
The statement made by YOU Is
some anxiety.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT c. HOOVER
vas told subsequently that that
was anxiety among the sugar g:cN ars.
Mr.. SMITH of Michigan. Nov, can
we have the other letter?
MR.. LODGE. Yes; am sotns to
read it,
Washington. D. c., July II, 1917.
Mr.. Herbert C,eEoover,
washington, d. C.
Dear Sir: was surprised V read
the statement Of Senator Lodge in the
senate yesterday, apparently referring
to your attitude toward the beet sugar
producers and The Cuban producers.
The whole discussion with you py our
representatives Of the beet-sugar in
dustry has been in the direction of
stimulating production, protecting the
producer, and stabilizing the price, in
cooperation with the industry, 50 as
to eliminate the sDeculator and IN