The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-01-17
Speech Delivered BY E. 5.
BrOussard At HOuma,
La. Jan. II, 1920
Continued from page |

npeu fixed, leaving LOUISIANA Su
oar alone TO be dealt with; and
chat he forced raiee Oh the ptlce
fixed by offering to resign, thereby
obtaining for III $3.50 per bun
dred pounds Now | propose to
prove that was right and being
interested in sugar, you should
know the contentious which wei
make are true; but being now in
terested in politics, you pretend
10 know them to be false.
In proof of my statement de
sire to reproduce the following
telegram:
"W asbiDgtoD, D G, Jan. 9, go.
Il s. Broussard,
New Iberia, La
Slight error in figures telegram
eight. My telegram should read
"Sugar division food admlnistra
ton insisted on fixing price Louis
lana raws at five eighty cents per
hundred pounds while Parker IN
sisted on not less than six thirty
five. Az sugar division refused
to yield Parker stated be would
fesign az food administrator un
, less higher price was agreed Oh.
The matter was then appealed to
| Mr.. Hoover who after interview
with Mr.. Parker agreed to price
/ demanded by Parker. Parker's
action backed by committee of
planters of great financial benefit
to industry. Above facts reported
to me by Senator Broussard and
others who were present when
controversy came up and matter
discussed.
w p. Martini"
In further reputation of sugar
version of the facts. | quote what
Mr.. Horace Wilkinson has said:
John nj. Parker, then Food AID
miDistrator for the State Of Lou
islana, volunteered to accompany
this committee to Washington to
use what Influence he might pos
sess in securing as favorable q
! price as was possible. He went
to Washington with the commit
tee, which was composed of ex-
Senator X F: Broussard, Jas. b
Chaffe, Eugene A Pharr, Uiysse
Landry, j G LebOurgeOls and
Ernest Burguieres After day.
of delay and argument between
this committee aud the NatiODa
: Food A Administration, the commit
!, tee was in a mood to accept $6 OF
per hundred pounds.
Nh. Parker maintained that thit
price was unsatisfactory and tba
. $6 80 should be paid. He at one,
/: waited upon Mr.. Hoover and in
; sisted that the latter figure b,
,, paid for alrIetiniDg grades of raw
sugar, and a prOpOriiODate IN
crease for all sugar of highe
! quality manufactured during th'
current year I'D Louisiana As |
result of his representations aUt
r vigorous staud, Mr.. Hoover agreed
r to fix the price at %. 30 per hun
: dred pounds, Which was done, an'
4 the Louisiana planters thus of
: fected substantial saving throug|
Mr. PaIker's Efforts
In 1918 Mr.. Parker was no
: called upon by the LouisiaD
planters 10 any way IN pric
e liking, and the disposition of tb
I, Louisiana crop Of 1918 was place
:; entirely by the National Food AID
d mlnistration under the direction Q
committee in the City of Wash
ing ton, whose rules were execute
= under The direction of the Suga
Control Committee Of LouisiaDs
composed entirely of represents
tives of the various sugar an
lie cane interests Of the State"
g Singular that you and anothe
vs. Stubb's orator are the only ODeI
so far as I know, who have referred
) in public speeches, to Mr.. Parker
II unfriendlness to the sugar people
And that you, though planter
! are politically interested, while th
other party is Mr.. JAS. Wilkinson
who is not a planter nor farmer
But Messrs Horace and TheOdOr
Wilkinson, the brothers of the la
ter, are cane growers, and the
are supporting Mr.. Parker. 1h
propaganda in our section Is sprea
S secretly by emissaries who Wis
:, the farmers for the purpose
is also refer you, Mr.. Gilbert, I
:, the report of the Committee (
. cane growers and raw sugar pr,
n duceTs, whom Mr.. Parker accon
At panied in 1917, published in til