Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-18
HOOVER BROUGHT
INTO SUGAR PROBE
Lakin Letter Says President
Instructed Secretary to
Make Contact.
Continued From First Page.)

IiC employment VI OIldCCuCk partly NC
cause of his friendship with the Presi-
dent.
rs it fair to handy the name of the
President around this way in your
correspondence" the Senator asked.
Perhaps it hasn't been judicious,"
Lakin said, IT don't see anything I'M
fair in it,
Lakin said it all BOILED down to
whether anything improper had been
DONE"
II don't think anything improper
was DONE" he asserted.
do YOU think you have been fair
to the President?" Robinson demanded.
Il don't know whether have or not,
Lakin said.
Sought du POnt Aid.
Lakin wrote DR.. Luis Machado of
Havana that through your du Pont
connections" Machado should attempt
to persuade the Delaware Senator'S and
Representative to vote on behalf OF
Cuba
Machado's reply and a copy of let
ter he had written Irenne du Pont was
then read into the Record.
Machado's letter to dupont requested
dePont to present the whole sugar
question to Senators Hastings and
Townsend and Representative Houston,
all of Delaware.
The letter said the Cuban cause was
just and added, II know you share my
views"
Shortly after the introduction of
Lakin's letter to Starring the commit
tee recessed until tomorrow, when Shat
tuck will be called to testify.
Lakin, writing to the head of an as
ISOLATION of sugar mill owners in Cuba,
said Smoot. was the spokesman for the
"remolacheros," which was interpreted
as meaning the beet sugar interests.
The letter added that it was difhcult
in talking to Smoot to draw any dis
tinction between "his position as Sena-
tor and his function as leader of the
RemolacheroS"
letter referring to Edwin P. Shat
tuck. attorney hired by the Cuba COM
pany, and his reported friendship to
President Hoover also was read into the
record
Might Prove Embarrassing"
This communication, also to the head
OF the Mill owners Association, said:
You have learned from me the close
ness of the relations between President
Hoover and Mr.. Shattuck." 1t added
that this should not be mentioned to
Shattuck since it might prove "embar-
RAISING"
Lakin had previously testified that
one of the reasons for hiring Shattuck
was his acquaintance with the Chief
Executive.
A letter from Lakin to Shattuck was
introduced, which said that E. r. Jones,
who lives in Mexico, had written him
that Dwight w. Morrow, Mexican Am
baSsador, was anxiou to talk with him
about Cuba, because of the close rela-
tons between j. P. Morgan & Co. and
the Cuban government in the matter of
government loans.
Lakin said he prepared a memoran-
dunn on the Cuban situation for his own
Information, but that after he visited
Mexico Morrow insisted on seeing 1t
and took several copies. 49,
The witness testified he thought that
Jones had used the Morrow angle as
put-up job to get me in Mexico"
With the introduction Of the memo
randum, the reference to Morrow,
former member Of the Arm Of J. P.
Morgan 81 Co., was dropped.
Walsh CritiCizes Lakin:
Lakin was criticized by Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Montana, after a letter
written by the witness to a Mr. Abaln,
head of an association of Cuban mill
owners, had been read.
The letter said 1T would not always
be advisable to put our plans in writing,
but we will contrive in some way to
keep you and your association informed
of developments
THAT was an inept expression" Lakin
said.
There Is so much Of your language
that does not express your IDEAS"
Walsh commented.
Lakin explained he intended to keep
Aballi informed by frequent confer
ences.
The employment of Shattuck was re-
ferred to in another letter from Lakin
to Aballi on April l, which said:
You have learned from me the
cloSeness of the relations between Pres
ident Hoover and Mr.. Shattuck. VIII
you kindly arrange with the confereeS
not to mention this subject in the con-
ferences with Mr.. Shattuck. He may
tell you something on these relations
of his own volition. can tell you
privately, but it might be embarrassing
for those relations to be discussed in
his presence.
Obliged to Conceal Relations.
Naturally he Is obliged to conceal
those relations as much as possible in
order not to embarrasS President
Hoover"
Walsh asked Lakin If he had anything
to say about the letter.
II am afraid the letter speaks for It
self" hL replied.
Lakin added that Shattuck's relations
with President Hoover might be mis-
understood"
Canator c,,oot - TrtoI, 49, ......4...o,
in another letter from Lakin to AbalH
The letter said Smoot was the real
spokesman" OF the "Remolacheros,
which was interpreted as the beet sugar
producers. Utah is large beet sugar
State.
"Smoot is the real spokesman for the
Remolacheros," the letter said, land he
is Senator and it would be diff1cult in
talking with him to draw any distinction
between his position as Senator and his
function as the leader of the Remola-
cheros"
Lakln said he also asked William
Williams, Washington attorney, If
he could aid in the tariff campaign.
i thought maybe he knew some one
ne could introduce me to here" Lakin
said, adding that Williams told him
he could be of no assistance.
senator Walsh asked If any New York
DankS, in addition to the National City
Bank, had sugar interests in Cuba.
Lakin said the Chase Bank was
creditor of Cuban sugar company and
that the Corn Exchange Bank and the
International Acceptance Corporation
had some interest in Cuban sugar.
Walsh read a letter written by
Lakin which said Dwight w. Morrow,
Ambassador to Mexico. was eager to
talk to him when he visited Mexico.
Anxious for Morrow Talk.
II was anxious to talk to Morrow"
Lakin testified. because had been
disturbed about a miscenception of