Show MARTIN COMES TO THE FRONT AGAIN Colorado Congressman Thinks Head Has Uncovered Some Something Something Something thing Very Large Washington April 6 Representative Martin Dem of Colorado is still follow following following following ing up his charge made on the floor o othe or of orthe the House a few days ago that th t a ruling of Attorney General WIckersham has en enabled enabled enabled the Havemeyer sugar interests to secure a large section of the Philippine friar lands He Ho introduced today a lengthy privileged privIleged resolution calling upon the secre secretary secretary secretary tary of war for detailed information on the islands and bearing upon his accusations accusations His resolution requests copies of all cor correspondence correspondence correspondence in connection with the sale of or the estate in the thi island o or of Mindoro a list of all alt other othar sales ant and leases by the government in the islands a transcript of or all railway franchises ant and details of their construction and bond bont Issues names and other details in connection connection connection tion with contracts by the war depart department department ment meat for tor the construction of insular ant and municipal improvements in the islands and many man other details in connection with the particular sale of lands to the Have mejer nyer interests The farther I go into this matter said Representative Martin the more Iam I Iam Iam am convinced a great scandal is being concealed concerning th J disposition o of those friar lands I Intend to probe the thing to the bottom Within the last two or three days in information information formation received has caused me to de da demand damand mand inand from the war the details of this whole m If I can suc succeed succeed succeed In revealing the real facts at the bottom of this matter I believe the coun country country country try will stand astounded at the revelations revelations It Is understood from Mr Martins pre pro previous previous charges he believes the sugar trust was enabled to acquire a large percentage of the acreage of the friar lands of the Philippines in violation ol of the law limiting individual holdings anc and that their ultimate purpose is to control practically all the four hundred thou thousand thousand thousand sand acres of friar lands It was intimated today that his other requests are ar based upon Information re regarding regarding regarding garding an alleged forcing of native ten tenants tenants tenants ants oft off those lands by the gradual Increase In Increase Increase crease of rents and an allegation that a prominent attorney closely connected with the administration has been acting for fora a company has hils been granted many man valuable government and municipal con contracts contracts contracts tracts in the Islands Mr Martin s a resolution was referred to the committee on Insular affairs from which he may recall at any time |