Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-14 | Page 1 | Mac Veagh Will Probe Sugar Trust To Bottom

MAC YBAdH WILL PROBE SUGAR TRUST TO BOTTOM "WASH I XO TON", Nov. 13. Secre la ry o f the Treasury MacA'cah bas conic out v.-llh tho flat statement that not only will lie probe to tho bottom the scandal growing- out of tho frnuds committed in the Xew York customs bouse by the so-called biigur trust' aiid' its agents," "bin. ho proposes pro-poses to riMioLli: tin; entire service. I lo declares ho will shoulder all the- responsibility respon-sibility for Hiich n campaign and that the investigation will be thorough and vigorous. vigor-ous. It has developed also that tho department depart-ment of justice Ih -wevking In conjunction wlili tho treasury department. Attunipy-General Attunipy-General "Wlckersliam lias been gathering evidence through bis corps of special agents and the evidence is being worked up by the legal experts. Secretary MncVeagh. however. Indicate:! that ho Is going turther than merely seeking to discover and punish those who have- been guilt yof wrong-doing. It is understood to be bis purpose to organize the force of inspectors who kejt check on the general force. Theso inspectors will be familiar with thu work of (lie custom house and they will bo shifted from placo to place. Thu report sent broadenst that the sugar trust actually owes the government $30,000,000 Instead of $2.13.r.000 In unpaid duties, which It paid under ilm-egf, the treasury officials declare. Is absurd.