Show l lIVE TESTiFIES I Bf BEFORE SENATE l S Says ys O Used ed Pub Publicity Pub S to Offset r co Campaign A ARNOLD NOLD O OP P P POSED OS' OS Q t Florida florid Executive e Gives a Tariff Attitude WASHINGTON W Nov 21 s oci Press press press-G. G. G S. S Fletcher Fetcher of Miami Mi Mi Miami ami president of the Florida Ea East Coast o st Growers as association testified today tody before the senate lobby Ibby committee committee om c com com- mitt e that an n effort was made by by Florida Floridi growers to get gat S Senator Fletcher Democrat Florida to vote For higher duties duties' on Florida products prod in in the pending tariff riff bill Ih The Thc witness said saul that no no pros pres sure waS was necess necessary ry to got get Senator Trammel Democrat to torote Vote rote for tor hl higher her duties S Asked by Caraway if Jr f it were true truc that ho he had Md tried to build n. n a. a lire fire under Senator Fletcher in order order- to obtain l his ts' ts ot vote to for forthe iho tIO tariff bill blU he ie answered rEd that an an nn attempt attempt- had hid made to let let th the s senator w wt t ti attitude of cZ t. t d 1 on f tariff Jt legislation r f v ti i h cd tJ ith 7 d' d IS' IS associates Opposed the activities of df t tY J. J Av A Arnold m m manager ager of tho 5 South U em Tariff Tart af associatiOn n wh who has baa been questioned at length by bythe the thc l lobby committee J were Wc W against Arnold mold and his machine all the while the witness witness' said He Ife added h he he- did not t favor tor or assO elation with the tho t tariff association because se he had heard that It 11 It re re- re i ab about ut 40 pcr per percent ent cent commission I on collections collection's S 1 S Senator Walsh V Democrat Montana Mon Mon- n- n tana Lana then read a a. letter written l b by bythe the witness to Arnold Arnoldin In July which which said We Ve are doln doing all aU possible p t to bring pressure to bear beat on Senator Fletcher t I t Another letter written b by b FI Fletcher teher to Arnold said sald We Wo are arc Senator Fletcher a pick a-pick pick handle I 1 mean the old hickory hickory- king Fletcher Pletcher in another letter tetter added that a n. large and ami I had been built under Senator Senat r Fletcher When hen Walsh read from this letter let ter that we expect to deliver Senator Sena tor tOl liI Fletchers Fletcher's vote the witness witness' explained ex cx- x Just a cracker ex- ex lon Wo wouldn't do anything Ing to hurt Senator Fletcher he added d. Hes Ics too top c goof good a a. maii Chairman dairman C Caraway of ot th the lobby Jobby co cOmmittee raid paid ho understood t that at Glenn Skipper Republican national nation al had f formed med a tarIU tariff tar tar- tar tar- iff IU association and Fletcher r was made vice Iee pr president and tho the witness asserted that this was done without his consent IIo ilo- I o denied he he- had cooperated cool with any association I Skipper organized I L. L L Chandler of ot Goulds G Fla Fin who ho said eald u asa tomato and citrus fruit grower testified he had b d ll ad nine trips t to Washington in n connection con con- with tariff Je legislation and had received and 1000 for Cor traveling expenses s. s Ho told ot of f app a h number number- r. r of members of oC and saId 1 Jm J. J m l cy for hi his his' iB wu ivas raised l the SoUthern S I a ci gg K j Stephen U n Love of ot S Salt jt Lake Lale president of ot the United State B Beet et Sugar association a followed Chandler Chand ChUl ler lc and said his salary was sas a n. year Sear tic testified tho association attempt attempted d t to acquaint the country with the needs of ot tho the beet b sugar and employed n a a J ity 8 syndicate Jn In Chicago Cb fori Zor a month sIna l i l The syndicate he ha fial said agreed to Jo send statements relating to sugar to- to newspapers and d to pl h a a list listor of or the items used at the end oC each month 5 S lie He t Hit w when tb the he domestic sugar producers r a u l l w or organized or or- o which 11 the beet sugar as as- Id IH a It took tool over 1 th the contract which sUn Is in effect S Lo LoVo o testified the thc r publicity u was used l to advocate a n. higher tariff on Cn sugar ar to oppose o pose fr Importation o t Uon of ot Continued tle O. O on I page page 7 1 LOVE T TESTIFIES I BEFORE SENATE LOBBY GROW C Continued nUn ed from page 1 eu sugar ugar fr rom m th ih Iho Philippines ine and t tc to c combat tho the slogan losan neach to for ta ii n. n Lucky Instead of at a n. sweet d. d THe he 8 slogan was used in nd advertising b ba by bya a manufacturer n The Tho nl also o said that C ex cx expenses ot of the Washington and Salt Batt L lAke Lako ko City offices averaged 1 around a n. year ir which was raised by assessing e each ca h pound bag bap of ot sUJ sugar sur r on one half cent a 0 pound round Love Lo denied dented previous t testimony given gl b bf before foro re the tho committee b by W n. n Cathcart of ot the Corn pr Products d ett Refining company who had said sald tho the dom domestic sugar producers r rs arid and corn sugar producers had imd reached an an agreement t t to n nIn in iii In which each ach vas Was Interested I Love iov ove said aid Cathcart was Vail taU wet In lu hl his his' testimony that the tho ho corn corn sugar people had agreed to support the tariff do do- sired by the domestic producers rs rs' rs A telegram from W. W V. V of or Salt lf Lake Lak City to H. H A A. Austin sec Austin sec rotary o of tho to United states Beet e t association was s read by Walsh The t telegram eald ald Senator Capper Republican n. n J ansaRi had made a D. oj p pe ch attacking ling the Smoot I ot bill and sUggesting to Chesl Chester i iO O Gray Vl Washington representative o or of the he Farm Parm bureau that Capper be furnished With tion rib about ut the tho sugar tariff A telegram also was Wait idS read read- from toca Y which hoped the the senator IJ would keep an nn open mind nind until unU further n could b be hO given him Idea WOo In f w. w deter Senator Capper r from making makin thee thes epe speeches Love testified Lve Le L e Mid eald h he ho had been in V Washington Wash Wash- 1 h- h ington since April arid na had talked with Senators tor Smoot Democrat Louisiana Thomas Republican Re Re- publican Idaho idaM and Harrison s n. n and ad had written a n letter lotter to Senator Borah Borah Republican Idaho A A. tel telegraM tele tele telegram STain gram Chester Gray Cray sent Bent to Alex Johnson of t Berkeley Cal sUg suggested that Johnson see Capper who vho was waa in hi CalifornIa in regard to attacks on on tho the tariff billI bill I ct cant nt r recall caU th that t I I know anything any any- thing about bout the tel telegram am Love v said explaining ho farm arm bureau f federation der was vas as supporting P rU g the tha beet sugar pro producers producers' dt Iii lii their tariff rd- rd quest |