Show Shattuck Friendship With Hoover O Termed J Strong Tariff Weapon o o President Preside t Smoot Sugar Lobbyist Conferred t Lakin S Says ys' ys LETTER REPORTED Lo Lobbyist Was VI s to Receive 75 for Work Said WASHINGTON Die Dc 13 United Press Press Pre The friendship of Edwin P. P Shattuck employ of the Cuba company with President Hoover was was the strongest weapon of Amer American tan sugar augar interests in Cuba in their their- campaign a higher sugar tugar tariff tho senate sena lobby in inquiry inquiry in was told tord toda today The disclosure came Jn in n a letter Jetter from Herbert C. C Lakin to President chado of ot Cuba Shattuck an attorney was t s em- em d b by th the Cuba sugar suar m men n prin plIn because of t. t his friendship for r Hoover then president elect according ac ac- ac- ac cording to 16 pr previous testimony es I letter fo o the Cuban president pros pros- dent last ld Your ap approval toval of ot my my activities In ton nf i is ithe the ir greatest fest I 1 c could ud d r r re- re j- j ceh e. eve x The h letter Jeter ic tuck arid and Chal Chairman Smoot of the Uie seri d finance n a ac c committee e conferred with Pr President Hoover on the tho su sugar r tariff and that the lh president in instructed In- In th them iri to t confer conCer together Vho Vho r was wa f to c confer confer n r Senator Walsh Democrat Montana asked LakIn Smoot and Shattuck You expected ed to pay for tor Shattucks Shat tucks tuck's Intimacy with Hoover Hoo you you Walsh asked Well I I I admit that that- but thc tho letter letter- stands f for r Itself and I cannot not I co contradict that the witness said Although h Shattuck himself 1 pro pro- rc VIo sly sIy said saM ho was is as to get for cr his services Lakin in another letter produced by the thc committee from fr om Lakins Lakin's tiles flies said he expected to to to- pay pay tho thio attorney p perhaps 7 00 Lakin testified also almo of ot tho the activities ties tics ot of Enoch Crowder former orm r U TJ S S. S ambassador to Cuba in jn opposition to a a. higher her tariff on Cuban sugar Crowder now no a a. lawyer in Chicago had gone to W Washington for Tor or two or three days at A L time t to con confer r with Uh influential beet sig sugar sugar r people veople Lakin said 1 president of ot the Cuba Continued on page pago 7 fl e I Sh Shattuck t Friendship k-Friendship Friendship With Villi Hoover I Termed Strong Stron T Tariff riff Weapon Continued from page 1 1 and acted dS as Sagar Sugar company spokesman ro for American Int Interests of oC many millions of dollars invested In 10 In Cuban sugar production LAkin said his letter latter to o MachadO Smoot Shattuck-Smoot- d dc tho the Hoover conference came carno O just jus after the Smoot sliding scale o plan Wits was thou thought up Three months ago O I ns n's let letter ter lct told fald 1 no now hope I I have some soma Rome hope the the- outcome wilt will be he not uit disadvantageous to Cuba Cubr OBEYED ORDERS I 1 have obe obeyed ed your sour instructions td tG work In coo your ambassador I akin Lakin told toM tho the Cuban president General Crowder baS has ale also aleo b been tn of or rp special value to Cuba and at nt m my suggestion ho o plans to togo D go 50 go to on March 18 IS and remain there for weeks Ills IUs position In all alt branches S of or the tiro th gor- gor gov government goy goy- Is so 60 high q ls zeal t and ability no to ao great he will be bo able to accomplish t much Juch L didn't consider ours was a a 8 lobbying proposition Lakin n raid ald explaining n. n a passage g in another letter Jetter which said tha tiro b beet et liu sugar r people maintained a a regular lobby Jobby In Washington What about tho organization headed ded by Gladys Moon oon J Jones n which was waa members of at congress congress dally daily r My Iy interest In la the Ule tariff tariff- was really very small hat ti waa aa our In Cuban sugar 7 About Well Nell you ou sought to stir up opposition op- op position of ot a D. foreign government against tho the United States Stat S Senator Sen Sen- ri oboe ator Caraway Democrat crat Ark asked d That judgment Lakin was poor replied lobbying LakIn la la- Wo We W have havo to h kayo have v kIn said lI explained ho lie disapproved proved ro tho the present i of tariff making t tand and acid also of Jobb lobbying but the latter r was Indispensable Senator Walsh Democrat t Montana Montana Mon lon tana produced another letter in be which Lakin said paid ho disapproved or ot d entertainment of mem mem- bens bers of oC congress congress That ind or of entertainment is no longer fashion fashion- ablo in n Washington Likin eald ho lit did not know eo- eo netly what hat lie he m meant cant b by the tho wor word UnguIded but said aid ho he Inte Intended ded to inter infer that people front from Cuba should not come Conte to Washington ton and ond entertain entertain enter enter- tain indiscriminately Tho The Washington Post ran an nn editorial on tho bugar ugar tariff after Enoch Cro Crowder der former Cormer United St States ambassador to Cuba and author of the tho World orld war draft latt la had 1 conferred with Ira B Bennett mett editor Lakin said Later Lat r ho de declared de'- de' d tho lio t sought to sell gell him Lakin a page age of advertising for tor in tho tiro papers paper's s Inaugural edItion edition edi tion ion which was refused A loiter letter from front Lakin on old Ita fashioned fash 1 lont lobbying was waa sent td toV V Gutierrez President private rl- rl Cato vate secretary find and also estimated wo we shah need about v NO FORMAL PLAN This lct letter t. t paid Bald no no formal orm l plan l n nalS vas waa being suggested to house housa mem mein- bers ers We Were are attempting to cl create atC an atmo atmosphere of or doubt in the l 0 ol congressmen in order that their r recommendation shall bo be cither olther a Q reduction in u tho duly or leaving th the duty luty at its present rato rate or making any increases as M small nan as aa possible O There here are tro political lc reasons reasons for tor this plan pan which I cannot appropriately put ut into letter aletter a a. This passage aroused d tho the Investigators Invest r gators tors to numerous qU questions as to his political reasons but but- Lakin would not elucidate In tho same letter referred Lakin Lakin referred to o his social contact with Secretary of ot f State whoso whose wife wICe- and s wife are cousins Nat Nat- Naturally at- at I pod expect to do what I can cau in argUing with him George Gcorge Z president of ot tho ho United States Stales Sugar association us ion tion and Shattuck are aro ro as close to President Hoover Hoo as ns you rou ar arc aro to President Machado Mn told the secretary the proposal 1 of or a 41 hiding scale letter Bald eald Our knowledge as ns to tho tiro desire bt of t President Hoover Is accurate but wo cannot put the tho source of ot our Information In n writing I memory was ws hazy hary when the committee committee com corn questioned d him burn 9 as to tho source of oC this Information |