Show SUGAR TRUST OFFICIAL CANT CAN'T EXPLAIN FIGURES 1 WASHINGTON May 2 Arthur Donner Donner Donner Don- Don ner treasurer of the American Sugar Refining company today testified before before be- be fore ore the Senate Committee on Cuban Relations concerning American Amerian holdings of Cuban sugar He said that Mr 11 Havemeyer's Hav- Hav meyer's meyers statement yesterday to the effect ef- ef fact that his company had purchased purchased tons of sugar since the 1st of at f January la last t tas was sas as correct Senator Platt Plat called cled attention to the discrepancy between Mr Havemeyer's statement as to purchases amounting to tons and the returns made by the War Var department placing the American company's options at tons up to March but Mr 11 Donner was not able abie to explain it i. i Responding to questions by Senator Teller Teler Mr Donner confirmed Mr Havemeyer's Havemeyer's Have Have- meyers meyer's statement that of the trusts trust's purchases of Cuban sugar tons still remain in Cuba The merIcan American company has made no advances to the Cuban planters and had not advanced any money to the Cuban banks for the planters You have taken some Interest in securing securing securing se se- se- se curing a reduction of or sugar duties dutes by Congress have you not asked Mr Teller I l have ave not was the reply Senator Platt asked So far as you know has the American Sugar Refining company taken any interest whatever in forwarding or opposing the reduction of the duty on Cuban sugar No sir I dont don't think It has He confirmed previous statements that the trust had bought tons of Cuban sugar since January 1st Mr Mott also said that In the course of the year rear the American company probably probably probably ably purchases 50 per cent of the Cuban sugar product and that he supposed the theother theother theother other 50 per cent Is secured by the other sugar refiners In the United States |