Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-23 | Page 8 | Sugar Investigation

SUGAR INVESTIGATION Att Opposes One By Congress at Present Time Washington Dec 23 President Tafts views as expressed in his annual message to Congress that a congressional s Investigation of the sugar frauds might prove embarrassing in view of the inquiry now being made by b tho the department of ot justice and the treas trea treasury treasury ury ur finds 1111 18 a warm advocate In Atty Gen n Wickersham Ho made mado It clear today that he ho was opposed to any such Inquiry pending tho the endeavors of ot the tho two departments to punish the guilty and to recover the tho money wrongfully withheld from tram the tho government Mr Wickersham said his experience of ot legislative Inquiries had convinced him that usually the result of at such work was framing policies for the fu future futuro futuro turo ture rather than assisting materially In punishing the evil doers and help helping helping ing inS to redeem any an losses the me govern government government ment may have havo sustained I