Show I SMOOT FIGURE IN IN TARIFF ROW WAS WASHINGTON April 30 BY 30 EyThe The Associated A Press Press The part played by Chairman Smoot o of the senate finance anee committee In the celebrated sugar tariff controversy was Vas inquired Into today by the senate tariff investigating In com corn committee Edward P Costigan a member r of the lie tariff commission told In- In that while the sugar case was under consideration Sen Senator Sen- Sen tutor ator Smoot telegraphed the tho th com com- commission commission com commission mission from Salt Lake Luke City In lator March 1923 l 23 ad against reo me- re the tariff Tariff has nothing to do with speculation In tn sugar the tete- tete tram tele-tram b 16 I grant ram said Rate advanced by cents per hundred pounds Cuban sugar controlled by sugar refiners ers It they succeed in reducing tariff rate to destroy the Amen Ameri American can n sugar Industry ma may God help the American consumer The witness continued that Commissioner Brossard then a i commissions commission's member ot of the ory start staff became known as a rather active partisan of the sugar beet Interests and was as reported to be a friend of Senator Smoot lIe He has been seen frequently passing passin between the of office rice of Sen- Sen Senator Sen Senator ator Smoot and tir tho hue chairman ot of the commission without Of ot the corn com to any other members mission Costigan id Id |