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November 15, 1929

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SEES SUGAR LOBBYING A 'FORM OF BRIBERY'; Caraway Says Group Was 'Doing What Put Fall in Shadow of the Penitentiary.'10 MONTHS' OUTLAY $142,000Senator's Charge That PurposeWas to Buy a High TariffBrings Sharp Denial. Denies Aim to Buy a Law. SEES SUGAR LOBBYING A 'FORM OF BRIBERY' Defends Such Action by Business. Tells His Version of Bank Story. "The Dance of the Millions." Tells of the Expenditures. Explains the Syndicates' Methods. Admits "Justifiable Criticism." Opposed Sliding Scale Plan. Names Opposing Interests.

By Special to The New York Times

Sen lobby com examines R D Meade, vice pres of Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Assn and treas of Domestic Sugar Producers' Assn; admits in reply to Sen Caraway's questions that he and associates spent money to distribute propaganda for high sugar duties; tells his version of Natl City Bank's sugar holdings and activities in Cuba

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