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Representative Martin Leads Fight Against Philippine Sugar Fraud
The Colorado congressman John A. Martin poses as a relentless investigator pressing nine House resolutions to uncover a sugar land sale scandal in the Philippines. He claims 55 000 acres were sold to a sugar trust subsidiary well below value, aided by Strong and Cadwallader with alleged Taft family ties. He warns the Taft administration faces another graft crisis and urges continued disclosures.
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