Evening journal., 1914-06-17
CITY BUSINESS MEN
OPPOSE new LAWS
Object to Congressional Ac-
ton Against Powder In
duStry and Trade in
General
ASK MEMBERS TO
SIGN A PROTEST

Nell o. EluCldtly hECfGlulg OF lne
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce,
has sent to all members OF that body
bulletin bearing upon legislation
that is being enacted at Washington
in regard to the manufacture Of pow
der by the national government and
the treatment of business, labor and
agriculture, including in various bills
awaiting passage by Congress. In ref
erence to the enactment of the bill
known as the Clayton Antitrust bill,
certain provisions Of which the mem
bers Of the trade body believe Will
seriously affect the DUPONT Powder
interests of this city, inasmuch as it
provides that the government appro-
pirate 100000 instead of 100000, to
be expended In the manufacture Of its
own powder. The House has accept
ed the the 100000 Senate amendment,
but has provided for future extension
Of the industry. Secretary Sinclair
has sent out a petition, printed on a
pink slip, registering a protest against
the enactment Of this legislation.
This petition has been sent to every
member OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
and attached to it is small slip,
which the member is requested TO
sign and return to Mr.. Sinclair,
who will then place that members
name upon the original petition,
which will be forwarded TO Wash
ington. This plan was adopted to
eliminate the passing of the original
petition, which would greatly soil it.
The petition, when fully signed, will
be forwarded to United States Sena-
tors DUPONT and Salisbury.
The petition follows:
Wilmington, Del, June IL, 1914.
To the Honorable Henry A. dupont
and Willard Salisbury, United
States Senators, Washington, ID. q.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
voters Of the State OF Delaware,
take this means of lodging with you
our unqualified protest against the
enactment OF the bill now pending
in the upper House Of Congress
known as the Clayton Antitrust
Bill, III. r. 1857 which passed the
House on the 9th instant, certain
provisions Of which we believe to be
discriminatory in character, and we
represent to you that the business
Of the entire country IN general
and our own respective lines OF in
dustry in particular, have suffered
and will continue TO suffer grievous
loss and damage as the direct result
OF similar legislation already en-
acted as well as the enactment Of
the Clayton Bill hcreinbefore men.
toned;
And furthermore, we, voters of
the State of Delaware, availing our
selves of our moral and legal pre-
rogative, do now make urgent re-
quest upon you, our representatives
in the Senate of the United States,
to be present in your seats and TO
vote NO on the passage of the Clay
ton Bill, when it shall come up in
the Senate.
Respectfully submitted,
Mr.. Neil b. Sinclair, General Secrc-
tary, Chamber of Commerce, Will
mington, Delaware.
= to sign my name to the petition ad-
Il. dressed to Honorable Willard Sauls
bury and Henry A. dupont, which
accompanied your circular Of June
IL, 1914.
The bulletin which Secretary Sinclair
sent out in conjunction with the petit
tion bears upon the enactment Of the
laws discriminating against business in
favor of labor and agriculture. The bull
letin is headed by the following words;
Important Legislative Bulletin-Dn
you want younr business ~ 60 from bad
to worse? Then read every word in
this bulletin carefully"
After the members of the trade body
have fully digested the contents of the
bulletin, it is planned to present another
protest, very likely in the form of pc
tition, to the United States senators
from Delaware.