Evening journal., 1914-09-12

Most of the other information have
here given I got from the article by
Colonel Buckner in Harper's Weekly,
but I took pains TO corroborate the
truth of his statements, as any one can
do who wishes TO read the hearings
where these officials have gone on
record. Il is good reading. too, re-
freshing reading.
Hapgood got his data from these
same sources, the reports of which are
public property.
He can not plead ignorance of the
facts, for he had to read the truth In
order TO construct his lies. The data
on which his lies arc laid are all in
these selfsame reports Il took skill
and ingenuity to lift them out and es-
cape telling the truth.
Hapgood takes garbled, disassociat-
ed facts, dyes them in prejudice, and
makes a literary crazy-Quilt.
And even when caught with the
goods on and made to apologize, he
still AYERS, 1--WE made 'em froth at the
mouth"
No wonder the Army and Navy men
hate him, for he has made them out
both fools and knaves. And they would
be both If they allowed the duPonts
TO run their affairs as Hapgood so
falsely states.
To discredit the Government. and
make it out a pusillanimous powder
monkey, is the seeming desire in this
Stefgood diatribe
When the Army Government mill
was started, il made reliable powder
from the very first day the wheels
were turned, this through the assist
ance given by the DUPONT Powder
people. So testifies General Crozier.
The DUPONT Powder Company has
co-operated with the Government in
great number of ways, these official
records say. &C..
II has shown the Government how
to save money in using powder how
to extend the life of guns by using a
safer and different kind Of powder;
how TO use alcohol over and over in
stead of losing it by evaporation.
To take advantage of the necessities
of the Government and increase prices
in time of stress is a thing that the
DUPONT Powder Company has never
done.
And yet this is one of the lies that
circulate like ammonia in an ice
plant.
It is a pleasant thing for the muck
raker to state, inasmuch as many ig-
norant people are willing to accept
the libel as legal tender.
Reasons light as air are to the
jealous confirmation strong as Holy
Writ"
Norgood quotes scripture for his
purpose. Il is a measly malamute
who, occupying a high position in the
literary world. will use his position to
libel enterprise and belittle indus
try. Norman's range is shown when
he goes into partnership with Lin
coin Steffens, the man who argues
that the McNamaras in blowing M
industrial buildings and dynamitine
bridges we're fighting in a war for
human rights.
Steffens is not only willing that
certain newspaper plants should b'
blown up, in the interests of free
speech, but he wants to hoist civiliza
tion at the same time.
! Norgood has gotten himself pollutel
! with the fallacies of MARKHAM Steffen
ism. inoculated with the politica
ptomains of asinine and anserin
/ anarchy.
Hap and Stef both regard success a
sinful; organization as conspiracy; an
actual, simple occurrences they are quit
, ready to construe into treason. The
, believe things first and then start on
to prove them. And being convinced
any old proof is good enough.
So behold, in Hapgood's fusillade en-
( titled "The Powder Trust" he accuse
the DUPONT people of selling out t
Germany and giving away the secret
of explosives to a foreign country!
Why does he not state the truth, a
he permitted Colonel Buckner to stat
, il, and explain the actual fact that j
1889 James G. Blaine, Secretary q
! State, sent Alfred !. DUPONT to Europ
> for the purpose of gaining information
. about a new invention in the powde
! line for the use of heavy guns.
Il seems this powder was the articl
now known as Brown Prismatic Pow
+ der" Alfred I. dupont discovered tina
, the invention was that of a German Sc
enlist and that the secret belongd
Z the Germans. Thereupon, dupont mad
contract with the Germans, securin
r this secret, and getting the privilege I
' manufacture this powder on a royalt.
And il was at this time that the dI
Points agreed with the Germans that an
improvements in this powder made b
4 the duPonts should be communicated
them. This agreement was made wit
2 the consent and written approval of III
4 United States government and expire
4 in 1898, and had nothing whatever
: do with smokeless powder.
And yet now comes Norman Hapgoc
and accuses the duPonts of treason
o having negotiated with the Germans
4 the approval of our government, for u
i acquisition of a secret that belonged
. the Germans, and would have it appes
that this contract was a secret one,
! now in force. covers smokeless powd'
and that under it Germany is toda
I kept informed of every pound Of pow
der in our government magazinesl
In passing it is we'll 10 note th'
brown prismatic powder has become q
- obsolete article. having been replaced b
. smokeless powder.
Patriotism.
p Very recently. on their own init
9 ative, the DUPONT Powder Compan
: have refused to sell powder to tn
p Mexicans. either the Federalists Q
the Constitutionalists. as truthful
O stated in debate by Senators Week
= and Warren. Certainly unusui
and commendable.
But selling powder in times
peace to foreign governments has a
ways and forever been considered a
y eminently right and legitimate thin
: | TO do