Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-12-16
RESENTS ATTACK ON
DU POINT POWDER Co.
CONTINUED From Page u

for the army and navy. lie has intro
duced into this Congress exactly fvel
hills which If enacted into law, would
add an additional expenditure of 81
10000 with respect to the Rock Island
Arsenal in his own district?
Mr. Tavenner; Yes.
Mr.. Miller; May | ask the gentleman
In that connection II the War Depart
ment or the general staff has asked for
any of this or whether il has been rec
commended in any reportg
Mr.. Tavennor No. ] will answer
that by saying that the War Depart
ment would rather give these contracts
TO the j. f. Morgan War Controlled
Trust, although at the Rock Island Ar
senal We are manufacturing these MAJ
icrials ffty-four per cent. cheaper than
the prices we are paying the private
manufactures. IL YOU were going TO buy
twenty million dollars worth OF an ar
ticle. would you pay iiftyfour per cent
more FOR that article than you could
manufacture il for yourselfy
Mr. Miller; Mr.. Speaker. ] have risen
/ 20 ask the gentleman a question. and
will answer that in my own time.
would like 10 say this, that the state.
ment that he has made abont the Wan
Department is absolutely mfoundcd on
the facts Il is all right for home con.
sumption, but il will not 20 throughout
the country at large. applause on the
Republican sidc.l
At this point Mr. SABBATH. of Illinois,
one OF Alr. 1avenncr's colleagues, inter
rIpted the debate. making some refer.
al -
a munitions company, but Mr.. Iavenncr
would not permit Mr.. Miller TO reply
when he arose aud addressed the
Speaker
As the debate went ON Mr.. Ta,omer
continued 10 assal the dupont Com.
pany. but refused TO permit Mr.. Miller
or in tact anyone else 90 interrupt him
in order to answer the statements he
was making.
Mr. Tavenner also repeated his al
! legations made in speech in the last
: Congress accusing the DUPONT Com
pany in the past Of selling govern
ment powder secrets TO Germany.
! which he accused them of learning by
reason of their connection with the
government. The facts in connection
with this accusation are that the du-
Pont Company, with full knowledge
and consent OF the government en-
tered into contract TO exchange in
formation with the German firms. The
contract was made back in the late
, SOS and cancelled before the Spanish
b War began. Mr.. Tavenner also re.
!. ferred TO an article by Mr.. Post IN
l. the Harpers Weekly attacking IN,
dupont Company. which had beer
answered by Colonel e. G. Bucknor q
5, the dupont Company in an article il
, the same paper.
re- In spite of Mr.. Tavenner's reluctanc
n 10 yield. Mr.. Miller was able to &c
,. into the record a contradiction of IN
" statements made by Mr.. Tavenner o
s. both the duPont-German contract
n and the article in the Harper
q Weekly.
:. The rules Of the House permit
p. member who has obtained time
"a speak 10 control il and refuse int
m ruptions. Representative Miller state
. that Il is his intention TO ask for tin
Z in the near future in order to rep
" 10 Mr. Tavenner's attack. Represent
1. tive Tilson. of Connecticut. and Repr
1 sentative J. Hampton Moore. Of PEN
4. sylvania are also going to ask Il
s. time.