Evening journal., 1916-04-10

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Objectionable methods; and are not
these methods exactly the endeavorsi
popularity known as lobbying?
Referring now to the project OF the
daming OF the Coosa River. 7 do not
remember having heard of IL beforel
nor can I find any one prominent in.
the affairs OF this company who knows
OF the project or its purpose. There
fore I state most positively that our
company. or It's agents. had no voice
whatever In It's defeat As 20 the House
Bin No. 1876 I can assure YOU I'm all
sincerity that neither our company
or any OF It's directors officers or re-
representatives. have in any way oppos-
ed the passage OF section 50 nor has
Z. T. DUPONT de Nemours and Com-l
pany had any agent in Washington in
any way authorized or directed 20
speak ON the subject Of this bill or
anything relating 90 IL. Messrs. Lands
and Cooper whom you directly ac-
cuse have already written you ON this
subject.
Very truly yours.
Pierre s. DUPONT
President.
G. B. Lands Denial
The letter Of &. B. Lands is givcn:l
April O.. 1915.
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood. u. S. Sem
ate, Washington. ID. c.:
My Dear Senator note in a
speech delivered Monday. April Srd,
1916. on the nitric acid proposition,
you read and had printed In the Rec
ord communication written by you
to Mr.. =. $. DUPONT, president Of the
DUPONT Company, in answer to a COM
munication from him, In which you
say:
II have also been informed that Mr..
Charles B. lands. an employe OF
your company. has been IN Washing
! ton and exercised his influence against
! the proposals in the House BIZ look
/ ing to the Government securing a
supply OF nitrogen"
Supplementing this, you state that
/ II Mr.. Lands will write you that he
was not in Washington opposing the
House Bill you would be glad to pub
( lish his letter i'm the Record.
! I have had nothing to do with any
provision in the House Bill bearing on
nitrates or anything else. Indeed, 1
do not recall that have ever spoken
to any Senator or Representative
about nitrates or the fixation Of at
mospheric nitrogen.
Very truly yours,
c. r. Lands.
Hugh $. CoOpcr's Letter.
Mr.. Cooper has written 20 Senator
Underwood as follows:
April 8, 1916.
Hon. oscar w. Underwood. United
States Senate. Washington. ID. CT:
My Dear Sir-On page 6OSs Of
the Congressional Record. you charge
that have been:
"Endeavoring TO defeat the legisla-
tion that was before the House look
ing to the Government OF the United
States establishing a water power
and a nitrogen plant for the Govern
ment's own use"
In your discussion OF this nitrogen
question you have made IL appear that
1 was an active representative OF the
DUPONT Company seeking 10 defeat
Section 50 Of the House Military Bill.
| Ordinarily when accusations are
made, at least some little justification
is found. In this case. however not
vestige of fact justifies what you
, have said.
. My reply to your charge is that you
, have been most grieviously imposed
upon. / have never. except as noted
below, either directly OF indirectly. by
i, spoken word or written letter, discus
a sed Section 50 Of the Hay Bill, or tn,
subject therein referred to, with ever
g one member Of the House Of Repre-
/, sentatives, either while the section wai
In the Committee or while it was be.
p fore the House
81 II is equally true that the DUPONT
, Powder Company has never at any
time even suggested to me that
should do the things you charge me
with. This is as sweeping a denial as
can be made.
I live i'm the state Of Connecticut
- and when the Hay bill was in Commit
70 tee ! called on Congressman Tilson col
the Hay Committee) Of Connecticut
= in his office and asked him for copy
OF the Hay bill and told him ! was in
n terested in the section regarding the
fxation Of nitrogen and hoped 4
e would be so drawn that everyone
{ would have a fair chance to compete
}. for the Governments nitrogen needs
S My interview with Mr.. Tilson wa
a ! duout zen MINUTES iVib anu ~ the to'a
10 extent Of my acquaintance with him
10 and I have never seen him since. Con
!, gresham Tilson's Office afterward
l. mailed me a copy OF the Hay bill with
out any comments whatsoever.
O Your offer to read this letter int
4 the Senate Record is in harmony will
!, your well deserved reputation for fair
ness OF mind and hold myself alway
at your service and shall be very gla'
b. 10 come to Washington at any tim
- and appear before you or any Of you
y fellow senator's and there face tn
. people who have imposed upon you
Very truly yours.
(Sig) Hugh L. Cooper.