Evening journal., 1916-05-09

plant. On March 2S. 1916. a letter
was addressed by the president OF
the DUPONT Company 10 the Secretary
OF War. This letter can be found in
the Congressional Record of March
80. which was the first time / was
aware OF Il. There is nothing in that
letter that smacks of opposition to
this nitrate amendment. On the other
hand, il offers TO put up free of charge
a plant and TO deliver to the United
States for military or naval purposes
all or any part OF the output OF nitric
acid at price which shall include
such profit as the Secretary OF the
War shall determine to be reasonable
The only other letters OF which I am
aware is the correspondence between
Senator Underwood and various Off
GERS and employees OF tho company.
which the Senator so graciously in
serted i'm the Congressional Record
and which were an answer 10 the
charges he had made against them
These letters. which, as / have said.
are part Of the Congressional Record
and therefore accessible to anyone
show that there is absolutely no basis
TO the charge that the powder COM
pany was lighting and opposing this
proposition.
Coming from Delaware. il is prob
able that my remarks will not be
taken with the weight that they would
If came from another part Of the
country. want TO say to you that
there is not a pound OF smokeless pow
der not pound OF war munitions
made within the State Of Delaware by
these people They are made down in
the district Of the gentleman from Vir-
gnia (Mr Watson) and in the State
Of the gentleman from New Jersey,
(Mr Browning), and as the Speaker
aptly said one day. some are made in
his district. | just heard a voice ask
where the money goes. The money
goes into the hands OF the workren
who vote in those districts referred TO.
This company work their men on eight
hour shifts and they are paid twenty
per cent. as a bonus besides their
wages. Mr.. Speaker. am not con-
trolled or sent down here by anyone
I make this statement because some
gentlemen have seen Nc TO make that
reference on the floor OF the House be-
fore II they were familiar with CON
ditions In my district. they could not
and would not make that charge. But
I am down here to see that the fair
thing is done. and especially when
anything in my State is concerned.
With all due respect TO my friand from
Oklahoma (Mr Ferrisl and anyone
else. ! dare say there are a good many
OF you who have that idea in your
minds this does not in any way con-
troll OF form my action in the House"
Mr. Ferris "Wnl the gentleman
yield?'
"Mr. Miller Of Delaware. ct win
not yield n you want TO break up
my time keep it up. My reference to
the gentleman from Oklahoma relates
TO his charge that the powder company
was fighting this proposition.
"The distinguished gentleman in the
other body to whom I have referred
quoted as his authority one r. B. Car
ter. whom It was alleged was an en-
ploye Of the powder company. 1t was
stated that this man went to dinner
with certain officials and employees OF
the powder company and gained the
impression that the company was
fighting this proposition. You will
read what was said In the Congress
sional Record. 7 purposely. of my own
I free will, went to find out who he was
I found that he was a former labor
foreman at their Hopewell. Virginia
plant and later on a guard. He was
fired for passing worthless checks on
some Of his friends at Hopewell and
warrants arc now ont against him
Needless to say the story he told was
a fabrication and ! say with all due
respect to the distinguished Senator
that he was imposed upon al that time,
and later, he inserted in the Congress