Evening journal., 1916-07-26
THAT FIGHT AGAINST CONFIsCATION.

THAT FIGHT AGAINST CONFISCATION.
IN terms so emphatic that their meaning cannot be
misunderstood Delawareans have appeared in WASH
ington and voiced their protest against those prov
sons Of the Omnibus Revenue Bill which menace the
great explosives manufacturing companies Of this
State and their thousands OF employees and security
holders.
The delegation which went to Washington small
but representative Of all the interests threatened by
the bill 1t reinforced by Colonel Henry A. du-
Pont, Republican senior United States Senator from
this State and Willard Salisbury Democrat, junior
United States Senator from Delaware. In fact all
those who went before the subcommittee of the
Finance Committee of the United States Senate
unanimously OF the opinion that if the bill
were passed by the Senate in its present form it
would be a ruinous blow to Deawares greatest in
dusry and TO the thousands who dependent upon
for a livelihood
The presentation of the objections which the people
OF Delaware have to the enactment of such egsla-
ton able The work done by Senator du
Pont and Senator Salisbury particularly telling.
Henry p Scott chairman OF a committee appointed
by stockholders Of the DUPONT Company at public
protest meeting, also made it clear TO the Senate
mittee that irreparabe injury would be done such
investors if the scheme proposed should be
carried out All the speakers emphasized the point
that nothing beyond fair play for the big Delaware
industry was asked for by anyone They insisent
however. and properly that such fair play should
be given and that the industry should not be taxed
out Of existence to point which would prove
runous TO investors and wage-earners
Many Of those who went to Washington had abso-
lutey no financial interest in any Of the companies
which would be affected harmfully by the tax pro-
posed by the House bill. Their interest broad
public one. Their protest against any blow be-
ing struck at Delawares large business interests. To
such men it a pleasure to find that Senator du-
Pont and Senator Salisbury we're in complete accord
relative to the unwisdom and the unfairness of the
bill in the form in which it passed the House of Rep
resentatives. The hearing made it clear that both
those will do their utmost to have the bill
amended in such way that the interests of this State
and its people in the prosperity Of the explosives man
atacturing business viii be protected.
The Delaware Senator's and the representatives OF
ne various interests involved laid before the sub
committee and through It before the Finance Com
"ttee and the United States Senate oral and docu-
mentary proof Of the oonfscatory nature of the tax
proposed II the minds OF the men who compose the
finance Committee and the Senate be not closed
against sound argument the representations made by
ncial results
Inc burden Of the work of protecting the great
Delaware industry will fall, quite naturally and nron
ery' upon Senator Salisbury. The bill is being fath.
cred by Democratic administration IL orisnato5
IN Democratic House it is now under considera
ton in Democratic Senate and Senator so,-
bury is the only Democratic member of Coneress sr
this State. 1t is encouraging indeed to find that h
is taking such open and active part in the effort
induce the Senate to refuse 10 sanction the runou
course that has been pursued by the House II sens
Salisbury has the influence with the administr,
tion that his friends claim for him, his again
the conhscatory tax should be effective. Certain it
that there is nothing that Senator Salisbury can
at the present time that will appeal more strongly
the favor of the people of Delaware than TO use h
influence to prevent the Wilson administration fro
inhicting such injustice upon the people of th
State as would be represented by the passage OF Il
House revenue bill in its present form. He has Il
people OF Delaware and the weight of the argumei
his side. He should make good use Of them an
defeat the iniqutous scheme that menaces the secu