Evening journal., 1916-10-23
SOME DUPONT co. OFFICIALS
IN CAMPAIGN TO AID HUGHES;
RESENT HARMFUL LEGISLATION

which control the entire explosive
manufacturing industry in the United
States will be called upon this week
70 cast their ballots for all candidates
on the Republican ticket
In confirming the decision OF the
powder magnates actively to include
politics in the operating organization
OF their plants. James Lyman, General
Manager of the dupont Company al
Haskell. ~ j.. said yesterday that the
company resented the action OF the
Wilson Administration on the propo-
sal 10 build a nitrogen plant and us
alleged discrimination in the passage
Of the Munition Tax Bill.
~ Thorough Campaign"
I'VE are preparing for a t1prougn
campaign and will give active support
10 the Republican partv.' Mr.. Lyman
said to a World reporter There are
at least 10000 men employed IN the
powder factories, and all OF those VINO
are entitled 10 vote will be asked by
us to support the ticket in opposition
10 the present administration rms
request is made as the result OF
conference Of high officials ana IL
rectors Of the companies anected Dy
the action of the Democratic admins
tration."
While plans TO organize widespread
atni-Wilson propaganda among NUM-
tion emploves have been under way for
several weeks. it was not until Tues
dav evening that the campaign was
launched Before a gathering OF 300
nowder workers. who were assembled
in the clubroom al the Haskell plant
for the purpose of hearing a safety
first lecture. Nh Lyman outlined the
plan TO rebuke the administration.
Colonel Robert a. Mitchell and John
o Benson, Of Paterson. y. j.. were
introduced as organizers OF the North
Jersey Hughes and Fairbanks League
which every employee Of the DUPONT
Company was invited TO join. Before
the men in the auditorium realized
what had taken place they were being
decorated with Hughes buttons ana
the organizers drew up a list OF OH
GERS.
Promise No Discrimination.
The purpose of the organization
was briefly explained The men were
told that if they did not care TO take
an active part i'm the propaganda
there would not be any discrimination
against them. but that the majority
of the executive heads and officials
IF the powder mill were giving their
fuil cooperation 10 the league.
To comDlete the organization OF the
first branch OF the league, which IS
TO extend to the plants az compton
lakes. Dover. WAYNE. Gibbstown'
HONEYWELL Va. and Carney Point a
raliv was held Saturday afternoon.
Walter Z. Edge. gubernatorial candl-
date i'm New Jersey. and Joseph >
Frelnghuysen. candidate Tor stale
senator. we're the principal speakers.
A calliope and q band were added at
fractions.
Following the meeting announce
mont was made that instead or a
"familv' festival on the t'eht OF &C
tober "A and smoker on the night or
October 81. there would be Republic
can rallies. mass meeting or EN-
Moves is also scheduled for the night
Of November 6 when a last plea VIII
ne made for Republican votes.
An application by the Democratic
Comnairn Committee Of the county
Ia hold a meeting in the clubroohs
ON October % was met with state
n,ont that the auditorium already
had been engaged for that date. Avail
ahle space for posters was also given
over to the Republican hangers
while Autographs Of Wilson and Mar
shall are not TO he seen anywhere
about che comnanv's grounds.
BEFORE the selection Of campaign OF
6cers was completed more than 2'OOO
comics of the Haskell Bulletin a
weekly newspaper published in the in
ierest of the workers, was distributed
nv departmort heads. The paper con
tanned a notice headed dupont En-
ploves in Politics
mot only ras the DUPONT Company
ALWAYS held itself, as a company, aloot
from politics. but it always has dis
couraged its employees from taxing
mart i'm anv manner that would seem
to identify the company with any po-
Htical activity" the notification stat
cd "This year. however, a large
number of employees Of all ranks,
ranging from some of those high in
authority i'm the main Office TO the
,yorlmen on the plants are making
a concerted effort to assistin the cleo
ton of the Republican ticket botn
state and national.
"The dupont Company is not back OF
this movement, nor is it Offering any
active announcement; at the same
time contrary to its long established
policv It is taking no action to limit
this political activity on the part or
its employees. The movement appears
TO be. in a sense. non-partisan. That Is
TO say. a great many persons who nor
mallv are Democrats expect 70 vote
the Republican ticket at the coming
election. but also expect to return 70
their old party as soon as conditions
warrant.
Always Fair to United States.
"Tbe principal grievance of these EN-.
ployes seems 20 be that they feel tha'
the company has not been gwen q
square deal In the case Of the mu,
nitions tax bill, for instance, they feel
that the dupont Company was unlustly
Disseminated against. The company
thev claim. has always acted with the
utmost fairness toward the Govern
ment regardless of the political com
plexion OF the administration, while on
the other hand the dupont Company
has on several occasions been selected
10 be the goat in matters Of specia
legislation.
1.-THE employees feel that the time
has come 20 show the country that
they have some influence, and that they
are tired of seeing the company kicked
around the block every once in while
They feel that patience has ceased e
be a virtue. and that the policy Of turn
ing the other cheek is about played
ont. And this feeling would he the
same II the Republican party were in