Evening journal., 1916-03-18
senator SALISBURY
PRAISES DU POINTS
Eminent aud Highly Re-
spected Citizens" He Says
of Powder Co. Officers
PUTS LIBEL ACTION
RESULTS ON RECORD

WASHINGTON. March iS-Senator
Willard Salisbury Of Delaware has
had a newspaper article telling of the
dismissal Of the libel suit of Charles
J. Post. a magazine writer against
the DUPONT Powder Company I'm the
United States Court ia New York City
inserted In the official record of the
Senate. at the same time adding some
words about the high standing and
patriotism OF the men conducting the
dupont Company
Post had written an article I'm which
he accused the DUPONT Company OF
betraying powder secrets of the
United States government TO German
manufacturers. The company showed
] that the contract OF the duPonts and
a German firm were fully approved
| by the United States government and
were beneficial to the government.
"Mr. President, am not much OF
a believer IN having articles from
newspapers read from the desk said
Senator Salisbury, but some time
ago a member OF this body sent to
the desk and had inserted In the Rec
ord an article which appeared In Har-
per's Weekly some time during the
year 1914. which was grossly libel
lous upon some eminent and highly
respected citizens belonging TO a dis
tinguished family in my State.
Yesterday in one OF the courts OF
New York. Judge Mayer in detormin-
ing case brought by the author OF
those articles when their truth was
a material question dismissed the suit
rebuked the plaintin for his action
and gave a judicial determination OF
those facts which were most libel
lously alleged against these citizens OF
my State.
81 ask that tho report Of this case
and the judges opinion. as contained
In the New York Sun of today. be
read by the secretary. and I should
like TO say a few words when the
reading has been concluded"
After the article had been read.
Senator Salisbury continued.
Mr.. President, ] suppose II we're
controlled by political considerations.
possibly I should be glad to see the
people who have sometimes been
chiefly interested in this great COM
pany, labor under all the Ease
= charges that might be made against
them. but II seems 10 me TO be my
duty TO say a word for these very emf
nent and respectable people who have
. performed their patriotic duty 10.
! wards tho country which their great
3 great grandfather adopted more
j. than a century ago and being my con
G stituents I think this article shoulC
> be inserted as I have been permitted
to insert II I'm the Record.
Those great powder manufacture
!. were started more than a hundrei
: years ago and for the past hundrei
= years have contributed 10 the safet,
and welfare of this country. The sol
! Of the man who came originally e
this country. who by the way, was Z
, very distinguished and illustrioul
{ Frenchman. Pierre Samuel DUPONT
who Is well known in the history ol
France and somewhat in the history
OF this country. finding that the pow
. der manufactured in this country was
very UNIT for ordinary use. returned
to France and there visited the great
chemist Lavoisier and studied pow
der making in his laboratories. Re
turning here practically the first
great work that the company did-ii
was then frm--was TO supply our
ships on Lake Erie with powder and
by that means they aided in the great
victory of Commodore Perry.
Ever since that time these works
e have continued to supply at fair prices
3 according 10 the testimony OF the or
$ ficials OF the government and In Co
D operation with this government what
s ever was needed OF them. Lafayette
{ Jefferson and other distinguished mer
q were instrumental. ] think. In obtain
e ing the establishment OF these works
Z and we're friends OF the people who
e established them.
Never in any war since they have
? been Americans has any member o.
this family. so far as I know, evel
1 failed TO perform his full and patriotic
! duty, and knowing the heads Of the
= firm and OF the company PERSONAL,
as I have, I'm many cases very well
. men who have been the heads OF tina
company for the past fifty or sixtl
years, ! know their character. attain
ments. reputation and patriotism an,
am very glad 10 have an oppor
i tunity TO insert this judicial opinion
j in regard 10 the libellous article whicl
j. undoubtedly unknowingly was insert
b ed by a Senator some time ago In thl
e record Of the proceedings OF thi
e body"