The sun., 1919-10-31


worth Of stock to Pierre and other m{m-
btrs or the Du Pont family. Alfred
brought suit IN the 'Federai 4courts 70
set the transfer aside upon the claim
that no was himself entitled to partici-
patio In buying In Gen. Du Points in
terest. This suit he lost.
This, however. IL but q brief sketch
Of some Of the differences that have
arisen between Alfred 1. du Pont and
other members OF his family. A history
Of them would be very long.
He 10 generally regarded in Whining
ton as the opponent of the osher du Points
l In both private business and public life.
and shortly after Pierre entered the
fight for the new school code. certain
well known admirers of Alfred /. du
Pont lined up with the opposition.
As Pierre travelled about the State
| to speak for the new law, he was
made the subject Of personal attack
by certain of It's enemies, and these
personal attacks received the widest pub
| licity in Alfred l. du Points newspaper,
! the Morning Nesos, which Is the only
morning newspaper in Wilmington.
Now, although Alfred I. du Pont has
not publicly expressed himself on the
controversy; although his paper does
not attack It editorially. many people
1
the fight against the new school law
as "the Alfred I. crowd"
| Leaders I'm Drive on New Law.
Now leading this fight against the
| new law in the most illiterate sections
Of the State irrespective of party affilia-
items are the corrupt politicians. That
| element which Is accustomed to driving
| up TO the farmers gate and telling him
| who he Is expected to vote for the
demagogues who retain their power
through their hold upon the ignorant
are all making political capital OF the
fight against the new code.
Among these people there still sur
| vivo some Of the old Gas" Addicks in
fiuences. Gag Addicks, II may be
recalled. was DESTROYS of entering the
United States Senate, and he decided
that Delaware would be the easist State
through which to obtain his ends. He
appeared at Dover one evening, sent
for newspaper reporters and introduced
himself as a candidate for the position
Of United States Senator.
| Money then flowed as It had never
been known to flow In Delaware before
and there was developed in the central
and lower parts of the State band OF
corrupt politicians which has never beer
extinguished. Vote buying is not un.
common in certain sections. The poll.
ticians give money to susceptible ones
with the request that they work for
certain candidates. They would not In.
suit them by stating directly that the
money was given In return for theii
votes.
One Of the forms OF opposition sug
gested to the farmers by the politician.
IL that they boycott the new schools
that they keep their children away an(
defy the law to come after them. The
demagogues tell them that II they ar,
arrested the local jury will acquit them
Although the people of Delaware are
not violent as a general rule many farm
ers are now declaring that they will
shoot any man who tries to take theil
children away to school. They declar'
the new educational system Is "revolu
tionary;" that 1t violates the constitu
tion by interfering with their persona
Affairs "Our people fought for les
cause than this in the Revolution" Is |
comment made at protest meetings.
Another feature Of. the controversy 4
its effect upon the negroes who make Vi
20 per cent. of the population of tn
State. These Delaware negroes hay
behaved themselves very well despite tn
! fact that the old educational laws deal
/ nar06T WIN Inefu tiidii Win my oAA
. else and their schools were ofte
|. wretched dens of Nth. But agitator
are now telling them that the new LAY
will compel them to pay heavy taxes
: 60 to fall and are circulating other falls
statements In order to enlist ther
, against It. Their talk is having a ba
, effect In that It IL giving many ignorar
. negroes the idea that the law has bee
enacted to persecute them and the fru
! of this Misrepresentation Is feeling
, bitterness toward the whites that ha
never before been aroused.
I The population of the sections wher
this storm RACES hercest is principal
i composed of persons of English colonii
= descent and the blacks. Those Euro
. bean elements that usually stir u
itrouble are lacking. There 10 no Bolsh.
1 vism, no l. w. w. ISM there IL hard
: tany labor union influence. Delaware
' menace is simply nliteracy an initerac
0 almost unbelievable in State that wa
/ one Of the original thirteen.