Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-08
SAYS DUP0NTS ARE: MAKING ATTEMPT n C0ERCE GEN. WOOD His Hackers Support
 Dye Protection DUPONT COMPANY IS
 DYE MANUFACTURER Kenyon Introduces in the Senate AL legged Threat From Manufac-
 turer--Measures Having
 Easy Sailing

Washington, May 7.-Major Gene eral Woods presidential candidacy was the vehicle for another shower of fireworks in the senate today when Senator Kenyon, republican of Iowa, charged that the Dupont inter- est virtually had threatened to at tack the Woods boom unless Senator Moses of New Hampshire, one of the generals campaign managers, de- sisted in his opposition to the pend ing bill to protect an American dye stuff industry.
 The Duponts are the largest Amer lcan manufacturers of dye stuffs, and Senator Kenyon, reading, by permis- sion of General Wood and Senator Moses, letter to the latter signed by Chas. K. Weston, manager of the Dupont publicity bureau, declares it was "certainly in the nature of a threat"
 The bill which is described by it's sponsors as framed to foster an American dye stuff industry and pre- vent Germany regaining world con- trol of the business with it's poten- tial influence in the production of war munitions, was apparently hav- ing a quiet time.
 Senator Frelinghuysen, republican of New Jersey, told the senate that interests were working to defeat the bill, boosting that they had prevented the United States from entering the dye stuffs field before the war and hoped to do it again.
 Senator Thomas, democrat of Colorado, who followed, was also op- posing the measure when Senator Kenyon broke in with:
 "We have heard of the influences at work to defeat this bill," said Senator Kenyon. "Has the senator any knowledge of the influences at work to secure its passage? I have in my hand letter addressed to a certain United States senator who is opposing this bill and is also one of the managers of the candidacy of a certain gentleman for president of the United States, which letter is certainly in the nature of threat to the senator in relation to that candi- dacy if he does not cease his oppo- sition to this bill. That letter is from the publicity bureau of the Du- pont Company at Wilmington, Dela- ware"
 Reads Letter.
 
 lntetrest in the chamber and piling out of cloakrooms as Senator Ken yon read the letter.
 "The letter." resumed Senator Ken yon, "is read with the full knowl- edge and consent of the senator (Mr. Moses) who resents it and am sure that I ought to say that the candid ate for president whom the senator is supporting. General Leonard Wood, also resents the letter. It shows the methods that are being used to try to pass this bill. We have the re- markable spectacle of United States senator who is engaged in managing presidential campaign practically threatene as to what may happen to that campaign if he does not with draw his opposition to the bill.
 q will say further that in line with the publicity campaign which the Dupont people are carrying on for this bill there is an article in the Manufacturers Record of April 22- and bear in mind the letter to the senator is dated April 16--an article entitled: General Wood is for pre- paredness, but his chief packer is strangling the dye bill."
 "And then follows an assault on the senator for his opposition to the bill. So there may be no misun- derstanding, and that the presenta- tion of the letter may not be in any way considered as an attack on Gen. eral Wood, "let me say am inform ed he resents the letter as the sena- tor from New Hampshire resents it and the senator has given me the lib- erty to user this remarkable letter in this senate"
 Senator Moses was out of the chamber and no reply was made to Senator Kenyon. When Senator Ledge asked for vote, Senator King, democrat. of Utah, objected because Senator Moses was not present and the senate adjourned without acting. r/s11 VYY D