Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-08
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INVOLVING WOOD
Letter to Senator Moses
on Dye Bill Held to Be
Threat to Force Man.
ager Into Support.

Washington, May Major General
Woods presidential candidacy was the
vehicle for another shower of fire
works in the senate Friday, when SEN
ator Kenyon. Republican. of Iowa,
charged that the du Pont interests vir-
tually had threatened to attack the
Wood boom unless Senator Moses. of
New Hampshire. one Of the generals
campaign managers, desisted in his op-
position to the pending bill to protect
an American dye stuff industry.
The du Points are the largest Amer
lean manufacturers of dye-stuffs and
Senator Kenyon. reading by permission
Of General Wood and Senator Moses. a
letter to the latter signed by Charles
X. Weston. manager of the du Pont
Publicity bureau. declared it was seer
tainly in the nature of threat
Talk Of Plots to Beat Bill.
The bill. which is described by its
sponsors as framed to foster an Amer
lean dyestuff industry and to prevent
Gemany from regaining a world control
of the business. with its potential influ-
ence in the manufacture of war NUM-
tons. apparently was having quiet
can of New Jersey. had just finished
telling the senate that pro-German in
fluences were at work to defeat the bill.
boasting that they had prevented the
United States from entering the dye
stuffs fields before the war and hoped
to do it again.
How About Plots to Pass?
Senator Thomas. Democrat. of Colo
RADIO, who fol!swed. was also opposing
the measure when Senator Kenyon
broke in with:
We have heard of the influences at
work to defeat this bill. Has the sena-
tor any knowledge o. the influences at
work to secure its passage: l have in
my hand a letter addressed to a certain
United States senator. who is opposing
of the candidacy of certain gentleman
for president Of the United States. which
letter is certainly in the nature of a
threat to the senator in relation to that
candidacy if he does not cease his op-
position to the bill. That letter is from
the publicity bureau of the Dupont
company at Wilmington, Delaware.
Kenyon Reads Letter.
Senator Kenyon read the letter, as
follows:
Dear Senator Moses:
II was among that gathering Of Re
pubicans at the playhouse in Whining
ton on the evening of April 15. and
listened with great interest to your ad.
dress in support of the candidacy Of
General Leonard Wood.
"Your exposition Of your candidates. s
attitude on national preparedness was
particularly interesting, inasmurn as it
showed the general to be III thorough
accord with all of the principles involved
in the pending legislation for the de
velopment of a self contained coal tar
chemical industry. Wilmington is inter
ested deeply in this industry. for no COM
munity had closer contact with the vital
questions Of preparedness or more init
mate knowledge of unpreparedness OF
the country when the late war broke
out.
Hints Wood Campaign is Two'F aced.
'The amendment which you have Of
fered and your active opposition to the
preparedness features of the dye bill.
seem to some of lis to be not in accord
with your candidates position or wit
your fervent appeals to us to suppor:
him. because of his stand for national
preparedness.
Personally. ! want to support Gen
eral Wood. but find it difficult t" rec
Oncle the two attitudes OF one OF h's
important campaign managers-the one
on tre floor OF the senate ana the other
on the public platform--sufficlently to
have full faith in his cause.
II am outlining a publicity campaign
to inform the public of the present stat
us of the proposed dye legislation. May
I ask you to set me straight as to the
apparent contradiction in your attitude
toward General Woods candidacy and
your attitude on the dye bill. so that l
may he ncrfectlv accurate in what I
write?"
Senator Moses was ont Of the chamber
end no reply was made to Senator
Kenyon. When Senator Lodge. asked for
vote. Senator King. Of Utah. objected
because Senator Moses was not present
and the senate adjourned without acting.
duP0NTS BELITTlE INCIDENT.
Wilmington, Del. May THE f. I.
dupont de Nemours company is not in
fCn,tlnuad IN Pare Two.)