Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
P.S. DU POINT TELLS
G0V,COX P0WDERCO.
IS OPPOSED TO WAR
Takes Exception to Presidential
Nominees Remarks Concern
ing Coleman.
DECLARES STATEMENT
is UNWARRANTED

Calling attention to the fact that
Coleman du Pont has no interest IN the du
Pont Powder Co. and expressing the be-
lief that the latter is IN favor OF peace,
Pierre \ hu pont, president OF the board
of the powder company, has written
Governor Cox at OHIO, l'emocratr
Presidential nominee, taking vigorous ex-
ception 20 statements attributed to
Governor Cox few days ago in which
reference was made To Coleman du Pont
and the du Pont family MIR du Pont
states that the company is not in favor of
war. int always desires peace. Following
Is the text OF Mir du Points letter:
October TO- 1920.
Hon James NJ. Cox,
Governor nf Ohio,
Columbus, Ohio
sir Nv attention has been called to the
following statement attributed 10 you by
the New York Tunes:
In ms night address before a great
audlcncs, Governor Cox revived the
charge that the Republicans had collected
"A fund nf sl5.OoO 900. which II was I'M
possible 10 spend NJ legitimate ways on
the campalgn As Al instance of tho
methods employed, Governor Cox SAID
that hrs opponents were using rs propa-
c.pda an editorial, published IN one OF his
uewspavcrS winch slurrcd travelling men.
The governor stated that the editorial
VA written without hs knowledge and Il
rCtractlnn WAS promptly published, but.
IL, added. the Travelling Men s Bureau ot
the Rcpuhhcau party. Of which Coleman
du pont was head, took no notice OF the
latter fact,
The travelling men Of Ohio, ssid Gov
ernor Cox. who have brought tins matter
to INV attention so rsent the propaganda
that they have sought meeting with me
l.r, and hundreds of them an IN tins
audience tonight 10 express their con-
acrnnat,on cf the icceitful tactics which
would bcfoul thcir organization and their
calling
II am not ~ much concerned about the
dr4eitfui propaganda against me ~ am to
have the people understand just what Is
y,ang ON. | hold m my hand the letter
and s-,rr,,lar. lssncd by Coleman du Pont,
~ chairman of the Travelling Men $
Bareau Il the Republican National Com
mittS.
II think every one knows that Coleman
dn Pont NJ not travelling nn,n and that be
has M great public interest AT stake IN thus
fs<mpa.rn | can understand how he
wo,iE undertake to organize groups and
STR up prcIudicos to encompass my defeat
hss.airsp Coleman du Pont, as the krupp
IL America, a memls,r of the great MUM
tsopS family, knows what II means, should
| ~ elc,-1ed and secure the ratification of
the TrcN;y Of Peace and the League of
NAtspk.
This family had grown nancially fat
srd ir<.,A.nt on the profits Of the war.
Whss men btecd and die on the battle
hsi TIE minHaon makers receive divl-
eks,c1s, azri the L0Ag,r H Nations definite
" provides against thr sort OF prohtecrmg
m che future.
Not only u the League Of Nations de-
sacr,s-i 70 make p-rsre permanent. but II
provides iox taking away the agencies OF
war for a general disarmament, and as
the first step toward disarmament and
war prev ent,on, 1T declares against the
manufscture of munitions IN any event
nv pr1va,e concerns, because such CON
Germs inspire and invite war
NO wonder Coleman du Pont Is inter
esfinr himself IN behalf of the reactlOnarN-
candidate whose motto rs scrap the League
of Nations. Ii =, however. difficult for me
10 beheve that any intelligent class of
rs,ople can he mrsled by seltlshly inspired,
lalse propaganda suck As tins.
Were II not for your prominence and
for the greater prominence that YOU seek
N the hands OF the American people, /
should brand the statement malicious
he and dismiss II A. unworthy the con-
sideratIon Of honest men. That the words
are Malicious there can be no doubt as the
intent thereof must be 10 injure. 1t Is
pitlfu that such desire can be held by
one seeking so high a position. 1t is al
most unbelievable that rou did not
know the untruth of your assertion or that
YOU should seek 10 miure a man by 8
statement subject to easy investigation as
20 Its truth.