Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-08
CONSTITUTES THREAT
IN DU POINT LETTER.
Senator Kenyon Comments
on Hinted Opposition to
Gen. Wood Over Dye Bill.


in the Senate yesterday that the E. I.
du Pont de Nemours & Co. Of Will
mington. Del. virtually had threat
ened to oppose Maj. Gen. Leonard
Woods campaign for the republican
nomination for President unless Sem
ator Moses of New Hampshire, one of
his campaign managers withdrew his
opposition to the dye bill now be-
| fore the Senate.
Senator Kenyon read a letter from
Charles x. Weston. manager of the
company's publicity department., to
Senator Moses declaring that the New
Hampshire senator's opposition to the
dye bill was not in accord with the
expressed views of Gen. Wood on the
measure. as previously expressed by
Senator Moses. and asking for an ex-,
PLANTATION of his opposition to the
measure.
The letter was dated April 1s. Sen
ator Kenyon said he presented II
Wood and Senator Moses. adding that
both Of them resented it.
Called Remarkable Spectacle.
| tacle." said the senator. "of a United
States senator engaged in managing
q presidential campaign practically
threatened as to what will happen to
that campaign II he does not with
draw his opposition to bill
The letter was presented after Sem
ator Frelinghuysen. republican. New
Jersey. had told the Senate that Ger
man interests were trying to defeat
the bill. Now that we have been
told what agencies are trying to kill
the measure" said Senator Kenyon.
1T may be well to find out what in
fiuences arc trying to pass It,"
r.
Senator Kenyon told the Senate that
the letter shows the methods that are
being used to pass this bill"
The r. !. du Pont de Eemours & Co.
Is one of tho largest dye manufacture.
ers in the country. it's plants being
among those built up after the German
dye supply had been cut of during the
Senator Frelinshuysen. a supporter
OF the bill. In explaining his charge
that German interests were seeking
to defeat the measure. said a German
importer had declared recently IL the
bill were not defeated in the Senate
many was powerful enough to pre-
vent tho establishment Of a dye in
du6try in the United States before the
war and would kill the industry now.
The measure under discussion would
impose high tariffs on dye imports as
American industry.
Senator Moses was not in the Sen
ate. and there was no discussion of
the letter after Senator Kenyon con-
cluded except that Senator Thomas,
democrat. Colorado. who had been in
measure, said he thanked the Iowa
senator for his Contribution" in the
fight against the bill.
Text Of the Letter.
The text Of the letter follows:
Dear Senator Moses: was among
the gathering Of republicans at the
Playhouse in Wilmington on the even
ing Of April Is and listened with great
| interest to your address in support
of the candidacy of Gen. Leonard
Wood.
"Your exposition Of your candidates
attitude on national preparedness was
particularly interesting, fnasmuch as
1t showed the general to be in thor
ough accord with all Of the principles
involved In the pending legislation
for the development Of q self-con-
| tanned coal-tar chemical industry.
Wilmington Is interested deeply in
this industry. for no community had
closer contact with the vital ques.
tons Of preparedness or more init
! ness Of the country whom the late
war broke.
The amendment which you have
offered and your active opposition
to the preparedness features Of the
dye bill seem to some Of us to be not
in accord with your candidates posi-
ton or with your fervent appeals to
US to support him because of his
stand for national preparedness.
Personally. I want to support Gen.
Wood. but I ind 1t difiicult to recon-
cile the two attitudes Of one of his
important campaign managers-the
one on the floor OF the Senate and the
other on the public platform-suff1-
GENTLY to have full faith in his cause.
II am outlining a publicity cam
paign to inform the public concerning
the present status Of the proposed dye
legislation. May ask you to set
me straight as to the apparent con-
tradiction in your attitude toward
Gen. Woods candidacy and your atti-
tude on the dye bill, SO that may be
perfectly accurate in what I write?
Very truly yours,
| CHARLES X. WESTON.
l "PubIicitv bureau"