Arizona republican., 1920-05-08
WOOD AND AIDE
 RESENT THREAT : EXPOSE WRITER
Ou Pont Threat to Attack Wood Boom Unless Man ager Quit Opposition to Dyestuff Bill, Meets Dis approval; Letter Is Barred in Senate
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May Maj. Gen. Woods presidential candidacy was the vehicle for another shower of fire works in the senate today, when Sen ator Kenyon, republican of Iowa, charged that the Du Pont interests virtually had threatened to attack the Wood boom unless Senator Moses of New Hampshire, one Of the generals campaign managers, deSisted in his opposition to the pending bill to pro- tect the American dyestuff industry.
 The Du Fonts are the largest Amerl- can manufacturers of dyeStuffs, and Senator Kenyon, reading, by permis- sion of General Wood and Senator Moses. a letter to the latter signed by Charles K. Weston. manager of the Du Pont publicity bureau, declared it was certainly in the nature of a threat"
 The bill, which is described by it's sponsors as framed to foster an Amer ican dyestuff industry and prevent Germany regaining a world control of the business. with its potential in fluence in the production of war muni- tions, was apparently having a quiet time.
 To Continue Fight on Bill
 Senator Frelinghuysen, repu bHcan of New Jersey, had just finished tell ing the senate that pro-German in fluences were working to defeat the bill, boasting that they had prevented the United States from entering the dyestuffs field before the war, and hoped to do it again.
 Senator Thomas, democrat of Colo rado, who followed. was also opposing 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 knowl- edge of the influences at work to se- it's 0a2 have in hand a 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 gentle man 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 opposition to this bill That letter is from the publicity bureau of the Du Pont company at wilmington, Del aware.fS
 There was a general awakening of interest in the chamber and piling out of cloakrooms as Senator Kenyon read the letter, as follows:
 Wood Resents Threat
 "The letter." resumed Senator Ken yon. tis used with the full knowledge and consent of the senator (Mr. Moses). who resents it, and I am sure that I ought to say that the candidate for president whom the senator is support ing. General Leonard Wood, also re- sents the letter. It shows the methods that are used to try to pass the bill We have the remarkable spectacle of 2 United States senator who is en- gagged in managing a. presidential cam paign,a practically threatened as to what may happen to that campaign if he does not withdraw his opposition to this bill.
 T will say further thai. in line with the publicity campaign which the Du Pont people are carrying on for this bill there is an article in the Manu- facturers' Record of April 22-and bear in mind the letter to the senator is dated April 16-an article entitled: General Wood is for preparedness, but his chief packer is strang1ing the dye oill.'
 And then follows an assault on the senator for his opposition to the bill. So there may be no misunderstanding and that the presentation of the letter may not in any way be considered as an attack on General Wood. let me say am informed he resents the letter as the senator from New Hampshire re- sents it and the senator has given me the liberty to use this remarkable let ter in the senate
 Senator Moses was out of the cham per and no reply was made to Senator Kenyon. When Senator Lodge asked
 
 Utah, objected because Senator Moses was not present and the senate ad- iourned without acting.
 Not Interested In Politics
 WILMINGTON, Del. May 7.-"The F. I. Du Pont de Nemours company is not interested in any political candi- iate," was the official answer of the company to charges Of an attempt to coerce legislation by threatening to oppose the candidacy of Major General Leonard Wood, made by Senator Ken yon at Washington today.
 The letter sent to Senator Moses on which Senator Konyon based his charges was a personal letter sent by Charles K Weston, head of the pub sicity department officials claimed which in no way could be construed as a threat
 Emphasis was placed on the fact that no attempt to sway legislation was be- ing made. but that MT. Weston was preparing some publicity matter on the question and desired information.