Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-08
DYE CONCERN TRIES
TO BOSS CONGRESS
Letter of Company Shows Bold
Attempt to Influence
Legislation.
STRIKES AT GENERAL WOOD
Frelinghuysen and King Have
Hot Debate Over Partisan
Charge.
nY JAMES II. NounsE.


In Congress by offers OF supper, to
one OF the presidential candidates was
laid before the Senate today.
The Du Points of Delaware have
threatened to withdraw their suppor,
from General Leonard Wool IL Scna-
tor Gorge Moses. Woods local mana.
ger, does not keep his hands of the
dyestun bill now pending In the
Senate
IL has been charged by opponents
OF the measure that /. passed in It's
present, form II would give the Du
Fonts an absolute monopoly over the
dyc Industry which was built up In
the United States during the war
Carries ProhIbItIve Tnrin.
The bin would impose L proh!bit!ve
tariff on all importations OF dyes, and,
is charged. would place American
cotton manufacturers completely at
the mercy OF the Du Pont corporation.
Senator Moses Is the author or an
amendment which strikes at the crea-
tion OF this monopoly. lie intro
duccd IL at tho solicitation o. New
England cotton manufacturers who
are fearful OF the results that would
follow enactment OF the bill in It's
present shape. The moses amend
ment would authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury TO establish n ";air
selling price" for the products of
hose Industries fostered by Nhe bill.
The Introduction of the Amendment
has brought TO Senator Moses tho
threat OF the sDu Points to drop their
support Of General Woods candidacy
he persists In advocating the
hmendment.
Threat Conveyed Ia Letter.
This threat was conveyed to Sena-
or Moses in letter from an official
'i the Du Pont Corporation. Senator
Kenyon. OF Iowa. had ,he letter read
n the Senate today. II Is as fol-
ows:
II. ]. du Pont de Nemours G. Co,
Wilmington. Del. April IG. 1920
Hon George ii. Moses. United States
Senate Washington, ID. e.:
Dear Senator Moses: I was among
he gathering OF Republicans at the
playhouse in Wilmington on the even
ng of April Is, and listened with
great interest to your address in sun.
port OF the candidacy OF General
leonard Wood.
Your exposition OF your candidates
''N'N S'' preparedness WAS
PARTICULARLY interesting inasmucn as
showed the general TO be In thor
ugh accord with all Of the PRINCIPLES
involved in the pending legislation
or the development of sclf-con-
aimed coal tar chemical Industry
Wilmington is deeply Interested i'm
his industry. for the community hao
loser contact with the vital aue,.
ions OF preparedness or more In,im.
tic knowledge Of the preparedness OF
he country when tho late war broke
Not In Accord with Du Points.
The amendment which you have
offered and your active opposition To
the preparedness features of the dive
bill seem to some OF us to be not
n accord with your candidates posi
tion or with your fervent appeals
: 20 us to support him. because OF HIS
stand for national preparedness
PERSONALLY. want to support
ieneral Wood. but find II dificult
10 reconcile the two attitudes Of one
of his important campaign man
= agers-the one on the floor Of the
Senate and the other on the public
'latform-sufciently to have full
faith in his cause.
dHi putiInlnS DuDllclty cam
paign 10 inform the public concern
sg the present status of the pro-
posed dye legislation. May | ask
you to set me straight as to the ap-
parent contradiction In your atti1
udc on the dye bill. 8, that may
be perfectly accurate I'm what I;
write?
Very truly yours.
tSigned
':CHARLES *. WESTON.
Publicity Bureau"
Senator Kenyon, in presenting the
etter, said that 1t was threat
directed against one of the candi-
iates for President and one of his
managers He said he had permls-
sion from both to have the letter put
nto the record.
Names Chief Proponents.
in view of the attacks that have
leeh made on opponents of the bill"
Eenator Kenyon added, "it is well to