Smyrna times., 1921-08-10
CONGRESSMAN c. R. LAYTON
DEFENDS DELAWARE'S NAME
ON FLOOR OF HOUSE SHOWS
WHAT HIS STATE HAS DONE
Also Defends Name of Dupont Pow
der Company and Shows How Con-
cern Long Aided Nation

Germ Long Aided Nation
Representative Caleb R. Layton,
Republican, Delaware defended the
good name of the State and its pa.
triOtic people during the debate in the
House on the bill providing for the
distribution of captured war trophies.
Representative Layton strongly re-
sented sarcastic remarks of Repre-
sentative Dowell, of Iowa, who made
some reference to the dupont Com
pany. Representative Layton said in
part:
81 am in hearty sympathy with the
proposition taken by the gentleman
from Washington, Mr.. Miller, as to
the amendment, but 1 do not like re-
ference to the State which represent.
He made the remark that his district
covers several times as much territory
as the State of Delaware That may
be true but, gentlemen, if any bill
passes in, the House which requires
money to be spent by the Federal
Government, the State that l repre-
sent will pay more money to the Trea-
sury of the United States than nine
out of the twelve southern States put
together, and will pay more money
than nine other States north of the
Mason and Dixon's Line"
Answers Pertinent Iowa Congressman
Mr.. Dowell: Will the gentleman
yield for a question? Did not the
gentleman's State get more out of the
government during the war than any
other State In answer to this re-
mark, Representative Layton said:
"That seems to be a pertinent ques-
tion, but the gentleman is ignorant
and ill-informed. He does not know
what he is talking about. When the
war broketOut in Europe all the world
wanted powder that was made by that
old company known as the dupont
Company that has been in existence
in this country for $50 years, and has
supplied the government in the houl
of its need for high explosives from
the Revolutionary war down. In adj
ditiOn to that a large part of the
money that that company made wa:
not made out of the Federal Govern
ment, but was made out of foreign
governments which it had contrac..
entered into for three or more year.
in advance.
81 think it is poor stuff for am
man in this House to battle one O
the great corporations of this country
which typifies the industry of thi
country"
Answering remark by Mr.. Aren't
regarding the price of powder now an,
before the war, Representative Lay
ton said: Gas far as that is concern
ed there is no excuse for the higl
prices of everything in the country
from the food we buy to the clothe
we wear, but that company is no NOR
to blame than anyone else in thi
country. | will not stand here an
see the State that represent continu
ally belittled in a way for which ther
IS no justice or excuse.
Lauds Delaware's Work During Wa
Eve furnish from our great estab
lishments in Delaware honest an
good money to support the govern
ment, and during the war there wa
no State in the Union that gave mor
to the Red Cross or more for suffer
ing humanity in Europe than Dela
ware gave to every humane purpos
that the country demanded.
Il live in country town. If thi
bill should pass, it was my purpose t
see that one of these great trophil
was planted out in the public squar
and inscribed the names of every ma
in the county of Sussex of the Stat
of Delaware-every man, white {
black, high or low, regardless of h
wealth or station who went to h
death in the recent war, so that IL
cannon could be made memorial
them, and serve as an inspiration
the highest patriotism for all the pc
pie who dwell therein"