Evening journal., 1921-02-22
GERMANY FEARS
DYE RIVALRY
CcontInuea. from arst raEel


der. Dr. Otto Runge. DR.. Heinrich
Jordon and DR.. Max Engelman. Drs.
Flachslander and Runge are in VIII
mington. in the employ OF the du-
Pont Company.
Mr. duPont's statement is as fol-
lows:
The action Of the German dye
manufacturers is interesting as
showing how desperately anxious
they are to prevent the upbuilding
Of a rival industry in this country.
THE dupont company has not
violated any law or any business
principle. and these accusations
made by the German Kartel are
simply another move in its cam
paien TO prevent the development
OF an industry here. They are in
line with the propaganda against the
passage Of protective legislation in
the United States which /. has been
spreading since we began 10 serious
~ threaten the German monopoly.
Needed 10 Work Out Patents.
"In advance OF any formal answer
which may be made to the charges.
Il Is only justice TO the accused Ger
man chemists 10 say that the DUPONT
company employed DR.. Flachsland-
er and Dr. Runge as the best ex-
perts il could find to interpret and
help put into practical operation. the
processes and formulae covered by
tho German patents which were
seized and made available to Amer
lean manufacturers when this coun-
try went 10 war with Germany. 1t
is notorious and has been demon
strated beyond question that in
many cases the records filed with the
patent office are incomplete. give
misleading Information and are
otherwise so craftily devised that
only a German chemist who has had
experience in the production OF the
articles covered by the patents. can
put them into practical use. DIT
Fiachslander and Runge were not
employed 10 bring over formulate and
such other documents and secrets
ns are mentioned in the foreign des-
patches.
The American chemist has al
ready solved. from laboratory
standpoint, so many OF the problem,
Involved in the manufacture OF dyes
that about all that is needed from
Germany is the worker experienced
in the manufacturing end OF the
business.
Fears Trade Rivalry.
Germany held a monopoly OF the
worlds trade until the war blockade
stopped her export OF dyestuffs and
incidentally demonstrated the abso-
lutte helpiessness and dependence OF
the American dye users on foreign
Source Of supply.
She had built this industry ur
Through half a century Of careful
work and had secured the worlds
trade by adoption OF commercial
methods which were almost crimi
nal She realized, too. the immens,
war value Of her dye plants. which
almost overnight We're turned int,
manufactures OF poison gases ans
other war materials. 10 is not sur
prising that she does not want {,
see this great industry develop by
powerful commercial rival.
The United States is the only dy
producing country which has no
yet taken steps 10 protect itself from
the re-establishment OF the German
monopoly and TO insure the building
up OF a home dye industry Franc,
and Japan have high tariff and ex
clusion acts, and Great Britain hal
just put into effect an act 20 regu
late the Importation OF dyestun
which makes It impossible for Ger
many 10 flood that country with dye
and throttle the industry whicl
Great Britain is developing In tn
United States there has been bull
UP in answer TO the nations urgen
call for dyes an industry, which. /
It is fostered Tor few years. prom
ises 10 relieve the American dye con
sumers of the necessity Of ever agai
paying tribute TO foreign producers.
$50 far efforts TO secure Legislation
which will help develop the Amer
ican industry have failed and the An
dustry as soon as our technical stat
OF war with Germany ends. will b
left open TO Germany's fierce atacl
il seems necessary, therefore, 20 &
10 unusual lengths 10 develop the in
dustry quickly in the employment q
men who having experience in IN
production OF dyes certainly can hel
with this rapid development"