Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-30
UNTERMYER, RELUCTANT,
AGREES TO HELP IN CASE
Will Appear for Government In
Riggs Bank Suit Because of
Friendship With McAdoo.
NOT SERVING WITHOUT PAY
Also Is Not Serving in Litigation in
Any Subordinate Capacity-Mem-
hers of Federal Reserve Board
Kecnly Interested in Controversy.
Especial to The TIr,eg-Dispatch.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Omciai an
nouncement of the employment of
Samuel untermyer rs one OF the counsel
for the government In the Injunction
suit brought by the Riggs National
Bank against the Treasury officials
brings the number of lawyers engaged
up to seven. They are: Attorney Gen
eral Gregory. Solicitor General Davis,
Assistant Attorney General Warren.
former Assistant Attorney General
Adkins. Louis d. Brandeis, of Boston:
Samuel Untermyer. of New York. and
United States District Attorney Laskey.
OF the District OF Columbia
In connection with the employment
OF Mr. Untermyer, the department made
this announcement this evening:
On account of some erroneous state
ments In connection with the employ-
ment of Samuel Untermyer as counsel
for the defendants In the Riggs bank
case, 1T was to-day made known at the
Department of Justice that Mr. Inter
myer did not volunteer his services nor
show any desire to be retained by the
government: that previous professional
engagements made him reluctant to
accept the employment rendered, and
that he did so because OF his long years
of friendship with Secretary McAdoo
Also. that Mr.. Untermyer has not been
employed In the litigation In any sub
ordinate capacity"
Perhaps the most interesting develop-
ment of the day was the presence of
Postmaster General Burleson at some
of the conferences, particularly that
between Secretary NIcAdoo and Mr.
Untermyer. Mr.. BurIeson's department
has nothing whatever TO do with the
hQ n nn fro.
adviser of the President, and his per-
sonal activity in this case would seem
to indicate that the administration fears
the controversy between the Treasury
and the bank may assume a political
phase. This result the administration
Is most anxious to prevent.
UNTERMYER NOT SERVING
WITHOUT REMUNERATION
When asked II he was serving volun-
tarily. without pay. Mr.. Untermyer re-
piled:
My services will be paid for by the
Department of Justice" Beyond that
he refused to say word about tho
case. After several copferences. Mr..
untermyer returned this afternoon to
New York without intimating when
he would return and fatty declining
to state exactly what part he would
have in the proceedings.
Mr.. Untermycr arrived in Washing
ton accompanied by n considerable
retinue and two large boxes OF his
favorite orchids. one of which he wears
each morning in his buttonhole. others
he distributed among Washington
friends.
Mr.. Brandeis. when asked what part
Mr.. Untermyer was to have, said he
had not word to say. He declined to
permit himself to discuss any phase OF
the case. and would not even admit the
generally accepted statement that tho
governments reply to the banks bill
had been practically completed. Attor-
ney-General Gregory, in like manner,
maintained an air OF secrecy, and could
not BIO induced to talk about the case.
Mr.. untermyer held nm early confer
ence this morning with Attorney-Gcn-