The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-24
A. NJ. PALMER
DENIESHE'SM.P.
Initials of Man Quoted in N
Y. Worlds Dis
closure
WHITE HOUSE
is SILENT
Mysterious Individual Who
Talked with German
Agents

Washington, Aug. "a. -Administratlor
officials manifested a great deal of inter
est yesterday in the disclosure made by
the New York World regarding the al
legged betrayal to German agents of Sc.
crets Impaired to a confidant by Presi-
dent Wilson.
1t was impossible to determine from
White House officials whether the pres
ident was inclined to credit the story
in any way and if he suspects particu-
Harry any one of the visitors he conferred
with at the White House in the period
during which his alleged conversation
with the German sympathizer is said
by the World to have occurred.
Among the names of callers at the
White House whose initials correspond
with those of the mysterious NJ. p. of
the World expose is that of A. Mitchell
Palmer. Mr. Palmer, however, in a
statement to the Philadelphia Press
denied that he had discussed with the
president Americas protest to Berlin on
submarine warfare or any of the mat
| teSs referred to in the John Simon con-
versation published by the World.
Mr.. Palmer is quoted as saying "the
whole thing looks to me like cock and
bull warm. / have heard about this thing
before and the matter contained in the
Simon conversation therefore does not
surprise me.
$50 far as / am concerned, | never
have had any connection with the Ger
man government in any way, nor with
n \ 4 go
know the man who is named as John ST.
mon, of the firm of Simon & Brother,
New York, cotton brokers, neither have
any recollection of any legal agent
named Levy.
at may be that ! did see President
Wilson on July %. In fact / probably
did see him about that time. certainly
did not discuss with him anything re-
motely resembling the impressions re-
lated in the Simon.Levy report
Il do not believe that Simon or Levy |
or whoever made this report intended to
refer to me. The whole thing so far as
i am concerned, at least, is unworthy /
of serious consideration
Doesn't it resemble, in general way,
the story circulated about you by La
mar, the so-called Wolf of Wall Street'l"
he was asked
''Yes, in some respects, it is like the
Lamar case" said Mr.. Palmer.
"But there is this difference. ] have
heard something about this story. /
knew nothing whatever about the la
mar story until it was printed
The mysterious individual referred TO
in the New York Worlds expose of al
legged German activities in the United
States, as having talked with Secretary
Lansing and even the president concern
ing German. American relations and adj
plans could have been, ac-
.ording TO the records, included in only
4 comparatively small group but the
members of this group, il was general
y agreed. could hardly by the greatest
stretch of the imagination, be accepted
Is possibilities in the role Of an p"
The essence OF M. P.'s" pgported
with the president related
o Americas protest TO Berlin concerning
Dethods. the American attitude toward
British interference with Americas ship
ing on the high seas, and the cotton
ituation, as a particular detail Of the
after controversy.
The things the president was repre-
ented TO have said 10 an. p" presum-
bly,. as implied By the New York World !,
OF transmission 20 German "higher ups"
id not, in essentials reveal any views {
he administration was not generally
nown 10 have held. They included the
tatement that's
The American protest 20 England 9
-ould 60 regardless Of Germany's az.
itude toward the United States.
The dragging out Of the submarines
rarfare controversy was embarrassing !
he administration in dealing with the I,
british
The British tentative proposal 10 buy I,
p the American cotton crop was not :,
? satisfactory 90 this country, because, :.
bough this vas not mentioned in the
NJ r." disclosure, IL would leave the :
ritish 10 tx the price.
The president hardly looked for
osifive German pledge 20 discontinue
sbmarinc warfare-it was taeitly un
erstood from early in the discussion
lat the administration Was interested
ithcr in the practice than the principle
Gcrmany's submarine methods ,
That such statements should have q
zen made 10 NJ P.~-assuming him :
, have been acting IN any sense for the {
erman goVernmeut-Nas q different e
after hoNexaf q