The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-18
$1OO,OOO,OOO SALE
ANSWERS GERMANS
Protest From Berlin Against
Seizure Of Alien Property
Is Met Promptly.
THREAT OF RETALIATION
Value Of American Holdings
in Kaiser's Empire Only
A $14,000,00O.

note yesterday. The answer came In
tho form Of an order for the sale of
100000 worth Of German owned
concerns in this country. A. Mitchell
Palmer. Alien Property Custodian, made
the reply through his local office.
In the list of institutions to be sold
are a number Of the best known interna-
tional concerns. The public was taken
into the confidence OF the Government
ON the subject yesterday whom 1t was
made known that on September 16
Joseph p. Guffey. manager Of sales for
the Allen Enemy Bureau, received
through the Swiss Legation a protest
from the Imperial German Government
against the Americanization Of German
owned ships. factories and other indus
tries.
Replying to this complaint, Mr.. Cuff
fey at once ordered the sale of the fol-
lowing concerns on the dates named:
October 21-Rights Of the Great Amer
lean Insurance Company.
November THE Kienzle Clock Com
pany.
November The Andreas Saxlehner
November 5--Meyer & Co.
November 26-The American Metal
Company.
November s7--The Bosch Magnetic
Company.
December s-The Bayer Company.
December +Heyden Chemical Com.
pany.
December g. International Textile
Company.
December s-The Dresden Lace ocm-
pany.
December 1o-Tho Botany worsted
Mills.
Germans Threaten Retaliation.
The protest which comes to Mr.. Guf-
| fey went, of course, through the State
Department at Washington. The Ger
( man Government complains that the
sale Of property owned by Germans In
| this country Is consciously aimed 10
do lasting injury to German economic
existence" Likewise the Kaiser's Gov
| eminent thinks that the sale Of German
ships is an endeavor to "shackle
| through measures OF force the opportuni-
| ties Of German shipping interests to de-
| velop in the future
Germany threatens retaliatory meas
| ures against American property In Ger
| many, and declines to give any informa-
| tion concerning the treatment Of such
interests.
The total value OF enemy owned prop
| erty taken over by Mr.. Palmer's depart
ment amounts to between $500. 600, 900
and $500, 000, 900. Americans own about
$14.O00,000 Of property which has been
| taken over by the German, Government
Protest OF German Government.
The German note OF protest on che
l Cnh}art q other thinpa Rai6.
The German Government must pro-
| test against the addendum to the trad
ing with the enemy act of October g.
| 1917, in the urgent deficiency bill
| which empowers the President OF the
| United States to dispossess the North
| German Lloyd and the Hamburg Amer
| lean Line OF their establishments in
New Jersey. The condition put upon
the dispossession which is left to the
| discretion OF the President. that 1t shall
| be necessary for the national security
and defense, cannot be accepted as 4
valid ground for such rule. since the
| above stated ground can always Justify
a seizure for use during the war but
not a lasting acquisition of tho prop
| erty.
'Supposing 81. however, to be a valid
ground. II should then be held as il is
against the German Company against
all the other American and other steam
ship companies and enterprises estab-
lished at similar places.
| THE German Government Is con.
strained to repeat what 1t said on the
subject in Its note OF March 10 of this
year; 1t again lays emphasis on the
statement that II cannot but be guided
in the enforcement OF the retaliatory or.
ders that have been issued agains,
American property in Germany by the
manner in which the United States o.
America will proceed against German
property"
| Properties Cover Wide Field.