The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-09
SELL KAISER'S
PROPERTY
Palmer Tells of bunker"
Holdings in the United
States
GRIP
COUNTRY'S TRADE
Tremendous Importance OF
Our Acquiring Hold On
Shipping

Washington, March 0.-Property in
| the United States owned by the kaiser
himself, former Chancellor Won Beth.
mann Hollweg, the German 'junkers
generally and the German government it
self, will be the first to go under the
hammer under the plans of A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien enemy custodian, to sell
German. owned property here TO the high
| est bidders.
Mr. Palmer's testimony to the Senate
appropriations committee in which he
proposed necessary legislation which was
made public yesterday, makes plain that
properties OF merely minor individuals
will not be affected at present. The di-
rect purpose of the move is TO break up
the outposts of "kultur" in America.
"The time has come" Mr.. Palmer told
the senators, when the ownership OF
some of these great German properties
should be permanently separated from
German capital and the enemy might as
well know that the connection which he
has been able to maintain with American
industry and commerce is broken, not
simply during the war, but broken never
to be restored The German empire,
through its financial operations, has put
an industrial and commercial chain all
the way across the country and through
our insular possessions. We have be
come thoroughly convinced that ii would
be wise and highly desirable at this time
if the ownership of some of these prop
critics could be taken away permanent |
ly.'
The Hamburg American and North
German Lloyd wharves and docks at
Hoboken, n. j., Mr.. Palmer told sena-
tors, are part of the German empires
grasp upon this continent.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma said he
understood part of their stock is owned /
by the kaiser, represented by Herr Bal
lin.
"There is no earthly question about
the intimate relationship of some sort
between the German government and the
American line" Mr.. Palmer
told the committee. Neither is there
my doubt about the relations between
he German government and large
number OF other great industrial enter
)rises in this country which have come
within the control of the alien property
Plans of the German shipping lines to
lold their dock properties for extension
# German commerce after the war were
disclosed by Mr.. Palmer. who added:
That is a fair indication of the hope ,
nd purpose of enemy capital--that not }
day shall elapse when the war is over !
'efore they again put their grip upon
he commerce and industry of America.
lou cannot strike heavier blow at the
nemy to-day than to make him under
tand that he has lost his connection I
With the industry and commerce of the :
american continent.
These large enterprises are closely at
lated with the German government.
Where German subject has an invest
lent here of a private, individual char
cter, we ought not to disturb it. But
hese great industries, these great con y
ems financed by the Deutsches bank, Il
Imported by the Junker class, are the n
ind we ought to Amerieanize." S
In one city Mr. Palmer did not name, I
e said seven or eight great mills were n
ntirely German owned.
ut is part of the German trust in
his country" he said. Il las custodian IN
m making chocolate in Connecticut. rails Il
a NtoltHs NuIsLtus
'ew Jersey, chemicals in New York, i
lmber in Florida, raising sugar in Porto z
leo and Hawaii, tobacco in many states ic
nd in the South, making beer in Chi ei
,go, lead pencils in New Jersey and HI
inducing all these concerns, many of iii
hich are making enormous profits by CT
JASON OF the very conditions for which tc
he enemy is responsible--wa condi- ST
ons. If ] must simply sit here, with a,
he possibility of returning both prin- q,
pal and profits to the German owners
the end of the war, | am doing ire
endous favor to the German empire,
If enemy. The desire is that the title q,
well as possessions shall be taken
from the German owners.
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