The sun., 1918-12-18
UNTERMYER, IN
HUFF, DENIES HE
AIDED GERMANS
Lawyer Resents Questions
Of Examiner at Senate
Hearing.
EXPLAINS HIS ACTIVITIES
Tells Reasons for His Nego-
tiations for Newspaper
Properties.
Sssoai Despatch to THE sux.

Sptt1dl DCspdlch 70 HE sun.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T.-Samuel
rptermyer was subjected to severe
ro,s.examlnation before the Over
man subcommittee of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee to-day following
The reading Of a prepared statement
in which he minutely described his
activities and his changing senti-
ments during the war.
Mr.. Untermyer told the committee
that although of German descent
his forebears had been Virglnians
FOR nearly a century and that his re-
,atlons with the German people in his
profession. in business and socially
had borne no comparison 10 his in
5imacies with the people Of Great
Britain.
He said that from the hour of the
Iustania murders he had been irrev-
ocably opposed to the German Gov
ernment.
Major f. Lowery Humes conducted
most of the cross examination.
Throughout the day there were fire.
ouent clashes between the examiner
and the witness, and repeatedly Mr..
Untermyer protested not only the
questions but their manner of pres
entatiOn.
Witness Resents Questions.
The suggestion that Mr.. Untermyer
had lent himself to the aid Of Ger
many through permitting the organi-
zation at his home of a society
founded ostensibly to raise funds with
which TO transport condensed milk to
Germany brought out expressions OF
hitter resentment from the witness.
He protested that Mrs. Untermyer
had contributed only 500 to this
cause and that If she and her friends
had been victimized by the propa-
Eandists 1t was a poor time to eX-
ploit their good nature now. He said
he himself contributed no less than
i25,OO0 to buy milk for French babies
4 hot interchange was provoked by
Major Humes eliciting from Mr.. I'm
jermyer the statement that he had
acted for Henry Stoddard and Pau
Block. chief bondholders OF the Ere.
ming Mail Mr.. Untermyer described
the two men as the principal Ameri,
can bondholders.
Major Humes then asked IL A
Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property Custo
dian, had not been approached by
Mr. Untermyer with an offer to buy
the Ereninp Mail for 100000 II Mr.
Palmer would agree to suppress tbs
whole tale OF pro-German propaganda
being worked through DIR. Z. A
Rumely's nominal ownership.
With considerable show of fervol
Mr. Untermyer refused to answer thi!
question but read into the record &
letter which mentioned an offer o
100000 with the suggestion that pub
licity as to the former enemy owner
ship might vitiate the value of tn,
property to Mr.. Untermyer's clients
the innocent bystander" bondholders
Bought German Bonds.
Under cross examination Mr.. Unter
myer admitted he had arranged an in
teryiew or a meeting between DR.
Heinrich Albert and Frank A. Wander
lip, president of the National CITY
Bank. He told of having himself beer
IN investor IN German Governmen
bonds.
The discussion with DIR. Albert o
plan TO purchase THE SUN and TIL
EVENING Sun prior to their acquisi
lion by Frank A. Munsey was freel!
discussed by Mr.. Untermyer in hi
printed statement. But Mr.. Inter
nyer insisted throughout that he hat
rol intended that the scheme of con
version of THE Sun and THE EvENIN
>'N 20 partial German ownership
SAGu.l have involved the policies o
'ae two papers.
Major Humes asked Mr.. Untermye
he had not been aware Throughout
me negotiations that DIR. Albert cam
" this country as a German Govern
ment employee.
MI Untermyer replied that he di
a't think so at the time. but believe
mat Or. Albert came as the agent O
..He German commercial concer
%'lh an unpronounceable name. Capt
N'' Jntermyer the admission that 1
''- an official organization.
When asked If he had no objectio
10 ARA ginE newspaper deal involv
u AK we Imperial German Government
NI In'ermyer said that at that time
''y IN 1916. he had had none. This
Sain' was providing he and othe
Hmerlcans who might be involve
"ouid hold controlling interest.
Insists II Was "Business."
ne examination OF Mr.. Untermye
E Major Humes and by Senator
ii '"rlnE ~ South Dakota and Nelso
H minnesota, was severe. Senate
''H insisted that It would hay
," d pro-German move for Mr.. Un
,'"feT 20 have associated himself 4
"ay with German, whether h
government official or repre-
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r' number ot such questions, MI
"''''yer replied with the remnde
u, C'F'iaGed on Fourth PGos.