Evening star., 1918-12-11

4: f.7'MHler, in Letter, Says
Pro-AIly Sentiments Cost
s'-'' Him Dearly.
COL lUMBiA MAN PROTESTS

COL lUMBiA NAN PROTESTS
A letter from l.. E. Miller of New
York, formerly part owner OF the
Warheit and later Publisher of the
Leader, Jewish publications. in which
he charged that Samuel Untermyer of
New York forced him out of both
papers because of his pro-ally senti-
ments after the beginning Of the Eu-
ropean war, was made public today
in connection with the Senate judiciary
committees investigation of German
propaganda and brewery activity.
Mr. Miller, in a letter addressed to
Chairman overman. of the committee,
-gsid Jntermyer in a public statement
.,Eseently endeavored to convey the i'm
&Sfessson that he (lliliery. remained
Eas a co-worker with Mr.. Untermyer
A>4n the warheit, after it ceased to be
Apro-ally. After being forced out of
1.-The active management of the War
.heit because of his pro-ally senti-
IAments, he said, he started the Leader.
ESn which he endeavored to continue
his pro-aIly work among the Jews Of
..America-
In Financial Distress.
80 Later the Leader had financial diff
Eshculties. and he says in his letter that
RJudge Aaron }. Levy OF New YORK
Z. .Suggested that Mr.. Untermyer would
srheip him out financially. ana 1t was
h7s1ggested to him by Judge Levy and
1ar. Untermyer that he (Miller) retain
Xis5 per cent OF the STOCK OF Inc Leauer;
THAT Mr.. Untermyer received 40 per cent,
and that 10 per cent of MlllerS stock
A=be held In trust by Judge Levy, who
= mas to act as an umpire Sn any dis
L-a,ute involving the editorial poilcy OF
-the paper.
T.. T.. Miller says he refused to agree to
sIhat proposition, and in .etter to
s+ENr. Untermyer. dated August IL, l91o
g he announced that, rather than have
Line policies of the Leader contioiied
! Shy Mr.. Untermyer and Judge Levy, he
would discontinue Its puniicatlon. ne
did that and lost heavily financially,
E. he said.
A-slWhiIe publishing the Leader he re-
manned as a. minority stockholder of.
N@ahe Warheit. which had become vio-
A4cntly pro-German, he says. and Wh<n
@fhe creditors of the Leader demanded
4 settlement he sought purchaser OF
a his stock in. the Warheit.
Sells Stock for $4,000.
@.."Again. Mr.. Untermyer's friend
Judge Aaron T. Levy, came TO the
fescue." his letter says. He informed
INC that his friend was willing to
TN April. 1917, Mr.. Herman, the man
Elging clerk of Samuel Cntermyer. to-
-tether with Judge Aaron j. Levy. met
Afne at the office of Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co.
with a certified check for S5O.o0e.
(which was delivered for AZ per cent
-of the Warheit. owned by myself and
.sSife, and was pledged to secure a
AGertain Indebtedness to Kuhn, Loeb
80 Co.
THAT then and there I signed the
Usual transfer OF stock. not to Judge
assumes, but to Mr.. OntermyerS own
assumes, but to Mr.. Untermyers' own
1.-The warheit Publishing Company
Eslassed not to Judge Levy. but to Mr..
JEntermyer's own managing clerk, Mir.
Herman.
Planned Absolute Control.
n Co. Judge Levy informed me that
& lfhile they could not secure more than
e-4z per cent Of the stock of the War
= 1feit Publishing Company, they have
Tsznade arrangements with the rest OF
The stockholders which virtually
places them in the absolute control of
! the editorial policies and management
ssof the Warheit.'
: Denial of charges that he was pro-
German was made in a letter signed
: by David Eugene Smith of Columbia
University and read in the Senate to-
day by Senator Calder of New York.
'-.Aocording to the letter, name closely
resembling his was included in a list
taken from the Won Bernstorf pa
:. pers read before the Subjudiciary
committee this week. but Mr. Smith
declared he had always been pro-ally
and had done everything ever since
the war began to promote the allied
.cause.
- Protests Insinuation Spreading.
THE letter further protested
-,against the serious injustice of the
Department of Justice in spreading
such insinuations broadcast without
making proper investigation" In the
list as furnished the committee, Mr..
Smiths name does not appear, but
---tfere does appear the name of Prof.
TEugen Smith, Columbia University.
q Chairman Overman of the subcom-
= mittee. in reply, said these names
were taken from a list compiled by
German Consular Agent Fuehr. who
E-Aad been instrumental in organizing
@ehe German propaganda in this coun-
Try. This list had been obtained from
Fuehr's papers by the Department of
q Justice, representative of which
tzfurnished 1t to the committee.