Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-30
HUNS COMMERCIAL!
WARPLAN, THEME
Mr.. Palmer Discusses Ger
man Schemes Before Boston
Chamber of Commerce.
WANTS EVIL DIVORCED

By the Associated Presa.
BOSTON, December 30.-Germany's
plan made long before the axmistiee
was signed for conducting . CONNER
cil war to obtain domination Of the
principal world markets was de-
scribed by Alien Property Custodian
Palmer today ut a luncheon Of the
Boston Chamber Of Commerce He
told Of what has been accomplished
by this government in wedding out
Germany's hold on Americas com
mercial interests gained for the pur-
pose Of furthering this plan. and de-
clared for a decree Of absolute d.
vorce between German capital and
American industry"
Mr.. Palmer also described the ram.
ifcation of this plan in America, de-
claring before this country's entrance
into the war most of the great Amer
ican-owned industrial establishments
were spy centers. filled with agents
the safety OF the United States"
Wants Hun Interests Wiped Out.
They were Repositories Of secret
information" he continued. referring
to these establishments. both military
and commercial. cleaned by ubtqui-
tous spies in the German employ.
They were a part. of the great Ger
man plan for the military and com
mercial domination of the world.
Il hope to be able to say when
peace is finally declared that there
no longer is any influential German
interest in this country; that every
particle Of German ownership In our
important industries has been wiped
nd no NJ sndYpRfRSAa
have been restored to their rightful
owners.
The sale of German owned OF con-
trolled businesses in this country is
one of the most important battles In
the commercial war that Germany
terests in this country eliminated. the
American business man still has q
fight on his hands. ! have Il from
German sources that Germany's plan
for commercial aggression. once the
treaty of peace is ratified, has been
prepared with such minute detail that
no market in the world has been left
untouched.
"While the fighting waged on the
battlefields the German economists.
in conjunction with the great bank OF
Germany, worked over plans for
German commercial war.
consequently it must not be taken
for granted that after the war tho
competition of Germany for foreign
trade and in the domestic trade Of the
United States can be disregarded or
ignored. We must not underestimate
it,
Selling of Enemy Property justified.
Mr.. Palmer said there can be no
question of the legality of the policy
of the alien property custodian to
continue to sell and liquidate enemy
owned businesses in the United States.
Germany and tie United States are
still at war, he said. and as the trad
ing with the enemy act is still in full
force, the selling Of enemy-ovned
property is fully justified, he believed.
Mr. Palmer recalled that F. p.
Borgemeister. financial adviser to DR..
Heinnerich F. Albert, head OF the Ger
man central purchasing agency in the
United States, who has since been In
termed, told Investigators of the alien
property custodian's Office that he and
Albert were SO certain that the war
would be over in 1915 that he made
plans for extending German trade at
that early date.
$50 certain was DR.. Albert that
peace was at hand in 1916" he said.
that he made elaborate plans for
German after-the-war trade"