The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-03
LEE [. BRADLEY OF
 BIRMINGHAM SHOWS REAL PATRIOTISM
Age-Herald's Washington Correspondent Writes Ap- preciation of Unselfish
 Course of Local Man
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington. January 2.--(Special.) Lee c. Bradley, Birmingham attorney, has blazed path for other patriotic ton but that MT. Bradley is a patriot
 Tn the beginning of the war, that is, when the United States took a hand in the European embroglio, like a great many other Americans too old to bear arms, Mir. Bradley had desire to do his bit But unlike many others, he cast abroad to find a berth wherein to ad- vantage he might serve.
 Sometime thereafter. through recom- mendation of a business firm which he had represented in the practice of law, MT. Bradley was called to Washington. He was offered the management of intimate exports under the direction of the council of national defense. He in- vestigated and reached the conclusion that business man and not q lawyer was essential for this duty, and with the consent of the government, he de- clined.
 And then he had a talk with Senator Underwood. This is about his language:
 T want to do something. My prefer ence Is for work which can be done ill Birmingham. If such cannot be ob- tained, I would prefer work which would necessitate my living in Wash ington only q part of the time. If that be impossible, then waive all condi- tions and will go anywhere"
 Shortly thereafter. Senator Underwood returned to Washington. A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, who previously had been made custodian of alien prop erty in the United States, and who. as a member of Congress had once served with Senator Underwood on the ways and means committee of the House, informed the Alabamian that he required the services of an A. No.-1 law yer-one entirely capable, inured to hard work, fun of patriotism, and one who was not moved to patriotic effort through prospects either of wage or title of honor.
 Senator Underwood replied: Lee Bradley IS the man"
 Forthwith, Mir. Bradley was hailed to Washington. When he arrived, he con- ferred with other attorneys in service, and especially with General Counsel Rosenthal. MT. Bradley immediately re- alized that Mir. Rosenthal desired to OINluo lilo tiiiiS uSl"SSti w NohAhS tSA "AtA New York. He found out too, that an- other important attache desired to di- vide his time between Washin Ion and Pittsburg, and another, between Wash ington and Chicago He, therefore, of fered to .'stay on the job continuously until all details of the work in charge had been mastered and mapped out
 Rosenthai was grateful. He suggested that MT. Bradley occasionally visit Bir- mngham, but MT. Bradley, 10 the con- tinued qualification of Rosenthal, agreed to stay. Rosenthal then offered to make Bradley associate general counsel. But the Birmingham lawyer was not desir- ous of acquiring sonorous title, and re- quested that instead of such rank he be known simply as member of the legal staff.
 As a consequence MT Bradley was given work. and he is preparing to do it, On account of his willingness to serve and his recognized ability. his friends believe that in the end, he will be the main dependence of the legal depart- pent At any rate, all purely legal mat ters will come under his supervision, whereas the general counsel will con sider matters of policy
 It is needless to add that in serT- Ing tho government Mir. Bradley Is making great financial sacrifice, ana that, had he been consulted. he would have interposed objection to the wrluns of the above facts