Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
FURTHER PALMER
INQUIRY UNDECIDED
Subcommittee Investigating
Charges Against Attorney
General to Study Testimony.

Whether there will be any further
investigation of the charges made
against Attorney General Palmer by
the Senate judiciary subcommittee, to
which his nomination has been re-
ferred, was still An open question
when the subcommittee adjourned to-
day.
In some quarters it was said that
the charges against Mr.. Palmer IN
connection with his administration as
alien property custodian had fallen
flat Prediction was made that the
committee would recommend favor
able action on his nomination as Attor-
ney General
Following the meeting today, which
was held behind closed doors, Chair
man Dillingham; of the subcommlt.,
tee said that it was the purpose or
the committeeman to scan carefully
the record of the testimony taken at
yesterdays hearing and also certain
documents presented to the COM
mittee in connection with the case
before determining. what course
set, he said, for another meeting OF
the subcommittee.
Charges German Activity.
hearing yesterday afternoon. carried
the warfare into the enemy's camp.
alleging that his accusers were
ALIGNED with German interests in an
effort to discredit his administration
Of the Office Of the alien property
custodian.
During the year and half he was
in charge of the office aa Mr.; Palmer hy
every enemy alien and every friend
and attorney of every enemy alien in
this country. and that in Berlin he
was characterized as the official
American ptekpocket" Every rf friena
had been seized was attacking him,
he said, because his Organization had
seized enemy property ana captured
the German industrial army in the
United States.
It would be shown. he told the COM
mittee, that the particular charges
lodged against him were not based on
the ground that he had sold enemy
plants at too low a price, but that he
had sold them to Americans who had
turned them to profitable account.
Demanding a full inquiry. which he
asserted would show that the GUS
todian had disrupted the enemy's in
Egland. the Attorney General told the
committee the only record he could
find of Harvey T. Andrews, who COM
planned against the sale of the Bosch
Magnetic Company Of Springfield, Mass,
was that he had claimed to have acted
as attorney for the general manager of
the company, a German subject. and
that he subsequently received $500 for
his services.
stirs Senator Freylinghuysen.
twas near the close of the session
and after the Attorney General had
given the committee some account of
Andrews connection with the Bosch
Magenta Company plant at SPRING
field, Mass, that he came to an open
republican,. of New Jersey, leader in
the fight to prevent confirmation of
his nomination. Mr.. Palmer was pro-
ceeding to take up charges as to the
alleged placing of friends in positions
where they might profit by the sale of
enemy property and had just stated
that these charges were made by
when the senator jumped to his feet.
For an instant he and the Attorney
General glared at each other.
You can't bluff me like that" the
senator shouted. Il am a senator of
the United States and I demand that
administration. brought before the
committee, in a proper way
The Attorney General snapped back
that ne was not trying to- bluff any,
body. However" he added. Il will
answer and leave Mr.. Frelinghuysen's
name out of it,
When Mr.. Palmer concluded his
two-hour statement, Senator Freling-
huysen told the committee that If it
decided to go into the Investigation
Of the alien property custedian's of
fee, he would present witnesses in
support of charges against his adj
ministration. Complaints had come
to him from some Of his constituents.
he said.
Mr.. Palmer came back with the as
sertion that Senator Frelinghuysen
had visited New York detective agen-
cies to find out if they did not have
something On Palmer"