The sun., 1919-09-01
CALDER TELLS WHY
HE FOUGHT PALMER
Strove Only for Square Deal
for German People With
Capital Hefe.
DENIES PRo-TEUToN BIAS
Frelinghuysen Raps Ex-Prop-
erty Custodian for Printing
"Batch of Falsehoods.'

Both Senator william NJ. Calder OF
New York and Senator Joseph S. FIRE.
linghuysen Of New Jersey found At to
reply yesterday to Acknowledgement
Palmers statement that both Of them
opposed Mr.. Palmer's administration OF
the office of Alien Property Custodian
because they had pro-German interests.
Both declared that Mr.. Palmer is quite
wrong and that their opposition to him
is derived from their desire to see tnat
American interests were protected.
Senator Calder said:
IF what Mr.. Palmer says is true, 1t
Is because have insisted. as President
Wilson has insisted, upon a square deal
for the German people as distinguished
from the German nation. Mr.. Palmer
has been dealing not with the capital
OF the German nation but with private
capital invested in this country. Even
II 1t were true. and don't Tor mo-
ment concede that it is, that no Ameri-
can interest has asked for any investiga-
ton of the Alien Property Custodian II
Is probably because those who have pen-
Gifted by Mr.. Palmers administration
of the Alien Property Custodians Office
are the friends and acquaintances OF the
men on the inside. Even In the hquloa-
ton of the nations war obligations this
kind of business should not be per-
mitted"
Senator Frelinghuysen devoted con-
siderably more time to his reply
at is all bluff and buster, just the
same as Palmer handed out when he
was Allen Property Custodian" he SAID.
He is attacking the wrong man II ne
thinks he can get away with that MY
activities in connection with the TRAD
ing with the enemy act were actuateo
wholly by motives OF pure Americanlsnl'
II Palmer feels that l have been as
loyal TO my people, to my state OF 70
my country why doesn't he carry tne
matter to Congress instead OF running
to the newspapers with his patcn u
falsehoods? That's the place for II.
81 have no German interests, never
had any and don't want any. Amerl-
can protection for American companies
was all l was after-.prevention or the
impounding OF American money ana the
wrecking of substantial American busi-
ness interests for the period of the war.
1 opposed Palmer because / could not
approve of his methods In the conduct
of the office of Alien Property Custodian
1 do not believe in disposing Of seized
properties to friends at low prices.
"I am ready to stand up and to be
Judged entirely upon my own conduct,
and not one thing that 1 did would 1
fail to, do again under the same circum-
stances.
my German interest in the war
consisted in an earnest effort to save
seventeen thoroughly American insur-
ance companies from being crushed out
of existence through programme that
Palmer was apparently determined 10
carry out. / am not in any German
German
insurance No company in which have
any financial interest has any German
interests. Neither have I any interest
in any German company.
1.-TWO Newark insurance companies
the Firemen's and the American-stood
to lose heavily. Neal Bassett. vice.
president and Western manager of the
Firemen's Insurance Company, was sent
to Washington by his concern ana l COL
Elaborated with him, 1t was my duty to
do so. 1t is folly to mention the Stuy-
vesant Insurance Company. Like my
self. II has no German interests 1t Is
American through and through. Palmer
| TO the contrary Notwithstanding"
Senator Frelinghuysen continues to
the effect that his sole desire in seeking
10 have the trading with the enemy act
amended was to release German money
and property that was, by right of con-
tract and agreement, to go into Ameri-
can concerns and to be used by Ameri-
| cans for American purposes.
On behalf of AIR. Bassett Daniel II.
| Durham, president OF the Tiremen's
company, said that any statc;rent by
Mr., Palmer or by any other pe-Scn to
the effect that Mr.. Bassett's appearance
in Washington was for any but purely
| legitimate business reasons coulu De
characterized as a falsehood.