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New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Heory Seizure Of
Huns Property Here

The chief work done has been that
of the United States Alien Property
Custodian, under A. Mitchell Palmer
and Francis P. Garvan, his successor.
They have taken over about $4,000
separate enemy properties, each of
which is administered as a separate
trust. The book value of these trusts
on February Is, 1919, was s5O2,945,-
724.75, but there were some 5000 trusts
as to which no estimate of value had
been possible, and in the case of many
others the real value will depeno on
the price realized at the sale, SO that
the total amount will be not less than
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Traded Stocks to
AuOid Seizure

When war became imminent thew
agreed that, should it come, thew would
simply trade interests, the German get
ting all the Americans interests in
the German companies, and vice versa.
An audit was to be made and the
balance paid in cash. This was done
and the American duly reported to the
Alien Property Custodian that he
owed his German brother-in-law S15.-
QUO, which he turned over. The agree
ment provided that each should have
an option to call for a restoration of
the original status at any time within
five years after the war, and so far
this option Of the German against the
American seems to be about all that
the A. P. C. can seize. The amount
involved Is several hundred thousand
dollars
There have also been a good manv
cases where from one reason or an
other the men who were acting as Ger
man agents in charge of companies
here remain in charge of them since
their Americanization" These include
some of the biggest in the country.
and many men have a lingering sus-
picion that when the war Is over thew
will be found working for their old
masters. Mr.. Garvan, however, who
knows them all personally, is opti-
mistic on this score.
"You mustn't be too hard on those
men, at least some of them," he said.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Would Boos:
German Population

If Mexico permits a wholesale in4
flux of German immigrants, which IS
more than likelihood, inasmuch as
the Carranza government has been un-
able to obtain recognition for its Dip
lomats in France and Italy and has
been refused admission in the league
of nations, its German population may
soar into the million class
Recent advices have given inforrna-
ton of the trade onslaught" contem-
plated for Argentina. A syndicate Of
Germans has been formed for the pur-
chase of meats, cereals and other food
stuffs there, and its representatives
will soon arrive in Buenos Ayres to
'look things over
Perhaps the one thing, in the view
of officials here, which will add weight
and give confidence to Germany's new
commercial pretensions is the report
ed Allied loan of $4,000, 900 900 to Ger
many. The United States, though. in
not party to this proposed transac-
tion.
BY force of circumstances German
business men have temporarily given
up whatever designs they may have
had to regain their lost trade in west
ern Europe. The hatred for all things
Feutonic in France is an effective bar
there, while English merchants have
instituted a powerful boycott against
all things German.
The campaign. which is the propa-
ganda against goods "made in Ger
many" is so effective in the British
Isles as to make attempts to regain
that market fruitless for years to
come.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Country Is Full
Of Propaganda

FIRsT:-PROPAGANDA. The coun-
try is full OF it, often unrecognized
We are told that the German is a good
fellow after all, that we must have his
products, that we must give him a
chance to live and pay indemnities
that we must not clay up seeds of
hate" that we really like him better
than the French and British, that he
has never hated US; that, in short, we
ought to take him back on the old
basis, or better.
The propaganda says Herzog,
rs to be carried out in increased
measure even in different form
from before, a form which will not
lrrItate the feelings of past enemies
"a form which takes these feelings
INTO account in determining future
activity. DoIlar-and-cent poll
cies get the last word after all,
as is to be seen in many cases even
IN war--often against the interests
VI ones own country--and much
more often in peace"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Duty Rests on
American Business Men

There is no reason to believe" saws
a report by the Department of Com
merce prepared by Chauncey Depew
Snow, "that the insensate aspirations
for dominating the labor and commerce
of the world are entirely Of the past.
In fact, there is every reason to believe
the contrary.
There is clear duty resting upon
American business men individually to
keep their eyes open to German COM
petition in whatever form it may come.
They must see to it that all operations
OF German enterprises shall take place
in the open and bear clear indication
of having been made in Germany"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
U. S. Officials
Point Out Danger

The whole problem is summed up
and the danger clearly stated, in re-
port prepared by one Sf the officials of
the War Trade Board. In conclusion II
says:
After considering the German
pre-war achievements in the econom-
ic field as evidenced by her compre
henslve system, centrally controlled;
noting with pride the laudable
achievements Of the Allies in expos-
ing the system and holding it in
check as war measure; perceiving
the ambitious post-bellum trade
plans Of Germany and her aegres-
slve measures even in the midst of
conflict to counteract Allied activi-
ties and rehabilitate that system, and
viewing with apprehension the ap-
parent failure of the Allies to press
their advantages with the ruthless
ness characteristic of their enemies.
VIC ask: After the war what is to
""PPCN III tHc utiuS Oh lraQe :.
"All these questions affecting
trade are fundamental. They must
be decided at the peace table, and if
there is mistake in that decision
then we do not now experience
peace, but only truce. Let every
patriotic American ponder these
questions:
"Is the revolution in Germany a
great bluff? If not, will the train
ing, sentiments and traditions of
generations prevail over it in the
resstahlishment of the old order.
Are not the wildly enthusiastic cele-
brations in Berlin, welcoming as
victors not only the returning SOL
diers but also their officers -- sx-
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Much Property
Could Not Be Seized

But the law has not permitted a
clean sweep by the Alien Property
custodian. In the first place, he has
oeen unable to touch the property of
German subject who happened to be
resident in America and who behaved
hlmself we'll enough so that he was not
1nterned as dangerous" There is con-
siderable property Of this kind. and in
one or two cases dangerous" enemies
nave sought to evade the seizure bv
sudden transfers of property to wives
or daughters who were quite harmless.
These are among the cases still in the
courts.
In the second place, it has been I'M
possible to locate the amount of Ger
man money invested in certain secur1-
ties. There are millions Of dolalrs
worth of stocks and bonds on which
no dividends have been called for since
the war began, and they are supposed
to beong to enemies. But supposition
does not permit the seizure Of these
millions.
Finally, there are some cases In
which the transfers made by Germans
to save their property come so close to
being legal that suits have been nee
essary to determine whether they will,
finally escape or not. Here is such a
case: A naturalized American and his
German brother-inclaw had heavy joint
interests in certain companies in the
same line of business, both in Germany
and America. In no case did they
have actual control, though they were
the dominating influence so long as
they stood together.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Palmer Warns That Sinister
Efforts of Foe Should Not
Be Overlooked

Some of them were VIC rking to free
themselves from the German control
for years before the war, and are glad
of the chance to get free. For good
many others it is plain that in future
their interests lie with America. But
in general you can safely count that
they will be faithful servants of their
new masters, as they were of their old
ones. The German is good at taking
orders, and he is more or less of
coward. They are in position where
they will suffer if they do not behave,
and that is the best security you can
have. Anyway the law has not per-
mitted US to do more than we have
about them"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
By Stanley Frost
Isht. 1919. New York Tribune Inc.

tCopyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
The folloacing is the last Of til.
series of articles on Ge,m,amy's IN
cisible war of economic piracy:
Germany's new attack on America il
going on to-day. Her advance guard:
are on the ground and behind them
are massed the forces of the nation
ready for the new commercial con.
quest, new trade exploitation, new ag-
cression. Their motto is "Subjugate
America First"
The mehace is forcibly stated Ky A.
Mitchell Palmer, now Attorney Gen
eral and lately Alien Property Gus
todian, in his report on the work of
that office, which has been in closest
contact with the Hun invaders. He
says:
~ do not want to continue the war
after the war. I am for peace. I
believe that the great overshadowing
result which has come from this war
is the assurance of peace almost
everlasting among the peoples Of this
earth.
Il would help to make that an ab-
solute certainty by refusing to per-
nit Germany to prosecute a war
after the war.
"The military arm of her war ma
chine has been palsied by the tre-
mendous hammering of the Allied
powers. But her territory was not
invaded, and if she can get out of
the war with her home territory in
tact, rebuild a stable government,
and still have her foreign markets
subject to her exploitation, By means
no less foul and unfair than those
a0hich she has employed on the field of
battle, Toe shall not be safe from fut-
ure onslaughts different IN methods,
but Nth the same purpose that moved
her on that tatetul day in July aohen
ske set out to conquer the world."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Teuton Advance Guards, Backed
by Home Forces, Already
on the Ground

Germany. 1t has been used to crush
out foreign competition.
During the war America has devel-
oped dye industry that shortly bids
fair to rival and defeat Germany's, and
America also has under way the devel-
will destroy the German monopoly.
Germany has been counting on these
two industries to be her most powerful
weapons against the world, and their
usefulness will be gone to her-they
will become simply profitable forms of
business-if the American industries
remain in existence.
Germany will therefore dump into
the American market, at any kind of
price, dyestuffs and potash, and she
will keep dumping, throwing in the
whole resources of the national treas
ury to cover the loss, until the unsup-
ported American industries can stand
the strain no longer. Then will Ger
many recover her great weapons-and
America will pay the indemnities for
the trade war.
"'rhis protection of Germany's ex-
port trade" says Herzog, "will be
permanent and effectual only if the
weapons of protection (that is, the
Indispensable industries) remain ex-
clusively in the possession of Ger
man manufacture. Nothing
stands in the way of the fulfilment
of this condition provided that the
war-forged watchword, Our country
first of ALL, retains, in peace times
also, the same Importance and gen
eral recognition which it now COM
mands.
among raw materials, the most
important will be certain salts neces-
sary in agriculture.
"The classification of finished
products will be somewhat more diff
fcult, since, with few exceptions the
dependency of foreign countries upon
them is not always easy to prove.
In these exceptions are included,
briefly, certain dyestuffs and chemi-
calls of an industrial and pharmaceu-
tical nature
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Banks Behind All
lnUadi1g Companies

NINTH:-BANKING SUPPORT. The
German banks have long made it q
practice to stand behind her traders
in a way which is not done by any
other country in the world. They
speculate on the success of the busi
ness to which they make loans, and
they are assured of the whole power
of the German banking system, and of
the nation behind it, to make each in
dividual speculation good, or to dis
tribute the losses if it finally fails. The
German invader will come with back
ing such as no American business man
can ever hope to get. This was just
beginning to work in America when
the war broke. A new start is being
made.
TENTH: - RECOVERY OF HER
STRATEGIC SITUATION IN AMER
ICA. The war found Germany with a
powerful, we'll coordinated army of in
vasion we'll intrenched in this country.
destroyed. Germany's first desire is to
get them back.
Throughout the process of seizure
and sale Of her investments here the
German has been fighting hard, by
every known means. Charges have
been made that he had attempted to
bribe government agents to make ar
rangements whereby he could get his
companies back after the war He ha q
had bidder at almost every sale, and
the most unremitting vigilance has
been necessary to prevent the COM
panies going back Immediately into
camoufaged German hands. Since the
armistice these efforts have been re-
doubled, and the law under which the
seizures were made has been attacked
at every point-by "American" law
yers.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

ponents OF the old order-ominously
prophetic?
"ln any event are the great bust
ness interests still, organized on the
old imperialistic basis, strong and CO.
heslve enough to support the pre-
war system? These interests were
represented in the original armistice
commission by Matthias Erzberger.
Are they playing Machiavellian
role and is their hand behind the
present disorder in the selfish hone
that they may survive the Storm"
This report was written shortly
after the signing of the armistice
The questions asked have now been
answered.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

ent' Not all the German-owned patents
nave been discovered, it is likely-the
United States Patent Office grants an
proxlmately $4,000 patents a YEAR
out enough has been done to give the
American business man great advan-
tage' Against this must be set off the
loss of American patents in GERMANY
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
SIXTEENTH AND P STREETS, N. w.,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
April II, 1919.

Editor The New York Tribune, Ne1v York CITY.
Dear Sir hare read with sketches of Mr.
Fros stories about the German
in they splendid presentation present uaon and
osar as hav accurate and entirely justified
1he situation this time Frost
has en detail uld be perv
glad them hen he has finished them
ons whch the records of this office justify publication these
articles receive the been able to rem
der. Yours truly FRANCIS p CARAVAN
Custodian
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
AS Though There Had Been No War

TREVES April (By The Associated Press).-Deter-
mined attempts by the Germans to ressabsh CONNER
ca relations with the Allied countries as possible are
revealed through examination of correspondence which,
under authorization issued recently passing from the
American of occupation through censors 70 Ernc
England and the United States.
large percentage OF the correspondence during the last
e" days. sa'd has contained offers requests for bus
relations and advertisements for insertion n R
and American newspapers The tone of the letters
that the Germans consider that the war WAS an ,+
agency which temporarily ruptured trade relations
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
erman Trade Pl0tters Plan to Invade America First
Deutschland Still Striues To Be s'Uber Allies
Rules for the New Trade Battle

IVFW TdUF Baff1e
DR. HERzoG. the prophet of the New Prussisn Piracy
l. lays down among others these rules for tricki. the
world:
he reopenng of export relationships with once hostile
countries take place through neua instead of brouob
direct representatives, in the past
Neutral trading journals effective means for
promoting the German manufacturing export
The naturalization of goods should not be avoided
German exporters must expect that for long time after
the German will be ouawed among our present
enemies The intrinsic quality Of exported goods
must be tpicay German; their external garb better or
for worse, will have to be anonymous-neural
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11
Ready to Start
Duynpiysg CnnspaiQn

fHlkD;--DUMPING, Dumping has
ishs besn scientifically controlled
sssvon n eomm@reial sggressien in
New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

and there are many who are at least
under suspicion--to undermine them
from the inside.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
annual POLK COUNTY
BUDGET ANNOUNCED

Dallas, Or, Dec. 6.--The Polk coun-
ty commissioners court in session In
Dallas this week made up an estimated
budget for the running of the county
during the coming year and recon-
mended that there be levied upon the
property in the county liable for taxa
tion the sum of PIG mills on the dol
lar.
The probably receipts of the county
during the coming year has been
placed at $1,000. Amount of cash on
hand in general fund and general road
fund is S30.o0O. Total amount to be
raised by taxation s273.7s4, Total
to be raised In general fund,
including state tax, state market road
fund and including the state appor-
tionment and interest on bonds Is
Sl54.S94. Amount to be raised In COM
mon school fund and library fund $4S.-
500, General road fund $4,000.
The county court estimates that 1t
will take at least $3i0,794 to operate
the coutny during the coming year.
The following Is Il statement show
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
Mill OPERATIONS
STILL LIMITED BY
SHORTAGE OF CARS

Lumber operations in western Ore
son and western Washington continue
to be hanpered by the car shortage
that has prevailed for the last two or
three months and that seems to be
growing worse instead of better
A number OF prominent mills are
out OF the market entirely because
they cannot get enough cars to ship
the orders already on their books:
others are closed down entirely. This
latter circumstance reduced produc.
ton at the LES mills contributing 20
the West Coast Lumbermen's associa-
ton report last week to 76,S19,215 feet
which was il.67 per cent below nor
NAL.
The trade Is clamoring for lumber
for all kinds of building and construc-
ton purposes; despite the withdrawal
OF many mills from the market orders
booked by association mills for the
week aggregated 9O,S19,72a feet, or
ders being 1S.66o.5o7 feet above pro-
duction.
On account of the scarcity of equip
ment shipments for the week were
reduced TO 6o.122.sS4 feet of which
S,i9S,52S feet wore moved in the do
mestic cargo trade. s.297.717 feet were
exported and S,9t1.7S9 feet delivered
locally The balance of 42,72o,0oo feet
or 1924 cars was moved by rail
But at the same time the mills acc
cepted orders for 1857 cars of new
business. bringing the total volume OF |
rail orders at these l2b
operations UP to 12.779 cars, or $685.
10000 feet.
This, with an unshipped balance of |
I9,666,00o feet in the domestic cargo |
rade and 20.Se2.000 feet in the ex-
port trade gives the group of 1926 mills
to last weeks report
otal of 4S4,s69,o00 feet of unshipped
business. With the chronic scarcity of
shipping and the continued scarcity of
'ars this figure threatens to grow.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
Dallas Legion To Observe
Sailing Date With Dance

Dallas, Or, Dec. 6.-To commemor-
ate their sailing date from this country
for France on December II, 1917 the
Carl Z. Fenton post of the American
Legion will give a big dance in the
Daial5 armory The affair promises
to be one of the most pleasant social
events of the season and invitations
have been sent to members in all parts
OF the county inviting them to be pres
ent that night. The armory has been
tastifully decorated during the past
few days by members of the Legion,
who have spared no pains to make the
evening enjoyable for those attending.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
ALLIES DETERMINED
HUNS NOT TO Benefit
By Ed l.. Keen

(Gnited Press Staff Correspondent. }
London. Dec. 6.-Great Britain and
France are determined that Germany
shall not benefit from Americas hesi-
fancy in ratification of the peace trea-
ty, it was learned authoritiatirely to-
day.
Should Berlin continue to offer OBJ
Jections to the terms of the protocol
for enforcement of the treaty, it will
only result in Tightening the screws
on her, according to reliable informa-
ton from foreign office sources.
From other allied sources it was
pointed out that if the United States
finally rejects the treaty it will furnish
the British and French the opportun-
ity to enforce the terms to suit them
selves.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
Colleges Agree On Timely
Topic To Debate After Xmas

BY agreement between the three
colleges, the subject of the triangular
debate between Willamette university,
Pacific university and McMinnvillc coll
lege will be. Resolved, That the Uni
ted States should secure a mandatory
control of Mexico"
AS this will also be the subject for
the inter class debates at Willamette
the candidates for the class teams are
already gathering material The teams
must be picked before the Christmas
vacation. so that they may prepare
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06

according to the monthly ro.'
M =; Barber, Gs state fire marshal ~, . A.
ths ids. Oregon City fire with : laa' Opl
100000 represents the n',,a : loa Of
port. Ing 70 the \,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06

ing the total OF all taxes FOR the ensu-
ing year levied by towns and cities In
Polk county: Dallas, $11,6S5; lnde'
pendence, $9.6T2.OS; Monmouth, $4-
5s4.SO; West Salem. $SO77.34; Falls
City S4,O45.S2.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
Special Travel Permit Nav
Be Needed For Harvard Team

New York, Dec. Ga special travel
Permit from the railroad administra-
ton in Washington may be necessary
before transportation will be sold for
the Harvard football squads proposed
trip to the Pacific coast, in the opinion
Of officials in the office of A. T. Hard
in, eastern regional director. decided
today.
1T certainly will be the policy of the
administration to discourage all un-
necessary travel during the present
crisis" one official said.
The football trip could hardly be
ciassed as necessary" he believed
AT special meeting of the newly
formed Bayocean road district in Tilla.
nook county it was decided to vote n
.HT
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
State Fire Loss $3O5,2OO
During Month Of November

Twenty three fires In Oregon. exclu-
sive of Portland, during November re-
suited in losses aggregating $306,200,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06
.(.ItbuHt7cLh1 Notes.

ST. PAUL's CHURCH-Second Sum
day in Advent. 7:SV n. m. holy COM
munion; 9:45 a. m. church school; IL
q. m. choral celebration and sermon;
T:S0 p. m. evening prayer and address.
Everybody welcome Chas. IL. Powell
rector.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-06

STATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
the state Institutions Sunday will be
held as follows: 900 q. m. State Hos
pitaI by W. C. Kantner; $3.50 p. m.
Cottage farm by f. L. Putnam; $500
z. m. Girls Training school. by L. W.
Porter; 3:15 p. IN. tuberculosis hos
pital by T. w. Launer.