Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-26
DECLARES GERMANS
ARE ATTACKING HIM
Attorney-General Palmer Charges
Alien Interests Seek His
Defeat.
REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS
Official Says He Is Fought for
Doing His Duty in Former
Position.
REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS
lBv Associated Presz.1


"ASHINGTON. July 25.-Attorney-
General Palmer, appearing today be-
fore the Senate Judiciary Committee
10 make final reply to charges put
forth in an effort 20 prevent contrnla-
ton OF his nomination.. declared the
whole fight against him was conceived
and carried on by representatives Of
German interests because of his work
as alien property custodian in break
ing up the German industrial army
in the United States.
During the course OF his statement
Mr.. Palmer made detailed denial of
charges by Senator Frelinghus sen. Re-
publican, OF New Jersey, regarding the
payment OF excessive fees 10 Senator
Harris. Of Georgia, and John J. rI,z-
gerald. former member Of the House
from New York.
,tsrrs. The total AMOUNT paid PAL Senator
done before ne became member Of
the Senate while Mr.. Fi,zgerald's
firm received $500 a month as as:
sociate counsel of the American Metal
Company.
Says Fee ShnmclessIy Low
LAS New York prices 20 for legal
services the Acknowledgement said
"Alr Fiizgerald's compensation was
snameles,iy ass ,ha l9%; 9So In ALL ne was paid
Starting off with charges by Harold
bennington. lawyer OF New York.
that MIR. Palmer should not be per-
n!ttcd as Attorney General to pass
upon his acts as allen property custo-
clan. the witness said Remingtons
complaint was not against the law
These LAWYERS. representing Ger
man interests" Mr.. Palmer declared
have come here with their charges,
but they have been careful 10 cast no
aspers:ons upon my moral character or
NY qualifications. They have attempt
cd to say that ! sent a man TO Paris
vision mat my acts as alien property
custodian should stand. perfectly
absurd thing 10 say. 1t is part Of
the German fight against me. carried
en- By paid agents of Germans still
incensed because their property was
taken over and put into Anne rican
An Outrageous Insinuation.o
The Attorney -G,teral said he Nigh,
later file answer to what ne characte
! !zcd as perfectly outrageous !nsinua :
ii9ns by MeT,on F. New Lsws o1 formerly
he had sold the Bosch magnetic plant
At Springfield, Mass. TO friends a Il
figure much below its value.
The committee spent nearly an hour
discussing. with the Acknowledgement
the case OF Stoiiwerckc Brothers, choc-
olais manufaGturers. Of Stamford,
Conn whose plant was seized and sold
after Homer ;. Cummings, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee
whose firm had been its counsel since
1908. reported 10 the custodian that il
was CermAn-o
Mr. Cummings. who was paid slo,-
coo year as managing director. re-
signed year ago, Ny. Palmer said
because ne wanted 10 join :, synd icat,.
10 buy the property. On account of his
formcr come zion with the company
the custodian would not permit the
sale TO be made 70 him. and the plant
was bought for sl.500.000 by the Tou-
raine company and Estabrook & Com
pany, OF Boston.
Touraine Company Not Alien.
Mr.. Palmer denied charges tthat the
Toura!ne Company, long In the candy
business in New England. was enemy
owned.
The Attorney General explained the
sale of the International lnsuran ce
Company 10 the Chase Securities Cor
poration and the subsequent refusal TO
let that concern have II after the alien
properly custodian's office had been in
formed that the proposed liquidation
v!sabie
Thereafter the property was bought
oE anotner firm whose Americana
was doubted. but it had been shown,
MI Palmer said, that the new owners
had accomplished the Americaniza-
ton of the company"