Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-03
n. ]. SENATOR IS
BITTER IN REPLY
To PALMER CHARGE
FreIinghuysen Denies Pro-
Germanismi Underwood De-
fendS u, S, Attorney Gen.
eral,
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tnv, MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL tESsEo wIRGI
Washington. Sept. "A charge
that Attorney General Palmer was an
intermediary" between President Will
son and German agents anxious to
condone the Lusitania incident, and
now is uRing his authority to "inumi-
date those who criticise him." was
made In the senate today by Senator
Frelinghuysen, republican, of New
Jersey.
The senator was replying to the at
torney generals statement issued last
Saturday, charging that Mr., Freling-
huysen was pleasing Germany by his
official attitude. Mr.. Palmer's nomi-
nation as attorney general was con-
firmed last week after fight had
been made on him by Mr.. Freling-
huysen,
'Mr. Palmer" said the New Jersey
senator, "is pursuing the same meth
DDS as he has used before, shouting
pro- -Germanism at those who oppose
his high handed methods. He will not
hesitate to- use all the great powers
of his office to intimidate those who
oppose him. He has learned from the
German agents. He is more Prussian
than the Prussians."
Calls Charge Malicious,
Senator Frelinghuysen said Mr..
Palmer's charges that he had opposed
the alien property custodian act and
sought to protect German interests in
this country were 'mafcious, specious,
ridiculous and untrue"
The New Jersey senator denied that
he ever had had any personal interest
in or had been connected with any
German interests during the war, and
he demanded an Immediate investiga-
ton OF Mr.. Palmers. administration.
He said 1t was well known that
many bargains" were secured in sale
of enemy property. He told the sem
ate he did not charge Mr.. Palmer
with making personal profits in such
sales. Personal and political friends
of Mr.. Palmer and The presidents
secretary, Joseph Il Tumuity, he
charged, were appointed agents Of the
alien property custodian.
Underwood Replies.i
Replying to Frelir ghuysen, Senator
Underwood, democrat, Alabama.
charged that the men who appeared
before the judiciary committee in op-
position to the attorney generals
nomination were the paid attorneys
of the same German interests that
had attacked the trading with the
enemy act ever since its passage by
congress.
Senator Underwood called attention
to the fact that the committee, al
though controlled by the republicans,
rendered an unanimous report exon
Grating Mr. Palmer of any blame.
Teeth Put in Bill.
When the trading with the enemy
act was originally proposed. Senator
Underwood said. it provided for the
seizure of German property In this
country which was to be held for the
German people. but later. upon his
amendment, teeth" were put into the
hill. and provision made for the con-
fiscation of this property by the Unit
I'd States government
Unless funds derived by the alien
property custodian from the sale OF
these properties the Alabama senator
said. were held intact. no way would
be provided for the paying OF the
many claims growing out of the sink
ing of the Lusitania and other Ger
man outrages committed against
Americans. Senator Underwood de-
clared that the charges against the
attorney general emanated from Ger
many and were circulated as part OF
a general scheme of the Germans TO
.'eet back this blood money"