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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Heavy 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. Caravan, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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 MANY
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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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-
ton.
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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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, chat 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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 ST 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 agrees
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:
as the revolution in Germany a
great bluff? If not, will the train
ing, sentiments and traditions of
generations prevail over it in the
establishment 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 49, sx-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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
himself we'll enough so that he was not
informed 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
By Stanley Frost

tCopyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
The following 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-
erosion. 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 alb
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 ire
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
she set out to conquer the world."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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, twill be
permanent and effectual only if the
weapons of protection Chat 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-
teal nature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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 bust
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
bride government agents to make ar
engagements 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

ponents OF the old order-ominously
prophetic?
I'm 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
SIXTEENTH AND P STREETS, N. w.,
WASHINGTON, D. c.


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
The situation this time Frost
has en detail uld be perv
glad them hen he has finished them
ons which 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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
lie" days. sa'd has contained offers requests for bust
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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 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

NOW 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. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Ready to Start
Dumping CnnspaiQn

fHlkD;--DUMPING, Dumping has
ishs besn scientifically controlled
sssvon n commercial aggression in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

and there are many who are at least
under suspicion--to undermine them
from the inside.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11
AVIATORS TO BE BARRED
 FROM HUNTING DUCKS

ST PAUL, Minn., Jan 10.-Mine, sota's game laws may have to be amended to protect it's ducks and geese from a new menace. State game wardena are considering a suggestion that the legislature be asked to pass bill this winter making 1t illegal to hunt feather foul from airplanes.
 Minnesota has turned out a great many aviators, St Paul and Mime apolis have been gathering places for student and expert flyers It is under stood that some of these airmen who observed the flight of ducks late this autumn decided that the modern hunter will travel in the air bus"
 From casual discussion the possi- bility of such hunting has caused statewide attention. Game wardens believe that ducks and geese could be slaughtered by aviators. There fore, there is a possibility that the state legislature will forestall such hunting.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11
THE OATH

will not drink from German cup
 Or eat from German plate will not deal with a German man
 All foul with German hate. I'll use no drug with a German name
 That's grown on German land. I'll eat no food and drink no beer
 If made by German hand. l will not use German tool,
 Razor or knife. or saw. l will not trade with a German shop That lives by the German law. I will not sail on a German ship.
 Where German songs are sung. l will not breathe where Gods clean
 air
 Is soiled by German tongue. I'll not forget those awful deeds
 To girls and little boys. No more I'll hang on Christmas trees Those bloodstained German toys. will not take q Germans word, He'll break it if he can. There is no love in a German heart Or faith in a German man. This is my oath. when war is done; I'll swear to keep 1t true And since I know you feel the same, I'll pass it on to you.
 ware Age.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11
GREAT WORKOF YANKEE NAVY
 DURING WAR

WASHINGTON. Jan 10-One month before the armistice with Ger many ended the war the American navy was operating a total of 1859 vessels of all descriptions, of which 26i, carrying 42,OOO men. were ac- lively participating in the war in Eu rOpean waters.
 These figures were disclosed in the annual report of Rear Admiral Grif l fin. chief of the bureau of steam en- gineering. Daily expenditures of the bureau during the year covered by the report exceeded s777.OO0. | Admiral Griffin said the regular navy on the date of his report con sisted of 57O ships. supplemented by 93 vessels from the coast guard. light house service. coast and geodetic sur vey and fish commission. In addi- tion the navy was then operating 937 converted merchant craft. yachts and the like, and the naval overseas trans
 
 ping Board and other supply vessels, with 112 more about to be commits stoned. Construction under way for the regular navy at that time included 376 new ships of all kinds and 52 tugs.
 since the United States became q i belligerent," the report states, the magniture of the engineering work of tn navy, both mechanical and cleo trical, not only in it's actual amount but in the rapid development of facil- ties for it's execution has been with out parallel for the same period of time in the history of the worlds na- vies."
 To keep up the fleet abroad three repair bases were established in France. one in Great Britain. one at Gibraltar and two in the Mcditer- ranran. These were supplemented by six repair ships. which achieved re markabIc results in repairing vessels at sea
 The report makes the first official announcement regarding development of the submarine detection devices, and shows that American equipment for this purpose has been placed aboard both British and French naval craft Details are not-1lsclesed, how ever, the report in this connection confning itself to the following para graph
 Previous to July 1. 1917, there were two devices for submarine de tection in service. One was the Fes- senden osCillator. primarily intended for sending and receiving under water signals; the other was a device developed by the General Electric Company Since then eight other de vices for submarine detection have been developed and made in quantity not only for our own navy, but for the British admiralty and the French min. istry of marine. Modified forms of these devices have also been designed
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11

for use in protection of the Atlantic coast of the United States"
 Taking up naval radio development, Admiral Taylor shows that through the new high.powcr plant at Annapo- lis and the station built by the navy in France and nearing completion. provision had been made which would have kept the United States govern ment in touch with it's forces in Flu rope constantly, even if every Subma- rine cable had been cut The radio communication system has been ex- tended vastly. Si additional main sta tions having been built during the year.
 Striking achievements are noted in development of radio outfits for naval aircraft Communication from ma chimes in flight to shore stations is now possible at a distance of 200 miles, the report says, while the land station can communicate with ma chine in air fifty miles away. Through the radio telephone the aircraft can talk to stations 50 miles away and re- ceive verbal instructions from sta tions 15 miles distant Both systems have been employed with the coastal patrol maintained by aircraft.
 Tables annexed to the report show that the battleship Mississippi, twelve dcstroycrs. eight of which are 35-knot boats, and II submarines had been delivered prior to the first fo July At that time destroyers Nos. 70 to 3i4 inclusive were under construction, all but the first two being 35-knot craft. The chief difficulty to be over stroyer project was building the en- zines, yet on July the driving plants of the 275 boats then building were well advanced. Many of the vessels have been delivered since
 Of the big ships. engines for five out of eight new battleships had passed the 20 per cent mark. No work beyond preparation of plans ap- parently had been done on engines for tn" six authorized battle cruisers, and work had not much more than started on plants for three of the six authorized scout cruisers.
 Submarines building on July II num- b"rrd loo. and the tables show the engines for 2N were more than Go per cent ready; Ii Of them being well past the 90 per cent mark.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11

D. H. Sexton has purchased Robert Gottschalks interest in the Alaskan hotel, and all persons having bills against the hotel should present them at once to MT. Sexton, who has as- sumed these accounts. 3-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-11
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS

This Company has spared neither time nor expense to give Cordova a continuous WATER SUPPLY. Tn do this the Company must have your cooperation to stop the waste that occurs from letting the water run to avoid freezing the pipes. Where we find this con- dition still to exist we shall SHUT OFF THE WATER for the winter without further notice.
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
 First Street Phone 3