Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-13
SENATOR'S POSITION
AND Mr.. WILSON'S
WERE IDENTICAL
CONTINUED from Page IL

the United States as a, nation to
ship non-contraband goods to neutral
ports of all countries. l proved by
English authorities and by all text
writer's on international law that the
freedom of the seas gave to a neu-
trail the right to ship. non -contraband
goods to neutral ports. without re-
gard to the ultimate destination of
the goods. The Atlanta Constitu-
ton might also have showed that
President Wilson in a letter to Great
Britain on March 81, 1915, took eX-
actiy the same position.
Repudiated German Nomination
THE Constitution in its Sunday
morning article also showed the fact
that some association ln+ California
in March, 1916. sought to present my
name as a candidate for the \presl-
Dental nomination and to elect dele
gates from California for that pur-
pose. If this newspaper had wished
it's readers to know the truth, It
would have added that J. promptly
repudiated the action of this con-
vention. declined to permit the use
of my name and declared my desire
that the delegates headed by Scna-
tor Phelan, who supported President
Wilson for denomination, should be
elected. r
81 am at least gratified that none
Of these Germans oven PRETENDED that
their information as to my attitude
was based upon anything except my
declaration on the floor Of the sem
seas. ..
DR.. Albert's sacHeI
"If the Atlanta Constil ution had
desired to give it's readers all 1t
knew, it would have gone further
and stated that in the summer Of
I, 1t oil nr.
man propaganda in the United States.
lost his satchel in a subway in New
York. The satchel was found by
agents of the department of justice
and contained, among other things.
detailed statement of how Mitchell
Palmer was helping him obtain from
the president information with
reference to the presidents atti-
tude on the Lusitania incident, and
on the presidents attitude towards
forcing Great Britain to allow nom
contraband goods to be shipped to
neutral ports. =, t-.r ...,
ALBERT claimed that Palmer was
acting in cooperation with German
agents at that time. Quite an cI~
posture was made by the New York
World upon the subject. The World
editorially demanded an investiga-
ton of this alleged connection of
Mitchell Palmer with German agents
as attorney general. An investiga-
ton was had by the senate judiciary
committee on these charges against
Mitchell Palmer. He admitted hav-
ing seen the president on the dates
named by Dr. Albert and admitted
having discussed some of the sub
jects with the president. but further
claimed that he had no relations
with DR.. Albert, and that he was
really acting for a New York lawyer.
a friend of his, Mr.. Stanchfield. He
also admitted that one Levy and
one John Simon visited him at his
home in Pennsylvania, after his talks
with the president. 1t was ON this
visit that John Simon was charged
with having telephoned to DR.. AL
bert, and Levy was claimed to have
been a representative also of DR..
Albert. However. Levy was the law
partner of Stanchield.
81 vote dto confirm Mr.. Palmer,
as I accepted his statement that he
was acting for his friend, Mr.. Stancll-