Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-26

Scores Actions.
1.-THE malicious reiteration by
sEatauel Untermyer Of the baseless
rllnors and false charges which the
friends of Germany insistently circu-
lated about the work of thes alien
property custodian" Mr.. Palmer said.
would not call cfor n reply if his
recent activities had not somewhat
iohscured in the public mind his
motives plain. He desires to undo a
significant part of the wars achieve
ment He was vigorously opposed to
the governments policy in regard to
enemy owned property. He refers to.
oncmy owned concerns in this country
as properties of these unfortunate
people, whose sad plight he always
sought to alleviate.
His exact status, despite his
equivocations and denials with respect
to. these unfortunate people'-the
Germans-is best shown by an official
report Of Captain Boy-Ed,
addressed to the chief Of the German
admiralty staff.
SIN explaining a statement to the
American people which he issued on
being expelled from this country,
Boy-Ed said;
Boy-Ed's Tribute.
Every statement was drawn up
in its original form by Counsel Samuel
Untermyer. He was. al the time of
my stay in New York. the unpaid
judicial and lcgal-political adviser to
the imperial embassy. He is one of
the most important, if not the great
est, counsel of the United States, the
~presumptive successor of Mr.. Gerard
II he should leave his ambassadorial
post, a former very influential men,
Der Of the Democratic party of New
York state. a personal friend of a
burg, federal reserve bank, of the Sec
rotary of justice, the chief state coun-
sci Of New York, etc.
% 1Jntermyer's statement was in
%ordinately long and was a sharp, in
my opinion. very cleverly written n
we'll grounded ATTACK on the Ameri-
can-Anglophile press for the protec-
ton of the German official ~personali-
ties in the United States, and par
ticularly in defense Of the logic Of
my proceedings. Mr.. Untermyer in
sisted particularly on such a state
ment, on unselfsh grounds as the
foregoing shows, because my depar-
ture had to be utilized in any circum
stances to the advantage of the Of
icials remaining behind, especially
the German ambassador. At the last
minute I decided in collaboration with
Chief Privy Government Councillor
Albert to make merely a shor and less
sharp statement, which was ar extract
Of Untermyer's long one, in the per-
sonal interest of my own greater
peace, and conformably to my very
self-sacrificing time in New York
Shown In Diary.
His true status is again shown in
the ulary OF chief PrIvy Councillor
.,,.o,,. .Ir.SnnTpp fna LonfPoI Hin.
,,aur LeseAscnalt III this country. and
Louay uuuer secretary of state OF the
German repuphc:
IN c,ner respects this Easter fes-
tival passed OIL somewhat anxlously,
a4nce At noon l. was summoned 70
rlalnneld, to Hagedorns and in the
evening 10 Unter-.ycr at ms estate at
ureystune. l urove there and a no
reason 10 repelt inns meeting brought
aDouC tor business reasons Inter
42lyei is persoIisilly a by no means I'M
p1easanl lIulvluual, snrewd, very
ramlliar with polllcal affairs n in
a business selse extraordinarily we'll
up to date. Conversation OF
lue prevention of the export OF am
munltion anu otner political ques-
LIONS; Nlereck was also present
Thus it appears that although
Hays, kaufman and Llndhelm We're
n publicly admitted attorneys OF Int
LerI4aIl en- baSsy, Untermyer was, In
the opinion or lne embassy at least,
It's Controlling and chief counsel
which we reallze that my Office has
recently prosecuted to conviction and
sentence pOun kaufman and Lind
helm Tor vlolatlons OF the law grow
lIig OUT OF tnelr activities as counsel
rOr German interests, and that MIR
Llndhelln is Mr.. Cntermyer's relative
according TO his W sworn statement
before lne Overman committee, it is
pam that constituencies resentment
now moves him, although before his
prosecution on July rs, 1919, more
Than four months, after 1 had severed
all connection with the alien property
custodian's office. he wired me:
have freely. openly, consistent,
admired your fair judicial attitude ir
every transaction where I was con.
cerred and will be glad. in common
justice to repeat that assertion at any
place n time. Your Office was con.
Quoted with exceptional ability. Yol
selected best talent regardless of othel
considerations. No ADLER. more de,
voted officials than Caravan, Bradle,
and Palmer could anywhere be found
Money could not buy such service
Still Counsel.
He Lis fails to tell the public tina
his partner. Louis Marshall. la beer
and is counsel for the Stoehrs in tn,
Botany Worsted cases. and Richard
Wagner in the SHINES Steamshi,
cases, both involving over thirty mil
lions Of dollars, and both claimed b,
the alien property custodian to b,
attempted fraudulent evasions of tn,
trading with the enemy act Thes,
two. cases are the most importan
cases now pending before our court
IN the whole field of the activities o
the alien property custodian.
S1isgFMr: Untermyer lis simply servin,
his old clients by attempting to dis
credit the wartime work Of captur
Ing, enemy property in the Unite,
States. With naive confidence in tn,
\ public fOrgetfulness, he processes t
ne doing it in the peoples interest
It Is really in the German interest.
.UhteFmyeF Makes Statement.
New York, Jan. 26.-Denying tina
hetsever acted as counsel, for the Ger
ma embassy, and maintaining he ha,
II never had Amy business, social O
p~rOfessional relations with Captai
Boy-Eda Samuel Untermyer last nigh
Issued the following statement rela
ttve 80 Attorney General Palmer!