Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-01-26
UNPAID ADVISER
TObERNST0RFF,
ALBERT, CHARGE
1Exact Status, Despite
Denials, Shown by
Report Of Boyd.
Refers to Enemy-Own-
ed Concerns as Prop
ertys of Unfortunates'

Washington, Jan. 25-Attorney Cen
eral Palmer Tuesday charged Samuel
Untermyer, New York attorney. with
acting "in the German interest" and
with simply serving his old clients" in
his criticisms of Mr.. Palmer's conduct
of the offices of alien property custo-
dian and attorney general.
The attorney general presented his
charges In a statement with quotations
from report taken from Captain Boy
Ed, former naval attache of the Ger
man embassy here, on his capture by
the British in Palestine, and from the
diary Of H. F. Albert, former chief
privy councillor of the German en-
bassy. The report of Captain Boy Ed,
as made public by Mr.. Palmer, referred
to Nr. Untermyer as "the unpaid judi
cial and legal political adviser of the
German embassy" while DIR. Albert is
quoted as describing meeting brought
about "for business reasons" at Mr..
Untermyer's estate at Greystone, along
the Hudson river.
Mr.. Palmer said that Mr.. Untermyer
desires to undo a significant part of
kthe wars achievements
Continuing, Mr. Palmer said:
"He was vigorously opposed to the
government policy in regard to en-
emy-owned property. He refers to
enemy-owned concerns as properties
of these unfortunate people whose sad
plight he always sought to alleviate. "
His exact status. despite his eQ,li-
vocations and den:als with respect to
these unfortunate people-the Ger
mans-is best shown by an official re-
port by Captain Boy-Ed-addressed to
the chief of the German admiralty
staff-in explaining statement to
the American people. which he issued
on being expelled from this country,
Boy Ed said:
"'Every statement was drawn up
in its original form by Counsel Sam;
uel Untermyer. He was the unpaid
judicial and legal political adviser to
the imperial embassy. He is one of
the most important. if not the greatest
counsel of the United States, the pre-
sumptive successor of Mr.. Gerard if
he should leave his ambassadorial post,
a former very influential member OF
the Democratic party of New York
state, q personal friend Of Warburg,
federal reserve bank, Of the secretary
Of Justice. the chief state counsel OF
New York."
"His true status is again shown in
the diary of Chief Privy Councillor Al
bert, representing the central Einkauf
Gezellschaft in this country.
I'm other respects this Easter fes-
tival passed off somewhat anxious,
since l was summoned to Plainfield, to
Hagedorn's and in the evening to Tn
termyer at his estate at Greystone. I'm
Atermyer is personally by no means
unpleasant individual; shrewd, very ia
miEar with political affairs. and in a
business sense we'll up to date. Con-
versation was exchanged on the pre-
vention of the export of ammunition
and other political questions. Viereck
was also present
sThus 1t appears that although
Hays. Kaufman and Lindheim were the
publicly admitted attorneys Of the Ger
man embassy, Untermyer was, in the
opinion Of the embassy at least, its
controlling and chief counsel.
Relative Is Convicted.
"When we realize that my office has
recently prosecuted to conviction and
sentence both Kaufman and Lindheim
for violations of the law growing out
of their activities. as counsel for Ger
man interests, and that Mr.. Lindheim
is Mr.. Untermyer's relative, according
to his own sworn statement, it is plain
that conscienceless resentment now
moves him.
HE also fails to tell the public that
his partner, Louis Marshall, has been
and 10 the counsel for the Stoehrs in
the Botany worsted cases, and Richard
Wagner in the SHINES steamship cases,
both involving over $3O,OOO00O and
both claimed by the alien property
custodian to be attempted fraudulent
evasions of the trading with the enemy
act.
"Mr. Untermyer is simply serving his
old clients by attempting to discredit
the wartime work of capturing enemy