New-York tribune., 1921-01-26
Before the War He Was
Virtually Counsel for
German Embassy, His
A wer to Attacks
Boyd Is Quoted
To Support Charge
Attorney General De-
clares Lawyer at One
Time Praised His Work
From The Tr,b,,ne,e Jvosbt,oton p,,~.o,


WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Attorney
General Palmer to-day issued a blister
ing attack upon Samuel Untermyer, in
which he charged I1ntermyer was
virtually counsel for the German EN-
bassy before the war and was counsel
for BoyEd and Privv Counselor Albert.
Mr.. Palmer made public copy of
what he said was an official report of
Boy-Ed to the chief of the German
Admiralty Staff, in which Boy-Ed, ex-
planning a statement abusing the
American people which he issued on
being expelled from the country, said
that "every statement was drawn up
in it's original form by Counsel Samuel
Untermyer."
"Thus it appears" said Mr.. Palmer,
chat although Mays, Kaufman and
Lindheim were the publically admitted
attorneys of the German Embassy,
Untermyer was, in the opinion Of the
embassy at least, its controlling and
chief counsel"
MIR. Palmer's Statement
Mr. Palmers statement follows in
part:
"The motives and purposes of per-
sonal attacks upon public officials in
their governmental conduct are the
concern Of the public when such at
tacks are made on behalf of secret and
sinister interests.
"The malicious reiteration by Samuel
Untermyer of the baseless rumors and
false charges which the friends Of
Germany insistently circulate about
the work of the alien property GUS
todian would not call for any reply if
his recent activities had not somewhat
obscured in the public mind his earlier
connections which make his motives
plain.
Gle desires to undo significant part
of the wars achievements. He was
vigorously opposed to the governments
pollcy-as laid down by the Congress
and carried out by the Executive---in
regard to enemy-owned property. He
refers to enemy-owned concerns in this
country as the properties Of these un-
fortunate people whose sad plight he
always sought to alleviate.
His exact status, despite his equivo-
cations and denials with respect to
these unfortunate people--the Ger
mans--is best shown by an official re-
port of Captain Bo. Ed, the notorious
naval attache Of the German Embassy,
who was sent out of the country by
our government. 1t is addressed to
the chief Of the German Admiralty
Staff, was captured on Boy-Ed's person
in Nazareth. and was transmitted to
this country by the General Headquar-
ters of the American Expeditionary
Forces in France.
Palmer Quotes Boy-Ed 4
"In explaining statement abusing
the American people which he issued
BoyEd said:
Every statement was drawn up in
it's original form by Counsel Samuel
Untcrmyer He was at the time of m
stay in New York the unpaid juridical
anu legal political adviser to the I'm
perial Embassy.
He is one of the most important
IT not the greatest, counsel Of the
United States, the presumptive success
sor Mr.. Gerard, if he should leave
his ambassadorial post, former very
party of New York State, personal
friend of Warburg, Federal Reserve
Bank, Of the secretary Of justice, the
chief state counsel of New York. etc.
'Untermyer's statement was inordl-
nately long and was, in my opinion, y
very cleverly written and we'll ground
ed attack on the American Anglophile
press for the protection of the German
official personalities in the United
States, and particularly in defense of
the logic Of my proceedings.
Mr.. Untermyer insisted particular
ly on such a statement on unseltish
grounds, as the foregoing shows, be-
cause my departure had to be utilized
in any circum stances TO the advantage
of the officials remaining behind, espe-
cially the German Ambassador. At the
last minute | decided, in collaboration
with Chief Privy Government Council
lor Albert, to make merely short and
less sharp statement, which was an cx-
tract of Untermyer's long one, in the
personal interest of my own greater
(ContInued on page three)