The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-02

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Bosch Magnetic Co, Leader in Move
ment-Sees Hughes.
NEW YORK, Aug. German efforts
to diseredit the acts of A. Mitchell Pal
mer and Francis p. Caravan in the office
OF the alien property custodian during
the Wilson administration, and to OBJ
tain the return of German owned prop
erty, money and securities seized dur
ing the war, has gained impetus since
the signing of the peace resolution by
President Harding.
Otto Helms, former president of the
Bosch Magnetic Co, with plant i'm
Springfield, Mass, who is suing to have
the sale of that concern by Mr. Palmer
to American interests, declared null and
VOID, arrived here from Germany on
July y and Is looked to as a leader in
the campaign for the restoration of the
seized properties,
Mr. Helms and his attorney, Harvey r..
Andrews of rs Broadway, have been
extremely active in the last TO DAYS.
holding conferences i'll the National Re
publican club, and with Republican
leaders in Washington.
MIR. Andrews, at his summer home in
l)arlen, Conn, yesterday afternoon said
he had y clients who, like Mr. Helms.
were fighting to have their property
returned now that the war is officially
over. Among his clients are Karl Zeiss
OF Jena, manufacturer of optical. surgi-
cal and other scientific instruments ::
William Forstner and the Spiedel Co.,
having large iewelry manufacturing
company In Providence. Il. l., and the
Manila Drug Co. and the Juan Landehl
properties in the Philippines.
a To s,,H
legislation in favor of his clients, Mr..
Andrews exhibited vohlminous CORES
pondence with Senators LODGE, BOrah,
Reed, Nadsworth and Others and mem
berS of the foreign relations committee
OF the house OF representatives, refer
ring to his requests that the phrase
Tatltying all sales of the alien prop
erty custodian" should not be included
in the peace resolution. The phrase was
not included.
Mr. Andrews also verified a report
that during the visit he and Mr.. Helms
paid to Washington from Tuesday to
Saturday last week ne called on Secre-
tary of State Hughes, with whom he
had been associated in Republican state
politics some years ago. The subject of
the conversation was withheld.
30, 900 Properties Not Returned.
According TO Mr. Andrews, there are
about 23,0J0 properties and patents of
an approximate value of $3.50, 900 600 !
not returned to original owners out of
a total OF 4o,O0o'trusts worth $1oOo.O0a,-
900 seized by the alien property custo-
dian during the war. The Helms suit
and others to be brought by Mr.. An
drews on behalf of his clients are ex-
pected to serve as preceCents in all lit
Igations arising out of these seizures.
Mr.. Andrews refused TO allow Mr..
Helms to talk for publication yesterday,
but agreed to answer questions concern
ing his program Mr.. Andrews is an
lrish-American.
Il became connected with the Bosch
Magnetic Co., in 1908 a. official govern
ment expert and customs house attor-
ney, said Mr.. Andrews yesterday, and
have continued I'M association with the
and MIR Helms up to the pres
ent time. | have made a thorough
study OF the questions of law involved
and am convinced that the alien prop-l
erty custodian was grievously unjust inl
his administration of alien owned prom |
erty during the war.
Mr.. Helms. who is a German citizen.
but was never declared an enemy alien
during the war. ret.-rned to Germany |
reduced from a millionaire to almost a |
pauper through the acts of the alien
custodian. He had had town
house and country house, but had had /
to take his wife and child to live i'm
three rooms in New York.
Now he has completed the reorgani- |
cation of his business interests in Ger
many and arrived here a week ago aft
er visiting England, France and other
in order to rebuild his for
tune.
ION Tuesday we visited at Washing
ton together and stopped at the Hotel
Lafayette uneil yesterday. We saw at
number of people in Washington and Ii
had an interesting talk with Secretary
Hughes. | wanted to see President
Harding, but he left Washington before
| could make arrangements -
Mr.; Andrews was asked the object of
Mr. Heins's visit
His object. said the attorney. SIS
to prosecute his suit at law in order tol
have the sale of the Bosch Magnetic Co.
to friends of Mr. Palmer declared null
and void and to have his property re-
turned to him: second, to re-establshl
himself in business here, and third, to I
give what information he can to the
courts. to the public and to congress,
regarding the nefariOus administration
Of the Office of the alien property Gus
todlan during the war. -