Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-26
UNTERMyER DENIES.
PALMER CHARGES.
Never in Employ Of German En-
bassy, He Asserts-Renews
His Complaints
ALLEGATIONS CALLED LIES

New York, Jan. 2G.-DcnymC that
he ever acted as counsel for the German
embassy and maintaining hr had never
had any business. social or professional
relations with Captain Boy-Ed, Samuel
G'ntcrmyCr last night issued state
mcnt in reply to Attorney General PaI
mcr's charges. in which he SAYS:
II have Just been shown Mr.. Pal
mcrs lying and oft -refutcd statement
concerning my alleged activities before
our country entered tho war. They
have been again and again publicly OK
plodcd. and no ono knows II better than
he does.
II thought the war was over, and
pray what on earth has this iobIot OF
cold. exploded lies to do with my cate
Gorical charges against this rccrcant
and incompetent public officer? | charge
him:
First. with using the patronage Of
his office to the extent of hundreds of
thousands Of dollars and more in cX-
Orbtant fees in support of his grotcsQuc
ambition TO be- nominated for the pres
dcncy.
Second, with gross incompctency.
amounting almost to nOnfeasanre. in
the noncnforccment Of the antitrust
laws. to which tho present housing
crisis is. 10 at least a considerable OK
tent. due.
"Third with the refusal to honestly,
promptly cooperate with the Lockwood
committee when urged to do so. and
with being finally driven by me into
sul!cn and half-hcartcd action.
Washington. Ian. 2G.-Thc alleged
pro German activities of Samuel Tn
tcrmyCr at the outbreak Of the war and
the details Of his connection with tho
German embassy and its notorious ma
val Htta,hc, captain Boy Ed were re-
called by \. Mitchell Palmer, attorney
general. yesterday in statement deny
ing Mr.. Untcrmycr's recent charges OF
discrimination and unfairncss in the
administration Of the Office of the alien
property custodian.
Mr.. Intcrmycr. tho attorney general
; charges. is simply serving his old
t clients by attempting to discrcdit the
wartime work of capturing enemy
property in the United States"
= Th" statement in part follows:
"Thc malicious rcitcration by Sam
/ Ucl lmtcrmyCr Of the basecss rumor~
r and false charges which the friends o'
\ Germany insiStCntly circulate about the
- work Of the alien property custodian
- would not call for any reply if his re.
D cent activities had not somewhat OBJ
. srurcd in th" public mind his earlier
connections. which make his motiv,
Il plain.
e "IiIN exact status. despite his cQuvo
cations and denialS with respect {,
these 'unfortunat" p"oplC'-thc Ger
. manS-it best shown by an official re,
D. port Of Captain Boy Ed. In explain
= ing the statement abusing the American
= people. which he issued Un being CX
!" pcllrd from this country. Boy Ed said
T " 'ENcry statement was drawn up il
It jtS original form by Counsel Samuc
!, | nt"rmyrr. He was, ut the time o
IT my stag in New York. tn" unpaid iuri
driaI and legal political adviser to tn
% impcriui embassy. jntcrmycr'S state
,n mrut was inordinatcly long and wa
II sharp. in my opinion, very clovCrI
!, written and we'll grounded attack o
the American Anglophlc press for tn
= protection of the German official per
/ sonnlit"S in the United States. an
f. particularly in defense of the logic q
7, my proceedings. Mr.. Intcrmycr in
Ir sisted particularly on such statement
s. At the last minute ! decided, in col
l. laborution with Chief privy Govern
nj mcnt Councillor Albert. to make mcrrl
- Il short and lc~s sharp statement. whic
Ut was an extract of ntormycr'S : long on,
~ in the personal interest of my ow
20 greater peac" and romformuby to IN
= very self -sarrilicims time in Ne,
n York.
ID 1T appears that. although Hay,
r., Kaufman and Lindhcim were tho puh
,r IirIy admitted attorneys of the Gprmn
- cmbasSy, Iutcrmy"r was in tie upinio
uf the embassy at least. its cuntrollin
and chief counsel. When we roai1
that my office has recently prosecuted
conviction and sentenced both KauI
man and I.imdh"im for violations ,
the law growing out Of their nctiviti,
rs counsel for German interests. nm
@ that Mr.. Lindhcim is Mr.. urcrmvrr
. relative, according to Iii, own siyor
statement b"f"r" lh" Oyrrmun commit
or tee, il j. plain that Cou~rirurclcSs rc
sentiment now moves him.