The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-29
PALMER ANDUN-
TERMEYER ROW
Attorney General Alleges That
New York Lawyer Was At
torney of Germans


samuel Untermyer. OF New York,
attorney, with atcing 'in the German
| interest" and with simply serving
his old clients" in his recent criti.
cisms Of Mr. Palmers conduct Of the
offices Of alien properly custodian
and attorney general.
Tho attorney general presented his
charges N formal statement with
| quotations from report taken from
Captain Roy-Ed, former naval nt-
tachc OF the German embassy here
upon his capture by the British in
| Palestine and from the diary OF
Heinrich F.. Albert. former chief
privy councillor of the German en-
tassy. The report Of Captain Boy-Ed
as made piLlic by Mr.. Palmer re-
fcrred TO Mr. Untermyer as "tha
unpaid Judicial and legal political
adviser OF the German embassy"
while Dr. Albert in his diary is
quoted as describing a meeting
brought about for business reasons"
at Mr.. Cntermyer's estate OF Grey
stone along the Hudson river.
The malicious retterations by
Samuel Untermycr Of the baseless
rumors and false charges which the
friends Of Germany ins;stently cir
culated about the work Of the alien
property custodian" Mr.. Palmer
said. would not call for any reply
If his recent acts had not somewhat
obscured in the public mind his
earlier connection which made his
motives plain. He desires to undo a
6iGniiicant part of the wars achieve
mcnt. He was vigorously opposed to
me governments policy as laid
down by the congress and carried
out by tho eXccutives---in regard to
enemy owned property. He refers
10 enemy owned concerns in this
country as properties OF these un-
fortunate people whose sad plight he
/ always ought to alleviate"
New York, Jan. 25.--Dcnying that
he ever acted as council for the Ger
man embassy. and maintaining he
/ heve: had any business. social or
professional relations with CAPTAIN
/ Poy-Ed Samuel Untormyer tonight
I issued the following statement in
'eply to Attorney General Palmer's
charges:
Il have just bonn shown. at 10
=" ~''NN tpii-t, II, hlI. = lyLn{,
and oft-refuted statement concern
'nG my alleged aclagIties before our
country entered the war. They have
been again and again publicly exL
p'oded and no ono knows It better
han he does I insisted on appear
Ing before the Overman committee
and disproving them az that time.
then demonstrated:
~. That l had never at any time
noted aS counsel for the German en-
ASS or for any one connected with
It and had never received dollar Of
Heir money. and that 1 had repeated
~ refused to accept retainers from
them when the most eminent lawyers
IN tho country were accepting them,
AZ they and | had the riCht TO do.
p That l never met Boy-Ed but
once In my life, never had any bust
ness social or professional relations
with him and never wrote him nor re-
ccived from him a letter in my life
"'3. Thai after diplomatic relations
were severed and before we entered
the war I opened recruiting stations
on the Lower East side for voluntary
cnlistments at a time when it was
itIll NlttEtl INC COHStIliDt act
would be passed O.,
- (. During the war spent a In rge
rart OF nv time in government service !
in WASHINGTON, paying ny own OK
n"nSos besides subscribing for $3.-
0o0.000 OF government lOnds Of the
various loans and travelling the COun-
try for months also at my own eX-
pcnSH, making speeches on the vari- F
GUS Liberty loans.
"On the question Of relative loyalty
| will match my services against his 7
At any time. While ! was SlCritiCuE +,
my time and mOn3T for my country
he was sWi iVcl chair patriot con-
tcntcdlT and regularly drawing his !
raY and doing his COnuirv untold 7,
harm by his narrow and foolish poll !
Cics in u great voice for which he
was lamCntably unfit"