Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-26
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GERMANY, Gil A NJ
CHARGE MADE ny ATTORNEY
GENERAL PALMER. DURING
BITTER ATTACK.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.--Attnrncy
General Palmer tnight charged sam.
uel intermyer, New York attorney.
with acting I'm German interest" and
with simply serving his old clients
in his recent criticisms uf Mr.. PalmrI's
conduct Of the offic'a ~ alien property
custodian and attorney general.
tn. attorney general presented his
charges In a formal statement with quo.
taiions from u report taken from cap.
tain BOY Ed famous naval attnche oi
"a. German embassy here upon his
capture hy the British In Palestine.
and from thu diary ~ Heinrich T. ~.
bert. former rhicf priyy councillor II
the German embassy. The report of
Captain Iicy I'd. ~ made public hy MIR
Palmer. referred o. Mr.. Untrmycr M
IN" unpaid Judicial and legal political
adviser 80 the German embassy" Whil.
Dr Albert. in his diary. " quoted ~
describing meeting brought about Tor
business reasons" NJ Mr.. l'ntcrmy,rs
estate at Grcystono along the Hudson
River.
The malicious rciteation hy Samuel
t'ntormyer 81 the hisclcss rumurs and
false charge which the friends ~ Ger.
many mistakenly circulate about the
work OF thu alien property custodian.
Mr.. Palmer aid. would not call for
any reply II his recent activities had
not somewhat ohScut'd In the public
mind his earlier connections which
make his M, tivcs plain. lie doiircs Ia
undo significant part ~ the wars
achievement. lie way vigorously oppos
I'd 20 IN" governments policy--as laid
down by thu congress and carried out
hy the extcut.ye-in regard a. enemy
,Sned property. ~. refers 20 enemy
owned concerns In this country as
properties ~ these unfortunate people.
whose sad pligh, he always sought "a
alleviate
His exact status. despite his equivo
cations and dcnials with respect "a
There unfortunate pcople'the Germans
is hes; shown by AN official report
IL Captain BOy.Ed . addr' s~s.d "a
the chief 81 the German admiralty
staff. e - 9 In explaining statement
a. the American people. which he H.
sued on hcing expelled from this coun'
Try. boy ~ faid.
Every statement was drawn up In
i,s original form hy counsel Samuel Tn
termyer. He was at the time ui my
STAY In New York. the unpaid judicial
and legsl-poliiical adviser to the i'm
porlal embassy. He ~ one of the most
important. u not the greatest. counsel'
| ~ the United States: the presumptiv'
successor II Mr. Gerard. II he should
| leave his amlassadorial post; FOR
mcr very influential member OF h'
democratic party 81 New York state
"A personal friend of Warburg Of thu
federal reserve hank. of the secretary
Of Justice: the chief state counAl q
| New York. etc. rntermyer's siatcmen
was IN crdlnatcly long and was sharp
and my opinion. very clcVerly writer
and wellgrour,h.d attack on the Amer
lican.Anglophilc press Tor the protection
~ the German official personalities u
the United states, and particularly II
defense oi the logic ~ my proceedings
Mr. TntermyeT insisted particularly ol
/ ruch a statement. On unselfish grounds
as the foregoing shows, because m
departure had to b. utilized In an
circumstances to the advantage Of IN
officials remaining behind, especiall
} the German ambassador. At the las
minute | decided to collaborate Wit
chief Privy Government Councillor \
bert. e. make merely short and les
shsrp rtatement which was nm eNtra'
81 MIR. Untermyer's long one. In n
peraonal interest Of my own create
pencc md c0nformnhly Ca my Vel
self.sacrlficlng time In New York.
His true status II again shown
the handwritten diary ~ Chief PRIV
Councillor Albert. representing the ce
} trail Einkauf Gesellrchaft In this cou
E try. and today under.seoretary oi sta
~ the German republic in other
p meets this Faster festival passed q
somewhat. anxlously. since NJ noon
was summoned o. Pllinfield IN Has
dron, and In the evening to tniormy
nj hts estate at GreyEtone. We
n there. and had no reason Co repent a
4 meeting brought about for businc
2 reasons
y "untermyer Is porgonally, ny
II means an unpleasant individual. shrew
!. very familiar wit political affairs and
|. business sense. extraordinary well
n to.datc. He has wonderful estate
Is the nsighborhood OF Yonkors on
r. he!ghtr OF the Hudson. Opposite .
D. the Palisades q the other bank. o'
! which the sun went down In wonder
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