The Washington times., 1921-07-02
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.Rsxar1ias the suesste. Of Auty
we are enttreIy covered by = letter
from the Rec Gross. asa n there are
sny duties 90 be paid these will se
paid BY the Red Gross. and you are
free froa any anxiety or responsi-
biitty whatever coneernins the
duties."
The American has copies of al
legged documents stating that sales
were made to Chatham 4 Son from
May, 2s. 1919, to the latter part OF
July. Ssusages. meats and groceries
OF various descriptions. amounting
to 1.0f7.s4o francs and seventy cen-
times were sold and delivered In
this period to James s. Burns. ac-
cording TO the Americans papers.
NO FREIGHT PAID.
out OF that enormous total. involv-
ing goods carried in forty-two known
freight cars, the French government.
investigating through it's police de-
partment at Paris. reported that not
one sou was paid Ly the Red Cross or
spectators 10 freight tariff. The
goods were handled through the same
Red Cross ruse described In former
articles of the American. They were
declared TO be military goods 1nl
Red Cross property until delivered 70
the warehouses of Chatham a Son, AZ
Metz. Alasce-Lorraine, for which firm,
II Is alleged, Burns was broker. IL
then became the property Of Chath I'm
4 Son.. according to the Americans
documents.
Not only did the REQ Cross defrs i'd
the French government In issuing
orders of transport tn, French police
DAd kx.s he ksA n
ed the goods ths protection of con-
voye, believing the merchandise 10
have been the actual property OF the
Red Cross en- route to Red Cross str
tions for distribution in canteens oy.
warehouses and for military purposes.
Such goods also. had right of way over
all French railroads, day or night.
Thus, these goods. actually belong
ing to speculators. but travelling In
the name OF the Red Cross. blocked
other traffic that was important 20
refugees returning to their homes and
10 government mails and business.
The American is informed through
a trained investigator and eye-wit-
ness that he has seen many important
trains sidetracked TO permit the RED
Cross goods" to go through hrst.
BIG DEALS SHOWN.
A COPY of an alleged receipt from
Burns. dated May 80, 1919. and ad-
| dressed, to Chatham & Son, shows
that eight carloads of sausages,
amounting to 1,+7s cases. l03.eso
pounds, were delivered to him from
St Nazaire to Metz. These sausages
sold for francs and 80 centimes per
kilo. ma king a total for. this sale of
275,673 francs and so centimes.
\ Another purported receipt involv-
ing three cars. $40 cases, a2,7so
pounds in all, at francs and 80
centimes per kilo, or 103,2sS francs.
SO centimes, Is now in possession of
The American. Many other receipts,
too numerous to specify here. wefe
taken from the files OF broker.
Burns. according to an alleged Of
ncial document, dated June "a, 1919,
bought from the Red Cross and re-
sold to NJ. yillette, Paris, 5000 cases
OF salt pork, fat backs. hams and
shoulders of pork at 8 francs, IS
centimes per kilo. Documents show
that the goods eventually appeared
in part at least in French retail
shops.
Although brokers had been re-
quired TO promise that goods of that
character would he sold out of
France" II was taken for granted
evidently that the Red Cross would
follow it's rule Of protecting" pur-
chssers from, freight rates and spe-
cial duties and taxes. u