Evening star., 1922-07-17
CARAVAN REFUSES
TO YIELD PATENTS
Urges Mr.. Harding to Seek
Other Advisers Than
German Agents.
DEMAND HELD UNUSUAL
Attempt to Abrogate Order Of For
mer President Declared First
in History Of Nation.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 17.-The Chem
zeal Foundation, Inc. has declined to
comply with the request of Alien
Property Custodian Thomas w. Mil
ler that it return to the government
patents, trade marks and copyrights
rights assigned to the company, a
letter written by Francis P. Garvan,
president of the foundation, made
public yesterday, discloses.
Another letter from Mr.. Garvan to
President Harding AYERS that the in
formation given the President about
the case has been furnished by Ger
man agents to an ex-German spy, and
interpreted by lawyers whose sole
knowledge of the war and Its lessons
is derived from association with Ger
man clients" The President is urged
by Mr.. Garvan to seek Other coun-
sell" the letter declaring that he has
been grossly misled by the Attorney
General both as to the law and the
facts of the case"
Letter to Miller.
In his letter to Alien Property Gus
todian Miller Mr.. Garvan states:
This will acknowledge the receipt
of your Communication dated the Sth
day of July, 1922. demanding that this
company return and deliver to you all
patents, trade marks and copyrights
heretofore assigned to this company
by the alien property custodian. that
the company account to you for all
income received by 1T from such pat
ents. trade marks and copyrights, and
that the company forthwith cease to
exercise any dominion over such
trade marks. copyrights and patents.
In reply you are advised that this
company is owner. in it's own right. of
all the aforesaid patents, trade marks
rived therefrom. The company denies
that the United States government. or
you. as alien property custodian, or
any one other than this company, has
any right, title or interest in said
patents, trade marks and copyrights.
The company. therefore, declines to
comply with your demand in any par
ticular whatsoever"
Claims Precedent Broken.
After reciting in the letter to Presi-
dent Harding what he states were the
steps which-led to the sale of the pat
ents, trade marks and copyrights of
the foundation, including numerous
tary of State Polk and one from
former President Wilson, Mr.. Garvan
says:
of the United States government that
the chief executive has been advised
by his Attorney General to attempt to
abrogate the solemn executive order
of his predecessor. 1t is the first time
in the history of the United States
that the chief executive has been ad-
vised by his Attorney General to vio-
late a sacred contract entered into by
the government with it's citizens"
Reiterating that the company has
not realized any profit to date. Mr..
Garvan urges President Harding "in
American fairness to direct the gov
ernment auditors now going over the
foundations books Ito seek and seek
and then to certify to the American
people whether l or any one else con-
nected with the sale have ever re-
ceived anything but abuse"
Says President MisinfOrmed.
"Mr. President" the letter continues,
you have had the temerity to impugn
the honor of the gentlemen who boast
a part in the great work of building
up or preserving the possibility of
progress in organic chemistry for
America.
You have been misinformed as to
the nature of the trust we bore. That
trust was not the German kartel, the
owner of practically all the important
patents. = That trust was for
the American people. their industrial
independence ana tne Sdlety anu
health of their children and their
children's children"
In conclusion. Mr.. Garvan informs
President Harding that 1 have not
gone on with my disclosures.
for I felt that the great issue must
not become clouded with personalities
but I beg sof you to seek other coun-
sell
q. S. TO PUSH SUITS.