Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-10
URGES court FOR
ALIEN PROPERTY
Custodian Covers $3.50, 900, 900
In Values in Report on
N War Seizures
AMERICAN CLAIMS CITED
BY the Associated Press

washington. April IO.--An account .
ing Of the $3.50. .OOO. 600 worth Of enemy
J property he'd by the Government was
, gwen the Senate today in a report. tho
nrst compiled since February. 1919.
hled by Alien Property Custodian
ihomas W. Miller. in response TO a
resolution by senator King. Of t'tah.
The hnal disposition of this prop
1, erT. Miller said will undoub, e,lly
have a direct bearing on the economic
s'relations between this country and
& europe. with particular reference 70 tho
late enemy Powers. Tho seuuestered
property will also have a bearing on the
question Of the settlement of American
claims against Germany"
[ Discussing the Sil5. 900. 600 nf Amer
tican claims against Germany. Miller re
lcalled the terms Of the Knox -pOri er
peace resolution. indicating thpi no dis
position Hh"n! y" :;IG,,r ~ enemy prop-
erty held hy the United States until
the German Government had provided
Tor the satisfaction 90 all American
claims.
He said Congress must evolve some
pan whereby American claims against
Germany may be adjudicatcd by some
proper tribunal created by law
There are several classes Of claim .
instance. these Of Americans whose rasn
was seized by the German custodian
and who are now being offered the re-
turn or their money at the deprecated
value Of the mark. which today il valued
at third of cent for each mark or
Q reduction Of I.n per cent from the
pre-war va,ue
This prup0si' ion amounts 10 praci irai
c0nhscation on the part of the German
Government. There are also claims ON
file with the State Department for tn"
loss Of property and lfe nj sea. grow
ang out Of submarine sinkings previous
to April q. 1917.
New Taxes u Huge Factor
"1f the German property were re-
0lrned today without any conditions.
The tax laws in force in Germany would
require German NATIONALS or other
people under tho jurisdiction Of tn"
German Government. whose property
was returned to them. 10 give up in
taxes to the German Government II
major portion of the funds returned.
''t'ne of the taxes assessed i known
as the empire need tax. the revenues oi
which are utilized by the German Coy.
ernment for its own nationals. and u
second tax. known ms the indemnify
u
reparntions going to our late Allies.
1T has been suggested thas the
amount of money the German Govern
nent would realize from such taxation
might form the basis Of II fund to b."
left in this country. the sam. 20 be
applied for the satisfaction Of claims
OF American citizens against Germany
when these claims are adjudicare'i.
Millcr's report consisted Of thousands
Of typewriter pages. giving the de-
tails of about $4,000 active trusts.
and territory in the United States and
, the Philippine Islands and Hawaii,
consisting of industrial plants. steam
ship lines. banks and cattle companies.
salmon factories. gold and silver mines
and thousands of parcels OF real estate
and securities.
Answering charges by Senator King
that property had been seized since
peace was concluded with Germany last
July. the report declared the last
property seized was that belonging I"
Grover Cleveland BergdnIi. which was
seized May -. 1927.
Even Advertising Is Covered
Responding to inquiry for details Of
salaries and fees rald in connection
with the enemy properly, til" report
showed the following list;
Attorney foes paid prior TO March
4. 1921. $H.13S 2,G: attorneys foes
paid since March 4 1921. Sl1G, tGo :
salaries of officers and director. "f cor
porations previous 10 March !. 1921 .
$1.574.OlT salaries sine" March I.
1921. Sl3.-: 49,; paid for accounting
and appraising previous TO March I,
4 1921. 81 .Os4. .S59: paid for the sam"
eince March !. 1921. S2IlS paid for
adver, ising previous to March I. 1921