New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-03
Palmer Fears
German Grip in
Patent Return
Garner Attorney General
declares Resut7, of Chem
ical Rights VIII Re-esiab-
l;sh Her World Monopoly
rouId Not Learn Value
ro,,nda,ion Under Attack by
Hardi,,g's Order Formed
forPuhlic Benefit, He Says

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u,cssfl Palmer, former Attorney Gen
-, declared today that if the German
..,.,.s en- dves and chemicals seized
y ne United States during the war
- INV held BY tn Chemical Founda-
..r we're returned. as demanded by
p-,.ident Harding. it you'd mean that
Germany would again establish an alb
,.ln,s monopoly Of the worlds chemi-
- ~.rse. and place the American pub
\, :, the mercy Of a dye trust.
esAfore the war" declared Mr..
o.,-ar in statement. Germany con-
!.aIsd the dye and chemical industry
- The world with all its by-products in
~. line OF Medicines explosives and
r.sas When the war broke out we were
sersirelv without dye stuffs. and the
e,,il.rfd world was in imminent danger
sr,r the German scientific knowledge
.rS economical control of explosives
and gases.
ssr systematic violation of the spirit
a. our patent laws. She took out
american patents, not for the purpose
n developing any American chemical
industry, but 10 stifie it. These patents
we're seized by the alien property
custodian under authority Of the trad
irg with the enemy act. We had no
means Of determining their actual money
value,
Conserved for Public Benefit
"There was no American chemical
Industry to aid US in fixing it. If we
had sold them to private interests we
might have sold them for grossly less
tan their value and got nothing but a
rev American monopoly to take the
plscs Of the German trust. So we con-
eered the plan of conserving them for
The general public benefit and to build
great American industry free from
the evils of monopolstic control.
Eve formed the Chemica Founda-
ton, sold the stock IN small blocks to
persons Interested in a new chemical
industry, trusteed the stock for long
period Of years in the hands Of five
disinterested American cittzens of high
character and undoubted patriotism,
provided for non-eXclusive licenses
upon equal terms to all corners, the
proceeds TO be used after payment Of 6
per cent TO stockholders in research
and educational work in the develop
ment OF the chemical science.
Francis P. Garvan was made presi-
dent lho is not a stockholder] be-
cause he was SO cjrcumstanced that
he could and would work without com
pensation for services or personal ex-
penses We then sold all the patents
about $500 in number under allthor-
ity Of law and in strict conformity
herewith, to the Chemical Foundation
for 100000.
Disturbs German War Plans
'But that was not the only consid.
e'stioh' mere were two other consid.
efanonS OF enormous value. first. the
Tree flght to the United States govern.
menttouSe all the patents, without anv
accounting as long as the patents were
III existence; and, second. the building
up by the plan outlined of competf
i've chemical industry in the United
states to the great material benefit O
the people in time of peace and TO.
,helr safety and security in time o.
war.
The result has fulfilled our hope
ana has proportionately disturbed tn,
German plans in the "war after tn,
war" The world knows now that tn,
next war will be chemists war. Tn,
t,aemical Foundation has ASSURED
america Of proper measure Of pre-
paredness Strike it down and Ger
many is again at our throats.
ms government attack on the
American chemical industry is the
greatest victory Germany has won sine,
pfershing turned back their legions q.
gha'eau Ihierry. 1t Will be hailed Will
1enght IN every German household
ooih here and in tho Fatherland. Bu-
WI real Americans stand for this be
lated surrender"