The St. Charles herald., 1922-08-26
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Writes to President That He
Has Been Grossly Mis-
led by Daugherty.

single chemical patent right owned by
the Chemical Foundation, Inc, OF
!, which he Is president, Francis z. Gar
van, in a spirited and energetic letter
TO President Harding, asserted that
the President, ''GroSsl? misled by the
attorney-general," is, for the first time
in American history, attempting to
abroCate solemn Executive order Of
a predecessor, and is acting, moreover,
on information FURNISHED, by German
agents and interpreted by lawyers
whose sole knowledge OF the war and
It's lessons is derived from association
with German clients"
Absolute legality in the sale of 4,7oo
and odd former German patents to the
| Foundation, and complete publicity in
1 tine organization and operation of this
! quasi public institution, together with
the highest of ethical motives, are
earnestly maintained by Mr.. Garvan in
his communication, and he asserts with
/ emphasis that no person connected
| with the Foundation has ever made
! dollar out of It, or ever could 90 so
| under its charter and bylaws, himself
| least of all he fortifies that statement
| with figures which show that the capil
1 tai of the institution consisted Of Sf23.-
900, all of which has been spent in the
purchase of the patents and in educat-
( ing the people through schools and
| colleges end in the encouragement OF
chemical societies, and says that the
| Foundation income from licenses bare
l ~ i1r
All of these financial details have
long been available. Mr.. Carvan re-
! minds President Harding. and demands
that the President ascertain the truth
and tell the people whether the Foun-
dation and It's head have deserved the
abuse they have received.
"cave All and Got Abus."
at has given Its ALL" Mr.. Garvan
writes. "You can take away nothing
but the opportunity Of service. 1t was
nll we got from the government It
is NIL we have.
/ "Mr. President, ycu have had the
/ temerty to iInpuCn the honor OF the
gentlemen who boast a part In the
ereat work Of building up or preserv-
Ing the possibility Of progress in Or
ganic chemistry for America. You hare
again been rnis,1formed as to the
nature Of the trust we bore That trust
was not for the German Kartel. the
cwner CT practically al the important
patents, who had received them under
the unthinking Craciousness OF laws
they had induced. Tiras trust was for
, the American reople, their indnstr. al
! independence and for the Safety shd
4 health OF their children and their chill
dren's children"
At the outset Of HIS letter Mr.. Garvan
states that he has forwarded tn the
Alien Property Custodian the Chemical
Foundations formal answer TO his
demand, an answer "as an American
corporation ready at all times TO de-
fend it's rights in the courts BUS that
| the public In whose interests the foEa'
dat;on was organized, is entitled TO ne
fully informed as to the circumstances
under which the depand was made ano
the reason why It Is unquaffiedly re-
fused. The demand ITSELF Mr. Garvan
asserts, together With the letter written
nv the President and the statement
| made by Acknowledgement Daagherty
demonstrate that you, Mr.. President
have been grossly misled by the attor
ney-general both as TO the law and the
facts Of the case"
Eliminating "Erery Interest"
Thereupon Mr.. Garvan contends o.
that the attorney general has listened
exclusively to German agents. which L
! no Investigation (2), that the United
States government has no interest II
/ the suit brought by the Foundation t
determine the ownership OF funds he'll
] nv the treasury; (3), that when Presi
1 dent Wilson authorized the sale OF tn
\ German patents, neither the President
secretary Of state nor alien propert,
4 custodian was, under the law, In tn
reruetest sense a trustee for the Ger
man enemies: az. that specific pawe
| TO sell the patents was granted by Con
rress after full committee hearings o.
! November 4. 1913, and on December !
| 1913, President Wilson, vested wit
power to supervise all sales, authorize
Acting Secretary Of State Frank
Polk to approve the sale of the Germa
chemical and other patents; I'd, tina
4 on February 20. 1919, Polk ordered tn
sale in the public interest. noting tina
publlc sale was not in the best II
terests Of the public because It Woni
offer opportunity for the patents to &c
] into the hands Of Spectators an
4 monopollsts, and that the Chemics
!, Foundation, obligated to grant nor
exclusive licenses, was the best mean
1 for eliminating alien interests hostil
4 to American industries and OF the az
! vancement Of chemical and allied Il
4 dustries in the United States" (6
3.that President Wilson, returning frol
/ abroad. confirmed Polk's order on Eel
ruary 13, 1920, with this comment
"siy reasons for the foregoing determ
nation and order are stated In the sal
ordeH of Frank J.. Polk and
addition thereto, the public intere.
will be best served by the eliminatio
/ of any enemy interest adverse
american citizens arising by reason
said chooses in action. or rights, inte
ests and benefits under said agre
mentS "a.
This SALE" Mr.. Garvan continue
"was made in the full light OF "a
branches of the government and in t.
full light of publicity. The idea OF |
formation was the result Of the int
mate knowledge of the past use of the'
l hnct:ta ri