Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-23

security and that immunity Of which
they seem to fully assured.
Tho Chemical Foundation Com
pany and tho Bosch Magnetic cases
have been pointed out as typical In
stances OF tho most fiagrant sort OF
maladministration Of the trust prop
crty. calling for swift and drastic
action. What has been done during
the last year and moro by the present
custodian and the Attorney General
In regard to these matters? Abso-
lutcly nothing. so far MS results are
concerned. May we depend upon the
present Alien Property Custodian and
his legal adviser. the Attorney Gen.
cral. to take such steps now as should
have becn taken several months ago?
ls an investigation under this pro-
posed resolution necessary to expose
conditions that will compel official
action 10 resort 10 the trust estate
that Of which II has dispoied and cor
rect improper conditions that still
exist?"
Mr.. Woodruff asserted that while
German citizens had been allowed to
obtain their property. millions Of dol
lars Of property. belonging to Ameri-
cans. were still held Part Of the
Woodruff resolution had this TO say
OF Mr.. Miller's administration:
Whereas. 1t was tho duty OF the
present custodian to investigate al
legged frauds In connection with the
administration Of his Predecessors, he
had not only done nothing after a
years time. along this line, but on the
contrary had attempted. when the
German peace resolution was before
Congress. TO write into It blanket
clause. ratifying all past. present and
future seizures, sales and other tram
sactions"
Assails Daugherty Also.
In his speech Mr.. Woodruff COM
mented on this point:
Does any one suppose that the
present custodian. then but recently
induced into office. took this action
wholly upon his own responsibility.
and without conference with and the
approval OF the Attorney General. VIII
II be denied that In the preparation of
the amendment and of the brief in
support of the proposed amendment
that he did not have the cooperation
and assistance OF the Attorney Gen.
erals offlce. The action. on the part
this House to ratify and confirm the
sales and transfers of the former Gus
todians. was of the gravest character
and Importance. II II had been sue
cessful II would have had the most
serious consequences to the Republi-
can Party and would have been a
complete nesation OF the pledges which
our leaders had made, as we'll as an
ofsense against honest government"
OF the case Of II. Upman & Co. o.
Havana. Mr.. Woodruff said that evi
IDENTIFY the former custodian had 6
change Of heart between the time wher
Cpman was called the German octu.
pus" Of Cuba and the time when he re
turned the Upman, properties, said Il
amount 20 $4,000, 900 Mr.. woodruff
went on:
Garvin's Aid Employed as Attorney.
In the proceedings for the return o
this property. Upman was fortuna I,
enough TO secure the services of an at
torney. who Is. or at least at that time
80 am informed. was the counsel 70
a New 1orn financial concern, whicl
had received valuable favors IN tn
way OF deposits from the Alien Prop
erty Custodian and who had as one o
its offcers. George j. Corbett, q gentle
man who was one Of MIR. Garvin'
chief aides IN putting over the Chemi
cal Foundation deal, who became tn
secretary of that concern on its OF
Sanization and who, therefore, had re
ceived very substantial compens "a tior
out OF trust properties. of course. 70
services rendered TO the custodian. /,
one instance a Zee upwards Of $500
in addition TO sundry other emolu
ments on other occasions"
Mr.. Woodruff estimated that tn
earnings OF seized properties in tn
last four years were 100000. .oOt
which added 10 the original value c
the properties. made a total Of $500
100000 20 be accounted for, while NJ,
Miller reported in December that IN
value was about S575, ,000. 900. Som
OF this shrinkase, Mr.. Woodruff in
sisted was due TO wssteful admins
irauon, including practical gifts I
ofc.als such as in the Chemical Foun
|, dalton CASE and others OF Ike charac
ter"
Mr.. Woodruff, commenting on III
fact that one OF the former custodian
had referred TO the lawyers who serve
him as patriots" said
You will find that five of the mos
conspicuous OF these patriots receive
but the Insignificant sum OF s697.0C
! for their prodigious labors. This su,
would pay the salaries OF an ecu,
number OF Congressman for betwee
. eighteen and nineteen years. TT
amount received by these five me-
: who by the way, were only employe
3 occasionally and not continuousl
: would exceed the pay Of more tina
{ $500 soldiers while fighting in Fra NJ
for a year. One lawyer received VI
wards Of $4,000, another $4,000 ar
upwards. and another $4,000 ar
l. upwards. two or three more each a
amount exceeding 100000. Othel
= either less patriotic or less favore
: were forced TO be content with pait,
? amounts such as s75. 900. $4,000 s7I
Z 600. $4,000 and S43 900"