Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-08-11
CARAVAN DEMANDS
HARDING CLEAR HIM
Writes to President That He
Has Been Grossly Mis-
led by Daugherty.

10 the United States government a
single chemical patent right owned by
the Chemical Foundation, Inc, OF
which he is president, Francis =. Gar.
van, in a spirited and energetic letter
TO President Harding, asserted that
the President, grossly mlsled by the
Encouragement" is, for the first time
In American history, attempting to
abrogate solemn Executive order of
predecessor, and is acting, moreover,
on information furnished by German
agents and Interpreted by lawyers
whose sole knowledge of the war and
its lessons Is derived from association
with German clients"
Absolute legality In the sale OF 400
and odd former German patents TO the
Foundation, and complete publicity In
the organization and operation of this
quasi.publlc 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 a
dollar out of II, or ever could do so
under its charter md bylaws, himself
least of all he fortjhes that statement
with sfigures which show that the capt
tal Of the institution consisted Of S42S,-
300, all Of which has been spent In the
purchase of the patents and In educat-
ing the people through schools and
colleges and In the encouragement of
chemical societies, and says that the
Foundation income from licenses bare
ly meets the modest running expenses.
All OF these financial details have
long been available, Mr.. Caravan re-
minds President Harding, and demands
that the President ascertain the truth
and tell the people whether the Foun.
dalton and its head have deserved the
abuse they have received
"Gave All and Got Abusep
ut has given its ALL" Mr. Garvan
writes you can take away nothing
but the opportunity Of service. 1t was
all we got from the government. u
is all we have.
Mr.. President, you have had the
temerlty TO impugn the honor of the
gentlemen who boast part in the
great work of building up or preserv-
Ing the possibility of progress in or.
ganic chemistry for America You have
again been misi1formed as TO the
nature of the trust we bore. That trust
was not for the German Kartel. The
owner Of practically al the important
patents, who had received them under
the unthinking graciousuess OF laws
they had induced. That trust was for
the American people, their industrial
Independence and for the safety and
health Of their children and their chill.
drens children"
At the outset Of his letter Mr.. Caravan
states that he has forwarded IN tho
Allen Property Custodian the Chemlcai
Foundations formal answer 10 his
demand, an answer "as an American
corporation ready at all times TO de-
fend Its rights In the COURTS" but that
the public In whose interests the Foua-
dalton was organized, is entitled 10 BE
fully informed as 70 the circumstances
under which the demand vas made and
the reason why II Is unquallied,v re-
fused. The demand itself, Mr.. Caravan
asserts, together with the letter written
by the President and the statement
made by Acknowledgement Daugherty,
demonstrate that you, Mr.. President,
have been grossly mlsled by the attor-
ney-general, both as TO the law and the
facts Of the case"
Eliminating ENEMY Interest"
Thereupon Mr.. Caravan contends ~
that the attorney general has listened
exclusively TO German agents, which Is
no investigation (2), that the United 1
States government has no interest In /
the suit brought by the Foundation TO /
determine the ownership of funds held /
by the treasury; (3), that when Presi- .
dent Wilson authorized the sale of the I
German patents, neither the President, 4
secretary of state nor alien property !
custodian was under the law In the |
remotest sense a trustee for the Ger
man enemies; (4), that specific power
10 sell the patents was granted by Con .
gress after full committee hearings on
4, 1918, and on December 3,
1918, President Wilson, vested with /.
power 10 supervise all sales, authorized /
Acting Secretary of State Frank l.. /
Polk 10 approve the sale OF the German
and other patents; (5), that .
on February 20. 1919, Polk ordered the .
sale In the public interest, noting that I
a public sale was not in the best in /
terests Of the public because II would .
offer opportunity for the patents 10 get |
into the hands OF spectators and /
and that the Chemical |
obligated 10 grant nom
exclusive licenses, was the best means |
Tor eliminating alien interests hostile
10 American industries and OF the ad- I
of chemical and allied in
iustries In the United States;" (s), !
that President Wilson, returning from
abroad, confirmed Folks order on Feb
ruary 10, 1920, with this comment:
my reasons for the foregoing determi- /
nation and order are stated in the said
orders of Frank l.. Polk and In
addition thereto, the public interest
will be best served by the elimination
of any enemy interest adverse 10
american citizens arising by reason Of
said chooses In action, or rights, inter
ssts and benefits under said agree
nents
This SALE" Mr., Caravan continues.
was made In the full light OF all
branches Of the government and in the
full light OF publicity The idea OF It's
was the result OF the init.
nate knowledge of the past use OF these
patents In manner hostile 10 the
United States interests, and In full
with all OF the executives
" the government, the experts Of our