The New York herald., 1922-04-11
LEADING DEMOCRATS
GOT Big ALIEN FEES
$2.138,5+6 Allowed in Adj
dition to Directors Pay,
Says Report to Senate.
SELECT GROUP NAMED
Former Custodians Gave
Choice Jobs to Leaders,
Statement Shows.
100000 TO JOHN QUINN
Col. Miller's Figures Reveal
Three New Workers in List
100000 TO JOHN QUINN
Col. Miller's Figures Reveal
Three New Workers in List
u. s. Claims Protected.
Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G.. April 10.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. G.. April 10.
Lawyers who were politically promi-
nent during President Wilson'S Ad-
ministration drew enormous fees upon
the orders Of the Alien Property Gus
todian when A. Mitchell Palmer and
Francis p. Garvan occupied that office.
Col. Thomas w. Miller. present GUS
todian, in response to the King reso
luton. to-day forwarded TO the Sen
ate 300 page report detailing how
Democrats, most of them active in
the party councils, virtually monopo-
lized the choicest berths at the disposal
OF the Administration in representing
litigants in cases coming before the
Alien Property Custodian.
Congress was informed that prior
to March 4, 1921. when President
Harding took Office, s2,13S54693 was
paid in attorneys fees. The larger
fees went to a selected group. Pay
ments of fees for legal services rem
dercd to corporations taken over by
the Government were made with the
approval of the custodian out OF the
trust funds Of the particular corpora
ton under Government control.
In the lists of Democratic lawyers
favored by the Wilson regime were
many who. besides drawing huge sums
for legal services, also were paid sal
aries for serving as members of boards
of directors Of corporations seized and
controlled by the Alien Property Gus
todian.
some of the Beneficiaries.
Attorneys fees were so large in some
cases Of corporations that practically no
profits we're left to be distributed to
stockholders.
One of the chief beneficiaries OF large
fees was Frank l.. crocker. New York.
Mr.. Crocker's fees are said to have run
easily into six figures. Throughout the
report the name OF Mr.. Crockcr appears
along with expenditures in varying
sums. some as high as $4,000.
J. Harry Covington, former Demo-
former Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia and
close friend of former Attorney General
Palmer. figure conspicucusly in Col.
Miller's report. Both Covington and
Crocker drew large sums both as legal
representatives and as members of
boards of directors OF corporations.
Other prominent Democrats who were
named as recipients OF large fees were
Fred B. Lynch. former Democratic nat
tional committeeman from Minnesota
John Fitzgerald. former Representa-
tive from Brooklyn: Abram l. Elkus.
Ambassador TO Turkey during the VIII
son administration Homer Cummings
former chairman OF the National Demo-
cratic Committee, and Isador j. krcsel
New York lawyer.
Mr.. KreseI received 500 900 out OF
more than 100000 disbursed for law
yers' fees on account of the affairs Of
the Beer. Sondheimer Company, dealers
in metals.
Lawyers fees absorbed most of the
profits OF the Botany Worsted Mills
Company. What the lawyers did not
get. 1t appears. was paid out largely in
the form of salaries or expense allow
noes to officials or members OF the
board OF directors OF the concern One
lawyer. John Quinn Of New York. was
listed as receiving a total OF 5000. 900
IN fees. other lawyers received $50. 900.
.iany OF the directors were paid $1,000
a year and expenses which in some in
stanccs probably equalled their salary.
II appeared that both Mr.. Crocker and
Judge Covington perhaps obtained the