Show CUSTODIAN T TURNS U R N S N A J 1 USE RS Says Charges Against Him Hint Are Made l by Person Who Tho Are Aligned With Foe Business In Interests WAS WA'S A'S AS H II i x G- G I G-I fOX TOX June I r 20 Attorney General Palmer at ato atthe o 0 t the first public I t hearing in the fight t to o prevent c confirmation A s S J T oration mation b by the Senate Sen Son Come Corne Corn Agin Ih n ate of his appointment appoint ment turned sharply toda today upon his hisa a accusers and boldly charged that t they Je Y o av re a J Jr r t 0 U n sl 1 n a n. concerted attempt to discredit iL his administration as alien property custodian cus cus- During Durin the fife year cor and a n half bolt he was in charge of the office Mr Palmer declared he had been denounced by every ery enemy alien aliel t an and every ery friend frien nail and attorney attorney- of every cry enemy alien in inthis inthis this country and that in Berlin he was characterized as the official an pocketbook Eyer Every friend ot of the thc aliens whose property had been seized were attacking him him he b said sallI because his i organization had seized enemy property prop prop- orty erty and captured the Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- i trial army In the United Stales States out Glut of or It would be lie shown ho toM told the tho coln- coln that the tho particular charges l lodged against him blot were not based J. J on the tho ground that he had sold Mold enemy plants at too low Iowa a n price but that thit he had bad hold cold ol them to Americans who had turned thorn them to profitable account Fur For nearly five hc hours tho thu Senate enate Judiciary subcommittee conducting an open Inquiry at the request n of the at attorney attorney at- at nt-I nt torn torney e general was in a continual snarl The bitter feeling remained to the I end tho the meeting closing abruptly and andIn I In disorder with the tho announcement f another session would be held heM tomorrow tomor tomor- row ru There was tuns a a. strong stron belief beller at time die capital tonight that no further tomor I hearing o of or consequence would be Le held rand and that thal the committee would recommend In mend confirmation o of Mr Palmers Palmer's I nomination na The first evidence of f bitterness S was displayed at the very cry outset et n Walsh Democrat of oC charged Morton lerton 1 10 F. L Lewis formerly at attorney at- at torney general of ot New York with deceiving do- do cel ng the committee lust last week eel through h failure to tu quote all o of tho the sections of at the time law bearing caring on tho the right of the tho nil alien en property custodian to s seize enemy property J 1 MJ- MJ Lewis who Is counsel for tor Baroy Harvey liar Bar vey voy T T. Andrews the principal complainant com com- frankly franlel stated slated that thal he had been bern In error and that he had lJ come corne JI prepared cared to offer hl his apologies Senator Walsh retorted that w while he accepted the statement without reservation Mr Ir Lewis LewiN should realize I Continued on Pago Pau U 2 CUSTODIAN TURNS ON HIS ACC SERS Continued From Page Pae 1 1 that tho the committee thereafter could not rely on anything be ho said Frequently during the presentation I by Mr Lewis of ot documentary evidence he ho clashed with Mr Ir Palmer and no effort apparently was made by either to conceal his feeling of hostility It was near hear the close of or the tho se session slon the tho attorney general came to an open breach with Senator Republican ln of r New Jersey leader leador in inthe inthe inthe the fight to prevent confirmation of oC his nomination Mr Palmer was proceeding proceeding pro pro- to tu take up charges as to the alleged placing of ot friends in positions where the they might profit b by the sale of oe enemy property and had just stated that these charges were made by by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator huysen and others when when the senator jumped to his feet For Foran Foran an all instant he hp and the tho attorney general glared at each other I You cant can't bluff blut me like c that the senator shouted I am a senator o of the United States and I demand that Mr Palmer answer criticisms of oC his his administration brought before the committee In n a proper way The attorney general snapped back that he was not trying to bluff bluet any any- anybody bod body However he added I will answer and leave Mr name out of ot it When hen Mr Palmer concluded his two- two hour statement Senator sen told the committee if Ie it decided to tobO togo togo go bO into the Investigation In of the alien property custodians custodian's office he Mould rould present witnesses In to support of oC charges against his administration m. m Complaints Complaints Complaints Com Com- plaints had bad come to him from rom some o of his constituents he said Mi tr Palmer came back with the as- as SOl sei un n thi tl U. U had c York detective a agencies agencies agen agen- en- en cies to find ou JU out if they did not nol have o I something on Palmer He accused tho tho- senator of oC making statements to newspapers s regarding charges against him Lewis and Andrews also were accused of oC giving lug out statements purporting purportinG purporting pur pur- porting to toJo be Jo l c evidence ence an and ting Ung the facts Andrews who had been picked out J by the attorney general us as one of oC the particular objects of oC his wrath wrath rath broke Into the hearing at the close by challenging challenging chal chal- Mr Palmers Palmer's statements concerning concerning concerning con con- him The rho room soon oon was In inan nn an uproar but Chairman Dillingham suddenly ended the tho meeting Lat Later r it was announced the tho committee commit commit- tee would decide tomorrow whether to Issue subpoena i for tor witnesses desired de- de sired b by Lewis nuJ whether It t would grant his t that the attorney general be e required to present voluminous voluminous voluminous vol vol- records s |