Show PALMER AVERS I IS PRO PRO I New Nev Attorney l General Says aYE Senator Sought To Aid Ald German Owners Washington Aug Au 30 A. A A. A Mitchell Palmer whose nomination as attorney general was confirmed yesterday bythe by bythe the thc Senate came back backI I vigorously to toay today to- to day clay ay at Senator husen Republican lican of New Xe Jer Jersey c ey leader of or the forces in th the tho Senate which had for some held up confirmation of ot the thc nomina nomination tion Charging that Mr sen was as constantly e in behalf of German Ger Ger- German man property owners in the United States during the War and attempted tc to Influence legislation which would affect adversely companies In which ho he personally was Interested financially financial financial- ly hr the thc attorney general gave ve a de detailed detailed he- he tailed account of alleged activities of or orthe the New ew Jersey Jeray senator while white this country countr was at nt war with Germany German Sai- Sai Si Only Complain No So o American Interest has asked for or any investigation o of the alien prop prop- erty crt custodian Mr r. r Palmer declared No American interest is complaining The Tho Germans are complaining vcr very se severely so- so re verely Senators and Calder Callier are pleasing Germany In this thiN The They have received special mention b by the tho German forel foreign n office their activities which Germany hopes may mu result In inthe the Germans G get get- I tint all their property back Mr tr Palmer Palmar Palm r declared that Senator n was not realI antagonistic antagonistic to him but to tho the trading with the Iho enemy ct which he hail had adminis and he has hns been special n against tho the of or tho the Industrial ind In- In d concerns In America owned by our en cn enemies nn arid 1 heretofore used In a hostile way against this country's in In- In tere ts f Companion Helped U. U S. S SIn In liquidating the Iho business o of Ger- Ger owned man insurance companies Mr Palin Palmar r sail Maid he lie received patriotic coop cooperation co- co op operation from rom all al' except one ono American 1 company which had reinsurance contracts eon con tracts w WIth ith tIme the corporations The oni only ony American Insurance company com corn pany that thit stood In th the tho wa way therefore I of or final and com complete pIe to liquidation o of I German Insurance companies compa J in tho the I United States Mr Palmer said ald was vas i the tho Insurance com company pan of or which the president Is Senator Joseph Jo eph S. S en of ot New Jersey |