As Alien Property Custodian, he presided over the confiscation of German chemical patents.  
As Alien Property Custodian, he presided over the confiscation of German chemical patents.  Promoted to replace Thomas Gregory, he was rebuked by the Senate for his failure to act during the strike of the Seattle General Labor Council. Stung by this criticism, he broke up the Union of Russian Workers and deported several hundred radicals on the Buford.  FTP, name this Fighting Quaker, the attorney general who presided over the Red Scare of 1919 and conducted a series of namesake "Raids."
As Alien Property Custodian, he presided over the confiscation of German chemical patents.  
A. Mitchell Palmer