The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-10
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GREENE AND GAYNOR CASE TAKES
INTERNATIONAL TURN.
MR.. ERWIN'S SALTY REPORT.
ro,fPLAINs OF STATE OF AFFAIRS
IN DOMINION.

Sats Forth That Condition Is Such as
10 Make ExtraditiOn of Conspira-
tors Almost ImpossibIe-NOt Only
Ia the Law Peculiar, but the Judi
cinI Procedure Has Been Most I'm
usuaI-COunseI of Conspirators Are
Ton Powerful PoIfticaIIy-Head of
Firm Is Minister of Justice of Que
bec and Practically Every Member
of the Firm Is Either an Official
mr. Closely Related to Some one in
Power.
Washington, July 9.-Strained rela-
lions between the United States and
Great Britain may result from the
thus far Intellectual attempt to secure
the extradition from Canada, of Greene
and Gaynor, the American fugitives
now in Quebec.
Assistant Attorney General Marion
Erwin. of Savannah. who has been
conducting the case against the fugi-
tives. to-day filed a report with the
Attorney General, which cast severe
reflections on the legal proceedings in
the Dominion. Upon the strength OF
Mr.. Erwin's report the acting attor-
ney general has made representations
10 Secretary Hay and asked the inter
yention of the State Department.
Mr.. Erwin's report is a clear and
comprehensive statement of the whole
proceedings in the case since he first
made plans to secure the extradition
of Greene and Gaynor. 1t. contains
some severe structures on certain Can
adam officials, and tells the whole story
of the difficulties met on every hand
from Canadian authorities, who seem
ed to be bound, according to Mr.. Err
win, to prevent the United States au-
thorities from obtaining possession oil
the two fugitives.
Mr.. Erwin concludes his report by
saying that before the prisoners car
be taken out of Canada we will have
to submit the Irregularities of the pro.
eeedings to a high official of the Do
minion government whose firm was re-
tanned in advance of the extraditior
proceedings to resist extradition ane
whose powerful political influence ha!
n been felt at every turn the case ha.
taken. II this state of affairs is t.
81 continue without protest on the par
81 of our government we might as wei
81 understand in advance that extradi
N ton of criminals from Canada under
Il our treaty does not apply to cases wher
i fugitives are charged with financia
crimes
Secretary Hay had left the State De-
partment to-day when the letter from
the Department of Justice, accom-
panied by Mr.. Erwin's report. arrived
Mr.. EIay hat evidently no intimation
that the Department of Justice intend
ed call upon him in the matter
4 Pending a perusal of the letter and
the report Secretary Hay is undecided
as to what coul Sc of action shall be
followed in bringing the matter to the
81 attention Ct the British authorizes.
u Representations may be made through
IA the British embassy, of which Mr.
Arthur S. Raikes is the charge DAFT
flares, and who is now at Bar Hac-
Dor. Ambassador Choate may be in
structed to make complaint to the au-
n thoritias at London.
Mr.. Erwin is here, but declines to
make any statement beyond that con-
a tanned in his report
This does not mean that the United
states proposes to abandon it's case
against Greene and Gaynor. The pro-
ceedings will continue. but it is gener-
ally conceded that it is up to the
diplomatic end of the administration
to call Canada to account through the
British foreign office.