The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
STATE DEPARTmENr CONCERNED.
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 wasbinpton. Sept, 4.-The State De- partment is more greatly concerned over the steps taken to tie up a de- posit of money, which had been made in a bank at Tangier, Morocco, by Paul O. StensIand, President of the Milwau- kee Avenue State Bank of Chicago, than with the extradition of the fugitive banker himself. Acting Secretary of State Adee is giving the matter ms personal attention.
 It .s the impression that no inter- national complications would arise if the authorities quietly kidnapped MT. Stensland and returned him to this country for trial. but it Is entirely different question when 1t comes to the recovery of money deposited In for eign bank regardless of whether that money was stolen or not.
 There are certain questions of inter national law involved which must be settled before the deposit can be gain ed for the creditors of the defunct Chi cago pank. The relations between the United States and Morocco are not as clearly defined as between this coun- try and nations of continental Europe an1 therefore the procedure Is indef- mite.
 Acting Secretary Adee has asked the Solicitor of the State Department for a ruling to determine Just what the De- partment may do.
 The deposit is said to be about $12,000 and It is said tSensland may also have other funds in foreign banking con- cerns.
 Four dispatches were received at the State Department from Illinois author ities, two from Governor Deneen and two from States Attorney Healy. While these were not made public 1t was stated that all were in the nature of appeals to the Department that it do everything in It's power to extradite Stensland.
 The authorities are cognizant of the difficulties that must be overcome in view of the fact that there Is no ex- tradition treaty bstW cen this country and Morocco.
 At the same time they look to MT Adee to find a Way The present Act ing Secretary of State was charge of legation at Madrid when w. M. Tweed of New York was arrested in Spain There was tEen no extradition treaty between the two countries, but Cap tain Frankling, now Rear Admiral Franklin (retired), was cruising in the Mediterranean on a war vessel He was ordered to touch at Gibraltar on his way to American waters and Tweed was informed by MT. Adee that pass
  vessel Tweed had been so harrassed and was so nearly beartbroken at what he termed his ruined life, that he de- cided to surrender.
 He was given the admirars suite and travelled to the United States with every comfort. That was the only way that Tweed could have been secured. If an effort had been made to escort him through France or Portugal the authorities there would have object ed on the ground that the fugitive had not been taken in pursuance of trea- ty regulations.
 Adee an Authority. Commenting on the Tweed arrest to- day Mir Adee concluded And So l presume that I am re- garded as an authority on irregular | extraditions"
 MT Gummere. the American minis l ter to Morocco. was sent a dispatch | yesterday instructing him to ask the Moroccan authorities whether they would surrender Stensland for removal to the United States. At noon today no reply had been received. The en- l tire matter of extradition and recovery and stensland's deposit in tho Tangier