Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-16
SEEKS HIS FORMER STATUS
Exequatur Withdrawn by the Presi-
dents Order.
HAD CRITICISED MIR. CORTELYOU
No Official Action in the Matter Will
Be Taken by the Charge of the
Swedish Legation.

Mr.. Charles A. A. Ekstromer, Swedish
vice consul at ST. Louis, Is on visit to this
city for the purpose of asking the President
to reconsider his recent action in directing
the withdrawal of his exequatur as Vice
consul of Sweden at St. Louis. He has
been told to submit his case to the Secre-
tary of State, and will endeavor to see Sec
rotary Root tomorrow in case the latter
returns from New York. where he has
been in attendance on the national peace
congress
Alleged Impertinence.
According to the story. Consul Ekstromer
was officially declared persona non grata
because of his alleged impertinent conduct
in connection with the proceedings of the
Post Office Department against the social
ed Lewis publications of ST. Louis. The
President is thoroughly familiar with the
case. and. it is understood, personally In
dorsed the conduct of the Postmaster Cen
eral in his action IN the matter. 1t appears
that Mr.. EkstrOmer was a member of a
committee of citizens of st. Louis who
came to Washington to endeavor to secure
reconsideration of the case.
The committee was unsuccessful in Its
mission. whereupon Mr.. Ekstromer wrote a
letter to the President in which he de-
matter Postmaster General. and assert
ed that the President, in refusing to receive
the committee. had acted in an un-Ameri-
can and unjust way. He practically de-
clared that the President had not given the
committee "a square DEAL.
Although Ekstromer was acting in a per-
sonal capacity in this matter the President
resented his criticisms. and by his direction
the State Department Cancelled his ex-
equatur as Swedish vice consul a ST. Louis.
thus depriving him of official status in the
United States.
This is a course followed when a
doc; m
relations with foreign representative who
is personally objectionable to the govern
ment to which he is accredited.
Written Explanation Submitted.
Mr. Ekstromer has conferred with the
charge d'affaires of the Swedish lega ton in
this city in it's efforts to have the case re-
opened and his official status restored 1t
is stated however, that the Swedish
charge has declined TO take any official ac-
ton in the matter.
Nothing further will be done unless Con-
sui Ekstromer can satisfy Secretary Root
the he is entitled to -clief to the extent of
restoring his official status. The charge
lett with Assistant Secretary Bacon today
a written explanation of Mr.. EkstromerS
course in the matter. and 1t will be laid
before Secretary Root on his return to this
city. Mr. EkStromer has gone back to st.
Louis.
Submits an Apology.
Mr.. Ekstromer first appeared at the
White House to seek an interview with the
President Secretary Loeb heard what he
had to say and then suggested that he re
duce his statement to writing and submit it
to Secretary Root. Mr.. Ekstromer then
called upon Acting Secretary Bacon at the
State Department and arranged to leave
with him his explanation in writing of
what he had done with an apology as
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