The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-15
PLEAS ARE made
TO ADMIT MYLIUS
Young Engishman Accused
Of Libeling. King Of Engs
land Held at Island.
NAGEL HEARS ARGUMENT
Publisher of Paris Liberator Here and
Tells of Regard for De-
tanned Man.
HEARS ARGUMENT

Strong representations were mdue W
Secretary of Commerce and LABOR Nas
yesterday afternoon in behalf OF Eu
ward F. Mylius, the young Eng n.ia,,
detained at Ellis Island bS lIiiiiiie go
officials because he is alleged 10 nave
libeled King George V in newspaper
story saving that his majecty hau CON
tracted a morganatic marriage Win MisS
Mary Elizabeth Culme-Seymour' dauSn-
ter of Admiral Seymour, OF the britisH
Navy.
Young MyIius friend and fellow
countryman, Edward Holten James, WIN
simon o, Pollock. a lawyer came lioli
New York and endeavored to snow SCI SCI
retary NageI that Mylius' onense was
poIitical rather than one involving moral
terpitude. II the offense is shown 10 ne
political in character. Mr.. Mylius VIII De
admitted to the United States. IL 'hls
cannot be shown. he will be deported.
Mr.. James. who is about thirty five
years old, is a nephew of the late Henry
James, novelist. He is clean-shaven ana
dapper, and rather English IN manner
and speech, although an American.
Il am the author of the alleged libel
against King George V and the charge
as to his marriage to Miss Seymour was
made by me only after a careful ana
painstaking investigation, he SAID. IL
| believed that the statement concerning
the Kings marriage to Miss seymour
was untrue l would not hesitate TO apoi-
cgize TO King George and Capt. Napier
Miss Seymour's present husband
Statements identical with those pub
lished in the Liberator. alleged to nave
been written by Mr.. Myths. had been
printed in England years ago, but the
government took no notice OF them.
.'MyIius was intensely interested IN
| bringing about a change of government
in England, and l am glad to say that
it was l who converted him into being
| republican.
even under English law the pro-
ceedipgs were irregular. but the govern
ment evidently deemed it eXpedient 10
crush the story once and for all
Then" Mr.. James was asked, MIR.
Mviius was acting merely as your agent
| in England in this matter?
HE was not my agent. replied MT
James, with some spirit. He was my
| comrade. believing. as I do, in re-
publican form of government.
Mr.. James is publisher of the Lioer-
ator, a newspaper in Paris The alleged
libel on King Edward was written by
Mr. Myths in England, but was printed
| in Paris.
The libel. which it is alleged Mylius
I committed. said that about 1890, while an
officer In the British navy stationed at
| Malta, King Edward married Miss Sey-
mour. When it became evident that the
King. who was then Prince OF Wales.
would become King, the marriage was
annuIled at the instigation of Queen VIC
toria, his grandmother and the English
government The marriage resulted In
the birth Of several children, the story
stated. After the annulment, the King
was married to the present Queen.
Mr.. James returned to New York last
night He will pay a short visit to his
mother in Concord. n. IL, and then
return to Paris. Secretary Nagel mas
the entire matter under consideration
and will make a decision in a short
while. Myths has beeen at Ellis Island
| for two weeks.