The Washington times., 1918-04-10
GODSOL'S CASE
TO BE ENDED
NEXT MONDAY
CONTINUED from First Psxs1


criticising the attitude OF the United
States in the matter. Senator Bailey.
for Godsol. answered as, follows to
the District Attorneys request for
postponement this morning:
'T am entirely willing that this
hearing shall be postponed until Mon
day, II the District Attorney needs
the additional time either Tor
the better preparation OF his
case or for the purpose OF obtaining
testimony to support this charge, but
1 will not consent to a postponement
based upon any suggestion that he
papefs are not here. 1t Is unioubted-
" true that the papers peeHssary 20
hold Mr.. Godsol are not here. and In
our opinion no such papers viii ever
be produced: but the papers Upon
which he was arrested are here. and
they have been here for more than
two weeks. I say that because in
qualifying himself to prefer this
charge. the chancellor of the French
embassy stated, under oath. that those
papers were mailed at PariE on the
27th day of February, which was
fortv-two days ago. Every -intelli-
gent man knows, therefore. that those
papers have reached the French en-
bassy unless they were lost in transit.
and no suggestion of that kind has
been made.
No Challenge Intended.
'I desire 1t understood, OF course,
that in declaring that the papers are
here 1 do not mean to challenge the
statement OF Mr.. Archer: or Mr..
I,askey. or Mr.. Laws that the papers
I that
they would not misstate, or conceal,
the facts from the Commissioner, and
when they declare that the papers are
not with their office. / accept their
statement: but this circumstance re-
ouires that / shall call your honors
attention to the peculiar manner in
which this proceeding has been con-
Quoted.
"The demand here is made by the
French government on the United
States for the delivery of Mr.. Godsol;
and the proper procedure would be
for the French government to be rep
resented by its own counsel. The
correct attitude for the United States
is one of protection instead OF prose-
cution. Its answer to the demand
of the French government should be:
This man is in our country and un-
der our protection, but we have
agreed, by solemn treaty, that upon
YOUR compliance with certain re-
auirements we will deliver to you any
person found in our Jurisdiction WHO
has committed a crime within your
Jurisdiction. II. therefore, you can
show that this man has committed q
crime, or that there IL even probable
cause to believe that he has commit
ted q crime, within your jurisdiction:
and II you can further show US that
the crime so committed is one OF
those specified in the treaty between
us, we will. upon your formal and
proper demand, deliver him to you
for trial.
should Re Represented.
THAT should be the attitude OF our
Government, and IL that were the at
titude. France would be represented,
a. she ought to be. in this procedure,
by her own attorney, and he would
not be able to withhold from your
honor tie papers upon which you
have issued your warrant OF arrest,
and under which you have kept Mr..
Godsol In prison for more than thirty
days. II the papers upon which Nr.
Godsol was arrested do not support
the charge he was entitled to his
llDCTtNs aAN II Is a gross imposition
upon this court to ask that you hold
this man in the common Jail while
the papers are withheld from you, IL
it be true that those papers do not
contain matter upon which Godsol can
be Justly restrained OF his liberty.
|, therefore, earnestly insist that the
commissioner shall call on the French
government to produce the papers
upon which he has issued his war
rant of arrest. and has kept Mr.. God
sol in prison"
At the conclusion OF the appeal. Sen.
ator BaleH remarked that on those
conditions he would consent to a post
ponement until next Monday at $3.50
O'Clock At District Attorney Laskey's
agreeing thereto. Commissioner Hit
formally postponed the hearing until
that date.
@FInal DIspOsitiOn."
Following, this. action. Senator
Bailey asked that II the papers were
not vet I'm court at that date. on which
the forty days provided in the treaty
for the holding of the prisoner will
have expired, would the case be dis
continued by, the United States.
District Attorney Laskey's reply wa'
the promise THAT final disposition
would be made OF the case then.
Pending th4 hearing Monday, God
sol was returhed to the District Jail
where he has ibeen incarcerated since
March 6.