The Washington times., 1918-03-11
CHARGES AGAINST
G0DS0L IN FRENCH
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE New
York Sun publishes today what Il
says are extracts from the proceed
ings OF The French chamber OF depu,
ties during the time it gave consider.
alton to Godsors case. .....
The Sun says:
II. Emile Constant OF the French
Chamber OF Deputies demanded that
the chamber take a hand In the af-
fair (charEes against Godsoll and
request the government to give the
names OF Godsors accomplices in
order that the chamber itself might
be cleared OF suspicion. The cham.
Der was warned to let the case alone
that the courts were handling II, and
the subject was dropped like a hot
potato. But not before N. Constant
had ELECTED some remarkable facts.
Translated Extracts.
Following are extracts translated
from the report OF the chambers pro
ceedinEs at that point:
n. Constant spoke OF Godsors
naturalization wherein he did not
fulfill one OF the requisftes.1
N Constant-'I have seen all oi
his papers OF record (dossier) at the
chancellory. II is edlfying. / note
simply the fact: GodsoI found wit.
nesses to declare that he had ten
years residence when he had no more
than several months. and the names
OF the six witnesses have disappeared
from the papers! But to resume.
"war broke. Godsol was subject
to military duty; he was young,
healthy-and some one got him a
staff position with a general; IL was
he who carried secret messages. At
the front he was arrested as a spy
suspect. The matter was not follow
ed up, but he was sent as a chauf-
feur to General Faurie, whom he fol-
lowed to Bordeaux. There he obtain
ed leave and authorization to betRSe
himself TO Turin, whence he could
look after affairs he had abandoned
in Berlin and whence he could. If he
would, telephone information of val
US to the national defense. And af-
ter this Godsol returned to Paris and
there he got himself named inter
prefer for the purchasing mission
sent to America. He profited BY this
situation to get commissions turned
over to him, which amounted, il
seems, to $1O,OOO,OoO.
Aeeusea By TardIeu.
M. Tardieu, high French commits
sioner to the United States, brought
complaint against him in May. No one
followed up this complaint and the
necessary investigation was not un-
dertaken until yesterday morning.
Aarnand n hn 10
the deplorable state of things and
that It be ascertained how il is that
one condemned to the common lot
(that d is to say, a private soIdIer)
could get q mission to the United
States"
At this juncture, NJ. Albert Thomas
recognition. But before him,
NJ, IEnAce, under secretary OF state
for military courts.> interposed to
make known that. in the matter OF
the accusations against Godsol, an
Induiry had been Instituted and that
AZ that very hour, the government
resolved to bring everything to light,
was about TO demand the eNtrudition
of Godsol from the United States.
81. 1gnace: The courts are engaged
in the matter and will deal with II with
all necessary vigor. but they will not
be interfered with. This matter must not
he taken out OF the hands Of the ma
chInery OF justice, as is urged IN the
motion under discussion. The Govern
ment. which knows its responsibilities,
will not fall short Of its duty and will
do II TO the fun"
VI. Thomas Explains.
NJ. Albert Thomas. by whom Godsol
vas sent on this mission to the United
states. made the following explanations:
Il have. during two years and half.
handled millions. have done a piece
OF ministerial work which at certain
poi1ts has gwen rise 10 criticism. Ny
con4 ,ience 10 clear. (Applause.)
may have deceived myself. or have
beeb deceived. may have. among the
grek number. accepted the services Of