Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-12
MORSE SAYS HE
WILL TESTIFY
Return Was Voluntary, He
Says on His Return Today
From France

NEW YORK Dec. 12.-CBy the
Associated Press) - Emphasizing
that his third return to America vas
voluntary, Charles w. Morse. ship
builder. whose contracts are under
federal investigation and who was
requested to come home Immediate
~ BY Attorney General Dougherty.
said tina he would unhesitatingly
appear at any place and before n
tribunal the government may re-
qulse.
The statement issued aboard the
steamer Paris after the sbipbuilder
had besn met AZ the piers by his at
torney and after he had declined
to be interviewed said Mr.. Morse
would proceed directly to Washing
ton ito meet any demand made up
on me-"
Through counsel. Mr.. Morse. who
was held aboard tie pilot at Havre,
said he would leave for the capital
at ? o'clock this afternoon.
II am firmly convinced that the
Emergency Fleet Corporation owes
both the Groton Iron Works and the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
billions OF dollars for ships honestly
inspected and delivered to the gov
eminent" the statement said. These
companies have endeavored to have
the amounts due them fixed by arbi-
tration or action of the civil court
but If the shipping board prefers to
have a decision decided in some
criminal tribunal 1 am here to pro-
teet. rs far as it is possible for me
TO do, the right of creditors and
1000 stockholders.
This material and money has
passed into ships the United States
naur hos nnCGnGGinn nf As long nC
my health will endure the strain l
will unhesitatingly appear n place
and before n tribunal the govern
ment may require"
Before leaving America for the
sole purpose of remaining away long
enough TO obtain Ii few weeks treat
ment from my physician / made in
quiries from various branches of the
government as to the existence OF
any charges against me and was in
formed that there were none.
II left openly. without disguise or
subterfuge, in fact, / went before
proper officials just before leaving
about my passports and conferred
with them IS to whether the papers
were in order.
II also know agents of employees
OF the U. S shipping board had kept
them posted rs to my movements for
weeks prior to my departure and
they certainly must have known
when I boarded the vessel.
when / was at sea / learned the
shipping board desired my presence
in America. l made immediate
preparations to return. only suggest
ing that thsy were aware OF my OBJ
ject on my trip and as their investi-
cation continued for more than two
years, objections ought not be made
to my seeing my doctor"
NEW YORK, Dec. IL (By The
Associated Press)-Silent rs a sphinx
Charles w. Morse, shipbuilder,
whose contracts are under investi-
rion at Washington. returned to
~ykuerica today at the request of At
~Vsey General Daugherty. He was
by his two sons when the Paris
ON the pier also were four agents
of the department of justice, but
they declined to state whether their
presence had anything to do with
the return of Mr.. Morse. No effort
was made to serve a warrant. Mr..
Morse, whom fellow voyagers de-
scribed as one of their most affable
shook hands 18th ship
news reporters he knew, and stand
ing on the upper deck in a chilling
rain permitted photographers TO
all the mates thew carried