The Washington times., 1921-04-11
OCA[LAGHAN
ORDERED TO CO
Will Be Given Reasonable Time
To Quit U. S., However, Says
Davis in Decision.

Secretary OF Labor Davis today
ruled that Daniel O'Callaghan, lord
mayor Of Cork, is an alien seaman
and must re-ship from this country.
Secretary Davis issued a state
ment announcing his ruling that
O'Callaghan must re-ship, but
stated that he would be given a
reasonable time to do SO.
DENY POLITICAL REFUGE.
The Secretary OF State has ruled
that O'Callaghan's plea as a polit-
ical refugee can not be sustained,
Secretary Davis announced. and there
fore the former ruling of Secretary
Wilson that o'Callaghan is an alien
sesmen must be enforced.
1t is the practice to allow alien sea-
men sixty days in which to reship,
and Secretary Davis stated that he
expected O'Cailaghan to observe this
rule, the time beginning to run from
the time OF the decision of the Sec
retary of State that O'Callaghan is
not a political refugee. 1t is under
stood that this decision was handed
down last week.
The Department of Labor later an
rounoed that the decision that o'Cal-
leghan Is not entitled to political
asyium in this country was dated
April 4 and that the lord mayor must
leave within sixty days from that
date.
The lord mayor stated that he Is
Just as anxious to return to his coun-
try, where they need him most, as
the enemies of Ireland in this coun-
try are to have him go.
To avoid almost certain death.
OCallaghan will probably leave the
country in disguise at an unknown
time.
The statement of Secretary Davis
was as follows:
"Donal O'Callaghan landed at New
port, January 4. 1921, as a stowaway.
My predecessor in office ruled that
having been impressed as a seaman
on the voyage, O'Callaghan had the
status of a seaman. and allowed him
to land as an alien seaman with the
privilege to reship foreign.
The law does not prescribe the
time in which an alien seaman must
so reship foreign, but il has been the
practice to allow him sufficient time
to find a ship. The universal practice
the world over is that a reasonable
time be allowed.
LACKED ANY PASSPORT.
What is a reasonable time depends
upon the amount of shipping from
foreign ports which enter and leave
given port. The practice in the
United States has been to allow sixty
days, that being considered a rea-
sonable time.
"O'Callaghan desired to enter as an
alien, but not having a passport not
being on the Vised free list of the
ship on which he arrived, he could
not be admitted a. an alien unless
the Department Of State waived the
passport requirements. While at
large as an alien seaman. O'Callaghan
applied to the State Department for
a waiver of passport requirements.
after being considered for some
time by the State Department, this
request was denied by the former
Secretary OF State. Whereupon o'Cal-
laghan. through his attorneys, re-
quested further time to re-ship as an
alien seaman SO that he might present
to the Secretary of State memorial
In a nature of a plea for the right Of
asylum because Of political persecu-
tion.
THINKS MAYOR WILL COMPLY.
Secretary of Labor Wilson declined
to extend the time unles sit was
made to appear that the Secretary
OF state would consider a plea of
asylum IL presented. Thereupon IT
was made to appear to Secretary of
Labor Wilson that Secretary of State
Colby had agreed to give considera-
ton to the plea of O'Callaghan as
political refugee and entitled to
refuge in the United States.
Upon that showing Secretary OF
Labor Wilson stipulated that he
would extend the time of departure
for O'Callaghan until after the Secre-
tary of State shall have passed upon
the plea and the brief called in sup
port thereof. The Secretary of State
has since notified the Secretary of
Labor that his plea of asylum has
been denied.
.There is nothing now before the
Secretary of Labor with reference to
this case. O'Callagban stands as an
alien seaman with the privilege to re-
shin foreign under the stipulation of
my predecessor, the time during which
o'Callaghan should reshlp began to
run from the time OF the announce
ment Of the ruling of the Secretary of
state denying his pleas Of asylum.
have no doubt that O'Callaghan will
comply with the logic Of the situa-
tion and reship foreign as an alien
seaman within the rule
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