The New York herald., 1921-12-04
MORSE Will START
HOME ETO-MORROW,HE
CABLES FROM HAVRE
Yields in Fight Against De-
portatiOn After Appeal
ing to Daugherty.
UNDER FRENCH GUARD
Attorney General Here Or
ders His Return by the
First Ship.
HEALTH PLEA IGNORED
Steamship Man Wanted to Re-
main i'm Europe Until
January 5.
HEALTH PLEA IGNORED

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD
CcpUri0ht, 1921, 6y THE New YORK HERALD
HAvRE Dec. 3.--Charles w. Morse.
American financier, decided tonight
not to continue his fight against de-
portation aud he will be taken aboard
the steamship Paris of the French line
on Monday morning. The Paris is
scheduled to leave here that day for
New York
Although earlier in the day Mr..
Morse had insisted he would use his
last dollar to defeat any effort to in
terfere with his trip to Europe until
he had consulted Prof. Machiafava, a
physician in Rome, he changed his
mind after receiving cable despatch
from his son advising him to return
Morse later despatched reply decIar-
ing he would leave here for New York
aboard the first vessel going to that
port.
Sent Appeal to Daugherty.
This followed the sending by Mr..
Morse of wireless despatch to Attor
ney- General Daugherty asking permis-
sion to remain in Europe until January
), when he promised he would leave here
aboard the steamship George Washing
ton. lie asked Mr.. Daugherty TO notify
Ambassador Herricl in Paris il II would
be all right for him to remain in Europe
for month. Until late hour tonight
no reply had been received here from
Washington.
Mr. Morse is still under constant guard
of French detectives in the Continental
Hotel, where he is stopping. lie was
permitted to take an automobile ride to-
day. accompanied by n guard OF four
plain clothes men. \ He refused TO com
ment on the fact that several Paris
lawyers who had been approached on
his behalf had refused to take his case
HAvRE, Dec. 8 tAssociated Press) -
Charles w. Morse told the Associated
Press correspondent this evening that the
American Administrations desire to see
him was perhaps the result Of suit
brought by the Virginia Shipbuiiding
Company against the Shipping Board
He said the Governments counter-suit,
in which the Virginia Shipbuilding
Company was made a joint defendant,
was purely a matter for the civil
courts"
Mr.. Morse expressed disbelief in re-
ports that he had been indicted. received
here in Washington dispatches.
Tunis Indictment Quashed.
"The report of my indictment in con-
nection with the Tunis ship DEAL" he
g.. Al Y In
dicted on that charge more than year
ago in New York State, and the indict-
ment was ouashed at the request of the
Shipping Board.
tMr. Morse was indicted May 3. 1920.
on a charge that, through an agent. he
had sold the steamer John G.. McCul-
Tough to the Government of Tunis in vio-
lation OF the law prescribing sale Of
ship registered under the American laws
to any one not a citizen of the United
States with the Shipping Boards
permission.1
Concerning the reports of an indict-
ment charging padding of payrolls at
our Groton Comm shipyard. this is also
impossible, as full investigation was
made by Government officials. who re-
ported that there was no padding OF pay
rolls at Groton. Even had there been
padding. inasmuch as our contracts
with the Shipping Board all provided for
the delivery Of a certain tonnage at so
much per ton, the Government had no
concern beyond the fufillment of our
contracts, according to the stipulated
terms"
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3.--Attorney-
General Daugherty to-day denied the
request OF Charles w. Morse. shipbuilder
and financier. under orders to return to
the United States Immediately. that he
be permitted TO remain in Europe until
January 5 to consult a Rome specialist.
Mr.. Daughcrty said he had directed
Mr.. Morse to return by the steamship
Paris. which sails from Havre next
Tuesday. after receipt of cable mes
sage from Mr.. Morse asking that he be
permitted to delay his return.
Mr.. Daugherty also stated that he had
advi1cd the American Embassy at Paris
that steps be taken to bring about the
return of Mr.. Morse on the Paris next
Tuesday.