The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-02
MORSE READY
TO COME BACK
TO AMERICA
Travelled Abroad Under
Name of Morris Says
He Was On a Health
Seeking Trip-French
Police Have Orders To
Hold Him Until Ameri-
can Authorities Take
Him In Custody

Him In Custody
Havre, Dec. 2.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-Charles w. Morse, the
American ship builder, who arrived
here today on board the liner Paris
from New York, declared his willing
ness to go back to the United States
by the next returning steamer.
81 am willing to return to America
by the first boat and have so wired
the United States district attorney"
he told the correspondent on board
the Paris early this afternoon.
Provisional Detention
Washington, Dec. 2.-(By the AS
sociated Press .D-Provision deten-
ton of Charles W. Morse, ship build
ar and financier, who reached Havre
today on the steamship Paris, has
been requested of the French govern
ment by the American embassy at
Paris, it was said today by officials of
the state department.
Beyond press reports OF Morse's ar
rival at the French port, officials said,
40 advices from the other side had
been received early today.
Utilizing all the diplomatic priv.
'eges of the United States govern
.nent, officials said request was for
%arded to the French government to
lold Morse as fugitive until the nee
essary steps could be taken to pro
.ure his extradition.
Until the department is informed OF
Morse's detention in France, officials
said, no further steps would be taken.
But upon receipt of this advice it was
probably, officials thought, that a wal :
can't for Morse would be obtained up
IN which he could be extradited.
Il am over here because OF i'll
lealth," he added but | am willing
% return even at the expense of
ieopardizing my life"
Mr.. Morse had not been allowed to
and from the Paris up to an early
lour this afternoon, but had not been
placed under arrest and the French
authorities here said they had no
warrant to take him in custody
Police Commissioner Fabiani, who
was enjoying luncheon in the luxuri-
Gus dining room of the Paris as a
guest of Mr.. Morse, told the CORE
spondent during the noon hour that
lie would take Mr.. Morse ashore at ,
p. m, and deliver him to the Ameri-
can consul general
Yaris, Dec. 2.-(By the Associated
Press. 1.-The Havre police were in
itructed by the secret police of the
French ministry of the interior this
morning to arrest Chas. w. Morse.
American shipbuilder and financier,
as soon as he landed from the steam
ship Paris
Instructions were sent by telephone
The French police acted upon re-
Iuest of the American embassy. which
received belated cable instructions to
obtain the arrest and detention of
Morse upon a charge of grand lar
ceny, under which he can be extra
lifted. The heads of the secret serv-
ice here are not certain whether the
Havre police received their instruc-
lions in time to apprehend Mr.. Morse,
but they are relying upon the Amer
lean newspaper men in Havre to
sha6ow him until the police arrive.
The French authorities say they will
hold the American financier until the
embassy receives papers formally de-
manding his extradition.
1t was impossible for an American
warship to intercept the Paris, as
there are no American naval vessels
in French or British ports, all ON this
side of the Atlantic being in the
Mediterranean. Instructions for such
interception may have been sent to
Admiral Niblack at Constantinople,
but American naval officers in France
received no word from him.
Still on Liner
Havre, Dec. 2.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. Charles w Morse, Amer.
ican shipbuilder and financier, was
still aboard the liner Paris as she was
docking at 10:30 o'clock this morn
ing. He declared that he was un
aware that he was being sought in
connection with the investigation OF
his wartime activities by the federal
grand jury at Washington until he
was informed by wireless last night
that several operatives from the Paris
police department were watching for
his arrival.
The Paris is being docked with diff
ficulty owing to high wind. The
French police refused to say whether
they have a warrant for Mr.. Morses
arrest.
Minister of the Interior Marraud
who is also supreme chief of the
French police, told the correspondent
that he had never heard of Mr.. Morse