The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-07

Washington. Jan; s.-Conflict DO
tween the departments Of state and la
Dor was foreshadowed today over IL
nal decision as to the admission OF Dan
lei J. OCallaghan. lord mayor OF Cork.
who was apprehended by immigration
authorities upon his arrival at New
port News from Ireland as stow
away without Il passport
Action Of Secretary Wilson today IN
paroling O'Callaghan upon his own
recosnizance. Il was indicated. had been
taken without consultation with the
state department. as the first knowi-
edge Of II was obtained by Acting-Sec-
rotary Davis Of that department from
newspaper reports. Even should o.
Callaghan now be deportcd. Il was held
at the state department that before
that could be brought about, there
would be nothing TO prevent his coming
to Washington and accomplishing his
announced mission TO the United States
Of testifying before tho commission OF
tho Committee OF Ono Hundred inVes-
tIgatIng the Irish conditions.
Appeal Sustained.
Secretary OF Labor Wilson. II Is un-
derstood, has virtually decided to sus-
tain the appeal Of OCallaghan to the
department Of labor from the decision
of the board Of inquiry at Newport
News excluding the lord mayor, al
though the case has not yet been
brought formally TO his attention and
no decision win be announced by him
until the record has been received from
immigration officials at Newport News.
Before taking action on OCRllaghans
appeal, however, It would be the usual
custom OF the department OF labor in
rt,,tr tn hp
United States without a passport to de-
fer decision until IT has been ascer-
tanned whether the department Of state
was willing TO waive passport restric-
lions commonly imposed upon the en-
trance to the United States Of aliens.
On account OF the friction which is
said to have developed between tho de-
pa rtmcnts Of state and labor over the
admissihility OF aliens without pass
PORTS. 1t was understood today that Sec
rotary Wilson probably would sustain
the appeal OF OCallaghan without any
reference OF the case TO the depart
ment OF state.
Acting on the impression that the
case had been referred to the state de-
parment. Secretary Davis today took It
under Amusement ana indicated that the
policy Of the department probably
wOulu DC against "NsnH pdoSpOIN
strictions In O'Callaghan's favor. Sec
rotary Davis said the lord mayor could
scarcely be considered n political re-
fugee when fellow official OF tho So
called Irish government. Eamonn De
Valera. was reported to have returned
10 Ireland. and he stated further that
70 waive passport restrictions In the
case would serve only 10 nullify the
passport law.
Davis Statement.
Later Secretary Davis announced
that considering tho case, he had been
laboring under n Misrepresentation that
Il had formally been referred to the
state department by the department OF
Ia Dor. but as II had not been, the for
mer department would not consider
that II technically had come under its
Jurisdiction until the question had been
presented to it by Secretary Wilson.
Difficulty between the two govern
ment departments over the admission
Of aliens to the United States is said
TO date back TO tho case Of Alfred Ma
gel. I.atylan secretary, whose admis-