Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-02
MayCance|P Passport
 Of Charles w. Morse
Such Action Might Cause the
 French Government to Re- fuse to Permit Him to Land.

as the government is about to place be- fore federal grand jury it's investiga- tions of his transactions with the ship ping board, officials of various depart ments are considering tonight what | means may be taken to bring him back | to the United States.
 It is hoped, department of justice off, | cials said that word can be sent to the | French government in time to permit | Morse's detention at Havre tomorrow | morning, when, according to latest ad- | vices, the French steamer Paris, on which | he sailed from New York, is due to dock. ]
 Early in the day the justice depart l ment called on the navy department to send destroyer to meet the vessel out side of Havre and take Morse off the ship. Nc such order was issued by the navy department, however. and officials declared later they were without author ity to act in that manner.
 Tonight a plan to cancel the passport issued to I'M Morse was under consider ation. The effect of such action, it is understood, probably would be that the French government might under repre- sentations from the United States. refuse to permit him to land. His return te the United States on the Paris probably would result.
 Meanwhile Erwin A. and Harry F. Morse, sons of Charles w. Morse, through their attorney, Wilton J. Lambert, issued a statement here ton .ght declaring their father had sailed on the Paris under passport issued to him in his own name and without knowledge of the govern ments intended action before the grand jury. It was their belief, the statement said, that the government knew Morse had sailed before this contemplated ac- tion became known.
 Morse sailed under the advice of his physician that he would have to under go an operation if he desired to save his life the statement said adding that he would return whenever his presence was desired and when he is in physical con- dition to do so.'
 Justice department officials declared nothing was known of MT. Morse's de- parture until it was reported from New York last night. Morse was granted passport several months ago, state de- | partment officials said, and this passport presumably was good at the time of his sailing No passport is necessary for a l citizen of this country to leave the United 1 States it was explained but the state de l partment issues them as the most con- venient proof of American citizensh hip i which is required for admission to vir- | tually all foreign countries.
 l High government officials were not in- clined to discuss the efforts being made 1 to effect the return of Morse to this country. Secretary Hughes conferred 1 with Ambassador Jusserand of France 1t
 the state department, but it was not dis 1 closed whether tke subject of Morse's de- I.parture on the Paris. which. under in- l ternational law. is French territory, was 1 under discussion.
 ! Secretary Denby said he had not been requested n Cb t,l-a | Morse off the Paris and that he could
 not have taken him off a foreign ship if | he had been asked tc do so.
 Beyond declaring that the government 1 would make every legitimate effort to 1 bring Morse back to the United States 1 neither Elmer Schlesinger. general coun-
 sel of the shipping board, nor Fletcher
 Dobyns, special assistant in charge oi
 the case, would discuss it.
 One method to prevent Morse from
 landing in France. shipping board off
 cials iDtin1ated, however, might bt
 through a. request to the French govern.
 ment pointing out his possible undesira
 bility citizen due tu old charge: | which were dismissed
 Attorney General Daugherty and othe
 high jstice department officials decined tt
 discuss the case. but it was learned tha
 the department was considering ever, 1 POcHiblc HltliOu Dy WHICH MOrSe COul(
 be brought back The laws of Franc
 were being studied, it was said. to se how under the French code that govern ment could be asked to detain him a
 Havre. Also it was understood that ra
 dfos should be sent to the captain of tn.
 Paris advising him that Morse was want ed by this government. As yet official ; said, no proceedings against Morse hay been begun before the grand jury. , Any impression that Morse left tn , country to avoid grand jury investiga , ton was denied by his sons in the state
 ment issued through MT. Lambert s Mir. Morse did not know" the state 5 ment said, the government proposed t |, lay the matter before the grand itTr,
 nor does he or any member of his fam
 fly know except by. rumors that there
 any such intentions. He could not hay , anticipated that MT Dobyns, spec,s counsel for the shipping board, would d . the unprecedented thing of announcin ! his purpose publicly, which announce !, ment was made five days after he ha sailed. The government v!sed his pas. port and they have reason to beliey they knew that he had sailed when it | statement was iSsuedl
 The sailing last month was his thir {. n sailing to Europe within the past twe1y months for the treatment of a malad
 which seems to be growing daily mo, :, serious. The last sailing was under 1T
 advice of his family physician that r
 would haev to underxs an operation II he desired to save his life. He will con y back to the United States whenever h 'I presence is desired and when he is u physical condition to do so
 =, Tt is false for anyone to suppose tn; o he could avoid an indiS-ment by a tr . abroad. Everyone knows that the 20 U ernment has the power to secure h V presence. It would be unthinkable th; he should wait around in critical ph, sical condition"
 From current gossip, the stateme,
 continued, it has been learned that u 0 government proposes to indict not on
 Charles W. Morse but "other Morses ar s- other individuals" connected with co nt tracts between the Morse companies ar rs the Emergency Fleet corporation " Tt is proposed" the statement sai ot Ito meet whatever charges may be ma i'd by the government and furthermore j Ill tended that they shall In a proper wa at somewhere, sometime have their liabi IS ties to our companies determined Tn,
 have from time to time offered 10 subn
 all questions at isse to arbitration. I'll
 offer has been submitted in writing al II Is not susceptible of any naisun6erstan
 ing They are ready to meet the 20 r. ernnaent in any legal forum which it mi e. select. At this time there is nothii Id pending against any of the. Morses an s. where
 i'd. Apparently no college has yet ma a Marshal Foch a doctor of divinity B he as doctor of laws, civil and canc a l he must now he inc pOSSeSS0r Of mo