Evening star., 1926-02-15
CRAVEN QUITS j. s.
BEFORE WARRANTS
ISSUED FOR ARREST
Gees to MontreaI--Countess
Cathcart Case Hearing
Is Under Way.
WOMAN'S PARTY GROUP
STORMS MEETING HERE
Developments Give Denial to
Rumor Accused Was Ready to
Drop Entry Fight.

\ warrant was sworn out by the
Department of Labor today for the
arrest of the Earl of Craven as the
frst step looking toward his deporta-
ZION from the United States. just as
the Department learned that the Earl
had quietly packed and left for Cana
IL: Leaving s.ady Craven in New
York. the department was unofiicIally
Informed today. the Earl left last
night and now is in Montreal
At the same time developments
moved swiftly to Il climax today IN
the case involving the entrance into
the United States of Vera. Countess
Cathcart, who has been barred at FL
lis Island on alleged admission OF acts
involving moral turpitude.
Women Storm Hearing.
AS the case. which has now been
before the Labor Department for four
davS. came before the Board OF Re-
view for final action early this after
noon. $50 women, representing the Ma
rional Woman'S parry, Stormed the
doors of the hearing room dema ndlng
that they be allowed an audience to
protest against what they termed
Discrimination" and double moral
standard"
The warrant for the arrest of the
Earl of Craven was issued at the re-
quest of Henry II. Curran, commits
sioner of immigration of New YORK
and will be forwarded to him for serV-
ice on the earl. 1t was not known
officially at the Department at the
time of issuance that the earl had
already left New York for Canada.
Assistant Secretary Robe Carl White
said that If the earl is already in Can
ada the purpose of the Department
will have been accomplished. The
primary purpose of the warrant, he
said is to get him out of this
country"
Earlier in the day attorneys OF the
firm, headed by Wilton ]. Lambert,
filed a notice of appearance before
the board, indicating that the case
had not been dropped and that the
countess would fight the deportation
proceedings pending against her. Aus
lin F. Canned appeared for the Lam
bert firm and said William A. De
Ford, chief counsel for the countess,
would appear later at the hearing be-
fore the board of review.
Earl Faces Same Charge.
The warrant issued for the Earl of
Craven contains charges that he was
turpitude in his elopement to Africa
with the countess. He will not be
liable TO further prosecution because
of failure to admit the acts involving
moral turpitude, Mr.. White said, be-
cause he probably was not asked re-
garding these acts when he entered
the United States in November.
Filing of the notice of appearance
of attorneys for the countess by Mr..
~, tfJ1ald nf r-ttr hnf na
was to sail for England tomorrow.
If the Earl of Craven returns to the
United States and is arrested under
the warrant issued today, he will be
given hearing before an immigration
inspector, who will make a recommen-
da ton based on the testimony If he
recommends deportation under the law
and the earl files an appeal, as expect
ed. the case will come to Washington
for review by the board of review and
the Secretary of Labor, exactly the
same procedure through which the
appeal of the Countess of Cathcart has
gone.
Meanwhile the countess is at Ellis
Island, held at the New York immi-
grafton station since last Tuesday,
when she is said to have admitted to
immigration inspectors the acts of
moral turpitude" for which she is
barred.
Women Explain Protest
The National Women's Party dele
ga ton was headed by Miss Mabel
Vernon, executive secretary of the
organization, and was made uD of
women from nearly every State in
the Union, gathered, they said, not
In defense of the countess. but to
point out that no law justifies the
discrimination against women made
in the Cathcart case, while the man
who was named as correspondent in
the Cathcart divorce case was ad-
mitted without question. Mrs Wy
nlond Bradbury headed the delega-
ton from the District of Columb mbia,
while Mrs. Mary Lockwood Morris
led the Virginia delegation and Mrs.
Robert Walker headed a large dele
alton from Maryland
This action of the immigra ton
authorities shows clearly the need
for writing into the Constitution of
the United States the principle of
equal rights between men and wom-
en-" Miss Alice Paul, leader. of the
Woman's Party, said
The Earl of Craven is subject to
deportation proceedings as we'll as
the Countess of Cathcart under a
section of the 1917 immigration law
which provides that no person admit
ting commission of an act involving
moral turpitude shall be permitted
to enter the United States, Assistant
Secretary Husband said.