The Washington times., 1932-10-13
POLITICS SEEN
: IN CHANGE Of
+. ATTITUDE
Hand of Premier in Release of
Ex-Czar of Utilities Held
Moved by State Crisis
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"A few days ago we formally
requested the Greek foreign
minister by letter to take insult
Into custody, as a warrant for
his arrest has been sworn out
In the United States.
sour request was made after
he had been released by the
police. We had nothing to do
with his detention at the police
station.
I'VE have not heard from the
foreign office. AS we have car
ried out our instructions from
Washington, there is no inten-
,ti0n on our part to ask the
Greek government whether In
sun Is in custody or to protest
because our request has not
been carried out"
IOfficialS pointed out that there
are, precedentS for SequeStration
Of American passports, although
none. has ever been seized in this
country.
Travel Bureau Consulted
insult and his lawyer plan to
invoke every legal obstacle here
and in Washington to prevent
sequestration. contending that an
act of Congress specifies that the
American Secretary Of State is
empowered to issue or refuse to
issue passport. but has no au-
thority to SequeSter or cancel It.
unless a person is convicted of
major crime.
While American authorities were
laying plans to seize his passport,
insult spent more than an hour
today in the travel department of
the American Express Company
offices here. insult left his hotel
in taxi and proceeded direct to
the travel bureau.
He was followed by two plain
clothes men on foot and one police
official in taxi. insult is being
kept under constant surveillance
International News Service
learned, meanwhile. that Mrs.
gnsull, wife of the Chicagoan,
planned to leave Paris and join
her husband here as soon as
doctors permit.
1t was also learned that her
son, Samuel InsulL jr.. planned
to accompany her. ;
AS soon as young insult reaches
this city, however, he probably
will leave for the United States.
Eyed by Police
Everywhere insult goes he is
followed by plainclothes man.
international News Service re-
ceived assurances that Insults
attorney would combat through
the courts any attempt by the
Greek government to deport his
client as an undesirable alien.
Such deportation would leave
insult open to immediate extradi-
ton back to the United States,
since most countries surrounding
Greece have extradition treaties
with the United States.
Arrest PrObed
insults surprise move in hand
ing his passport to Ladas became
known a short time after the
government ordered an inquiry to
establish responsibility for his
Unauthorized arrest"
Government authorities called
on the director of Athenian police
to give full explanation of the
detention of insult.
Although the government moved
to investigate all angles of In
Sull'S temporary detention, from
which he is now free, although
secretly observed" by police, Of
ficial circles expressed the opin-
ion the government might soon
suggest insult cut short his visit"
to Greece.
insult meanwhile moved to
fight attempts by American Off
.cials to extradite him.
a.: Legal Complications
The action of Washington au-
thoritieS in ordering recapture of
the eX-millionaire'S passport, if
possible, injected further compli-
cations into an already highly
technical legal situation.
Z It was plain, however. that
Omitted States officials wished to
insure insults presence in Greece
until such time as deportation or
extradition proceedings were
finally determined upon.
Officials pointed out they could
see. no reason why insult should
give up his passport, if asked to
do so by legation authorities.
His rights as an American citi-
zen should enable him TO retain
the document, they declared.
Insult As Martyr"
The entire case has aroused
great interest here. and public
opinion now seems to regard the
former utilities "czar" as a kind
Of martyr to the world economic
crisis.
This attitude has spread to the
Anti-government newSpa pers,
which have used his arrest as
political material. and have scored
the action taken by authorities,
alleging grounds were insufficient
= This pressure brought to bear
on a government whose founda-
tion is none too secure was be-
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