TO BE EXTRADICTED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 7

TO BE EXTRADICTED.

Jacob Factor Loses Case. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.. (Received December 5, 1.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, December 4. The United States Supreme Court ; to-da} r ruled that Jacob Factor must go to London to face charges which have been levelled against him since 1931. The Court held that the charges of receiving money, knowing it to be fraudulently obtained,” furnished sufficient basis for Great Britain's extradition proceedings against Factor. The ruling is ccepted as an important interpretation of the extradition treaties between the United States and Great Britain. The Court noted that “ a narrow construction of the treaty is to be avoided,” adding that tne good faith of treaties demands that they be construed liberally. Vigorous isseent was voiced by Mr Justice Butler, who said that the ‘majority opinion as expressed held that the “ United States was bound to surrender its citizens for punishment for an offence that was not an offence here.” His ruling added: “It makes the United States turn over citizens for ocences not mentioned in the treaty, while Great Britain is not bound to do so.” Justices Brandeis and Roberts concurred in the dissent. In fighting the extradition, Factor contended that he could not be removed because Illinois, where he was apprehended, had to crime exactly corresponding to that with which hie was charged by Britain. Factor sailed for the United States in April, 1931, and has successfully defended every action so far brought against him in the hope of securing his extradition. A large sum of money is involved in the claims against him.