The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-22
WAGE WAR ON
BOOZE TRAFFIC
Effort to Be Made to Tighten
Port Restrictions

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eral government in enforcing pro
hilpi;ion would close its ports to the
extent OF prohibiting thc transit IN
bond through the country or even
the transfer from one ship 10 AN
other in any of its harbors Of X
guor intended for consumption rs n
beverage i'm u foreign country
Judge Goff. assistant 10 the ;tttor-
ney general declared today ii
arguing ca:scS in the supreme
court
The cases involve a shipment
from Canada 10 Mexico by Hiram
Walker IL Sens Of iptoxic:tins Ii
cuor 10 le trans: hippcd il. bond
FROM Detroit TO New Orleans. and
n shipment Of liquor by the Anchor
line from Scotland &c Bermuda by
transfer from ono British YES
sci to another in New York har-
Dor.
Judge Gon explained that in the
foT:ncr case the United States dis
trict court at Detroit had held that
both the treaty with Great Britain
and the revised statutes. no;Witil-
standing the 18th amendment and
the Voistt:ld act. had authorized
such shipments. but the United
States district court at New York
in the matter Of the transfer had
held that both The revised statutes
and the treaty with Great Britain
which authorized til" transit Of in
toxicatinS licuor had been repealed
and abroSaied. respectively
1t is the purpose OF the govern
lncnt in pressing the cases to pic
vent both tho tranSshipmcntS and
transfer OF LIQUOR Judge Goff stat
Cd. because of the larS" amount
which while in transit is eithcI
pilfcrcd or diverted.
'"fhc United States eXcrt"d its
sovereign power and Withdrew its
protection and its recognition Of Ii
quor as Il commodity Of commerce,
Judge Gon said adding that the
government insisted the language
of he ISL. amendment included
the transit Of liquor in bond in the
United States.
MI transportation within the
jurisdiction OF the United States of
liquor for beverage purposes is
prohibited. Congress had refused
the protection of TIE government
to liquor intended for beverage
purposes. ne added. no natter
whether destined 20 citizens of this
country or 20 persons IN other
countries. y commodity must be
capable OF being Imported bcfore
it can Dc admitted. Judsc Cot
H:,Sued. even to th,. extent OF being
transferred from one ship 10 ai-
other.
Justice Van Dcvantcr and Justice
McI,eynoidS suggested that if COLI
SrcsS had prohibited the cXport;,-
ton OF liquor by citizens OF the
Unitcd States the transit in bond
or the transfer in bond within
this country for the benefit Of for
ciSnerS probably WAS not intended.
Counsel for the shippers insisted
that the Detroit decision should bc
sustained. coulcndinS that not
withdrawing the opinions OK
pressed by President Cleveland ana
Harrison that the section of the
British treaty in question had been
abroSatcd it remained in force: hat
the leaks and piii"rinG had been
overemphJSiZcd hy the government
and that as the United States va:
u large exporting nation consider
alton should be given 10 maintain-
ing friendly relations With foreign
nations
They also referred to the insta-
hi.ity" OF prohibition. counsel for
the Anchor line asserting that the
construction asked by the govern
ncnt would impose a severe
strain upon The 18th amendment.
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