The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-15
CALLS UNCLE SAM
CHIEF B0OTLECCER
Stlouis Brewer Hotly lenounCes
Shipping BOafo.
BITTERLY SCORES LASKEf
Declares Government Buys German
Beer, But Will Not Let American
Beer Be Made.

Beer Be Made.
ST. Louis. June iJ.-The question o
whether United Ships ships shall b
wet or dry arose by charges from .Au
@u>ta Busch, president Of the Anheu
ser-BuSch, Inc. that The United STATE
has become the biggest boorlegSer il
The world" by selling liquor OH ship
ping board vessels WhHn outside III
lnree- mile limit.
\ reply from Chairman \. H. Las
ker. al The board. declaring liza
liqnDl, Mas and would be sold oil IN
boards vessels. and IL Slatemen; from
Prohibition Director Haynes That h'
would act in Il vigorous manner Il
enforce The law rs soon as il j lie
terlnined If liquor selling on tnilri
Mates vessels is Illegal. followed.
i.asker further charged lllal unr:n,
The war The late AdolphuS Busch wa!
"pu>Sibly the kaiSer'S closest friend il
this country this charge bringing !
statement from Anheusec Busch, !nc.
chat in another letter it will deny Iii:
and will state that The Anheuser
Busch organization" reserves the RICH
To protest when the United States gov
crnment buys German beer. TO sell 81
ills ships and will no let American
beer be made"
The announcement further ieciara,
that If the government decides
make an investigation OF lhiS matter
We viii establish, by reliable viii
ness. that Lasker has said That h,
Went To President Harding With Thi,
WLule matter. nd told him Ihat lii.
sale Of liquor Oh the shiL hoart
ships would help 10 solve the board.
1inuncial problems, and that he sal.
lhAI President Harding replied /,
linn: MIR. Lasker, you are chairman G.
lhe shipping board: you know wha
TO do.
Announcement that The second let
Ter would be sent TO Washington was
Llade by Q. T. RemmerS, counsel fol
HE corporation, who was delegated tC
peak for Adolphus Busch.
i;elnmerS asserted that witness
could be produced 70 show hat Clair
l.,an La>ker said thai several dry
ilembers of the senate and the houst
called on him TO protest againsf The
sale OF liquor on HE ships and that
according TO his version of the matter
j
s:,ry and, shaking his finger ii him
said
Il wanf YOU To understand distinct
IL that no liquor is 70 be sold on these
ships.
Continuing. Remmers said: Al the
same time a he told it, he gave the
chief of comnissary a broad wink
Denying The late AdolphuS Busch
va. POSSIBLY the kaiser's closest
friend in America" Remmers stated
thar Busch received an award from
the kaiser for meritoriorS work il
cunnectiun With lhe Worlds Fair il
1904. ;nd thai was the only matter
Of importance that ever passed ie.
tween them. The award was deScrih
ed as such as President Francis, OF
The fair, and possibly others, received
at The same time.
RemmerS then directed attention IL
the fact that busch died year be
fore The European war began anc
added:
Mr. Lasker says The Busch family
has maintained a castle in Germany
for many years. Ii would be more
accurate TO call it bungalow.
Discussing LaSker'S assertion that
the Busch interests iii making The
complaint do not come into court
with clean hands, Remmers assert
the Busch organ :Zation had lost ron
Sl2.UOO.mO to $l5,GO0.0on by oheyine
lhe prohibition law.
Mr. Busch has consistently sup,
ported The prohibition law" Remmers
continued We insist thai our hands
are clean and that we hav :he righ!
to protest when the United States gov
eriment buys German beer to sell on
its ships and will n"t let American
beer be made"
Congress May Make U. S. Boats Dry.
u>htngton. June 1I.-ADhounce-
Hlt'lt iitdi lie NtUltl biti ftit 'tlii'li'l-
mcnl lhe ship subsidy bill provid.
In" Ina! M part of the fed 1fal appr",
pria ion should be allowed steamship
lines OF which liquor was sold With
our special authority Of congress was
made by western Republican, mem
her of the houSe. who declined TO per
mil The use of his name nj this
time.
Reports were current around lhe
house that number Sf similar amend
menlS we're being prepared by pro-
hibilion leaders. who agreed that. II
nrt IN y Nnip II wouId he naSSpd hy