The Mankato free press., 1922-06-16
LETTER HE WRITES
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SHIPPING BOARD VESSELS
ADVERTISE LIQUORS
CUTS INTO OWN LAWS
Brewery Head Pens Sharp and
Sarcastic Communication
To Congress

10 Congress
st. Louis, Mo-, June IA
second letter on the subject Of
the sale of liquor on vessels of
the United States shipping board
will be sent Chairman Lasker
Of the board in a few days by
the Anheuser- Busch, Inc, it was
announced today. The letter
will deny the allegation of
Chairman Lasker that the late
Adolphus Busch was possibly
the kaiser's closest friend in
America" It was added.
The letter will state that the
knheuser- Busch organization
reserves the right "to protest
when the United States govern
ment buys German beer to sell
on its ships, and will not let
American beer be made" the
announcement amplified.
The announcement ampiified
that "if the government decides
to make an Investigation of this
matter, we will establish, by a
reliable witness, that Mr.. Las
ker has said that he went to
President Harding with this
whole matter, and told him that
the sale of liquor on the ship
ping board ships would help TO
solve the boards financial prob
lens, and that ne said that
President Harding replied to
him: 'Mr. lasker, you are
chairman of the shipping board;
you know what to do.'"
Washington, D. c., June a.
offer an amendment to the ship
subsidy bill providing that no
part Of the federal appropriation
should be allowed steamship
lines on which liquor was sold,
without special authority of con-
gress was made today by a
western republican member of
the house, who declined to per-
NIT the use OF his name at this
time.
Washington, D. c., June IA
Prohibition Commissioner Hay
nes declared today in a formal
statement referring to the "pro-
hibition afioat" pamphlet issued
by ArIeuser Busch company
that he would Hact in a vigorous
manner to enforce the law as
soon as the department of ius-
tiee and the courts have deter
mined whether the VoIstead act
applies to vessels sailing under
the American flag. He added
that he would not break one law
to enforce another.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
st. Louis, No, June IA lette
charging the United States is 'in
oomparably the biggest bootlegge
q the world, written by August a
3usch, president Of Anheuser- Busc
nc, while enroute to Europe aboar
he steamship George Washington
IND which has been forwarded t
PRESIDENT Harding was made publ
here today, together with an. ac
sompanying letter by. Adolphiu
Busch Ill, his SON. A third iette
oy Anheuser Busch, Inc, addresse
% members of congress request
IN investigation into the enforce
nent department of the government
n relation to the prohibition act
The letter Of August Busch says i
part:
I'VE are now approaching tn
coast Of France. As this vessel 1
operated by the United States ship
ping board I was amazed to lear
that the shipping board vessel
are the 'wettest on the ocean
Booze Guarantee Made.
Il learned that passage on thes
ships hac been sold with a positiv
money back guarantee that the bar
for the sale of intoxicating liquor
will be thrown wide open as 500
as they pass outside the three mil
coast line.
This makes the United State
!ncomparably the biggest bootlegge
In the world.
"As manufacturers Of legal pro
ducts we have been forced for NOR
than two years to meet unfair an
unlawful competition in PRACTICAL
every town and city in the Unite
States. For the United States I
set aside its constitution and law
in the operation of its own bushes
increases our difficult
ties many fold, because it encour
ages violators of the law to renewe
and greater activity.
Il understand that the shippin
board has brought to the notice {
high officials of the government tn
fact that it could not compete O
the high seas with the ships of 9th
er nations and obey the constitu
ton aid the Volstead act. An
either by direct or indirect mean
the shipping board is permitted I
do in the dark that which it is il
legal to do-in order that it ma
make money.
I'VE should submit to the presj
dent that the governments tolera
ton Of the violation of the law b
the shipping board is proof thu
prohibition laws as now written al
either impractical and non enforce
able, or are being disregarded delhi
erately."
The Other Letter.
The letter of Adolphus Busch II
which accompanied the letter of h
father to the president, written froi
this city under date Of June 8, 1872
says in part:
II am transmitting herewith
letter we have just received frol
my father, August A. Busch. Kind
note that he expresses astonish
ment that the prohibition laws {
the United States are violated open
" upon steamships owned by tn
United States and flying the Unite
States flag. A copy of the win
List enumerating Intoxicating Hque
Of every character is enclosed fc
your information.
Because it is automatic ths
ships wherever they 40;
are American territory and undt
fha Jurisdiction of the laws of th