The Washington herald., 1922-09-27

COnttuue0 yTom foge Ous.
promised to render an opinion on
the sale of liquor aboard Shipping
Bard boats as soon as possible.
The Near East pronouncement
was made by Secretary Hughes fol-
lowing the Cabinet meeting. This
is the first official declaration of
Americas position with regard to
the Near East crisis. The points of
the allied proposal. Mr.. Hughes said.
ARE clearly in accord with Amer
lean sentiment"
Hopes for Suitable Plan.
This government also trusts that
suitable arrangements may be
agreed upon in the interests of
peace to preserve the freedom Of the
Straits pending the conference to
conclude a final treaty of peace be-
tween Turkey, Greece and the
allies"
While Mr.. Hughes declined COM
ment On a possible allied invitation
to this country to participate in a
Near East conference. nevertheless
it is believed his statement may
prompt the allies to submit an in
vitation.
Althouhg the major portion of
Cabinet discussion was devoted to
consideration of rum-running and
the Near East situation. some OBJ
servations on the Daugherty rail
strike injunction were made. to-
gether with brief consideration of
increased coal production.
The government has decided to
fight the railroad shopmen through
the United States Supreme Court
should they continue their court
battle against the injunction, At
torney General Daugherty an
nounced following the Cabinet
meeting.
Later Mr.. Daugherty expanded
this idea to the effect that as soon
as the shopmen had taken their
case to the Circuit Court of Appeals
and that tribunal had disposed of
the case he would be glad to ass st
the shopmen in getting their case
before the Supreme Court as ex-
peditiously as possible.
Haynes Is Agreeable.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
when informed Of the Cabinets de-
cision relau We to search and seizure
on the high seas said that any sug-
Eestion the President may make
will be strictly adhered to, because
his word is law"
so far as this office is concerned"
Haynes said. mo proh bition agents
have been guilty of this practice
The customs authorities are respon-
sible. The customs office asked for
an appropriation and didn't get it so
the prohibition navy was turned
4.
navy. and the prohibition unit turned
the prohibition navy over to the
customs office. to promote enforce
ment."
Haynes admitted. however, that
while the masters of these boats
are customs officials, several pro-
hibition agents are aboard each
boat taking part in anti-smuggling
activities.
Daugherty has suggested that the
Onward" case. which has given rise
to be threatened complications
with Great Britain and now in the
Boston courts. may be taken to the
United States Supreme Court.
The debt funding commission
soon is to hear Great Britain's
case. and to this end a meeting of
the commission will be held this
week. according to Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Elliot wads-
worth. who is also secretary of the
commission.
May Resume Meetings.
Meetings of the commission have
been suspended during Secretary
Hughes trip to South America.
Since he has returned, discussions
may be resumed. At this weeks
meeting, 1t was said, d scussion is
expected to revolve around the COM
ing of the British representatives
within the next few weeks. No
definite date has been set for meet
ing Great Britain's commission. nor
Tor the resumptt on of negotiations
with the French delegation, al
though the latter group. 1t was said,
probably will not be heard until
after Great Britain's case has been
disposed Of.
The main question in connection
with the Estish debt problem. il
was said. is whether the Ameri-
can com m SIS / on shall accent
the British suggestion that an
approximao of $4,000 900 be
made for the interest on the s4.-
750.000.0O0 British war debt. falling
due within the next two months.
This government Is taking no Of
hcial coEnizance of reports from |
broad that an international eco
Iomic conference may be called this |
winter after the American debt !
commission has met the British rep
resentatives and to which America |
may be invited. it was learned at |
the White House
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