Evening star., 1922-10-13
SH|PSSTAyDR
DESPITE COURT,
ASSERTS LASKER
American Territory Beyond
Jurisdiction of New York
Injunction.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
IN MOOD TO FIGHT
Latter Would Appeal to 1nterna-
.tional Court to Shatter
Ruling.

Chairman Lasker Of the Shipping
Board announced today that ships
coming under the jurisdiction Of the
Shipping Board would remain dry
and that orders forbidding the load
Ing of liquor aboard such vessels
would continue in effect despite the
injunction restraining such order
handed down by Judge Hand in New
York yesterday. Mr.. Lasker said that
President Harding holds the Ameri-
and 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent intends to see that the Volstead
act shall be in effect on American
vessels as long as he is In office.
Notices Sent Out.
Notice to ship owners of the At
torney Generals ruling and tempo
rary instructions to customs officers,
were sent out today by Secretary Mel
lon. but 1t was said the customs regu-
lations would be subject to the tenn
porary restraining order issued yes
terday by Judge Hand in New York.
In the eniorcem vt Of he pan
against liquor aboard foreign ships
in American waters, officials said.
"the rule Of reason" win apply with
regard to application Of the forfeit
ure provisions of the prohibition act.
Mr.. Mellon was said to take the
view that provisions Of the act en-
abling the seizure of foreign vessels
were ''the extreme penalty" to be in
voked only when enforcement Of
ficials were satisfied that liquor on
board vas destined to find its way
into the United States Illegally.
The Treasury also was declared to
be inclined to the view that ships
whose crews customarily are served
wine with their meals should be :
empted from penalty for bringing
such liquor within the three-mile
limit, although stocks above the
quantity necessary for the use Of the
to be sealed up.
Medical liquor. 1t was said. will be
permitted aboard both American and
foreign ships.
Take. Up by Cabinet.
Tho effect of the liquor deeision OF
the Attorney General on the insular
possessions Of this country was one
Of the principal topics of discussion
at the meeting Of the cabinet at the
drastic nature OF the decision in
question and because it applies to
the island possessions indirectly. the
same manner as 1t does any port in
the United States. 1t was understood
that some serious results are likely
to follow.
One member Of the cabinet men
toned the case of Porto Rico, which,
he said, is dependent largely upon its
coffee crop and which Is shipped al
most entirely to Spain and Cuba in
Spanish ships.
This cabinet officer is of the opinion
that the Attorney Generals decision
prohibiting foreign ships with liquor
aboard from coming within the three
mile limit Of the United States or its
possessions may result In the conee
growers of Porto Rico losing their
was explained, however. that these
various features are being looked into
by the administration with the hope
Of offering solutions, but at the pres
,ent time no decision in the way OF a
remedy has been arrived at.
Hearings for Tuesday.
The International Mercantile Ma
rine Company. which obtained the
temporary injunction, makes a pres
entation for a permanent injunction
ON Tuesday morning. while in the
same court on the afternoon Of the
same day Judge Hand will hear argu-
ments from counsel for the British
owned Cunard and Anchor lines for an
Injunction with similar powers.
The temporary restraining order
ScSSCluoy oS <~S"
Federal Judge Hand, on application OF
the American lines, to keep the ship
LIQUOR situation in status quo until a
hearing october IT. was believed here
according to the Associated Press. to
be welcomed by the government as
the courts of a case to test the
strength of the liquor ban by Attor-
ney General Daugherty. 1t was free
ly indicated by Mr.. Daugherty that
the Department of Justice would con-
fer with counsel. for shipping lines
with a view to sending the case ION
up"
Regulations were drafted by Sec
retary Mellon yesterday to customs
and prohibition officers to put into
effect the ban. by ruling that for
eign vessels leaving their home ports
and American vessels leaving for.
eign ports on or before October Il
viii be permitted to continue with
such stocks without interference
Statement BY Mellon.
The tentative regulations were ex-
planned in formal statement by Sec:
retary Mellon yesterday, issued
through the bureau or internal reve-
nue., as follows:
"Foreign vessels leaving their home
ports on or before October H., 1922
and American vessels leaving foreign
ports on or before October II, 1922
having stocks of liquor aboard will
be permitted to continue with such
stocks without interference into for
eign ports, even though they touch
the ports of the United States. How
ever, no sales of liquor on American
vessels anywhere or on foreign ves-
sells within the territorial waters OF
the United States will be permitted.
ION publication of the opinion OF
the Attorney General some American
vessels lying in American harbors
voluntarily surrendered their stocks
of spirits to the customs officials. In
order to put all shipping upon an
equality up to and including the 18th
day Of October, 1922, such ships will
be allowed to recover their stocks OF
spirits and take, them into foreign
ports as in like condition by foreign
ships leaving their. homo ports and
American ships leaving foreign ports
up to and including that date"
BRITAIN MAY PROTEST.