Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-12
BRITISH LINE " IL
FIGHT DRY RULING
IN SUPREME COURT.
cUNARD OWNERS PLAN TEST
CASE TO PROVE LEGALITY OF
DAUoRERTY RULING ON SHIPS
CARRYING RUM.


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New York, Oct TT Associat,
ed Press --Offcials OF the Cunard
line announced tonight that they had
launched steps 10 bring a test case
hs'H in the United States supreme court
of the ruling of Attorney General
Daugherty that ships flying foreign
flags could not bring liquor for pas
sengers within the three mile linn
it,
The line sent its attorneys Lord.
Day & Lord of New York TO Wash
ington today to confer with the at
torney general and to arrange for pc
titioning for an injunction to restrain
4, s.. the government from putting the
liquor ban into effect.
The plan of the American steam
h"~ ship Owners association, however, eX.
pressed in an official statement to-.
.fIe day. is to peacefully abide by the
Daugherty ruling il the prohibition
lists Will in return, lend their support
to the ship subsidy bill now before
congress.
Enumerating the disadvantage
which private American vessels, run
ming dry will suffer in competition
With foreign ships the association
an says:
There is but one way in which this
~ disadvantage can be met and that Is
by national aid along the lines now
provided for in the national shipping
bill.
"The association believes that the
-. friends of prohibition appreciate the
.. situation and will be among the first
i ID advocates of giving to American
ships every assistance that is neces-
! 4 - sary to maintain and uphold the mer-
e" chant marine
The associations stand is against
any concerted effort to retain liquor
on passenger ships
However, it is a foregone conclus-
ion that if the attorney general is
! ultimately sustained American ships
will be placed at a great disadyan-
tage," the directors statement contin-
Hes.
~~+s 1.-The loss in profits to American
ships from the sale of liquors will be
inconsequential. The serious loss will
be from the driving of passengers to
foreign passenger ships, not only in .
!. ia-s, the transatlantic trades, but more
particularly in the transpacifc. South
and Central American, and West In
& t9S dies trades, where all ships customari-
~ touch at intermediate ports.
Driving the passengers to foreign
ships will make those ships the instru-
ments by which tire trade OF oar com
petitors will be advanced ana deyel-
oped"
Virtually all officials of foreign
owned lines announced today that
their policy to live up to the law
r..., no matter what the cost, and to await
the outcome of the Cunard lines test
pf the validity of Daugherty's ruling,
Up to Mellon.
Washington, d. c., Oct 12-Regu-
lations carrying out the recent ruling
of Attorney General Daugherty con
Cerning liquor on ships arriving at
American ports are in the hands OF
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon for
ibis approval.
The rules apply to both foreign aud
American ships, and are said to in
Clude:
1 l. Seizure and possible forfeiture
of American vessels found attempt
4 ing evasion or violation of the Daugh-
erty ruling, except those sailing from
y foreign port for home on or before
Oct. IA
p 2. Seizure of all liquor on foreign
ships entering American ports if such
ships had left their home ports with
il liquor after Oct. IA
3. Exemptions from seizure of
/. medicinal liquor and also possibly Of
liquor destined for diplomats stationed
in the United States
4. Nonexemption of liquor listed as
Il ships stores and including supplies
of rum and wines which constitute
! a portion of the usual rations for the
French, Halian and other foreign ship
crews.
Reports that the regulation would
provide for seizure and forfeiture Of
foreign ships violating the law We're
denied here tonight There is no JUS
LITIGATION in law for such a proceed.
H. ure, which might precipitate serious
foreign difficulties.
4 The regulations for issuance of per- .
1nits to ships to carry liquor for medi- \
cinal purposes are to be drawn up
within few days.
Mellon may make some changes in
4 the regulations before he signs them,
but it is understood he had approved
them in a general way during con
ferences with prohibition bureau of
feials.
When approved they will be imme-
diatey broadcasted to American con
y 4sulates and embassies abroad for ref
erence to foreign and American ship
ping
First Steam Transatlantic Trips.