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has been sold with a positive money
back. guarantee that the bars for the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors VIII be
thrpen wide open as soon as they
pass the three-mne coast line
This makes the United States IN
compazbiy the biggest b~ooueEger IN
the world
Two reasons I believe shouid TN
pei Us to bring this Information TO
the-attentfon OF the president are that
the chief executive Is charged with
the duty of defending demonstration
and taking care that the laws are
faithfully executed and should DO in
formed OF this fact
"As manufacturers or legal products
We ave been forced for more tban
two years to meet unfair and unlaw-
full competition In practically every
town and city 1 n tho United States.
For the United States to set aside its
constitution and laws in the opera
ton OF it's own business enterprises.
Increases our difficulties many fold.
bocause.it encourages viohators-of the
law 10 renewed and great activity.
II understand that the shipping
board has brought TO the notice OF
AAEn oAAAElA4E OF LAA government nv
fact that II could not cor1pete on the
high sea- with the ships Of other ma
tons and obey the constitution and
Volstead act. And either by direct
or indirect means the shipping board
is permitted to do in the dar that
which It Is Illegal TO do in order that
II may make money. 49,
We should submit 10 the president
aLuN 49, -14~,r--n..NF- Narzr.FAz- -
the violation of the Jaw by the ship
ping board is proof hat prohibition
laws as nov written are either i'm
practical and non-enforceable. or are
being disreEarded deliberately. SO
The fact that citizens OF the United
States would not buy passage on
ships Of the United States so long as
the Volstead act was operative upon
these ships give us a real sentiment
of a considerable part of the Ameri-
can people with respect to prohibition
and we believe that a great minority
desire a modification of the volstcad
net sss"
The letter OF Adolphus Busch III.
which accompanied tho letter Of his
father to the president. written from
this city under the date of June 8,
1892, says in part:
ct an transmitting herewith a let.
ter we have just received from my
father, August A Busch. president OF
Anheuser-Busch. Inc, written on
board the United States steamship
George Washington. A copy OF the
wine list enumerattng Intoxicating
liquors of every character is enclosed
for your information.
4 . l. --Al-1.ANA NAaN AWNa-. \
lean ships wherever they float are
American territory and under the jur-
isdiction of the laws of the United
States. the governments liquor policy
regarding the ships of the United
States shipping board constitute a
violation of the constitution and the
volstead act in at least three impor-
ant respects:
A American sovereignty follows
the flag it is n violation of the consti-
tuition and the enforcement act for
the government to sell Intoxicating
liquor or permit its sale Of board any
ship of the United States anywhere
In the world.
TT is a violation OF decentralization
and n law for the government ships
to transport Intoxicating liquor within
the three-mile coast line
TT lisa violation of the law for a
government ship to possess intoxicat.
ing liquor within the three-mfle coast
line.
1--WE are reliably informed that the
advertisement of the United States
lines. published in European news
papers, announced choice wines and
liquors on ships of the United States.
I'VE are also reliably informed that
during all tho time that h govern
ment has been violating the prohibit
ton laws It has had public figures
touring the country for the special
purpose of preaching respect for the
prohibition laws 70 the American peo-
pie
I'VE are enclosing what. appears to
be a government-inspired newspaper
editorial making a plea for the con
tinued violation of the prohibition
laws aboard United States ships.
The governments disregard Of the
prohibition law and its policy of in
spring editorial support of the e-
emption of one of its business enter
prises from the operation of the law
on the one hand and its feeble attempt
to enforce 1t and the employment Of
skilled orators TO counsel respect for
the law on the other hand appears to
be most inconsistent"
The letter of the Anheuser-Busch
Inc. to members of congress inviting
their attention to the wine lists of
the shipping board steamers requests
a congressional inquiry into the con-