Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-15
AUGUSTUS BUSCH
HURLS CHARGES
At SHIP BOARD
Son of Former Brewer De-
scribes United States as
Greatest BootIegger in the
World

ST. LOUIS, June 14.-(By the AS
ISOLATED Press).-The question or
whether United States ships shall
be wet or dry today brought
charges from August A. Busch
president of Busch. Inc
that the United States has become
"the biggest bootlegger in the
world" by selling liquor on shipping
board vessels when q outside the
three-mile limit, a reply from Chair
man A. D. Lasker, of the board,
declaring that liquor was and
would be sold on the boards vessels
and a statement from Prohibition
Director Haynes that he would act
in a vigorous manner ito enforce
the law so soon as it is determined
IL liquor selling on United States
vessels is illegal"
Mr.. Lasker further charged that
during the war the late Adolphus
Busch was "possibly the kaiser
closest friend in this country" this
charge bringing a statement from
Anheuser-B Busch, Inc, that in an
other letter it will deny this and
will state that the Anheuser- Busch
organization reserves the right to
protest when the United States
government buys German beer to
sell on it's ships and will not let
American beer be made"
Announcement that the second
letter would be sent to Washington
was made by o. 7. Remmers, coun-
sci for the corporation.
Remmers' Statement
Mr.. Remmers asserted that a wit
ness could be produced to show that
Chairman Lasker said that several
dry members of the senate and
house called on him to protest
against the sale of liquor on the
ships, and that, according to his YER
sion of the matter, he called in the
chief of the commissary, and, shak-
ing his finger at him, said: II want
you to understand distinctly that
no liquor is to be sold on these
ships" Continuing, Mr.. Remmers
said:-.>"At the same time, as he, told
it, he gave the chief of commissary
. broad wink"
Denying the late Adolphus Busch
was possibly the kaiser's closest
friend in America" Mr.. Remmers
stated that Mr.. Busch received an
award from the kaiser for merito-
rious work in connection with the
worlds fair in 1904, land that was
the only matter of Importance that
ever passed between them. The
award was such as President Fran
els, of the fair, and possibly others
received at the same time.
Mr.. Remmers then directed atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Busch died
a year before the European war be-
gan. Touching on Mr.. Lasker' S
statement that the shipping boards
counsel had held that merchant
ships, beyond the three-mile limit,
were not territory subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States as
that term is used in the eighteenth
amendment" Mr.. Remmers said.
The seaman's act extends beyond
the three-mile zone; why should not
the prohibition act? Regardless of
any legal opinion, no one can deny
that the United States government
SHOULD abide by the prohibition law
ON it's own ships"
tMr. Lasker says the Busch fam
- has maintained a castle in Ger
many for many years." continued
Mr.. Remmers. 1T would be more &C
ate to call it bungalow"
Discussing Mr.. Lasker's assertion
that the Busch interests in making
the complaint do not come into
court with clean hands, y Rem.
mere, asserted the Busch organiza.
ton had lost from $12,00,000 to $15,.
100000 by ooeying the prohibition
law, and directed attention to the
fact that August A. Busch had writ.
ten a letter to Internal Revenue
Com missioner Williams, when the
prohibition law went into effect
congratulating him on his announc
er decision to enforce the law to the
letter.
"Mr. Busch has consistently sup
p'rted the prohibition law" Mr.
Iammers continued. 1--WE insist
that our hands are clean, and that
we havu the right to protest when
United States government buys
German beer to sell on it's ships
and will not let American beer bt
made"
Mr.. Remmers empha lilly denied
Chairman Lasker's charge that tn,
lsch interests were ''acting in the
hope of creating public revolt
against prohbton, utterly regard
less of how you might hurt the
American merchant marine in al
effort to create a situation to bene
fit your brewery"
To subStantiate the denial, Mr.
Remmers asserted the Busch inter
ests were concerned vitality in thu
prosperity of the American merch
ant marine, through their large con
nection with the manufacture ant
export of the Diesel engines.
Busch Letter
The letter of August A. Busch. ad
dressed to his associates, says II
part:
eve are now approaching tn,
coast of France. AS this vessel i!