Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-22
LIQUOR RULING
HITS AME R|CAN
SHIPPING BOARD
Daugherty'S Order Is the
Greatest Blow That Could
Have Happened to the U.
S. Merchant Marine.

Chicago, Oct 21.--Across a ban
quet board last night, A. d. Las
ker, chairman of the United States
Shipping board, told Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty and the other ban
queters that the attorney generals
recent ruling that all ships enter
ing American waters must be
dry" was the greatest blow that
could have happened to the Amer
lean merchant marine.
II can prove" said Mr.. Lasker,
who spoke before the Audit Bu-
reau of Circulation and its guests,
that Mr.. Daugherty is the great
est law maker Of all time. Moses
only made the "Red sea dry" Mr.,
Lasker said that while he person.
ally was anti-saloon, he spoke neil
Their as a, wet nor as a dry, but
from the standpoint of the ship
ping board.
II have seen in the press" said
Mr.. Lasker, statements that he
made his decision to conform to
political eXpediency to aid the
merchant marine bill. never
knew what the decision was until
the president announced 1t.
CAS- to the attorney general, who
is such a good politician, If he felt
he was helping American ships, he
did it without advising with me,
/ want foreign ships to come in,
as is their right. Forty per cent
of the passengers are foreigners
and will not subscribe to our
views"
when we are in international
business we only deceive ourselves
to think that America rules the
world" he continued.
The principal profit Of ships
coming to American shores is the
emigrant traffic, he said. The en-
igrant regards wine and beer as
much as food as they do bread
ana water, he asserted. Liquor
bearing ships can obtain this traf-
fic and upon approaching Ameri-
can waters can throw overheard
such liquor as may be left, al
though he said, they could figure
to q barrel just how much liquor
would be required by their pas
sengers.
He called attention to one re-
suit of the Daugherty ruling. The
American ship Rcsolute was to
10 make a Mediterranean cruise,
he said and 800 reservations had
been made. Within ~ hours after
the decision, 81 cancellations were
received, including one from the
head of a great New York bank
who was to pay S2S,O00 for his ac'
commodations,
eve cannot compete" he said,
with foreign ships that can leave
our shores dry and take on liquor
Mt Halifax"
Tlo shipping board chairman
said he entered the government
service hoping to show that gov
eminent ownership was possible
but added:
aGovcrnment ownership is the
boison ivy in the garden of indus
irv. Policy dictated by expediency
af votes, with losses paid by tne
Government. is a blight on the
faith of the people, 1t is hypoc-
risv in government. ! plead Win
Won to help get America out OF
This .n1orass. America owns 1,5oo
steel ships that cost billions. Ihey
are operated by the government
and private ownership is whitening
under it. Under the ship SUBSIDY
bill we can end a loss of 500, O0O,-
600 a year in 30 months.
Mr.. Daugherty in his address
largely devoted to declaration
that the law must be upheld
q catnst all groups and individuals.
and the power of the judiciary and
the power of the press as the pa
sic influences in national nle,
touched only briefly on his dry
decision.