Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-07
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Mr.. Lasker foresawa not only q stay
OF enforcement as to foreign ships by
this but. also expressed the
opinion that regardless Of the decision
Of the supreme court American ships
would be placed at a permanent dis
advantage. The shipping board.
chairman further expressed the
undoubtedly hamper the boards ell
forts to build up American shipping
to the Orient and South American.
The disadvantages which he believed
would result to the American mer-'
chant marine would make more NEG
essary, he said, ienactment OF the ship
subsidy bill 1.-THE American flag was
to stay on the high seas
Washington, Oct. All vessels,
American and foreign owned. are pro-
hibited from havite liquor on board in
American territorial waters Under an
Interpretation of the prohibition
! amendment. and the enforcement act
handed down yesterday by the depart
ment of justice. Moreover the trans
p%ortation' or sale Of intoxicants on
American craft, wherever operated,
was held to be forbidden. -.
American territorial waters were
construed to include those not only
within three mile limit Of continental
United States, but also those within
the same limits Of the Philippines,
the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, and Alaska. The Pana-
ma canal zone is specifically exempt
ed by the statute itself.
The sale or transportation of H.
quor by American ships will cease-at
once, or as soon as those vessels
reach their home ports. The decision
will become operative on foreign
ships as soon as the necessary regu-
lations can be prepared by the treas
ury department.
Court Action F'orcscen.
Court action looking to a final de-
termination of the application OF
American dry laws to foreign ships
entering American ports. was fore
seen by both Attorney General
Daugherty and Chairman Lasker. of
the shipping board. Mr.. Daugherty
said ne already had been advised
that a case was about to be nled
which would bring the issue to the
supreme court.
Chairman Lasker was of the opin-
ion that the first move of foreign
lines would be to seek an injunction
restraining the government from en-
forcing the law. The attorney gen.
eral said his department would CO.
operate In every effort to expedite q
ruling by the supreme court.
\ Publication Of the opinion of the
department of, justice followed a
White House conference to which
President Harding summoned Mr.,
Daugherty, Secretaries Hughes and
: Mellon and Chairman Lasker. Vari-
Gus phases Of the situation were dis
cussed. including the possible results
OF enforcement upon the internatiOn-
al relations Of the United States.
No Other Course.
Administration officials explained
that there was no course for the *
Il ecutive branch of the nlent
except to enforce the law as inter
presed by the legal department. The
Interpretation was based upon re.
t cent decisions Of the supreme court
In cases involving the authority OF
the United States to interfere witt
: the transfer OF a liquor cargo from
one foreign ship to another In III
9 American port.
g In a divided opinion. the court con
r firmed the authority Of prohibition
agents to prevent such a transfer
9 apds in the view of the attorney gen
eral went so far as to hold that ths
eighteenth amendment and the Vol
stead act repealed a prior existing
treaty with Great Britain.
Disadvantage to U. S.
Chairman Lasker predicted tina
n enforcement Of the law would oper
n ate to an immediate. disadvantage
= - 4 ~ 49, g. ,n--s-
and would make more necessary tn
d enactment of the ship subsidy bill.
n An undoubted effect of enforce
4 ment, Mr.. Lasker said, would be t
J. hamper. the board in building vi
y American shipping to the Orient ant
& South America. He expected Van
couver, B. c., to \proft at the ex
d pense, particularly Of Seattle an
Portland in the Oriental trade an'
Montreal at the expense Of New
v York in the South American trade
over New York in the trans-Atlanti
e trades.
Is Irrespective Of the decision of tn,
% supreme court, the shipping boar,
chairman said foreign ships woul,
have an advantage over American
: lines. AS an Illustration he said tina
even if the court should hold tina
foreign ships might not bring liquo
into American territorial waters
they could sell up to the three mil
limit on their inward voyage an
dump overheard any remainin;
stocks.
Sale OF liquor on shipping boar
vessels was based on an opinion Q
the general counsel of the board VIII
held that it did not c%ontravene tn
prohibition laws.
Enforcement Ordered. Z
Orders for enforcement Of prohibit
tion laws, IS construed by MI
B Daugherty, We're issued by Presiden
Harding.
In a letter to Secretary Mellor
, the president requested that due nc
. tice be given to the masters of a
privately owned ships operating IN
!, der the American flag and that reg
= ulations for the enforcement as t
foreign ships be formulated and tina
such notice be given to the agents Q
= foreign lines touching America
s ports on docking therein ms become
!. the circumstances and commits us t
the full enforcement OF the law"
=, Writing to Mr.. Lasker;; the execu
y tive said, the transportation and tn
service Of Intoxicating liquors on a.
= ships owned, operated or leased b
the shipping board Should be pro
hibited at nee and all transports
tior either as cargo or ships~store
M must cease at once on ships now ]
home ports and on ships at sea o
in foreign ports Immediately afte
docking in home ports"