New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
25 Cancel Trip
On Dry essel
For So. America
Mnnson Liner Sails with
Her liquors Under Seal,
Although Many Declare
They Maast Have Wines
Big Handicap Is Feared
Head Of Company Hopes for
Change i'm Volstead Law
70 Keep i'm Competition

Change I'm V0lstead Law
20 Keep i'm Competition
Following the announcement Of Sh,
Daugherty liquor ruling, twcnty-fiv,
prospective passengers Of the Munsol
liner Pan-America cancelled theil
trips on the vessel. which sailed yes
terday, according TO Frank C. Munson
president of the operating company
who departed for Rio de Janeiro *
visit the Brazilian Centennial Exposi,
tion. The vessel is owned by the
United States Shipping Board and al.
though efforts were made to dispose
Of the liquor aboard to the proper
authorities neither the customs nor
the prohibition enforcement agents
would accept it, saying they had no
authority to take it until after
October II. As consequence, the
vessel left with the liquor under seal
THE cancellations on this ship were
due mostly to her going dry" said Mr..
Munson before leaving. "All infor-
nation in connection with tsese can.
cellations will be forwarded to the
chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board, who will present it to
President Harding. Many of these
persons definitely said that they
would travel on line of our British
competitors. so as to be able to get
wines when they wanted them.
II heartily agree with President
Harding in his statement of to-day
that we must have some amendment to
the Voistead act. This is matter of
vital interest to the American people
rs whole, for we must maintain the
position in teh trade which we won
with such ships as these since the end
OF the war.
Prohibition Step Backward
"One Of the broad principles of the
steamship business is that we must
always meet and, if possible, improve
on the best our competitors can do.
prohibition is a step backward and a
handicap to American ships, whereas in
this trade up to now we have had bet
ter and faster ships and able to do as
well and in many cases better than
our competitors under foreign flags.
II have the greatest confidence that
the whole matter will be handled SO
as not to cause international complica-
tions. What is vitally needed is that
the status Of foreign ships within the
three-mile limit and privately owned
American ships be left to decision of
the United States Supreme Court be-
fore there is any attempt to enforce
these rigid rules"
The vessel, which has accommoda-
tions for about two hundred cabin pas.
sengers, carried but 120 for Rio, Mon
tevideo and Buenos Ayres. Under the
arrangement that the Munson Line has
with the United States Shipping Board
for the operation of these ships the
government organization is the heavi.
est loser from such cancellations.
French Line Joins Fight
The Compagnie Generate Transat.
iantique, known as the French Line
fled suit yesterday against the United
States Treasury Department and other
government prohibition enforcement
departments and officers asking per
manent injunction restraining this
government from interfering with their
liquor stocks. The suit was practically
identical with similar suits filed by
other foreign steamship lines, with the
exception that the French Line asked
no temporary restraining order, owing
to the extension of the date for rigid
enforcement. Another exception was
that III its brief the French Line set
forth that the French government law
provides for the wine rationinp Of ali
French crews.
The application was filed in Judge
Learned Hands division of the Federal
District Court by Joseph P. Nolan, an
sttorney of rs Broad Street. It Is
made returnable next Tuesday, when
she other foreign steamship. companies
cases are to be heard. The hearing was
set on the same date as the other
steamship line injunction suits at the
suggestion of Major John Holly Clark
assistant United States District At.
torney, who has been preparing tho
argument in these cases. Major Clarl
was forced to set aside much impor
tant Federal grand jury work to pre
pare nimsen In these ship cases, but i.
was said yesterday that there will b,
ne delay in the ship cases, and that tn,
steamship companies will be give,
every facility to protect their interests
Holland Line Next
1t was understood that the Holland
America Line had suit ready to FL,
in opposition to the enforcement of tn,
Attorney General Daugherty bone DIR,
ship order, and that this suit woul.
be followed by various other simila
suits by the different foreign steam
ship companies.
The clause in the French Line com
pany's suit, which differs from tn,
suits filed by the Cunard, Anchor ant
White Star lines, reads as follows:
Your complainant further shows tina
under the laws of the Republic q.
France your complainant is required t,
furnish daily to each member of th,
crew of each ship one-half litre of win,
OF alcoholic content a day and to stok
ers on said steamships one litre 0.
wine OF alcoholic content a day.
Your complainant further shows
that under the French law the captair
OF the ship and the officers and agent:
OF the company are subject to severe
penalties, enforceable in France, unde,
the laws of France, for the refusal Of
the company and its officers to ODE,
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