Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-15

operative upon these ships gives us
real sentiment of a considerable
part of the American people with
respect to prohibition and we be-
lieve that a great majority desire
a modification of the Volstead
act. - :"
The letter OF Adolphus Busch,
Ill, which accompanied the letter
of his father to the president, writ
ten from this city under the date OF
June s, 1929, says in part:
"I am transmitting herewith
letter 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 vino list enumerating
Intoxicating liquors OF every char
acter is enclosed for your infor-
NATION.
Because 1t Is automatic that
American ships wherever they
float are American territory and
under the jurisdiction of the laws
of the United States. the govern
ment's liquor policy regarding the
ships Of the United States ship
ping board constitute a violation
of the constitution and the Vol
stead act in at least three i'm
portant respects:
"As American sovereignty fol-
lows the flag it Is a violation OF
the constitution and the enforce
ment act for the government to
sell intoxicating liquors or permit
their sale on board any ship OF
the United States anywhere in
the world.
at is violation OF the con-
stitution and the law for the gov
eminent ships to transport intox-
icating liquor within the three
mile coast line,
ut is a violation OF the law
for a government ship to possess
intoxicating liquor within the
three mile coast line.
Liquors Advertised.
1--WE are reliably Informed that
the advertisements OF the United
States lines, published in Euro
pean newspapers announced choice
wines and liquors on ships Of the
United States.
1--WE are also reliably informed
that during all the time that the
has been violating
the prohibition laws il has had
public figures touring the country
for the special purpose of preach
ing respect for the prohibition
laws to the American people.
1--WE are inclosing what appears
to be government inspired news
paper editorial making a plea for
the continued violation of the pro-
laws on board United
States ships.
1.-THE governments disregard of
the prohibition law and it's policy
of inspiring editorial support Of
the exemption of one of it's busi-
ness enterprises from the opera
ton Of the law on the one hand
and its feeble attempt to enforce
It and the employment of skilled |
orators to counsel respect for the
law on the other hand, appears
10 be most inconsistent"
Inquiry Requested.
The letter of the Anheuser Busch,
inc, to members of congress in
,iting their attention to the wine
lists, of the shipping board steam-
srs, requests congressional In
iuiry into the conditions regard
ng the enforcement of the pro-
libition act. The letter says in
1art:
1--WE have repeatedly brought to
he notice Of the congress of the
United States and the administra-
ion officials the fact that the |
prohibition law is so loosely en-
.orced as to invite it's violation
ind that under these conditions
he manufacturers of lawful prod
lets are being driven out of bus
ness.
when the government of the
United States permits one of its
departments to violate the prohi-
,ition law on the most extensive
Gale in the world it helps Gre
tie condition which aggravates
he difficulties of those manu-
acturers who have spent millions
# dollars to convert their proper
les for the production of lawful
PRODUCTS and who, as a matter of
rood citizenship, have obeyed the
aw."
The letter further says that the
government in violating it's own
aw sets an example of "hyprocri-
y, unparalleled in the history of
he republic"