Evening journal., 1922-10-07
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not carry liquor. even as ships
stores.
Immediately orders were broad
casted 20 all shipping board vessels
10 stop selling liquor and 10 dump
the stun overheard or get rid OF
II somehow. Those ships now on
the high seas must be dry when they
get 20 port or as soon thereafter as
II is possible 20 get rid OF their
supply OF intoxicants Similar or
ders will be issued TO private inter-
ests.
International complications threat
ened as one Immediate result OF the
ruling. Foreign governments were
backed by government officials 10
protect vigorously against the drastic
order against carrying liquor within
the insulated zone. Some officials
frankly said they believed that part
OF the Daugherty ruling was not in
tended 10 be enforced and that no
attepmt would be made 10 enforcs
Il literally. II was Issued simply 20
make this governments course I'M
partial and consistent by demanding
universal. enforcement against all
alike, OF American law.
II was intlmated in Official quar-
ters that regulations 10 be issued by
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon re-
gardlng foreign ships would provide
that an afiidavit by the master vessel
carrying liquor that q was not be-
ing brought TO the United States for
sale and that none OF II would be
permitted TO fall into American
hands. would open the barrier.
The u. $. Government holds that
foreign government has no cause for
complaint against the Daugherty
liquor ruling a high Official OF the
State Department said. since both
the ruling and prohibition amend
ment relate entirely 10 Abemlcan ter
ritory insofar as foreign vessels Is
concerned. II Is pointed out that the
Supreme Court has ruled that the
transportation in bond OF liquor
through the United States. as FOR in
stance from Mexico 10 Canada. is for
bidden under the Volstead law. "
SO far as the State Department
Is concerned therefore the whole
matter Is up TO Congress and the
courts. IL foreign ship owners de-
sire TO attack the ruling they will
do Il through the courts rather than
through diplomatic channels, in the
opinion OF the State Department
officials.
A, tr,r,oafato .ost 81 .ho r,.,,,.t,
erty rule will be sought In courts
probably by both American and for
eign shipping interests. Daugherty
who said he expected litigation. an
nounced his readiness TO help expe-
diie final decision.
He said he relied on previous deci-
slons OF the u. S. Supreme Court in
making his ruling. II that court
should maintain It's position Daugh-
erty's ruling would stand at least as
TO American ships. The court has
held. in effect that the constitution
follows the flag not only on land but
on the seas and that the wording OF
the prohibition amendment makes Il
clear that wherever the United States
has Jurisdiction there the prohibitory
law applies.
There were rumors today that
A. ID. Iasker of the ship
ping board would resign his post IN |
protest against the ruling. Lasker |
caused shipping board vessels 20 be-
gin the sale OF liquor az a means OF
in the passenger trade
against bar-equipped foreign liners
Wayne B. Wheeler. general coun-
iei OF the Anti-Saloon League. said |
he decision as sound law and good
-eason. II will help law enforce
nent. II sustalns the contention
which we made"
Lasker said there is now no hope OF
iaving the merchant marine from
he disastrous effects OF foreign com
petition.
THE ship subsidy bill is now more
han ever necessity" he declared
I trust this will be apparent to
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