Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
DAUGHERTY RULES
|. PROHIBITION LAW
APPLIES ON SEAS
Sale of Intoxicants on All
u. S. Vessels Ordered
to Cease.
FOREIGN LINES ARE
EXPECTED TO FIGHT
Will Seek Injunction Pending
Supreme Court View
OH Issue.
EBv Associated rrcs..1

WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.-All vea.
sells. American and foreign owned,
are prohibited from having liauor on
board in American territorial waters
under an Interpretation OF the pro-
hlbition amendment and tho enforce
snent act. handed down today by tho
Department OF Justice. Moreover. of
the transportation or sale of intoxi-
cants on American craft, wherever
operated. was held to- be inhibited.
American territorial waters wcr1
construed to include not only those
within the three mile limit OF CONT
mental United states. but also thos.
within tho Same limit OF the Phillip
pines. the Hawaiian Islands. Porto
Rico. the Virgin Islands and Alaska.
The law would not apply in the Pan
aman Canal zone, as that zone is
specifically exempted by the statute
Itself.
Liquor Sales Cease mt Once.
SO far az the American ships are
concerned, the sale or Transportation
or liquor VIII cease Mt once. or soon
rs those vessels reach their home
ports. In the case OF foreign shlps
tho decision Will become operative
as soon rs tho necessary regulations
can be prepared and promulgated by
tho Treasury Department. te ~
Court actions looking 70 final
| determination OF the application of
| American dry laws to foreign shipss
entering American ports was foresecJs
by both AttorneyGeneral DaughertyS
and Chairman Lasker, OF tho ShipI1ink
Board. Mr.. Dnugherty said he all
| ready had. been advised that a ease
was about to be filed. which would
bring tho Issue to the Supreme Court.
Injunction First Move.
chairman Lnsker was OF the
opinion that the first move OF for
eign lines would be to seek an in
junction restraining tho government
from enforcing the law. He said IL
was reasonable to suppose that the
courts would grant such an injunc-
tion with result that foreign ships
would continue to arrive with liouor
ON board until there was a final de-
cision by tho highest court. Tho
attorney Genera said his department.
would cooperate In every effort To
expedite q ruling by tho Supreme
Court
Publication OF the opinion cc the
Department OF Justice followed
Whlto House conference. TO which
President Harding summoned Mr.
Daugherty Secretaries Hughes and
Mellon and Chairman Lasker. vari-
Gus phases OF tho situation were dis
cnssed, including the possible resulta
or enforcement upon the International
relations OF the United States
Must Enforce Inv.
High administration officials. ex
nlained there was no course for the
executive branch OF the government
except to enforce tho law as inter
preted BY the legal department. Tho
Interpretation was based upon recept
decisions Of the Supreme Court in a
ease involving the authority of th,
United states To Interfere with the
transfer OF liquor cargo from ons
foreign ship TO another liz an Ameri-
can port
In divided opinion the court con.
tirmed tho authority of probihitio,
agents to prevent such a transfer
AMI. In the view OF the Attorney
',"heral. went so far as TO hold that
Tho eighteenth amendment and tho
Volstead act repealed rrtor cxist-
ing treaty with Great Britain. Chair
man Lasker predicted that enforce
mcnt OF rhe law would operate 10
AN immediate disadvantages of tho
American merchant marine and
would make more necessary enact,
ment OF tho ship subsidy bill If th-
American Nag was to say on the high
have great influence in L .~... =,
when the subsidy bill was taken No.
Believe VIII Hunp-r 4. :. u.ri....
An undoubted effect OF the enforce
ment. Mr.. Lasker said. would be to
hamper tho hoard in it's efforts 10
build up American shipping to the
orient ana South America lie cx-
pected Vancouver. British Columbia.
TO profit at tho expense particularly
or Seattle and Portland In tho
Oriental trado and Montreal at the
expense OF New York In tho South
American trade. Also he looked .or
Montreal 10 gain over New York In
the transatlantic trades.
Irrespective OF the decision OF the
Supreme Court. the Shipping Board
chairman said foreign shipping would
have an advantage over American
lines. AS an illustration he said
that even II the court should hold
that foreign ships might not bring
liquor into American territorial
waters. they could sell up 10 the three
mile limit on their inward VOYAGE
and dump overheard any remaining
stocks.
Speaks Neither ss "wet Nor Dry"
In discussing the opinion Mr.. Las
kcr emphasized that ne was viewing
tho situation MS II existed. and that
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