Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-14
August Busch Brands United
States Worlds Biggest
Bootlegger; Lasker De-
scribes Busch AS Kaiser's
Best Friend In America;
Letters Are Made Public.

Washington Juno 14.-An.
nounccmcnt that he would Offer
an amendment to the ship SUBJ
sidy bill providing that. no part
Of the federal appropriation
should be allowed steamship
lines on which liquor was sold
without special aut.ority OF con.
Sress was made today by west
ern Republican member of the
house, who declined to permit ;.
the use Of his name at this time.
HAYNES TO ENFORCE LAW. 4
Washington, June 14.-Prohi-
bitfon Commissioner Haynes de-
clared today In q formal state
ment referring to tho .'prOhibi-
tion atloat' pamphlet issued by
Anhcuscr Busch company that
he would 'Hact in q vigorous man
ner to enforce tho law" as soon
as the department of justice and
the courts have determined
whether the VOlstcad act applies
to vessels sailing under the
American flag. He added that he
would not break one law to en-
force another.
St. Louis, Mo-, JuEc 14.-(By
The Associated PrceA)-A Sec
! ond letter on the subject OF the
sale Of liquor on vessels of the
UEited States shipping board will
be sent to Chairman Il,sker of
the board in n few days by the
Anhcuser-B Busch. Inc, it was an
nounccd today. The letter will
deny tho allegation OF Chairman
Iasker that the late Adoiphus
Busch was "possibIy tho kaisei's
) closest friend in America, = IL was
added. II. -.
( The letter. viii shAfe that the
Anllcuser.Nusssh ors ltzntiof, s-7
serves tho right "to; Protest VIXEN
!. the United Stasas government
buys GciTnan. kexr To srli on fts
ships, and will not lot AtsaericS.
beer be malG.'ss tho aAnount
slnent ampliaed. j,,s'
The .a4npunyRmellt alisf
4 That ~ tlle goseTDracHl
"a make an investigation Of This
matter. we will csta blish, BY 4
( reliable witl1ess, that Mr.. Iasler
has said that he went to Prcst-
dent Harding, with this whole
s matter and told him that tho sale
OF liquor on tho shipping board
ships would help to solve, the
boards financial problems, and
that he said that President Hard
F. ing replied TO him: Mr.. Lasker,
you arc chairman OF the shipping
board; you know what to dO."
Washington, June 14.-The. shir
ping board holds that neither tn
Jolstead act nor the eighteen1t
apply to American shiI
outside the three mile limit" Chail
nan Lasker declared today in a le
er to Adolphus Busch III, vice pres
lent Of the Anheuser Busch Brewer
company of St. Louis. Confirming n
ports that alcoholic drinks were bein
served on American ships at sea, M
Lasker asserted that the shippin
BOARD had approved this custom "bot
from the standpoint Of legal rigl
and from the standpoint of the Iii
md security of our national merchal
marine" -, g..
1.-THE shipping board has spermitte
and will continue to permit the SER
ing of liquor on its ships" he contil
ued. 80 long as foreign flag shil
are allowed to enter and depart fro
our shores exercising that privilege
Reply to Busch.
= Mr.. Lasker's letter was in reply to
addressed by M
Busch to President Harding with re
erence to alcoholic drinks being rel
ularly served on shipping board We
sels at sea. The matter had been r
ferred to him. the shipping boal
chairman explained. since the pres
dent is unacquainted with the sul
ject you cover"
8 While it Is was true. Mr.. Lask
said that an assistant attorney gener
'.In the prior administration" hs
held that the prohibition laws We
effective on American shipping whe
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