New-York tribune., 1922-10-13
4. NJ. M. Leads Fight to
Keep u. S. Vessels Vet
Court Acfion Knocked i'm Behalf
OF the Finland ard Sc. Paul,
Both Due to Sail TO.nsorrosy

The International Mercantile Marine
Company Joined the Cunard and Anchor
lines yesterday in challenging the rul-
ling of Attorney General Daugherty,
effective tomorrow, that no ships may
enter American waters with liquor
aboard.
The International Mercantile Marine
Company obtained a temporary injunc-
tion restraining officials from enforce
ing the order pending hearing which
is to take place Tuesday.
The Finland, of the Red Star Line, Co
which, with the st. Paul, of the Ameri-
can Line, yesterdays injunction par
ticularly applies, is due to sail from
this port tomorrow. 1t was intimated
that the government might retaliate by
refusing clearance papers to the Fin
land or any other ship that attempted
to leave port with liquor on board.
The steamship men, according to p.
A. S. Franklin, Of the international
Mercantile Marine Company, intend to
test the validity of the Attorney Gen
erals Interpretation of the law and
carry their case to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Passengers of the United American
liner Resolute entered port singing
lugubriously @How Dry | AM" the
ships bar having been closed at sea
Tuesday night on orders received from
Washington by radio.
Granted by Judge Hand
The temporary restraining order 20
protect the American ships Finland and
st. Paul was granted by Judge Learned
Hand in the United States District
Court 1t restrains E. C. Stuart. acting
Collector of Customs for the Port of
New York; Ralph A. Day, Federal Pro-
hibition Director for the State Of New
York, and John D. Appleby, Prohibi-
tion Zone Chief, from enforcing the
Daugherty ruling on either of tho
ships. They are directed to show cause
at 1880 a. m. Tuesday why the injunc-
ton should not be made permanent.
Cietus Heating, of Kirlin, Woolsey,
Campbell, Hickox & Heating. counsel
Marine Company, said the only purpose
in seeking the injunction was to OBJ
tain an authoritative ruling on the
Daugherty regulation. Once 1t had
been settled how far the Attorney
General could go, he said, the steam
ship men would abide strictly by the
law. Until then, he said, they wanted
to have enforcement Of the latest
regulation held up.
Mr.. Franklin, of the international
Mercantile Marine Company, issued tho
following statement along the same
line:
4In securing the order of the United
States District Court restraining the
prohibition enforcement officials at
New York from seizing liquors on the
steamship Finland, Of the Red Star
Line, and the steamship St. Paul, OF
the American Line, we acted for the
purpose of protecting our property
until the law can be interpreted by the
United States Supreme Court. AT
present the scope Of the law as appiisd
to ships is dehatablel Nobody knows
just what it is WheG the Suprenss
Court has rendered decision defining
the limits OF the Eighteenth Amend
ment and Of the Volstead act with re-
lation TO ships our company as mat-
ter of course viii comply strictly with
the terms Of that decision. Ali we ask
is an Interpretation of the law by tha
Supreme Court
Action Generally Arplauded
Steamship men generally, all of
whom are agreed that it will cost them
millions OF dollars annually to close
the bars on their ships and may divert
considerable amount of trans At
lantic traffic to Canadian ports, hailed
the sction of the British and American
corporations as move in the defense
of ALL of them.
Mr.. Appleby, when the restraining
order was served on him, hsnted that
there might be q severe rstext by tia