Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-14

under the boards supervision, for use,
however, only beyond the jurisdiction-
al coast line.
I. Ataeshss Editorhl.
Mr.. BuscA attached to his letter to
the president, the copy Of an editorial
printed in the Chicago Tribune Of
editorial ofhces BY an oficial Of the
United States shipping board"
+ @ Explains Visit. ~
h Declaring there was an insinuation
that the editorial had been .inspired
by that VISIT" Mr.. Lasker said:
Il was the Official who visited the
Tribune on May S, and wish to rec
ord my. emphatic denial that in any
way knew before or at the time OF
my visit the views of the editors Of
the Tribune on this subject. did
not discuss the subject Of prohibition
with the editors Of the Tribune at
that visit or At any other time be-
fore or since. The fact is that had
no more advance knowledge than any
other reader Of the Tribune that it
was going to publish such an editorial.
Your mean insinuation regarding
uncorruptible officials and editor re-
Il believe you to be thoroughly sell
fish and that you are acting in the
hope of creating a public revolt
against prohibition SO that you may
again revive the sale Of your liquors.
utterly regardless Of how you might
hurt the American merchant marine
in your effort to create a situation to
benefit your brewery.
1T Ia Of course. notorious that the
Adolphs Busch who founded your
brewery was possibly the kaiser's
closest friend in America, and that
your family for many years has main
tained q castle In Germany: your ac-
tien in any event will not displease
your German friends whose greatest
marine Is in a hurt to Americas new
born merchant marine. 49,
refer to these extraneouS facts
not In resentment. but that it may be
made clear that in my opinion you do
not come before the bar Of public
opinion, with clean hands,
A New Ruling.
Mr.. Lasker made public at the came
time the text of an opinion just rem
dered to him BY Elmer Schlesfnger,
general counsel Of the shipping board,
serving. Of liquors on American ships
at sea. The opinion was based large
ly on the limitation in the eighteenth
amendment Of its operation to the
United States and all territory subject
to the Jurisdiction thereof" and on
recent rulings of the, supreme court
In liquor cases which, Mr.. Schlesnger
declared, held the prohibition laws to
be effective Throughout the entire
territorial limits of the United States" /"
The opinion cited numerous cases
to show that American ships outside
the three mile limit could not be con-
stdered within the Jurisdiction of the
United States government. I'D
Busch Writes Letter.
st. Louis, Mo-, June IA letter
charging the United States is "incom-
world. written by August A. Busch,
president Of the>Anheuser Busch, Inc,
while en- route to Europe aboard the
steamship George Washington, and
which has been forwarded to Presi-
dent Harding was made public here
today, together with an accompanying
| letter by Ado fhhus Busch III, his son
A third letter by .Anheuser Busch
Inc. addressed to members of con-
gress requests an investigation into
the enforcement department Of the
! ton act. f,ss
The letter Of August Busch says in
part: :
"Wettest on Ocean"
I'VE are now approaching the coast
! Of France. AS this vessel H. operated
by the United States shipping board
was amazed to learn that the nip
ping board vessels are, the 'wettest on
the ocean,.
II learn that passage on these ships
has been sold with a positive money
back guarantee that the bars for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors will be
thrown wide open as soon as they pass
outside the three mile coast line
'"Thfs makes the United States in
comparably the biggest bootlegger in
the world.
AZ manufacturers Of legal products
we have been forced for more than
two years to meet unfair and unlawful
competition in practically every town
and city in the United States. Fol
the United States to set aside its con-
! stitution and laws in the operation
Of its own business enterprises, In
creases our difficulties many fold. be.
| cause it encourages violators Of the
| law to renewed and greater activity.
| II understand that the shippins
! board has brought to the notice ol
high officials Of the government the