Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-16
ENGLISH bALK
IN BOOZE TILT
Decline to Agree With Secre-
tary Hughes on Right of
Search Issue

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (By The
Associated Press). ).-Great Britain in
communication delivered today to
the state department is understood
to have declined to agree to the sug-
gestion of Secretary Hughes for a
reciprocal right of search to give the
American prohibition navy jurisdic-
tion outside the three mile limit.
At the same time the British for
eign office assured the American
government that every precaution
would be taken to prevent violation
of the American prohibition law by
rum smugglers under the British
flag. 1t was said that Canadian and
other port officials had been instruc-
ted to prevent as far as possible the
issuance of fraudulent clearance pa
pers and other improper practices
complained of in Secreta~- Hughes S
prohibition note.
The British communication in re-
ply to the one sent to London by
the state department several weeks
ago was presented to Secretary
Hughes by the British Ambassador
Sir Auckland Geddes. Although de-
partment officials would not discuss
the subject where were indications
that the refusal to accord a recipro-
cal right of search outside the usual
limits would be considered final by
blocking such authority to prohibit
tion officials.
Orders already are in effect di-
recting the prohibition navy not to
operate outside the three mile line
except in the case of vessels in COM
munication with shore by means of
their own small boats and it has
been the apparent belief of admin
istration officials that changes would
be in accordance with the general
practice unless made SO by some
specific agreement as that proposed
by Mr.. Hughes.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The gov
ner may be seized outside the three
mile limit but within four leagues of
the coast if it can be shown she has
been carrying on illegal traffic with
the American shore, was upheld by
Federal Judge Hazel today in a case
against the British schooner Henry
l.. Marshall.
Judge Hazel granted an applica-
ton for condemnation and forfeiture
of the schooner and her cargo OF
12,05O cases of liquor filed by Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Clark. Testimony showed that the
schooner seized off Atlantic City in
August, 1921, had landed part of her
cargo at Montauk Point and Atlantic
City by means of small boats.
Evidence also was introduced to
show that the Marshall left the Ba-
hamas with two sets of manifests.
One stated she was in ballast, the
other gave her cargo as liquor and
her destination as Halifax, N. 5.
These, Judge Hazel held, were evi-
dence of design to elude the Gus
toms and prohibition laws.
While counsel for the Cunard An
chor. French and White Star lines,
were preparing arguments for their
fight before Federal Judge Learned
Hand tomorrow, to obtain perma-
nent injunction restraining govern
ment officials from putting into ef-
feet the Daugherty liquor ruling
forbidding foreign ships from TAX
ing liquor under seal into or out or
American ports, the Holland Amer
ican line, today announced that 1t
would join the ranks of the for
eign ship lines which will be repre-
sented before Judge Hand.
w. Van Doom of the Holland
American line. declared that in ac-
cordance with the plans of the other
foreign lines the Holland-American
line will put the case on appeal TO
the United States supreme court,
should the permanent injunction be
not granted. iii,
American owned lines also VIII
fight for a permanent injunction De-
fore Judge Hand who will hear ar
euments in connection with tempo,
rary stays granted the International
Mercantile Marine. for the Amerl-
can and Red Star lines and to the
United American line.