The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

The application for the injunc-
ton. after II had been opposed by As
slstant United States Attorney
Clarke, was refused by Judge Hand,
who, however. ordered the federal au-
thorlties to show cause why the order
should not be granted. Argument
will be heard October Is.
The dry ship" fight was taken
into the local federal court immedi-
ately preceding the departure OF the
company's attorney for Washington
to confer with Attorney General
Daugherty.
The Anchor line is a subsidiary OF
the Cunard company. Ships of both
concerns are under British registry.
The attitude of the American
Steamship Owners association. how
ever, as expressed in statement
today after meeting of directors, is
that It will peacefully abide by the
Daugherty ruling, II the prohibits
tionists will, as reward, lend their
support to the ship subsidy bill.
After enumerating disadvantages
which private American vessels, run
ming dry, will suffer in competition
with foreign ships. the association
said;
There IS but one way in which
this disadavantagc can be met, and
that is by national aid along the
lines now provided for In the ma
tional shipping bill.
VIII support Subsidy
The association believes that tho
friends OF prohibition appreciate tho
situation and will be among the
strongest advocates of giving To
American ships every assistance nee
essary to maintain and upbuild the
merchant marine"
Tho Associations stand was against
any concerted effort to retain liquor
on passenger ships by recourse 20
situation is one which should be lefr
to the Individual companies"
In the judgment of tho association.
however, &c is foregone conclusion
that IL the Interpretation of the At
torney General Is ultimately sus-
tanned, American ships will be placed
at such great disadvantage that
national aid must be Immediately
given II the privately owned Amer
| lean ships now operating are to DO
/ maintained and the merchant marina
and foreign trade developed, the
statement continues.
I "The loss In profits to American
ships from the sale OF liquors VIII
be inconsequential and really is not
a substantial factor In the situation.
| The serious loss will come from the
driving of passengers to foreign pas
senger ships not only in the trans-
Atlantic trades, but more particularly
| in the trans Pacific, South and Cen
trail American and West Indian trades
when all ships customariiy touch At
intermediate foreign ports,
Passengers between such ports
| will travel on the ships of foreiga
lines on which they can obtain their
customary wines and other bever-
AGES. In travelling by American
ships they will have to forego the OPP
portunity OF obtaining such heyer-
ages in an open or lawful manner.
and either deprive themselves Of
them or resort to subterfuges. This
fs certain to arouse an animus
against American ships and driving
the passengers to foreign ships VIII
make those ships the instruments by
which the trade OF our competitors
will be advanced and developed"
Live Up to Law
Virtually all officials of foreign
owned lines announced II would be
their policy TO live up to the law,
no matter what the cost" and 70
await the outcome OF the Cunard
Lines test
y. A. S. Franklin, president OF the
International Mercantile Marine.
said such would be the policy OF his
line. although he believed ut Is our
legal right to carry wines and IL
quors as stores to be consumed dur
ing the voyage
Shipping Board craft are already
beginning to experience a serious
falling off in passenger trade. he
said although he would not ascribe
the slump to the prospect of arid
voyages.