New Britain herald., 1922-12-07
IS FOREIGN VESSELS AND Il U. s.
 OWNED CRAFT SEIZED IN CRUSADE

and, while such investigations and the
 taking of such evidence served to ac-
 comodate claimants, 1t likewise pro-
 tected the government in the ad-
 ministration of the trusts created over
 these properties.
 Tt may be expected that the future
 will see any number of interpretations
 by the. courts of the provisions of sec- | tion and of the question as to
 whether the Iitigant is q proper party
 claimant under this section. The ques-
 tions of law arising are many, and
 while, in general. 1t may be said that
 the provisions of section 9 do not con- hict. It must be recognized that there exist some. exceedingly close questions as to which of the provisions of sec ton control in certain cases. The greater majority of the precedents es- tablished by the courts during the past year have been favorable to the move ment."
 Railroad Injunction Cases The report made no comment on the railroad injunction case and mere ly noted the legal situation arising out of enforcement of the prohibition statutes, outside the continental limits of the United States.
 Since the 18th amendment of the Constitution and Title Two of the Ma tional Prohibition Act became effec- tive" it said, rum running vessels of American and foreign registry, carrying liquor from foreign ports to our shores, have swarmed along our seaboards, smuggling liquors into the United States in violation of our laws.
 Eighteen vessels of foreign regis- try and II of American registry with | their cargoes of liquor have been seiz- ed. No American-owned vessel can transport beverage liquors. Foreign registered vessels can not transport | beverage liquors within American ter ritorial waters. Of the IS foreign registered vessel seized, 10 were found | transporting and smuggling liquors within the Smile limit of our shores. The remaining 8 foreign vessels seiz- ed were lowering off our shores be- yond the Smile limit, but within the 4-league zone of our shore line and unlading their cargoes to other boats to be brought ashore in violation of our statutes known as the lowering acts.
 The covering stautes tRev. Stat. 2S67 and others) provide that no yes sel bound to our ports shall unload merchandise within leagues of our shores, unles by permit, without in- currthe a penalty against the captain, to satisfy which the vessel may be subjected to forfeiture.
 Foreign governments protest seiz- ures of their vessels thus violating our revenue laws and smuggling liquors to our shores because international aw does not recognize our lowering acts as valid outside the Smile limit except as they may be applicable to our own nationals"
 The Attorney General then called ire on which the courts have ruled, or which now are pending.
 Patents Litigation
 Only general reference also was made to litigation involving patents seized by the Alien Property Gus. ,OuIdIl, dS tuc DOSCH Md6HoLOI md Chemical Foundation suits. "A lumber of suits have been fled" the 'eport said, Ito determin title to hese patents and to decide the own rship of the funds which have ac- from use of patent rights. !, Post war espionage by unnamed oreign governments was hinted at in he report submitted by the depart lent's bureau of investigations.
 The attention of the mureau has cen directed Director W. J.sBurns eported, to investigations. of several ldividuals who have posed as repre- sntatives of foreign governments, re- llting in the apprehension of the per ons under investigation. e Attorney General Daugherty recom- F tended legislation making it a crime h , kill an officer of the United States" S, nile executing process. He called fir