The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
WOULD HIT U. S. TRADE
International Complications
May Arise; Ali FLOATING
Bars" Barred From u. s.
LOUD PROTESTS EXPECTED
Officials Hint Congress May
BE Asked to Modify Law;
Booze Foes 0verjoyed

ny international News Services
LONDON, Oct. 7.---Foreign ship-
ping companies may cease TO call at
New York ana other United States
ports because OF the ruling of Atty.
Gen. Harry M. Daugherty OF Wnsh-
ington that no ships carrying liquor
may enter the three-mile limit Oft
the American coast. II was reported
here today.
Halifax or some other close port
may be substituted for New York,
Boston or Philadelphia.
At the foreign office it was stated
that the American ruling was 'in
accordance with tho international
law and perfectly correct and logical
In legal sense" but foreign office
officials laconically commented:
1T win be a long journey for
American tourists to 70 TO Halifax"
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.--voreisp
and American vessels sailing for the
United States after October Il, will
bo subject 10 the prohibition against
tho bringing of Intoxicating liquor.
into American territorial waters, Il
was announced tonight at the treas-
ury department.
Decision 20 defer In the case OF
these craft tho enforcement OF At
torney-Goneral Daugherty's ruling
with respect 20 the prohibition OF the
transportation OF liquor cargoes or
stores was made by President Hard
ing. The executive, In n letter 10 Bs.o-
retnry Mellon, said nny earlier at
tempt at enforcement in the absence
or due notice and ample regulation
would be Inconsistent with just
dealing ana have a tendency to dia-
rupt neeodlessly tho ways Of COM
"rhls delay Of entorcement does
not apply 10 the sale OF Intoxicating
liquor on vessels sailing under tho
American flag" the president said.
Immediate cessation OF such sales
was ordered yesterday by President
Harding after tho attorney generals
ruling hnd been presented TO him.
Masters OF shipping board vessels
were ordered today by Chairman
Lasker TO remove and surrender TO
treasury officials all Intoxicating
liquors aboard such ships. The or
der became effective Immediately as
to ships In their home ports and will
be made effective on those at sea and
In foreign ports upon their arrival
In tho United States.
WASHINGTON. Oct. IA food
or International complications, the
seriousness and extent OF which off,
cials did not care to speculate on
today, In confidently expected to fol-
low tho governments sweeping de-
cision that no booze OF any sort
under any flag may come into the
ports OF theee dry United States.
Puts IL Up To Congress.
Immediate and world wide howla
OF protest are anticipated by govern-
ment officials from President Hard
ing down TO tho custom agents and
dry HleuthS, whose duty II will be to
try TO enforce the unprecedented or
der. Officials took tho position,
however. that congress framed tho
law 10 as 10 give the executive
branch OF the government no other
alternative and II Ia now up TO con-
gress TO change the law II II wants
II changed.
orders were dispatched by the
United States shipping board TO
cease Immediately the sale OF all
liquor on all boats flying tho Amerl-
can flag. As for the foreign ships.
nothing will be done toward enforc-
ing tho order until the treasury ex-
perts figure out way 10 apply tho
ships that touch liquor shall not
touch our ports decree.
Lasker Is Gloomy.
A. ID. Lasker, chairman of tho
United States shipping board who
has consistently fought for the right
OF American liners 10 dispense liquor,
took IA gloomy view or the situation
today II the order sticks and is
upheld by the United States supreme
court. where It presently win he
tested. Iasker has visions of the de-
cline OF great American ports.
He sees the great liners that now
port In New York, Boston, Seattle
and Portland, going instead to
Montreal, Halifax ara Vancouver,
with the consequent decline In bua-
ness In those American ports.
THE American merchant Ia fm-
put at a great disadvant-
age" he observed dlsconsolateiy.
Foreign ships will continue 10 sell
liquor ard viii be preferred. II they
cannot touch American ports with
Il they will go elsewhere. or dodge
the provisions by some means or
another"
Many Kicks Expected.
Great Britain and France are eS-
pccted 10 be the loudest OF the for
eign nations in their howls against
the new American order. The Britt
lsh and French liners that go into
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