The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-11
VOYACERS DECLINE
TRAVEL ON DRY ship
President Folks List Cut
by Daugherty Ruling on
Prohibition.
u. S. LINES ALARMED
Turning In of Vast Liquor
CargOes to Customs Men
Starts To-day.
PAYMENT MERE GUESS
Cunard's Frank Defiance Gives
Dry Officials Something
to Worry Over.
PAYMENT MERE GUESS

Officials OF the United States Lines
fear that their vessels, all under con-
troll of the Shipping Board. may be af-
fected seriously by the anti-liquor rul-
ing when the seagoing season begins
in earnest next spring Even now
when the exodus to Europe is slack,
they are noting more than the usual
cancellations. In the case of the Presi-
dent Polk. which sails to-day for Lon
don by way of Queenstown, Plymouth
and Cherbourg. ten passengers gave
up their berths. several frankly. say
ing that they did not care to make
the trip unless they could get beer
or wine as they can on foreign flag
ships, for the present, at least.
The President Polk, like the other
United States Lines ships running
between New York and London, car
ries only one cabin and third class
passegers and the cabin rates are now
only $3.50. This low fare and the
reputation of the ships as good sea-
going boats. with good service, have
attracted the patronage of many plain
Americans from all parts Of the coun-
try. A representative of the lines said
that he believes that the ruling of the
Attorney General has cut off many
prospective voyagers and that the
President Polk, which is taking out
ninety passengers. might have had
many more if she were not a dry
ship.
The President Garfield, due this
morning from London. Cherbourg and
Queenstown, received on Monday the
wireless of Chairman 1,asker of the
Shipping Board to stop the service or
sale of liquor at once. 1t is suspected
that the liners skipper had some
trouble enforcing the order and there
Is certainty OF many protests by pas
sengers, particularly Of the beer and
wine drinking kind in the third claes.
Others Get Longer Time.
Passenger carrying ships OF other
lines sailing foreign, not under the
jurisdiction of the Shipping Board. will
continue to carry liquor. 1t is said until
the time limit for enforcement OF the
ruling expires.
Dozens of American steamships to-
day will turn over TO customs officials
their vast cargoes OF liquors in COM
pliance with the ruling of Attorney
General Daugherty. The liquor will be
transferred by the customs officers to
the prohibition enforcement crew ano
stored In the army base warehouse
More than 5000 bottles of whisky
wine ana other liquors yesterday were
removed from four vessels of the United
States Shipping Board and voluntarily
placed in the hands Of the customs Of
ficers
Whether the Government will re-
nunerate the shipping companies fol
the liquor given up has not been de.
| termlned A ruling from the Treasury
Department probably will be necessary
before this phase of the international
tangle is settled 1t is likely. however
according to John d. Appleby, Zone
Dry Chief that the liquors from Amer.
liquor permits. such as wholesale drug
| gists.
Have Violated NO Law.
| Inasmuch as the carriage Of liquor BY
the vessel previously had been, sane
toned by a Treasury Department ruling
the belief is held in Official circles tina
the vessels have not violated any law
and therefore should be permitted e
dispose of their holdings.
Vessels Of the United Shipping Boart
will continue voluntarily to give up theii
cargoes. Thomas II. Rosbottom. genera
manager of the United States Line!
said yesterday Raids by customs o.
dry enforcement officers will not be nee
essary, he asserted.
Most Of the American shipping com
panies have expressed desire to compl,
with the decision of Attorney Genera
Daugherty." said John d. Appleby. q
have been swsmped with telephone call!
from many owners requesting that W,
take over the liquor supplies from thei
vessels. Tomorrow we will begin &C
cepting the proffered cargoes from al
lines by which they are offered"
Whether liquor laden European YES
sells which cleared for American port
prior 10 the ruling of Attorney Genera
Daugherty will be seized upon arriva
Mr. Appleby declined to say. A Treas
ury Department ruling will be necessary
to settle this phase OF the Attorney
Generals decision, he stated.
Dry officials yesterday were amazed
at the announcement Of Cunard Line of
hcials in London that their vessels clear
ing from foreign ports will disregard tn,
ban on liquors and will carry the Gus
tomary supply OF alcoholic beverages
Organized shipmasters yesterday foi
the FIRST time voiced their sentiment re
garding Mr.. Daugherty's stand.
"Mr. Daugherty's ruling seems to b.
n logical Interpretation OF the prohib
ton laws said Capt. John F.. Millik.n
secretary or the Neptune AsSo
citation OF Licensed Masters and Mates
OF Ocean and Coastwise Steam Vessels
Purely from the ship officers poin
OF view our work will be made more
arduous. The captain OF a ship Is held
accountable for liquor Illegally brought
into American territory and may be sub.
ject to heavy fine.
Foreign steamship lines fought that
section OF the La Toilette act that stated
that foreign seamen could demand theii
discharge In American ports and the
United States Supreme Court decided
against them. This liquor ruling Is no,
as drastic as the law governing foreign
seamen and there seems little doubt
that the Supreme Cc-lrt will uphold At.
torney-General Daugnerty."
As exclusively predicted by THE New
YoRK HERALD Monday the executiv,
committee OF the American STEAMSHIP