The New York herald., 1922-06-17

many Treasury officers admitted inab
General Counsel p. A. Wise said it
was clear it made specific excep-
tion of liquors carried by ships In
sea stores in the emphatic holding
that no ship or other carrier could
bring liquor into or out of the coun-
try in any circumstances.
Does Not Settle Issue.
The decision. while giving an official
approval to the existing practice with
regard to the carrying of bar sup
ply of liquor, which is sealed in port,
does not in any way attempt to de-
termine the issue whether American
ships are American territory in the
meaning Of the Volstead act.
While Administration officials were
studying and discussing the Treasury
decision, the House Merchant Marine
and Shipping Committee this after
noon favo.'ably reported the Admins
tration's ship subsidy bill, without the
Bankhead amendment. which asked
that aid be withheld from any vessel
carrying or selling liquor in or outside
the three mile limit.
The Bankhead amendment was re-
jected without a record vote. The bill
was reported by 9 to vote on
strictly party lines.
IT is expected that the Rules Com.
mittee, in response to President Har-
ding's request, will adopt a rule early
next week limiting debate on the meas.
ure. 1t had been planned TO prevent
amendments but opposition engendered
BY the wet and dry issue practically has
forced abandonment of the original pro-
gram. Passage of the measure is re-
garded as uncertain unless some pro-
viso is made 10 limit open sale of liquor
on American ships. Democratic opposi-
tion is mastering support from middle
Western Republicans. and IL dry op-
position is thrown in through refusal TO
permit a dry amendment. passage of the
bill would be in real reril. Efforts to
obtain comment on the situation at the
White House to-day we're unavailing.
PrOvisions of Order.
The Treasury decision was prepared
pursuant to the opinion Of acting Attor-
ney-General Nebeker. affirmed by At
torney- General Daugherty, and the re-
cent Supreme Court decision holding that
in transit liquors could not come into
the United States.
The decision is largely made up Of
instructions for the handling OF nom
beverage spirits going in transit through
the country or entering United States
ports. 1t starts, however, by broadening
and STRENGTHENING the general and en-
phatic provisions of paragraph A OF
against the movement of beverage
spirits of any kind. The amended form
reads as follows:
II is unlawful to transport liquor fo-
beverage purposes. including n transit
shipment from one foreign country to
the same or another foreign country.
in or through American territory.
either by land or water and even
though the liquor be not landed In this
country, and such liquor. so trans
ported in or through American terri
tory, will be subject to seizure. and
the persons Transporting IL subject to
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transportation can be issued
Exception Is Provided.
This paragraph would seem to abso-
lutely forbid the bringing in or taking
out OF any beverage liquors on any ship
for any purposes. but at the bottom OF
directions for the handling OF nom
beverage spirits. as paragraph (Q). IS
given this execution
Liquors properly listed ms sea stores
and liquors shown by the shipping
papers and vessels manifests to be
and actually destined to n foreign
country and going forward on the
same vessel as that on which they ar
rive are excepted from the provisions
of this section, and will be subject
only to customs regulations.
Under customs interpretations the
phrase sea stores" includes any prov
ender for the officers. crew and
passengers of a ship. This would mean
that liquor carried for the consumption
of passengers was excepted and would
not be molested. The prohibition unit
states that this exception applies to
American as we'll as other vessels. The
term ship stores" would not be so In
elusive.
The customs regulations applying call
merely for the sealing of all bar ana
crew liquors while the vessel is in an
American port or in American territorial
waters.
In effect the decision does not change
the accepted practice that mas applied
with respect 10 foreign passenger car
rying vessels. The exception was drawn
TO meet this situation. but the law Of
ficers say II must apply 10 shipping
Board vessels until 1t Is changed.
GANDHI's SUCCESSOR IN JAIL.
AHMEDABAD, British India June 16
ASSOCIATED Press) .--Quereshi. the nom
cooperationst leader In British India,
who succeeded Gandhi when the latter
was imprisoned on charges OF sedition,
has been sentenced TO years rigorous
imprisonment and to pay fine OF 500
rupees. with further three months Inn
prisonment In default OF payment. for
the publication of alleged seditious
articles in the newspaper Young Tndtd.