The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-13
Move by Foreign Lines Maj
Upset New Regulations.
Restraining Order Is Only Start
of Court Action.
BRITISH TO MAKE PROTEST
Government VIII intervene if
Private Effort Fails.
Plans to Enforce Ruling Now
Await Final Decision.
nv the Assoeiated Press.l

London. Oct. 13.-UnIess an in
junction is granted the Cunard line.
Sthe British government probably will
protest formally thru the. foreign office
against the ruling prohibiting liquors
on foreign ships in American waters,
twas stated in official quarters to-
day. Officials here, however, express
the opinion that an injunction will be
, granted in the American courts.
1T is understood the government
takes the attitude of remaining in the
background and allowing the private
lines to take the lead but that it will
intervene in the event of the failure
Of these efforts.
British shipping interests today filed
protest with the British board of
trade against the American prohibition
ruling forbidding ships carrying liquor
from entering the three-mile zone off
the American coast.
VIII Rule With Reason.
Washington, Oct. 13.-Orders went
out from Washington this afternoon
that a rule of reason is to be fol-
loWed by the governments agents in
enforcing the Daugherty bone dry
ruling in American waters.
The orders came from Secretary of
the Treasury A. w. Mellon, who is
charged with the enforcement OF. the
Daugherty ruling, and they were dis
patched to all diplomatic and customs
agents abroad as well as to enforce
ment officers at home.
Shipping Board Vessels Dry.
chairman Lasker of the shipping
board announced this afternoon the
shipping board vessels would remain
dry regardless of efforts made by
private American operatives to set
aside Attorney General Daugherty's
opinion in the supreme court.
Determined moves by foreign ship
lines to secure injunctions against the
enforcement of the terms of the
Daugherty liquor opinion may fEt
trate the entire prohibition ship pam
and nallify the effect of any regula-
tions that may later be issued, accord
ing to officials of the department of
justice today.
Attorney General Daugherty. when
advised that the International Mer-
camille marine had secured fror-
Judge Hand a temporary restraining
OF err against federal agents, re~ar7N1
IL as the first of a succession of such
suits by other ship combines of for
eign ownership to thwart the govern
nent's q cement program.
Officials of the treasury department
said the regulations which are being
drafted to enforce the Daugherty
opinion will be greatly delayed. APP
parently the treasury is waiting to
weigh the full effect of the Daugherty
opinion and to study the efforts of
foreign ship owners to combat the
decision.
Apply to New York Only?
In the case of the New York re-
straining order, set for argument Oc-
tober IT, treasury officials said that it
would only apply to federal office at
the port of New York. and that unless
similar restraining orders are obtained
by lines in other cities, the instruc-
tions which have been given federal
customs and enforceplent agents
would not be modified.
The effect OF the order of Judge
Hand is to extend by three days the
opinion of the Daugherty opinion
which normally would become eff
1ective October IA.
Prohibition and customs authorities
will be held to a line of conservative
official conduct in dealing with for
eign ships, it was said.