The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-23
MOSES OUTD0NE
BY BOOZE RULE
Lasker Says Daugherty
Makes Ocean Dry for
for L. S. Vessels

rs the Associated fr'ss.
CHICAGO. oct 2I-Arross q ban
que' board Saturday night \. ID.
t.asNcr. chairman of the United
States shipping board. told United
states Attorney General Dnurhcrty
and The other hauqucters that the
attorney generals recent ruling that
all ships entering American waters
must be dry" was the greatest blow
that could have happened to the
Amor can merchant marine.
Of can prove" said Mr. Laskcr
who with tie attorney general
apoko hoforo tho audit bureau ot
circulation. ana IT'S quests. that
Nh NaughCrfy d. fhn greatest law '
mnkcr ~ all t.mc. Moses only made
the Rcd sea dry
Mr.. Luskcr snid that while no per
son1llv was nuti-saloon. he spoke
neither as a wet nor as a drN, but
from tho standpoint " the shipping
board
Ruling Slapped shipping.
- have soon In tho press" Mr.
Laskcr said, statements that he
made his decision 90 conform to po-
liurul cVpodicncv 60 aid the mcr-
chant marine hin. | never knew
what the decision WIS until m"
precedent announced ~ As to tho
attorney general who is such y good
politician, it he felt h" was fcluiug
American ships. he did II wlthout
advising with me. ! want foreign
ships to come Hs n II their right
wet Forty per cent of the passen-
gers arc foreigners ana will not sub
scribe to our Views,
when we are I'm international
business We only deceive ourselves
TO think that America rules the
world" the shipping board head
continued.
"Tho principal profit Of ships
coming to American shores is the
emigrant traffic" he said. The
cmigrant regards vino and beer as
much food az they do bread and
water" he said. Liquor. bearing
ships can obtain this traffic and
upon approaching American waters
can throw overheard such liquors
as may bc left, although they could
figure 10 barrel lust how much
liquor would be rceuirch by their
passengers"
Won't Travel on 4. =. Ships.
lie called attention to one result
ot the Daughertv ruling. The
American ship Resolute was to
make n Mediterranean cruise. he
said. and 800 reservations had been
made. within 72 hours after the
decision 81 cancellations were re-
ceived, including one from the head
of a great New York bank who was
10 pay S2s.000 FOR his accommoda-
tions.
"Wo cannot compete" he saId
with foreign ships that can leave
our shores dry ana take on liquor at
Halifax"
The shipping board chairman said
he entered the government service
hoping TO show that government
ownership was possible. but added
Government ownership IL the
poison ivy In the garden Of industry
Policy dictated by expediencv Of
votes. with losses paid by the gov
ernment and no responsibility Ia n
blight on the faith OF the peapie
IT Is hypocrisy In government.
pleaded with YOU 20 help get America
out OF this morass America owns
1900 steel ehipJ that cost billions
They are operated by the govern
ment and private ownership II
whitening under II. Under the ship
subsidy bin We can end q loss OF
$j0.oO0,0O0 a year I'm so months"
Mr. Daugherty. In his address.
largely devoted TO n declaration that
The law must he upheld against all
groups and individuals. and the
power Of the judiciary and the
power of the press as the basic m
fluence In national life. touched
only briefly On his dry" decision.
u know there IS n great difference
OF opinion," he added. "as to the
question Of liquor used and carried
on all ships, | did not have that
question before me as attorney-gen-
eral That has been passed on by
the people and the supreme court.
! was Obliged TO follow the law.
Tho question was naked, legal
question