The New York herald., 1922-06-16
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with the question Of liquor sales. Mr..
Wheeler went so far as to propose that
such an amendment be affixed to the
tariff bill now under consideration.
He demanded that Attorney-General
Daugherty give a decision to settle the
question. He recalled that the Depart
ment OF Justice under A. Mitchell Pal
mer gave an opinion that such sales
were Illegal. and cited the ruling Of the
counsel of the shipping Board that
liquor might be sold.
From the prohibition standpoint" f"
the Anti-Saloon League said. 1T Is very
important that the three-mile limit
should be extended so as to keep for
cign rum pirat ships further away
from our coast. Congress has the legal
authority to do It. To stop the sale of
liquor on American vessels and allow
foreign rum vessels to hover along our
coast and defy our laws is inexcusable.
There are more foreign ships that come
to America than American vessels.
Would Treat All Alike.
ITO stop one class only will not solve
our law enforcement problem. So far
as IL is legal to do it. both foreign and
American ships should be treated alike.
This can be Appropriated by extending
the jurisdiction of this nation further
into the sea so as to make rum piracy
impracticable and enforce the law that
now forbids beverage liquor laden ships
from entering our ports"
While the State Department does not
fancy getting into the squabble at this
stage. certain diplomats declared that
Mr.. Wheeler's proposal was impractical
for many reasons, not the least Of them
the international law that establishes
the three mile limit. There was also
the everlasting possibility that the
United States would get into serious
trouble with other nations il prohibi-
ton agents went too far in searching
their ships for intoxicants
Representative Volstead (Minn.), au-
thor of the prohibition law, said he
believed the United States Supreme
Court should decide whether the consti-
tutional amendment forbiddlng the gale
OF liquor should apply beyond the three
mile limit.
II have been aware for months" he
said. that liquor is being sold aboard
American ships. Whether or not this is
lawful is a question of dispute betA cen
various branches of the Government.
What we tried to do, and are doing.
was to make the continental United
States dry. not the world. Prohibition,
as you know, is not in force In the Phil
ippines."
Caraway Attacks All.
Cap,t1~ v,L1ao.,r. a.;,;
cism in the Senate was directed at diff
ferent individuals for different reasons.
Attorney General Daugherty was con-
demned because of his refusal to en-
force the law until the courts had an
opportunity to pass upon 1t Mr.. Lasker
was hauled over the Goals for insisting
that a ship cannot be run at a profit
without the sale Of liquor. and Mr..
Wheeler was attacked because he
charged that those who were opposing
the Shipping Board policy were actu-
ated by motives hostile to the prohibit
ton enforcement law.
II notice that Mr.. Lasker of the
shipping Board says he cannot run a
ship without liquor" said Senator Cara
way. II should like to remind him
that you cannot run a blind tiger with
out liquor either. You cannot do very
well running gambling joint without
1t. There are any number of institu-
tions we might name which depend upon
the sale of liquor.
What pains me more, however, Is
that Wayne b. Wheeler, who is pre-
sumed to sit here as the guardian Of
prohibition forces of the United States.
who, / have understood, has claimed
that all prohibition legislation emanated
from his offices. should connive at this
open, fragrant violation of the law.
He says the man who called atten-
tion to the violation of the law was
trying to discredit prohibition. That
may be good logic for Mr.. Wheeler. but
no one else will accept It,"
Senator Caraway ridiculed the sug-
gestion accredited to Mr.. Lasker that a
twenty-five mile instead Of a three mile
, limit be established. Senator Caraway
said this would result In the thirsty ones
holding their breath until they got out
side of the twenty-five mile limit.
would Enforce Law.
whenever the time comes that the
man who calls attention to the violation
Of the law Is the man who encourages
violation of the law, OF course. that ends
law enforcement, and when Mr.. Wheeler
made that statement he was not any
more candid than in the statement he
made to me about the judges bill, which
he would not affirm over his own sigma
ture." Mr.. Caraway said.
whether a man is for prohibition OF
not" he continued. he ought to be for
enforcement Of the law, and when the
time has come that the highest officials
of the land the Attorney-General and
the chairman Of the Shipping Board and
the accredited agent of the temperance
80 oh
sale of liquor, I am curious to know
what the temperance people are going
to do about 1t.
II presume that when our friends from
the other side bring in the ship subsidy
bill one item In 1t will be for so many
hundred thousand dollars for the pur-
chase of whisky to be sold In subsidized
American ships. because Mr. Lasker says
you cannot run a ship without whisky,
and therefore IL you are going to tax the
people to run the ships be candid enough
to say that 30 much Is for subsidy and
so much for keeping the liquor stocks
replenished.
'T can see my friend from Ohio" re-
ferring to Senator Willis. who was pre-
siding. who has been so ardently fight
ing in the ranks of prohibition, voting
enthusias astically for ship subsidy. with
the certain knowledge that he Is voting
to license as many saloons as we have
ships, and that II he votes for q ship
subsidy. every man, woman and child In