Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-07
HAD ADVANCE
NEWS SERVICE
Gazette's Correspondent Pulled Great
Beat" on Opinion in Liquor
Decision of Department of
Justice - Expect
Foreign Protest
(By Isaac Gregg

Washington, Oct 7.-Once more
the readers of the Gazette were given
the information that Attorney Gene
raj Dauhgerty would place the ban
on the sale Of intoxicating liquors on
Shipping Board vessels and upon yes
sells owned and operated by American
citizens at least two weeks before the
official opinion of the Department OF
Justice was announced,
There IS no doubt that that part of
Mr. Daughertv's opinion preventing
the bringing INTO any port of the
United States of liquors carried IN
vessels flying foreign flags caused
great CONSERVATION and amazement
in official circles. 1t had been sup
posed that the law officer of the gov
ernment would leave that question to
be disposed of by the Supreme Court
of the Unitel States. But the At
orney General Las gone even further
than the mosv radical advocates Of
prohibition even dared tc hope and
the effect of fis opinion so far as
our international relations are con-
cerned will DC watched with the
greatest interest For some time
past. negotiations have been conduct
ed beween the American Secretary
of State and the British Foreign Of
flee with respect to the bringing in of
liquors by vessels of foreign ships to
include liquid ~efreshments as part of
their daily manus. and the ban placed
upon such focors while within the
three mile limit, means that either
any liquor remaining in the cargo
will have to I've destroyed or the ves-
sci will not be ermitted to land with
in the three mile limit unless such
liquor is seized by the American au-
thorities.
1t can we'll be imagined that own
ers of foreign ships entering the
ports of the United States are not
going to sit calmly by and submit to
any such ruling on the part Of the
Attorney General without a vigorous
protest on their part and there is lit
tie duobt that grave internatioal
complications ale likely to arise.
But the prohibition advocates
throughout the country are today
sounding the praises of the Attorney
General and .hc present administra-
ton in holding all liquors brought
into this country contraband and liza
Bile to seizue unless by special permit
While the United States govern
ment is determined to maintain strict
neutrality in regard to the political
and military situation in the Near
East, it IS believed here entirely pos
sible that when the time comes for a
peace conference between the Allied
Powers and the Turkish Nationalists
that American representation may
be deemed essential.
President Harding and Secretary
of State Hughes have at all times re-
fused to say what the United States
would do in case it was invited to a
peace conference. The reason given
was that as a conference has not vet
definitely developed the time for
discussing the American attitude to-
wards representation has not come
However, many matters will come
up in such z conference that are of
tremendous Importance to the United
States and in view of the fact thai
this country found from experience
that the American viewpoint was of
ten disregardei in many conferences
since the Treaty Of Versailles was
signed, the administration must face
the question Is to whether or not
American interests can be secured to
better effect inside or outside the
conference.
The United States holds today
$4,000 100000 N gold, which is one
fourth of the worlds supply in circu-
/ lation as moAey.
Since the discovery of America by
Columbus in 1t92. the world has pro-
duced SlS.OO0,O 100000 worth of gold
Eight billion Of this is in circulation
and the other ten billion has been de-
voted to the Industrial arts or has
been worn away and lost beyond re-
covery.