Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-22

Also, If the treaty goes into efTecL,
the right of British ships to bring IL
quor into American waters for the use
of voyaging passengers will be re-
stored, although, of course, the liquor
beer and wine unconsumed on the
westward passage will be placed under
lock and key as soon as the 12-mile
limit is passed.
Already in Washington there are
signs of strong objection to entering
into this treaty with Great Britain. The
dry interests, while liking the plan for
searching British ships II miles out at
sea, do not like that concession made
by this country to British shipping IN
terests which would allow them to
bring liquor under seal into American
ports. The drys claim, of course, that
liquor can leak even through doors
which are padlocked.
It can be taken for granted, also,
that little later strong opposition will
come from the American shipping IN
terests, especially those which are con-
cerned with passenger carrying across
the great seas. 1t was well enough
known that, even after the prohibition
amendment to the Constitution went
into effect, liquor was served on pas
senger ships controlled and run by this
government or by companies answer
able to this government Then the lid
of the law was clamped down on this
practice Of American ships and short
~ thereafter the Supreme court made
its decision which would prevent the
rival foreign lines from bringing liquor
into our ports even under lock and
key.
Treaty Would supersede Law.
IT has been asked here, the Supreme
court having made such decision, why
it will be possible in the future to al
low British ships to bring liquor into
our ports. The answer is simply that
the treaty is over and above the law Of
the land. If this country agrees In
treaty form with Great Britain that it
can do certain things, Great Britain
can do them without violating any law
Of our land, the treaty having super
seeded such law as it affects the power
with which this country has made it's
compact.
The draft Of the proposed treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States to settle or alleviate the rum
running controversy has been approved
by the imperial conference of premiers.
This means that the premiers Of the
various British dependencies which to-
day are almost independencies, have
approved the action Of the home gov
eminent.
1t is possible that in the treaty the
words twelve miles" will not be used,
but that in place of them will appear
ian hours sailing distance from the
American Shore This will enable the,
guardships of the United States to diff
ferentiate between fast-sailing ships
and slow-sailing ships when they think
it wise to exercise the right of search.
Secretary Weeks Appeal.
Recently the country was asked to
celebrate Navy day. In some sections
Of the land there were celebrations, if
speeches in behalf of adequate defense
within the limits Of laws and treaties
can be declared celebrations. The
navy officials seem to be satisfied with
the response to their appeal to the
people to keep up their interest in the
sea service.
Secretary of War John w. Weeks
has followed Secretary Denby's inter-
est-producing campaign with an ap-
peal to the people to support the
country's military policy, for the
United States, in spite of the activi-
ties of certain organizations dedicated
to peace, freedom and other fine
things, bat which largely in truth are
organizations in behalf of something
much different, has and must have
military policy, even though it In
cludes plans for defense only.
1t is a hard job to rouse any. inter-
est today in either Navy or War de-
partment matters. When trouble
comes the service man is hero, but
when trouble departs he Is just
plain, ordinary cuss who some Ameri-
cans seem to think was just plain
fool for serving his country. AS Wash
ingtOn reads the disclosures in the in
vestigation into the early doings in
the veterans bureau, no one wonders
any longer why the disabled veterans
did not get the attention which duty
and gratitude dictated should have
been theirs. They were all right while
they were fighting in the Argonne for
est, but later there was little use for
them as invalided patriots.
Appeal of Secretary Weeks.
Secretary Weeks in a public appeal
for the country's support of the gov
ernment's military policy declares
that the army Of the United States to-
day is just about the size of that of
disarmed and helpless Germany. Sec
rotary Weeks appeal was made public
through the National Security league,
which is doing all it can to make
Americans, even in peace time, know
that all times are not peace times and
that ever since the Philistines gave
battle to the elect of earth wars have
come, even in the face of prediction
that never again could they come.
Secretary Weeks in his appeal to
the people of the whole United States
declares that "the War department in
asking the country to continue to sup
port the present military policy of the
United States to the utmost Of theft