San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-01
RUM PLOTS
DISGUSTING
ENCL|SHMEN
Sentiment Turns Against
Smuggling Liquor to
United States.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Parliament Fails to Take
Steps to Stop the
Practice.
NO ACTION TAKEN
by EDWARD PRICE BELL
Special Cable TO The San Antonio Light
and the Chicago Daily News.
Cartwright 1929

SnCClAt Nante 10 Inc san hiNNhlh LIS III
and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1928.
London. Aug. lone of the most
striking developments of British opin-
ion at the moment is the sentiment
against the liquor smuggling campaign
on the part of British citizens against
laws of the United States. This
British sentiment has demanded in
tones the government cannot ignore
that this shameless" campaign shall
cease.
Thus far British authorities have
done next 10 nothing in the matter.
Marquis Curzon, secretary of state
for foreign affairs, while speaking
rather gravely of Americas scant re-
spett for the comfy of nations i'll
seizing liquor under British seal in
American waters, has refraincd from
acting vigorously against whiskey
smuggling under the British flag, and
as the Manchester Guardian remarks:
He has turned the cold shoulder i'll
Parliament OH the suggestion that for
this specific purpose America might
be conceded the right to search up
to twelve miles"
The Guardian continues:
Even Lord Gray, taking part in
the same debate, urged that whatever
should not have the effect of trans
ferring it to neutral ships to the in
jury of British ships As if rum-run-
ming were well established as an es-
sental part of our foreign trade and
must not be endangered. We are
! taking altogether too compiaisant an
attitude about business that be-
fouls the reputation of our mercan-
tile marine and is a legitimate cause
for irritation TO d great, warmly
! friendly nation"
Many Factors Enter In.
At the foreign office committee
is sitting to decide what can be done
to assist the government of the
United States to shield its laws
against defiance. by foreigners CO.
operating with American bootegging
profiteers. Many influences tend to
moderate the British newspapers in
their opposition to smuggling, but all
these influences are powerless to pre-,
vent protests. Distillery and brewery
advertisements have their3weight
Unemployment with the approach of
what is predicted will be severe
winter affects the journalistic ma
tional policy. To slight extent the
ill-feeling against America as the re-
suit of long complication of circum-
stances figures in the situation. But
more influential than all these is the
nations sense of decency and justice.
rrb;p ,n will Jntnrp,tna ln
country's policy.
Few if any public men are so
dense rs to be insensible to the peril
involved. They realize that two
forces. both representing an organiza
ton of resolute spiritual power. are
generating friction between Great
Britain and the United States. They
realize that two great states. whether
they like it or not, face each other
in the matter. They realize that the
overwhelming mutually of interests
calls for official foresight and prud-
enCe of action. Sooner or later the
awakening of the mind of Great
Britain will compel the government
TO do whatever may be necessary 10
arrest the present drift toward dan
ger.
Calls 1t An Outrage.
William Hill for many years man.
aging editor of the Westminster
Gazette and great liberal, said to
the writer today:
I'VE cannot tolerate this outrage
against America. 1t is an unfriend-
l.. ,at thot ,..n1oA ,,.icb ann
sentiment which the British govern
ment ought to esteem. We should
have been very angry had American
ships sought to land arms in Ireland
during the rebellion. Yet in per-
hitting the smuggling of whiskey
into the United States on a huge
scale from British sources and aboard
British ships, we are guilty of a
wrong. One of the greatest nations
of the world, a chief pillar in our
civilization and our closest ally in
the sphere of moral progress. has
deliberately determined to end so far
az its power extends, an outstanding
evil, indeed an evil which. when it
jumps all barriers of restraint, is
recognized in almost every land. not
the least in our own, as tremendous
curse.
"Just and virtuous and loyal Brit
ish citizens will support this reform.
not strive to break it down. What
we have done affecting the case hith-
erto we shall review in the future
with nothing but shame and indigna-
ton"
Hills voice. it is safe to say, is
Al = f
British citizens are returning with
scornful comment invitations TO them
TO make vast profits from invest
ments in smuggling enterprises
against the laws of the United States.