The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-15


whiskey out Of bond in England II
Il Ii consigned to some Of the
European continental ports. From
the continent the ships contrive to
bring their cargoes to America.
If this scheme Of direct ship.
ping to the American coasts meets
with success, the trade OF Nassau
and OF st. Pierre will suffer, but
direct supply" ships have so many
risks and dangers to face that In
some quarters the belief is express
ed that the future Of the trade
lies in the islands. And Nassau,
with its fine winter climate, has a
big advantage over st. Pierre,
tucked away among the fogs, Ice
bergs and storms OF the NeWfound-
land coast.
Life on rlrn-runner would be
intolerable for most men. The
small gchooners are comfortless,
and toss like corlxs. They are often
gwarming with cockroaches, and
the crew lie in the Row often
for months at q time-either gtewing
In fierce, m1erciless heat. or HlniYer.
ing in Arctic winds which freeze the
spray and rain until the ship Is COW
cred with icicles.
Looted By Pirates.
On August a rum-runner was
boarded by q gang Of pirates off
Long Island. The raiders took
$1,000 and 200 cases Of whiskey.
They got clear away.
''I can't do business without car
rying lquor," was the confession
OF q drummer or commercial trav-.
eler. Every buyer demands It,
and IL you want to sell your stuff
you've got to have something on
the hip. Shows what we're coming
to when you hear that the boot
leggers are financing q scheme to
fight any proposal for allowing the
consumption Of beer and light
wines in the country. And look at
all the good American money that's
being poured out OF the country to
pay for this struggled booze"
During my stay in New York
the divisional commander OF the
Coast Guard Service. found that
the customs authorities have q
first-class secret service, which sup
plies information OF cargues and
the movements Of ships.
All this helps very little, how.
ever. The Coast Guard could find
nearly all these rum carriers at
any time in Rum Row. The off,
Gals real work begins when the
liquor is run ashore.
Use Submarine on Lakes.
1t was while was with Captain
Reed that he received communi-
cation stating that q submarine
was being used for rum smuggling
on Lake Ontario. It runs from
Belleville, and Is causing q good
deal OF trouble.
If you ask why It Is that these
bootleggers can still carry on
smuggling when their activities are
so well known, my best answer is
to give the questions ] fired In his
Broadway sky-scraper office at
Federal Prohibition Director Palmer
Garfield, together with his replies:
do you think you will ever stop
smuggling and have really dry
Undoubtedly we shall. The mo-
mentum, as might call it, Of
prohibition in. the country will
carry 1t through. Despite the
smuggling that is going on today,
the demand is continuously de-
creasing, and the next generation
Will have no use for alcoholic
liquor"
do you know who is at the
back Of the dealers in the British
possessions?"
Has Reduced Crime.
well, we know a lot. can only
say that the people who send it
out to Nassau and other British
places know quite well where it is
really going. We found that there
were applications from certain peO-
pie to export our bonded American
whiskey-put under bond when
prohibition came into force-to
England and Canada. We made
Investigations with a view to find.
Ing out II this liquor was meant
for smuggling back into America,
and we refused the greater part
of the applications"
Has prohibition had a beneficial
effect upon crime?"
There is no doubt about it. If
You want definite proof can sup
ply you with unshakeable figures"
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