The Washington times., 1924-02-07
Rum SYNDICATE
SEEKSBR|T|SH
INVESTORS
Next Dividend" From Daring
SmuggIers Il Promised
About March IS.
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

LONDON, Feb. TIT the Amer
lean prohibition authorities can 10.
cate comrades" In New York
they may throw new light on rum
smuggling.
Comrades" appears to be the
code name for the American syndi-
cate which Is buying whiskey from
Lieut.. Col. Sir Brodrick Hartwell' q
English syndicate for the export
Of whiskey.
In the latest invitation to British
investors to make "a certain 20
per cent profit on capital every
sixty days." Sir Brodrick produces
a cablegram from New York az
evidence that his business Is sound
and satisfactory. This cable is as
follows:
1--WE are delighted quality goods
everything unloaded safely have
cabled today payment due you d.
rect your bank cable confirmation
receipt and expidite next ship
ment Comrades"
Prospectus Interesting.
II have arranged with an Amer.
lean syndicate to take from ME at
least 10000 cases of high class
Scotch whiskey a month";" says
the prospectus. This syndicate
has deposited with me u. s. A.
gold bonds to the value Of over
10000 as a guarantee that the
goods will be purchased and paid
for in cash on arrival at a point
twenty-five miles from shore.
sell to this syndicate at an agreed
price-my sale is guaranteed and
certain, and my profit 10 equally
sure. The cargo will be fully in.
sured against all marine risks"
According to Sir Broderick, each
shipment ties up the investor's
money for about ninety days.
This allows a month for bottling,
labelling and packing, a month for
transport and q month lying of
the coast for unloading"
Dividend" March Is.
The next dividend" is due from
Sir Broderick's syndicate about
March Is, and therefore 1t seems
probable that q ship IL now bound
for America with a cargo Of whis
key, which it will unload during
the latter part Of this month.
British patriotism is appealed, Ia
in the Hartwell prospectus, and
there are evidences that anti.
American sentiments among Brit
ishers are not neglected.
1.-THE export Of whiskey from this
country is perfectly legal" the
British trade, increases employ
ment and swells the national
revenue"
THE Great and Friendly U. S.
A." Ia a heading under which ap'
pear several paragraphs certainly
not aimed to further Anglo.Ameri
can amity, and hardly fit para
graphs for any Of the organs Of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. move
ments. Under this heading appear
some paragraphs about the Ameri
can debt and the effect which the
debt settlement has had upon the
value Of the pound sterling.
There are, few things we can
sell to the u. s. A. to get bit OF
our own back, but Scotch whiskey
is one-therefore, If they want it.
let us by all means sell 1t to them
and get some good American
money for it-and as much as
possible.
Activities Of Fleet.
Sir Broderick also reproduces
some clippings concerning the
activities Of the bootleg fleet and
Of their ability to escape the pro
hibition patrol.
How keen the authorities must
be to stop the traffic and arrest
these criminals when they allow
these well-fitted motorboats owned
by United States citizens to use
harborS and anchorages unmoleste6
after successful 'runl