Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-14
ANDREWS FARLEY
SLATED TOMORROW
First Discussion Of Run-Run-
ming curbs With English
Officials Planned.
n are Associa,ed PRED.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14.--Brig. Gen. LIN
coin c.. Andrews, Americas prohibit
ton enforcement chief. will have his
first meeting with British government
officials tomorrow to seek ways OF
putting thorns in the pathway OF the
transatlantic bootlsggers.
There will be round.table discus.
sion at the foreign Office between All
the American experts Of Gen. An
drews' mission and representatives OF
the British foreign Office, board OF
trade, admiralty, customs department
and colonial office.
It will be explained at this general
discussion that the object of the visit
of Gen. Andrews and his aides is to
discover what Great Britain can do
in an administrative way to make the
smuggling Of liquor into the United
States difficult ~ss<
Varied Conclaves Planned.
After the plenary meeting it rs ex-
pected the participants will split nito
groups for consideration of specific
questions such as smuggling, false
declaration Of the ultimate destina.
tons of liquor cargoes from British
ports, and certain proposals for CIV
ing American revenue cutters author
ity to enter British waters in chasing
rum rupners.
Announcement of the program was
made after conferences this morning
between Gen. Andrews and the Amer.
lean Ambassador, Alanson B. Hough.
ton.
Leaving his hotel for the embassy,
Gen. Andrews noticed that the doors
of the public houses, displaying ale,
stout and whisky signs in big gilt
letters, were closed. When he asked
about this, it was explained that the
pubs didn't open until IL o'clock.
oh, so You do have a little pro-
hibition here?" he remarked to an
Englishman in the party.
Yes" was the reply, about Is
hours daily"
After master" smugglers.
Americas prohibition car" as
Gen. Andrews is also styled by the
London papers, said the prohibition
feet is fast driving the smaller liquor
smugglers to cover. and intimated the
principal warfare now would be di.
rected against the master or big
business interests of the rum trade
The mission which Gen. Andrews
heads plans to exchange information
with the British government on liquor
smuggling activities and evolve some
system whereby United States rum
chasers could more easily keep tab
on sailing OF liquor ships from British
ports.
Quoting an interview he had res
Gently with one of the master" SNUG
glers, Gen Andrews said this Illicit
trader admitted the Government pro.
hihition feet was driving the smaller
rim runners out of business, but con-
tended this merely served to benefit
the greater bootiegging interests.
The tables will be turned on. these
more Important smugglers. however,
Gen. Andrews predicted, tor iatense
actiNlkies NE sE0 bes ARE txedE Sainst
them. and II an agreement Is reached
with Great Britain thd dir existence as
rum runners win ~ mae tniseEal3ls.
Hefetrang 70 Aig ipS1EgiA zen.
Andrews said me master bootiegger
was rather pleased that the cheap
skate" was being forced to give up
the ghost. The general added: Then
told the master bootlegger that
about the time we finished on the
cheap skates the master bootleggers
would begin to feel the pinch. ;"