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enforcement personnel and equipment
and their movements are to be trans
mitted under a code system. perfected
by the Intelligence Bureau. Hereto.
fore 1t has frequently happened that
confidential orders, dispatched from
Washington, have fallen into the eager
hands OF smugglers almost as soon as
they have reached the official for
whom they were intended to be Gov
ernment secret. With the safeguards
now thrown about such cOmmunica-
tions, it is believed secrecy will be pre-
served.
The handspring Of the intelligence
system, as 1t is now perfected. is the
Office of foreign control in the Prohi-
bition Bureau. Through these sources
the Government Is now able to. take
advantage Of information obtained un-
der the anti-smuggling treaties with
several of the foreign governments.
notably Great Britain, Canada and
Cuba. The State Department Is ac-
lively cooperating in securing the
free interchange Of secret 1nforma'
ton" regarding conspiracies to SNUG
States. Under existing treaties and adj
ministrative arrangements, in force
with foreign governments, the United
States Is able to keep closer check
on alleged smugglers, their confed'
crates, and the means used to trans.
port and distribute illicit stocks or
foreign liquors.
Chief among the objects OF the IN
telligence service is to prevent liquor
shipments leaving British or foreign
ports, il such liquor is intended to De
smuggled to American consumers. "A
secondary function is the obtaining OF
information of value to the Coast
Guard in intercepting shipments be-
fore they reach American shores. A
third function Is that OF gathering
evidence of law violations, as OASIS
for prosecution Of conspiracy cases
In the Federal courts.
Agents in Many Ports.
DRY law intelligence agents have
heen detailed to permanent duty IN
MANY foreign ports. Evidence ana IN
formation obtained through their ac'
tivitv ia used through diplomatic ana
other channels to handicap rum SNUG
gIers and make their business un-
nrofitabIe. Close check is kept on all
individuals and ships suspected OF oe.
ING engaged as liquor contrabano
rarriers. American agents, at their
foreign stations. are often apie 10 pre-
vent liquor ships from obtaining clear,
ance papers, when evidence gathered
bv the American Government Is pre-
sented showing such ships are trans
nortinr liquor cargoes for distribu'
lion in the American bootleg liquor
market. .,' .o
varied tricks and clever devices 70
outwit the American agents. Ihe
false manifest Is the favorite method
To escape detection. For example, q
chin. under foreign registry. loads
with O. heavy cargo Of whisky at
Glasgow, The liquor will be billed by
way of Halifax to Mexico. The rum
shin carries the liquor to Halifax and
there unloads 1t in transit, in bond,
for transshipment to the supposed
Mexican destination. Some schooner
in Halifax harbor picks up the cargo
and it is billed with a declaration for
shipment to Mexico-a false declara-
tion-out of Halifax harbor. The
schooner later effects q landing along
the Atlantic Coast, If she lodges the
| Coast Guard patrol, or transfers the
cargo to American boats at sea.
| Smugglers suspected OF conducting
large scale operations for delivery of
foreign liquors to American buyers