Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20

with intoxicating liquor intended for
thirsty American threats, may produce
very serious consequences II the seizure
has not been In accordance with inter-
national law. One consequence may be
the payment Of heavy damages by the
United States Government, and another
and even more serious consequence Is
the building up Of bad feeling between
nations.
The extent Of the rum-running busi-
ness between foreign shores and the
United States may be gagged BY the
fact that within two years after we had
made treaty with England extending
the distance within which we might
make captures Sc British rum-running
vessels were seized. There were, OF
course. many other English rum ships,
as we'll as ships of other nations loaded
with liquor for America, that either
were nat detected or were not captured
The Grace and Ruby.
In 1921 the lowering operations of
foreign vessels, mostly flying the Brit
tSh flag. amounted to a national scan
dial. AS a practical matter, most of
rum row. lowered from IL to 20 miles
of shore, but sent their cargoeS in close
to land by means OF small dories. 1t
was like catching mosquitoes to appre-
bend these dorieS. II the parent ships
were seized outside Of the smile limit
into which they seldom ventured, Eng
land and other foreign countries under
whose flags they were registered would
protest and usually the State Depart
ment would turn the ship loose.
One day the assistant United States
attorney at Boston reported to me a
set Of facts that felt sure would ad-
init OF vigorous policy on the part Of
the United States Government and
perhaps make some new law on the sub
Ject. The Grace and Ruby was hover
ing about 10 miles on Gloucester,
Mass. Men came out from the shore
in a motor boat, the Wilkin II. A part
Of the Grace and Ruby's crew helped
to load liquor into the Wilkin II and
then climbed into a dory, which be-
longed to the parent schooner, tied it
to the Wilkin II and went ashore Not
only was the Wilkin II seized. but also
the parent ship. Great Britain made
protest.
I became so interested in seeing the
law crystallized by carrying the case
to court that went over to the State
Department and literally took OF my
hat and coat and rolled up my sleeves
to argue with solicitors Of that depart
ment and representatives Of the British
the United States miss the chance OF
turning one Of Great Britain's own de-
cisions against her. That was one
where the British schooner Araunah
had been lowering OF seal banks, but
sent her crew and small boats within
foreign governments territorial
waters to kill seals. The British gov
eminent had kgreed that that con-
stituted an offdnse BY the parent ship.
In other wordS the parent ship had
made a constructive entry into foreign
territorial waters by means Of her own
small boats, crew and tackle! That
was the argument We put up In the
Grace and Ruby case. The court sus-
tanned 1t, and the United States Gov
eminent held this rum ship. This theory
of constructive entry seriously ham
pered rum row"
Copyrisht 1923 BIZ Current News Features.
Il Inc.
I'm her next article Mrs. Willebrandt
will record some of the legal adven-
lures affecting fpalt and yeast. and ex-
plain her position in regard TO the
famous Jones law