Evening star., 1933-12-19
.E|GHTNAT|ONS SEEK
!. S. WINE TRADE
Would Take Advantage of
StaIemate With France
for Produce Swap.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Eight nations sought today to take
advantage Of the stalemate between the
United States and France in their at
tempts to trade wine for farm produce
The difficulty was that France. after
agreeing to increase her import quotas
on American apples and pears in re-
turn for a larger allotment Of wine
shipments to the United States. in
tended to raise the tariffs on the Amer
ican fruits.
Maurice Garreau-Dombasle, French
commercial attache, reported that he
was unable to make any tariff conces-
sions. When American negotiators re-
fused to yield and recommend rein
statement of the larger French wine
quota, NJ. Garreau-Dombasle cabled
Paris for instructions.
New Meeting Scheduled.
A new meeting will be held as soon
as the reply is received, but today Spain
Portugal Greece, Australia, South
Africa, Russia, Chile and Argentina al
actively negotiated for large increases
| Great Britain is after an increased
Scotch whisky quota in return for a
larger quota on American pork products
The British Ambassador has also made
representations on behalf of Austria
lian and South African wine. and ia
maica rum. 1t is understood all three
units of the British Empire VIII be
given small initial quotas.
Portugal offers concessions on Amer
| ican -four and Spain concessions on
tobacco in return for larger wine
quotas.
Chile and Argentina also are
seeking increased wine allowances, al
though no trading" products have as
vet been agreed upon. Rice has been
suggested for Chile.
Meanwhile, Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury Morgenthau disclosed that
under his personal direction the Coast
Guard is bringing its full force 10 pear
against a rum feet attempting tc
smuggle liquors into the United States
He said there were 173 ships, l6o OF
them flying the British flag, engaged
in rum running, and that aside from
the call for naval help on the Pacific
Coast, where the Coast Guard has nc
airplanes, the Coast Guard was han
ding the problem.
He told of the concentration against
! the rum running short time after the
| Supreme Court had made ready for an
| early decision on the repeal status OF
the thousands of pending prohlbltlon
| indictments.
| The Nations high tribunal fixed
January Is for oral argument On test
case instituted by the Government ano
promised every possible effort to eXpe'
dite its decision. The Justice Depart
ment requested an early ruling. plead
| ing that It was entirely without prec-
edent to guide it in the prosecution Of
old liquor cases.
Liquor Barred From Mails.
The Treasury ruled yesterday that
foreign liquor cannot be imported ny
mail, for the reason that " Is
barred from the domestic mails. The
decision was made in response TO several
inquiries. ,tr...-
of S9,11l,l73 in liquor taxes for the nrst
12 days of December. A total OF
s3174.338 was collected in stamp taxes
on spirits and wines and S3,565, ,l80 was
levied on wines and beer of more than
80 per cent alcoholic content.
The test case which the Supreme
Court will hear involves conspiracy
charge against Byrum Gibson ano
Claude Chambers of Rockingham
| County. N. c. The Federal Dlstrlct
Court threw out the indictment on tne
ground that repeal had nulll1eo the
Volstead law.