U.S. SHIP'S LIQUOR BAN.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 9

U.S. SHIP'S LIQUOR BAN.

THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT. PROPOSED TWELVE-MILE LIMIT : TREATY ABANDONED. (BT CA.BIJC—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTMOHT.) (ATTSTBAIXA* Aim ».*. CABl* ABSOCIATIO*.) WASHINGTON, July 10. Passengers travelling from Europe by tho largest American Government-own-ed liner, the Leviathan, will be permitted to consume liquors which they bring themsolves, although no liquor will be sold on board. The United States Shipping Board has announced that nothing can be done under the law to, prevent this. Thus the boards' vessels, which are now actively engaged,, will obtain a large share of the Atlantic: passenger traffic, and be on a par with foreign vessels. It is intimated in official circles that the United States will abandon the attempt to negotiate the proposed twelyemiie territorial limit treaties with for- . oign Powers, since ail but one foreign : Government have rejected the • pro- ■; posal. ■.".':■ It is also reported in Congressional >' circles that Congress probably will enact legislation permitting foreign ships to carry liquor to American ports under seal. The now famous ruling of the United States Supreme Court of April uyca;. held that neither American nor foreign ships could bring intoxicating beverages : inside the territorial waters of the United States as ship's stores or in ; bond, or sealod. The Court also held • that tho Volstead Prohibition Enforce-/ \ ment Law did not apply to American ;';; ships on the high seas, thus reversing ■;, the decision of the Attorney-General; ; ; Tho Court indicated that ite decision i':-: 1 on tho latter point was based on-the* 3: absence from the Volstead Act of ; any ';? prohibition of the transportation and : sale of liquor in American merchant ;:H;ij ships, but it indicated with equal clear-, ;: >i ness that Congress had the right .-." tO::!:.!; make such prohibition legal.- ; :li ' *^>- The Leviathan (the former Vaterland, of 54,282 tons) is however, by the United States ping Board, and President Harding; "'•*s?s% cording to the chairman of the has expressly forbidden the in? |IS toxlcatmg liquor in any ships by the Board. , '-'i^-S^^i. Last month the United posed a treaty with foreign signed, to prevent liquor to settle other Government's obje?t|dMsS|f to the prohibition shipping regm|tte«i|fiit: The treaty proposed would tfiree-mile limit to twolve that American revenue patrols tcdnSSf greater power of searchsSlin|:|:i||s seizure. In return, foreign would be permitted to bring American waters under seal, sqiii|fg|| the crews would not be anowed/liquia*||| rations while the vessel was It was explained that the visaged no extension of waters, the new limit temporarily, and being applicajH&«s6sp|f| those vessels which may be hovewnglfi within the larger limit for the of violating American latra.'fttf||jpjfei treaty would merely extendAth6iis||||E|it| limit for articles the mportettonfllJjiMl which is prohibited by. the oontras!&jpp parties. • f^:o~iois DRYNESS IN THE PACIFIC. , -,Jk j ! ; « J M HONOLTTLTT, July 10./ % l M Federal officials announced that -the. liquor supply on board the American, ;;e mail steamer Ventura, which rived here en route to San Francisco; > rm consisting of Is 9 quart* of 6i#or^, : eragos, will be removed,, and will proceed to her designation"'mft^^g The chief quarantine that he' will probably. of liquor for oh the trip-to San Ft^^f*»v'^^^^B The Union Company's the Honolulu report that seized on board the Makura. '+ s \^^S [The Makura, on her nbfthw(Ms ! rM last month, landed her stocks of at Suva before proceeding to Honofulu.f§j§ She left the latter port (he pthet vsssm and will, presumably, re-ship thp lkraofl|j|| at Sava for the run to AucWand'MapS Sydney.] '"* i *■ 4]*|jf|