THE 12-MILE LIMIT
OPPONENTS OF THE TREATY.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRMHI.)
(AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) WASHINGTON, Ist November. The proposed treaty, by which Britain would permit ■a ■ 12-mile limit of search in -return for the privilege of bringing liquor in on ships under seal, will be strenuously .opposed from three directions when it is submitted to the Senate for ratification.
First among those who have expressed displeasure are the so-called "constiuctionists" ,in> the-Department of Justice who contest the validity of any treaty which overthrows the Supreme Court's interpretation of the. Constitutional Amendment. The second is the Antibaloon League, which fears that British stops liquor will be smuggled over the stde. Third are the American ship, owners, who contend that the sealed liquor privilege will give -British liners undue advantages in the trans-Atlantic u-t-'jsmce America» vessels are prohibited from" serving liquor, except on the homeward" voyage, ' ■ ' '
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 108, 3 November 1923, Page 7
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144THE 12-MILE LIMIT Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 108, 3 November 1923, Page 7
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