Show DIVISION IS REPORTED ON SHIP MEASURE I Government Officials at Variance Over Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement Enforce Enforce- ment of Liquor Bar Against Foreign Ships WASHINGTON June Tune By 4 U. U P. P A sharp division of ot opinion exists in Sn the administration as to how far tar the tho should go in en enforcing enforcing en- en forcing Its decree against ships carrying carrying carrying car car- liquor within American Waters wa wa- Treasury officials are preparing orders to the customs service to to enforce without exception or deviation deviation deviation devia devia- tion the drastic regulations promulgated promulgated gated rated by S Secretary Mellon for tor makIng making making mak mak- ing effective the tho supreme court courts decision that no ships can bring liquor liquor Sq- Sq inside the three-mile three limit At the th same time state department department depart depart- ment officials were deeply concerned concerned concerned con con- over the manner In which th the treasury ignored the protests of seven maritime nations all of ot whom warned the United States in formal representations that such enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of ot the law would endanger commerce with this country and would constitute an unheard of ot breach of ot international usage Final decision as to how rigidly the new regulations shall shaH be enforced will willbe willbe be mode made b by President Harding The president it is understood leans to toI tho the belief that unless congress modifies mod mod- I tho the law this government can cando cando cando do nothing less leRs than strictly enforce it even elIn at the risk of ot offending friendly nations There Thero is III no nb dispute about this governments government's right to enforce the law Zaw nw wIthin its Us own territorial wa wa- ter tera None of ot the seven seyen protesting nations nations' has lias questioned d that right Neither i Is Ss there any doubt of their right to indulge in Sn reprisals against American ships entering their wa wa- rs Under order go out this week customs custom ot officers will be in instructed instructed In- In to seize and impound all aU liquors brought Into American waters waters waters wa wa- in violation of the regulations There Is no power to arrest or punIsh punish punish pun pun- ish the masters of ot vessels violating the regulations nor not notto to hold the ves yes sels els |