Show tJ t J UI U. Si 5 CONSIDERS SEIZING SHIPS HOlDING BOOZE I Persistent Violation o of Supreme Court Ruling May Bring Drastic Ent En En- E Enforcement force forcemeat ent t of Dry Law WASHINGTON Juno 23 28 By Dy AP A A. number of at foreign foreign for tor- P. The P The Increasing eign ign ships which are arc docking in American waters with more liquor than permitted under the supreme court ruling has brought government government govern- govern ment ment officials Is to the point of ot considering considering con con- I application of at provisions provi- provi Blons of t the act for tor seizure seiz seIz- uro ure of ot foreign vessels An announcement of ot the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's decision on the question has been made but officials are said to feel that the present situation can cannot cannot cannot not be tolerated much longer The Tho situation has bas been considered at a series of at conferences participated fn in by Secretary Hughes and other officials Reluctance to Invoke the enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment laws ship seizure provision pro is explained by officials as being due to a desire to avoid serious international international Intern disputes and to give the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping lines a 0 chance chanco to determine In their courts n whether nether they have hae a a. aright aright right to bring into American waters Vaters beverage liquors under the seals of ot their governments It Is believed that the seizure of ot ofa ota a ship would result In an early Judicial judIcIal judicial Judi judI- cial decision on m the problem |