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Show Canada Offers Conference on Mew Dry Laws Internavtional Meeting May B - Called to DiacuM Meant for Halting Halt-ing Liquor Stream. WASHINGTON. Aug. 11 (By A. P.) An International conference to work out plana for closer oocpe ration ra-tion between the Canadian and American governmenla in prohibiting prohibit-ing the smuggling of liquor into thi country will be held early In Bep-j tsmber at aom point near the bor-1 der convenient to both the domln-1 Ion and United State delegation. Arrangement for the conference have been practically ' completed and are to be formally announced oon. Th American representative will Include Aselstaat- Secretary Mos of tha treasury, who ha charge of prohibition enforcement and the customs division. Other members of the group to be sent from Washington will Include a late department official and a custom! cus-tom! xpert of th treasury department. depart-ment. The two chlef-eubject to be dealt with are understood to be those Involving In-volving the lssuancs of clearance papers byh Canadian government to vessele with liquor cargoes destined des-tined to the United State and border bor-der smuggling. - Both question have been nnder discussion since June between the two government, much of th eor-respondenc eor-respondenc having passed through th British embassy hare to Ottawa, Ot-tawa, but no satisfactory solution to either has resulted. CANADIAN SUGGESTION. Ths forthcoming conference wa suggested by the Canadian government govern-ment after the receipt by it early In June of a communication from the Washington authoritis aug-gestlag aug-gestlag that Canada assist- In preventing pre-venting the exportation of liquor Into the United Rtatee. American prohibition officials feel they are entitled to a certain amount of cooperation from foreign for-eign governments who vessels ar permitted to clear for the United States carrying cargoes af prohibited prohib-ited content and which can nti thl country only through smuggling smug-gling or other unlawful mean. Mi violation of th customs lawe. It 1 thlr belief that an arrangement to avoid euch practice between th United Statea and Canada can be worked out once they meet th do-minlon do-minlon authorltlo In friendly and frank dleulon ueh a ar now honed for. , ' The American delegate will enter en-ter the conference realising, however, how-ever, that Canada cannot quickly amend tha existing practises relative rela-tive to th lsuanc of clearanc ps-; ps-; '. ta T.asl. with Illicit cargo, bound for American port. Th Canadian Ca-nadian govrnmnt Informed tne state department when the question wa last mentioned that It we. unable, un-able, under the law Pvl'h:,nlni the dominion, to refuse clearanc to uch hip. . NEW LAWS NEEDED. Thl tatement waa made In re-sponie re-sponie to a communication addressed ad-dressed tcSthe British "'a,?T here and transmitted hy him 1 Jo Ottawa, Ot-tawa, in which the Whlngton government pointed Put the difficulties diffi-culties experienced In n"c,In.',"J prohibition law. of. the Unlt State along th; Canadian lwder. It waa also aald by th -partment In thl. """'"i that th Canadian authorttlee per-m"ed per-m"ed .rnaU boat, to take n liquor cargoe and make their departure ?or American porta, thus oompl ng with Canadian law. prohibiting th iaU, ofllquor. to Fnsln C.nsda but Allowing thslr exportation to the United 8Utt. It Is resllsed by off iel.l here ,h. before the situation complained S canb. ledll In a manner It will be Mceisary for tn Stt. parliament to enact new 2,i."lonT. Should the work out Plan and new law. lbs Z..cted br the Canadlaa parllsmsnl. nrasimed 'he, would apply l veiseu oh the Oreat Lakes and ln-htndwaterwaya ln-htndwaterwaya as well as on th. "Tlaaag f 'Jn! " spKlfie means might be surgeeteo STh. Canadian 'at,'J phase of prohibition enforcement. |