Show BRITISH OPPOSE LIQUOR SEIZURE NOTE FROM ENGLISH GOVERNMENT GOVERN GOVERN- MENT REGARDED AT WASHINGTON WASH WASH- INGTON AS REFUSAL American Request May ay be Submitted for Final Judgment to Confer COl ence of Britain's Britain Colonies 3 Miles Remains RemaIn Limit Washington Great Britain h has virtually turned down the tue proposal recently made by the American government government gov gov- gov to extend the legal limit of searching ships at sea to 12 miles Announcement to tills this effect ct was made at the state department Wed The position of the British government govern govern- ment meat was outlined m to a note received nt at the state department and was in response to a communication recently banded handed the British forel foreign n office by Secretary of State Hughes in which lie he proposed the reciprocal right of seizure and search for 12 miles in ins instead stead of the customary three miles The refusal of ot the British to accede ac cede to the American request was softened by a promise to submit the proposal to the Imperial conference to be held In London In October and which will wilt be attended by the pre pre- miera of all British colonies In view of ot the attitude of ot London however or submission of or the prop proposal sal salto to the imperial conference is looked upon in Washington as lIS forth fort h little hope hoe that there will be na any y change In ln In the present three mile limit The text of the British note was not made public I It was was said MId at nt the state depart ment meat however er that this government does not regard the case ns as cloS closed d Secretary Hughes was wa was a actuated In proposing the twelve mile limit because be because cause of liquor running Dozens of or British ships are DOW now In the liquor carrying trade bringing their cur cargoes oes to tn within three miles s of the American Amen Ameri can shore and discharging them to American boats which run the threemile three thrle threemile mile nillo limit |