Show BRITISH OPPOSE LIQUOR SEIZURE NOTE FROM ENGLISH GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT GOVERN GOVERN- MENT REGARDED AT WASH WASH- WASHINGTON WASHINGTON INGTON AS REFUSAL American Request May be bo Submitted for Final Judgment to Confer ence of Britain's Colonies 3 Miles Remains Limit Washington Great Britain has virtually turned down the time proposal recently made by the American government gov gO government to extend the legal limit of searching ships at sea to 12 miles Announcement to this effect was I made at the state department 1 Wed ed- ed I I The position of the British government government govern govern- ment was outlined In a note received at the state department and was in responSe response to a n communication recently handed the British foreign office by Secretary of State Hughes in which lie he 10 proposed the reciprocal right of seizure and search for 12 miles mUes instead instead instead in in- stead of the customary three miles Time The refusal of the British to accede accede accede ac ac- cede to the American request was softened by a promise to submit the proposal to the imperial conference to o he be held In London In October and which will he be attended by the premiers premiers pre pre- miers of all British colonies In view of ot the attitude of London however howe louever submission of the proposal to o the imperial conference is looked upon in Washington as holding forth little Ittle hope that there will be any change In the present three mile smile lImit The text of the British note was not made public It was said at the state department department depart depart- ment however that this government does not regard the case as closed Secretary Hughes was actuated In proposing the twelve mile limit because because be cause of liquor running Dozens of British ships are now in the liquor carrying trade bringing their cargoes to o within three miles of the American Amerlan Ameri- Ameri can an shore and discharging them to American boats which run the three threemile threemile threemile mile limit |