Show I Um Sa SaIN IN HOT WATER OVER 4 SK BOOZE BODlE Governments Understand Situation But People Do Not PEAR FEAR RETALIATION Grave Grave ave Issues of International International International Laws Involved officials Admit Vr tic D T SiLL S Special S lal Corre Corrao Corro- Corro f Copyright 1923 1923 W WASHINGTON June The 30 30 Th to enforce the supreme ourt oust 8 s Interpretation of the Vol- Vol Vol Vol leG l let ct against foreign ships In inN Nw w York harbor presents the ne unprecedented spectacle of or the tho O being forced to t bring what hat is lS a International situation oer over an on IJ ap of the prohibition la the tho government s g- g believe that congress reEo rever Harding himself has bas Indic a purpose to ask the next reES to modify the act leo 10 a as ac to permit foreign ships to brin with them them under seal wine and liquors for their v yas the Ibe the Intoxicants to bo ba u used ed holl 1 without the territorial waters of or the United States Slates Aloe rt D Lasker lAsher retiring head or of orthe the shipping board and one or of nt President nt Hardings Harding's Intimates h has s just Issued a statement h s the next congress v will ill end the law as b by bC the president He lie saS fur fur- fur I z oer er that It tt l Is wrong rong to suppose a dryl fanatical al Interpretation of ot the tho dry law hw w will sen serve serie e as an aid to Amen Ameri American can shipping chipping ML 18 In In other ether words Mr Lasker I be- be be believes that tat If Ir the American law Is applied so stringent stringent- ly Iy stringently as to bar foreign ships from harbors means would be round to bar American ship ships ps from foreign harbors an and an unthinkable internatIonal situation created I In R such Ouch circumstances would be as 03 shut oft oU from the tho thorest thorest rest rf r the th world even as some somo or of othe the most mo t ardent Isolationists Isolationist never t dared dream The Tb government go Is being rem com corn to go forward today with tlc steps In the enforcement or of ofa ota a 11 pItso prate or 01 the law which the government Itself will seek to Ia aSe as soon a as congress meets At host It Is ts rather an Situation It If the Vol- Vol Vol tic tc act were an ordinary d t l tie I l iw w there would he lie tolerance on the the- part ot or the government 10 There Jias as been tolerance In the tho past fol- fol fol following 10 lowing Ing unexpected court which h have hae given an unusual and Inthe twist to 10 laws nut But In the enforcement ot or the prohibition aw SW there be can no tolerance on the part port of public ser servants ants n ns s inrI T I T t lILt C I ri r I To i 1 that the sentiment nt or of othe be be dry elent In the United tailed S ates States Is not a sentiment ot or tolerance but butot CI a n militant vigilance which permits no official with a II political future at fit stake to remain Idle tot tor a moment t One of or the Inconsistencies s of or the perplexing situation which has had Washington all topsy tum tor or the tb entire past week veel Is the tart tact that or foreign vessels may sail nail the A men t waters ot or the ran Pan lt mn limit sma canal J whole earl and antI fancy raney t ree with irith th yi I the tho liquors on board that they care to carry Of course this Is not to be used on the trip through The Panama canal s 's canal's canals s excelled eX t ted from front th the operations of t the oft he act act et the waters or of that cross isthmian route are Il as much th the waters aters of or the United States as 18 a those of or New bew lork bay U IJ 1 In Ie view of or the fact filet that congress had ad no Intention of with International commerce to the ex ox tent extent cf c ebbing doting the Panama canal to rUM laden vessels merely bo be- be because b cause cause the United States chooses to bar tobar all intoxicating liquors In Its own territory the government cals caIs officials here litre feel tell that congress bad no NewYork Intention of barring from New York harbor foreign haying havin Ott an board liquor protected by the CUstons seals of ot their coon Knowing the th extent of the senti m ment sentiment n here her In Washington in favor or of a modification of ot the law to meet the the administration aion ie nevertheless has no choice cholee but to too toKO o ahead oh-Md and enforce the tho law to th the Idler It Is Ii not to bo ho wondered that th the officials are re going about on rage rago Twi I HOTi u S IN I HOT I WATER ON RUM Continued from Crom Page One the tank tk with a 0 lack Inck of oC enthusiasm bordering II almost most upon pon reluctance NO 0 INDIGNATION There Thera I Is co no indignation in Wash Washington ington officialdom at nt anything that I has been done thus bus fir far In the rum The Tho opinion hero is that there thero hn has hag been no fault Cault 01 on either lher The British and Trench French hid h hida hda hida a rif rh ht to t test st the sentiment In this I There Thero is every reason to toI tob b that perhaps the United I States would wink Ink at the presence of sealed liquor on board the Ito Ito- lin liners ers era until ouch tuch time lime as congress pass IM I'M specifically upon this phrase of ot the the prohibition Question It was wasen Men eten en reported In this coun country coun- coun country country try that th ordinary liquor supplies I aboard the passenger boats boals might to lo dented ti tl cited as medicinal tl and free froe from interference The mere print print- print print-nc ng cf f that that r report port WD was enough to it The agents maintained In Washington by the prohibition I tI ns poured doll down donn n on the officials like liko a n ton d o 0 bricks British cabinet officers maintain I the United States Is la merely h her r rights right In the 1 m seals and seizing selling the tho bv bev- bv erno crago liquors brought Into this countr country for use on return say bay the States Slates has a to do it but that It I Is n a a vio violation 10 lation of the tile comity of nations nation In plain I the comity of nations s ns me the keeping ot of o good relations ns with pith Ith ones one's neighbors neigh U SInE SIDE While WIllie both sides Ides to the contro controversy versy are dro thus admitting that e 0 ev even CT en r Is In the rum tnt tnt- brogio brogo brogio the unfortunate part of or the affair 1 Is that the te atmosphere that thatIs thatIs thatIs I I Is b lg created by It The gov governments gov- gov governments und understand each ach other r but the tho people do not Here in America there I Is crow row InS ing Indignation against th the defiance of cf tans laws In the deliberate sending of oC Co foreign reign liners to New NewYork NewYork York with beverage rage liquors on onboard onboard board There is Indignation that Curron CUMon should say In ef- ef effect ef ct effect fiat th these oe liquors were sent hero us VI a 0 call to American bluff The The merlean government sees In hits merely the tho foundation for a 0 test teat cose case in some court for tor diplo diplomatic matte matic negotiations nc Tee public sees secs nothing but British effrontery papers are pointing out that If conditions Hero v re reversed that If Ir America stas I as theet the wet et coun- coun countr country tr coun-tr tr try and England dry the American people would be beating the drums and twisting the lions lion's tall tail at an any attempted seizure of American car car- cargoes cargoes car cargoes goes of ot Amerl American an vessels In circumstances circum- circum circum stances stanc o similar to steps III already ready taken or contemplated In New NewYork NewYork York The reluctance of Washington even ise en to threaten official official- officially officially ly Iy tI tl c e of some great liner for hating hl hii Ing on board a small amount of 1 1101 under seal eal Is largely due duelo to lo t tio o Inflaming effect that such an nt would have bave upon the Brits Brit Ih or French people Once one cation is against another It ItIs itis ItIs Is only too easy to stir a retaliatory It Is 18 very frankly stated here that ss the foreign govern govern- governments governments ments do this the tho chances or of ho he law may vanish tanish The greater the feeling engendered now DOthe the mere difficult It will hill be to se- se seGuro Guro curo modification six Gix months hence Tho drastic dry advocates even cven now arc cre opposing opposing- any changes s 's They The are arc willing that oil all tor- tor n fortig-n n lis-n ships ship should cease to call at willingto Sew aNew York unless they are arc willing to ill call II bone bona dr dry The Tho drastic prohibitionist does not lake tako much block In n the comity of nations I Specially when the nations most loudly complaining of oCa a of f that comity are doing nothing to stop tir nationals from bringing i In bootleg to shore I It Ap appears lars tint that unless the tho Wash Wash- I conI ton gO can go BO to con con con- ss conert-ss subI bras enss In December and show sub sub- subi I of operation co on the tho part 3 I of Goat O t at Britain in stopping rum running I to this country from the Atlantic hiss bles congress will willI I turn a deaf ear oar to any sort of of o the tho act effect ling log sealed aled liquors liquor on British ships Of courso course the tho British claim their ships h liing hying Ing outside the rho three mile limit lIt are arc breaking no American laws This Tills literally Is true trUl but s Ila they tic a milking making It possible for 1810 IS to 1 the law by running the liquor to shore and therefore they the t are arc Morally law breakers If not all ph ally ph-ally sall Mca tI me It Is admitted on both sides disagreeable of the water that a n disagree disagree- disagreeable able situation eIRts that delicate natt mattes matte's 5 arc under discussion and aDd aD that grave grave issues of international Intorn law are aro And all over met a 8 pro Islon of ot the law which may bo be wiped from the tho a statute books next December n |