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Show BIG M FIGHT GOVERNMENT MAKES READY TO INAUGURATE FIGHT AGAINST LIQUOR RUNNERS Close Watch of Airplanes Will Be Maintained; Canada Will Be Asked to Assist Move Washington, The United States department will propose at the American-Canadian conference on liquor smuggling which is now on at Ottawa that clearance of ships de. stined for United States ports with lhpuor cargoes be prohibited by Canada Can-ada ; that search and seizure of vessels ves-sels engaged in smuggling on the Croat Lakes be authorized and that a trealy arrangement be made for extradition ex-tradition of persons accused of violating vio-lating the liquor laws. Other points on the tentative list of American proposals are: Procedure for furnishing information informa-tion concerning clearance of ships with cargoes of liquor. Proposal refusal of clearance to ships under 250 tons with liquor cargoes, car-goes, regardless of their professed destination. Obligation, of vessels to proceed to liuHs for which they clear. Treaty arrangements providing for the handling of prisoners accused of violating liquor laws. A treaty arrangement authorizing Canadian authorities to transfer liquor across Alaska to the Klondike region. Measures to stop smuggling by land would include the reporting by Canadian officials to United States ofi'iciala of all shipments by automobiles automo-biles or by airplanes. A reciprocal arrangement for attendance at-tendance of witnesses, the execution of commissions and certification o records necessary In liquor cases. Assistant Secretary Moss of the treasury, who heads the American delegation to the conference left Monday Mon-day for Ottawa. lie said he hoped to report an arrangement within a week. |