PROHIBITION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19475, 9 May 1925, Page 9

PROHIBITION

AMERICAN EFFORTS AT ENFORCEMENT.

RESENTED BY A CANADIAN.

INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS lEARED

RUM-RUNNING FLEET.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. OTTAWA, May 7. (Received May 8, at 5.5 p.m.) The Toronto Mail and Empire publishes a despatch from Windsor, Ontario, in which (Mr John Rodd, a former Crown Attorney, referring to reports that the American authorities are preparing a prohibition enforcement fleet to the great lakes states: “I consider the proposals of the American authorities an outrage. They are almost sure to result in international complications. The American Government has no right to use firearms within the throe-mile limit, in a matter such as this, that is enforcing purely domestic sumptuary legislation. ime United States has no jurisdiction on the Great Lakes beyond its water boundary line. I intend to • call the attention of the Canadian Government immediately to this new situation.” It is understood that the Government has not officially been advised of any intention on the part of the United States to establish a rum fleet on the Great Lakes. Official circles will closely watch such developments, but a doubt is expressed whether any action will be taken, pending ratification of the rum-running treaty, which has been approved by Canada and the United States.—Renter.

ADDITIONS TO THE RUM i'LBET,

CAUGHT IN THE NET.

NEW YORK, May 7, (Received May 8, at 5.5 p.m.) The destroyer Cunningham, engaged in scouting duty for the Dry Armada, leported the arrival on Thursday of fmir now ships in Rum Row, including a large German liner from Hamburg. All were apparently unaware of the net into which they had been drawn. —Reuter.