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Palatka Daily News
Palatka, Putnam County, Florida
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French Ambassador Jusserand, arriving in New York, defends France's right to serve wine to seamen on French ships entering US ports despite US prohibition, citing French law and awaiting Supreme Court decision. (178 characters)
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Is In French Law That Seamen Must Have Their Wine
Doctors Approve of It
America Only Has Right Make Her Own Ships Bone Dry
(By Associated Press)
New York, Oct. 28.-M. Jules Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States, on his arrival today on the Paris from France, asserted that in the face of the recent "bone dry" ruling of Attorney General Daugherty which prohibits the use or carriage of any liquors on vessels entering American ports France can only abide by the laws of France.
He added, however, that no immediate action would be taken by the French embassy in Washington until the supreme court had passed on the ruling.
"French ships are a part of the territory of France," said the ambassador, "and I believe you properly claim your carriers are a part of the United States, wherever they may be. The laws of France, passed several years ago in our parliament, state that one-half a bottle of wine must be served to the sailors on French vessels and a full bottle to the stokers. As such wine contains probably 90 per cent of water, I can't hardly see that it is dangerous for men on ships to drink.
"Further, our eminent doctors maintain that wines of such alcoholic content are beneficial rather than harmful; that is their right of opinion and we shall uphold it. If your physicians say otherwise, that is the business of your country."
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France
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Oct. 28
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france will abide by its own laws allowing wine for seamen on french vessels entering american ports, pending supreme court ruling on the us prohibition.
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M. Jules Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States, arrived in New York on the Paris from France and asserted that French ships are part of French territory and must follow French laws requiring one-half bottle of wine for sailors and a full bottle for stokers. He noted that such wine is mostly water and beneficial according to French doctors, and no immediate action will be taken by the French embassy until the US Supreme Court rules on Attorney General Daugherty's prohibition of liquors on vessels entering American ports.