Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09

which inaintAihs any secret service de-
pAftmeut ~ any means Of dstscting
and investigating crime. 1t II left to
every county, town and village to ap-
prshend criminals without any uni.
iornaity or ability to pass beyond local
lines. and this In spite Of the fact that
with our great trunk line railway sys-
TENS, and with our motor vehicles, in
almost any state of the union crime
can be committed In any part Of the
state and the criminal be beyond the
confines Of either the county or the
state before 1t IL discovered that the
crime has been committed.
There 10 nothing more needed in
each state than real secret service
department rs part Of the department
Of justice--an efficient corps OF high
class. we'll trained special agents to
ferret out crime, Apprehend criminals
and make special investigation In all
matters affecting the welfare Of the
state.
Federal Force Exeels.
Every member OF this association
must have observed the superior ma
chinery and equipment possessed by
the federal government for enforcing
and administering law than that pos
sessed by the several states. and 1t Is
this facility for administration which
causes respect for the federal laws. The
very great value Of the interstate COM
merce commission Of the United States
and the solution Of many problems
which have been satisfactorily solved
by that body within the past few years
is due almost entirely to it's equipment
for administration.
almost every state has passed
drastic statutes affecting combina tons
and nonopolies and yet in none Of the
states has there been any real solution
Of the trust problem. Again we look
to the reason not in the law itself but
in its machinery and equipment for adj
ministration. In my opinion We will
never solve the problem until we get
such facilities for administration that
We can distinguish between the COM
bination which is In itself evil and COM
binations which contribute to efficiency
and reduction in the cost Of produce
ton. operation and maintenance
Every one realizes that while the
federal government by vigorous prose
cutions has accomplished something
along this line. that the question Is yet
far from solution even as 1t affects
interstate commerce. More criminal
prosecutions will not avail either with
the federal government or with the
states. Undoubtedly the federal gov
eminent by requiring federal incorpora-
ton Of these companies which desire
to do an interstate business and by
exercising more governmental regula :
ton and supervision may provide both
the law and the machinery for admin
istration to deal intelligently with this
great problem. and the several states
will be compelled thru Industrial con-
missions. or some other intelligent
means Of administration. to meet tho
problem before they can ever hope fo-
a solution.
Conditions Changing.
When the country is sparsely in
habited and the population is largely
rural. legislation affecting a few vital
matters with the ordinary means Of
criminal enforcement will suffice: but
as the density OF population increases
and 1t becomes urban instead Of rural.
and as the development and perfection
Of machinery increases the variety and
volume Of commerce, and correspond
ingly furnishes the means of an IN
crease in all other fields Of human ac-
tivity. pioneer methods will no longer