The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-11

Washington, Dec. l0.--The campaign
against thi, high cost CI !iT'nH. euoitS "
hrrni M trusts and combinations IN ~
.t-aIrt of trade aal the gorcrnmcnl =
nigh. on federalism arr reviewed D! AZ
Iurnry General Palmer In ms ahnudi ~
port sent today t. Congress
In n discussion OF the radl:ill PT T"pi1 !,
Mr. Palmer disclC SEES that the DEPART
mrnt Of Justice has developed 4 card m
dcy system, containing MGR" than NV
nun cards. giving detailed data on mo
,arti.Itics Of ultra radicals ana tneir Or
panIzationS rs well as q complete IlDIaIy
II reference on tho general Tdn'cai
movement.
Ninety percent OF the, communist and
aaa-chistic agitation during the last
var, the Attorney GcnernI SaSS h is
adds. is not contiucd to the so-callcd eco
unrlic ~ ils" but has been directed also
toward tho stirring up 81 racial preJu-
diCGS. Dnr Of the fertile hr!HS. no Sa! s.
Is among the negroes who nave be+h
appealed to directly for support in the
movement u overthrow thu government
Of The United States"
The foreign language press has been
"7artiCulnrly noticeable for It's strong
'u!traradiriI lranings," the Attorney Gem
Of radical doctrines las been aided IN
twcnty-sIx or more foreign language
newspapers in tho United States.
Tho results II the January raids on
the Communist and Communist Labor
party meetings. 1ir. Palmer says, caused
i marked temporary cessation" In radt-
cal activities here Meetings OF tn"
communist and ararch.stic groups were
suspended and were followed later by
the declaration or the American dele
Gitc 20 the Third lnternatinnale at AM
sterGam tina; the January raids had de-
StrOy"d the hopes Of the communists In
America.
Legislation Needed.
Mr., Palmer rcCltes tho Legislative pro-
gram pa:l before congress at its last
session in which he said existing laws
lid not permit the government to carry
90. the sort "f prosecution required In
tnr case uf som" of the radical groups,
notably the Industrial Workers Of the
World, whose activities the department
has been unable 10 touch In mos; in
stances.
Turning TO law enforcement activities.
the attorney general says Tia govern
mrnr collected approximately N.632.006
=: fines and Judgments N H." last year.
OF this. S245",VUO came from fines in
.rimInIl prosecutions while Ii,. remain
der was collected IN civil I"r,.'. d!nEs.
Tw"nty-c!ght antitrust cases are
lending in the various d!S,r.,i courts
over Ia" country and the SUPP. "a" court
Of thu United States. Frank N"hcker.
assistant to tn" attorney : p. IN his
special report On the %Ghj' $ that
prosecution Of these cases :. .DCccl-
ing As rapidly as the mach ~ the
courts a:lvini; juriS dictiun ca: / moved.
S.Nisvn cases against alleged Trusts or
combinations in restraint Of iriG' have
been Instituted in the la. twelve
months and twelve others have | i h!s-
p"%"d Of H. finll court action. M .%',rc-
k"r says.
Tho reports shows that in il. m
palm to lower living costs, III" del .'rI =
HriIt brought thta. Of 2.nlG l"rH. n.-
TORS under thc Lever uc;. .! ,l.sr.
Lag were TN direct charges n: proHtrtg
iEE. Other actions included pro."ru-
tons under the pIovls ions a,:.'...,
hOarGinI. manipulation Of food St0rhS,
cons piracies, etc. indictments We"
drawn IN II instances. the report -, =.
and 10 Gate 30 sentences have been IN
posed.
work Handicapped.
NJ. Palmer explains that the depart.
m"nts work. especially IN cOnnrrl i..I
with It's drive on proiileers, has b,'.',
Handicapped BY an insufficient nunm :
ut attorneys. auditors. accountants aud
similar employees The inadequate nun =
h'Eh-prIr"h talent of the big !ndustr -"
and corporations. hut he adds tina t.
work - the departments staff " j:
C"umcud,hlr.
Delay m Tho compilation by tho depart
mrul uf tho cantonmcnt Investigation.
ordered by congress. was "XplH N q,
liH"w!-" b! the iuadr4uacy Of III" 80,
qIisi'ora. force. Mr.. Palmer say. huN =
ever. that he cNprrt$ I report OF tbs
if.vrsr.;:a zion al an early date. probably
"srnu after IA" oI~u:nE If "nlEr"-S.
~" number uf f.ir-al .riSnu.~g de
ecrihsd lS major offenders. hold III TIE
various rcna! INSTITUTIONS on lura n.
WIS 4.T3- n G compared with i.-SS on tar
~;.rr" dat" e year previous. SAYS the r.
o"rt o. th"s". S.hNe were confined n