New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-02

OF national cooperation with the states
ana there is growing demand that Il
oe extended to include primary educa-
Non IN the public schools. The uro-
posal 1or a new department of educa-
ZION, with or without Cabinet represen.
'aIon, has strong support from those
WHO believe that it would serve 70 or.
Sehtuate and improve the work of the
eosral government along the lines
OF It's present policies; but there is .
'trong body Of public opinion to the
,ontrary
The present proposal for the crea-
ION OF an executive department with
secretary of education as member
.. me PRESIDENTS Cabinet will be
Judged not only as measure of ad,,in-
'Strative reform, but also in connection
WIN the accompanying proposal that
the government should spend verv
iarge sum, perhaps $1OOO0O.0O an
nually, to be apportioned to the states
Tor the removal of illiteracy. for Amer
canization of the foreign born, for the
payment Of teachers salaries in ell
mentary. schools. for physical educa-
ION ana INSTRUCTION in the principles
u health, for the training of teachers
nd for research and advisory dircc-
on by the Federal government in all
these several departments of educa-
ton
National Road Policy
On the subject of public roads the
report says in part:
There is now strong and we'll
founded demand for national read
poNcy. This demand takes two forms ::
- financial assistance to the states
Tor the building Of roads under state
authority and through state agencies
condi toned only upon the state itself
spe1dlng upon road construction at
gas, as much as it receives from .ne
Federal governments; ca a system Of
natlo highways paid for by the ma
tional Treasury and constructed unoct
national authority.
The first demand has already been
partially met since 1898 when Congress
appropriated $4,000 for the inves tiea-
ton of road construction and road
management. Since 1913 Congress has
spent large sums of money, and in thA
nscal year 1919 made available $685.
100000, to be apportioned among the
states for road construction conditioned
upon each state adding from it's own
funds an equal amount to its apport lor-
ment.
The second proposal Is new 1t has
back of it the we'll organized and M
merlcally strong support of the auto
mobile industry and the great numbers
of people who are making increased use
of motor transportation, on more than
local scale, for business and pleasure
There is widespread recognition Of
the growing Importance Of public
health functions exercised by the Fed
eral government in addition to the pub
lie health service in the Treasury De-
partment. Many Of these functions are
exercised by bureaus and divisions Of
other departments in addition to the
medical department of the army and
navy. 1t is thought desirable that
joint committee of Congress should
make thoroughgoing survey of all
existing agencies Of the Federal gov
eminent which have to do with the
promotion and protection of pubic
health. excepting the medical depart
ment of the army and navy. IN or0er
to lay the groundwork for the admin
istration of, and to prepare eglslatlon
for. better co0rdinated Federal public
health service"
The advisory committees abstract on
law and order and the administration
Of justice briefly reviews the peace
time sedition bills, alien deportation
and criminal syndicalism statutes.
After stating, in substance, that the
present laws-sections 4, 6, 81 and 1872
TO be comprehensive, the report says:
If two or more persons conspire to
commit any offense against the United
States, and any act in furtherance OF
this conspiracy is done, each Of the
parties is punishable under this act"
Deportation as an Issue
Discussing alien deportation, the
report says in part:
The two laws now in force bearing
on this question were passed February
seem that the following classes Of
aliens are deportable under the statutes
Of 1917 and 1918: q Those who use
force or violence TO accomplish polit-
ical ends. (2) Those who advocate the
use Of force 81 Those who believe in
the use of force (4) Those who disbe
lieve in organized government and are
IN favor of peaceful steps to realize
their desires. CO Those who disbelieve
II organized governments, but advocate
no measures Of any kind. GO Those
VINO are members Of societies which
could be placed in any of the first five
classes.
"Deportees have been held in custody
more than q year without access to at
torneys, and then have been deported
without being able TO secure any legal
advice Moreover, officers Of the Depart
ment OF Justice have been officially in
structed by the department to search
the residences Of prospective deportecs
without search warrants, and to stlnu-
late aliens to activities which render
them liable to deportation. Methods of
apprehension aid of trial seem equally
Except in very rare in
stances, the judicial department of the