The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-08
SYNDICALIST UNIONS GROW
 IN THE J. s,
Communists Endeavoriing to Gam Control of Unions
 Says Daugherty.
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tCO8tluued from Page One.s possible 10 accurately estimate the vast amount of money spent in the United States by the foreign agents engaged in exploiting the American people and in creating interest in q support for movements and schemes entirely foreign to the interests Of the American people,
 State Laws Aid
 Calling attention that activities of the Federal government in dealing with ltraradicalism are limited by law to aliens. MT Daugherty notes that practically all of the states now have enacted laws defining and pun ishing criminal syndicalism and an archy These laws reach the citizen as well as the alien.
 The dealing with ultra -radicalism is only one of the many activities of the Department of Justice during the past fiscal year which are re- viewed in the Attorney Generals report. He calls attention that while the department ceased last January it's activities in the enforcement of prohibition, it is continuing to CO operate in this work.
 Prohibition Violations
 The Attorney General observes that there has been no decrease in the number of illicit distilling cases since the enactment of the prohib tion laws" and that "the court calen dar in some jurisdictions have been overtaxed by this class of cases"
 "Where the facts warrant" he says. "the offenders have been vigor ously prosecuted. and it is hoped that this will result in material reduc- tion of such violations of the law"
 Selective Service Act cases dis posed of during the year numbered 803. the report says, the convictions numbering 14S with 130 pleas of guilty. Cases pending at the begin ming of the last fiscal year mum bered 2SoS7 and 1881 new cases were begun.
 DisloyaIty Decreasing
 Violations of the so-called disloy- alty sections of the espionage act have greatly decreased. according to the report. which notes that only six cases were begun under the entire act during the fiscal year. while fl cases were disposed of, 130 cases having been docketed at the begin ming of the year.
 MT. Daugherty declares that as an organized system the white slave traffic has been broken up, but adds that a great many individual cases still exist with the department mak ing every effort to break up this practice also.
 Complaints arising under the Poon- age Act increased during the year the report continues, "and peonage was found to exist to a shocking ex- tent in Georgia, Alabama and some parts of Texas" Several convictions have been obtained and several prose cutions are pending, it is added.
 Recommendations
 Among his specific recommends tions, the Attorney General asks for ChaStHtCHt LII lSpi5idtlpHt
 Authorizing the appointment Of two Federal judges at large for each of the nine judicial districts in order to assist in clearing the congested court dockets;
 Making it criminal offense to send through the mails letters threat ening injury to life or property:
 Authorizing the presence of ste nographers in Grand Jury rooms;
 Making it a crime for single in dividual to defraud or attempt to d. fraud the Federal government in any manner, as the law now provides for the punishment of two or more Der sons who conspire to defraud"
 Making criminal an attempt to commit a crime against the United States.
 Limiting the compensation ta be raaa;yaJ b, raForaa tp