The New York herald., 1921-11-09
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CHIEFS SUSPENDED
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Corps can be used for the work IL 1t
becomes necessary
Gen. Lejeune said that orders were
issued tonight to the detachments of
marines at New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and other cities where units are
stationed to report to the superintendent
OF the railway mail service at once for
assignments. From three to four men will
be detailed TO ride with the mail trucks
and the mail coaches in which valuable
mail Is conveyed Some of the ma
rines will also be stationed at those
points In post offices and railroad sta
tions where special protection Is essen
tial.
The head of the Marine Corps added
that the men to be assigned to mail
trains will be selected group and they
will be ordered to live up to the tradi-
tions of the corps in the protection of
the mail.
Again taking up the discussion Post
master General Hays stated that while
all trains carrying registered mail VIII
be protected by Marines, large units
will be assigned to the money centres
of the country, such as the heads or the
Federal Reserve system. Special pro-
lection he explained. will be provided
by the Marine Corps for New York.
Philadelphia Cleveland, Richmond. At
lanta, Chicago, st. Louis. Minneapolis,
Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
At this point Gen. Lejeune stated that
the Marines for use at cities along the
Pacific coast will be taken from the
Mare Island station. those needed by
cities In the middle West can be supplied
from the Great Lakes station. while
those required in the East will come
from Quantico.
In his discussion OF the warfare
planned against the train bandits the
Superintendent OF the Railway Mail
Service explained that 1T Is return TO
the methods adopted years ago by the
express companies when they carried
most OF the valuabls from one place to
another.
Now the mails are used largely for
the conveyance of money and other val
uables" he added. land we must provide
protection at any cost"
Taking up the discussion again, Post
naster-General Hays stated that we
have already sent to our guards large
number OF sawed off shotguns. and tho
War Department says 1t will cooperate
with us TO the limit.
"The United States mail must be pro-
tected to the last postal card. regard
less Of the cost or the sacrifice involved
| he concluded.
|
after the Cabinet meeting to-day hurried
back to the Department of Justice and
summoned William j. Burns. Chief of
| the Bureau of investigation. Other Of
fcials later were called in, including
| Assistant Attorney-General GuyD. Goff,
the Attorney Generals chief adviser.
| 1t was decided to invoke extraordi-
nary measures in i vigorous offensive
that will bring every resource of the
| Department of Justice and other crime
| detection agencies into immediate play
| to thwart other mail robbery plots.
AS result of the Attorney
conference with Postmaster General
Hays and other officials, orders were
given to concentrate all available men
| in the Bureau of Investigation in special
details at given points for quick action.
| If necessary.
Reports reached officials that the
latest robberies were only few OF
the many planned. These and other
reports are now being run down by
department investigators.
Attorney General Daugherty. after the
Cabinet meeting, said the Government
legal arm will be extended to make
mail robblng unattractive. He said that
Federal District Attorneys will ash
/ courts to impose more severe sentences
/ upon those who are found guilty oil
| robbng the mails.
Mr. DaugheTty took the view thai
mall robbers many times have escaped
with light sentences, out OF proper
ton to the crimes committed. Longer
sentences. he believed. will put a stoI
to crimes of this Character