New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Machine Guns
To Halt n. Y.
Rum Runners
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Of liquor over the northern New York
Canadian boundary line, ani the
proper steps that should be taken from
a military standpoint to effectively
prevent the same, have the following
to offer:
Careful study of the terrain dis
five miles Of border line between the
ST. Lawrence River and Rouse's Point
there are FIVE improved highways.
Two highways now being improved and
thirty dirt roads which now cross the
border. The present location of Gus
tom houses and inspection points locat-
ed at some distance from the border
is not effective. The system Of inspec-
ton used in Europe along the borders
Of France. Belgium and other Cont
mental countries must be employed to
reflection on the custom authorities, as
the hundred years Of peace along our
northern border make unnecessary the
more intensive system Of border posts
in Europe, but the present conditions
demand more rigid supervision of the
border to prevent illegal liquor traffic.
"On each highway an observation
post should be established on the
American side Of the liAe. few huns
dred feet back, depending or the nature
Of the terrain, SO situated that an uN-
obstructed view could be had of the
road to Che north across the border. A
sufficient number Of Eoslr prohibition
agents, preferably eX-serVice men,
should be assigned to each post. A form
Of temporary barricade mNst be pro-
vided TO actually block The Toad and
stop all traffic until all inspection can
pca q All Il
"Thesc thirty-seven posts. one oD
each highway. entering the statA from
Canada would constitute what you'd
correspond in military phraseologp TO
the line Of observations For your txrr
pose the line Of resistsrce' 50 term Ni
would correspond with the line of OBJ .
servation.
"In anticipation Of al armed attack
OF the post all proper steps must be
rakcn to provide your officers stationed
thereat with adequate weapons to de-
fcnd themselves. This can best be ac-
corpiished by providing each post with
Marlin machine gun, which L will be
GLAD to issue to you, without cost to
the FEDERAL government, taking your
receipt therefor. These Marlin guns
use the regular .30-caliber machine gun
bullet, are mounted on a tripod and fire
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range and penetration will be sufficient
to stop anything short of an armored
motor car. In addition each agent
should be armed with a shotgun.
your line Of observation and re-
sistance can easily be handled By a
minimum number Of men during day
light hours. After dark each post
should be equipped with searchlight
Illuminating the road north over the
border. In addition to this, there
should be issued to each post Very
Tight pistol Of the type used during
Me way This weapon is used for FIR
ing bomb in the air. which illumi-
mates the entire surrounding country
sith al intense white light. IN my
opinion one Of Your agents could man
each post during the day and two or
ahrce men would be required at night.
Barricades for Roads
aside from your personnel, the
only expense which the government
would be required to undertake would
be the construction Of temporary
barrcade across the road, which could
Of legitimate traffic, and small hut
TO house the personnel Of the post. The
expense would be nominal.
Il will place at your disposal q
number OF arm orcd n tor cars, equipped
with machine guns, which could be
used to pursue and capture any ille-
gally operated vehicle which breaks
through the line Of resistance. These
cars would also be available to cover
any other channels. Full use Of eX-
isting telephone and telegraph facili-
ties, with the armored cars as a re-
serve force, would, in my opinion, give
you an absolute, ilnpregnable control
Of the northern border Of New York
State.
Colonel Frederick NJ Waterbury
Chief Ordnance Officer Of the State,
has at my request made an exhaustive
study of the situation and have di-
rected him to cooperate with you to
the fullest possible extent in the es-
tablishment of this system. Colonel
Waterbury will see that your agents
assigned to the use Of machine guns
are properly instructed on the state
rife range at Peekskill in the use of
the weapons before being sent to the
border"