The New York herald., 1922-04-09
Day Plans Also to Have 81
Observation Posts at Cana
dian Border.
STATE GUNS ARE OFFERED
Former Sub-Chaser, Manned
by Is Men, Reaches Here
to Patrol Harb0r.

Prohibition Director Day forwarded
to Washington yesterday recommenda-
tions for the. adoption of military
measures to end the smuggling of
liquor across the Canadian border. He
is convinced that only such means can
put out of business the thugs. gun
men and ex-convicts" who are driv-
ing their rum laden cars every night
over the roads entering the northern
most edge of New York State. His
program calls for the use of machine
guns. shotguns and armored motor
cars, with an observation post on
every road crossing the border along
the 65 miles between the st. Lawrence
River and Rouses Point.
At the same time Director Day an
nounced his intention of asking Police
Commissioner Enright TO come to his
support in the fight against liquor
selling in New York city. 1t is the
belief OF prohibition headquarters that
the police can be of great assistance
to the Federal authorities in making
seizures. The campaign against har-
bor smuggling is also under way.
The Mehalados, 10 footer, has ar
rived here as the first of the former
sub-chasers to be employed. The squad
ron will be in command of Capt. ].
Vessel. u. s. N, retired
Fifteen agents, all ex-service men.
will be on each boat.
state Guns for Dry Men.
After the report made to the director
few days ago by General Agents
Thomas and lie Carron. revealing the
flourishing state OF the border traffic.
Director Day decided that extraordi-
nary measures were necessary and
asked the help of j. Leslie Kincaid.
Acknowledgement of the State. Gen.
Kincaid outlined a plan OF campaign
and offered to provide the prohibition
authorities with the guns and the ar
mored motor cars.
His suggestions have all been recon-
mended by Director Day TO Washing
ton. Gen. Kincaid had a survey made
of the situation. treating II as mill
tary problem. by Col. Frederick NJ.
Waterbury, chief ordance officer OF the
State.
Careful study OF the terrain Gen.
Kincaid stated in his letter. "discloses
that along the sixty-five miles Of bor-
der between the St Lawrence River and
Rouses Point there are five improved
highways. two highways now being inn
proved and thirty dirt roads which cross
the border. The present location OF
custom houses and inspection points
located at some distance from the bor-
der is not effective. The system or OBJ
servation and inspection used in Europe
along the borders OF France. Belgium
and other Continental countries. must
be employed to secure effective super
vision.
Rigid supervision Needed.
This is no reflection on the customs
authorities. as the hundred years of
peace along our northern border made
unnecessary the more intensive system
OF border posts used 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 America
side of the line, a few hundred feet
back, depending upon the nature OF thu
terrain, so situated that an unobstructed
view can be had OF the road TO .he
north across the border. "A sufficient
number OF your prohibition agents. pref
cfsbiy cx-service men, should be a.
s.vned TO each post. form OF tenn
pcrary barricade must be provided
actually 20 block the road and stop ali
traffic until an inspection can be made OF
the vehicles crossing the line.
These thirty-seven posts. one on each
highway entering the State frcm
Canada, would constitute what would
correspond in military phraseology 70
.ne line Of observation For your pur-
rcse the line OF resistance would 30
co Incident with the line OF observation" :"
Guns for Each Border Post.
Gen. Kincaid recommended that each
rost be equipped with Marlin machine
gtn. a type which fires a 80 caliber
bullet $50 rounds without reloading.
In addition. each agent would be armed
with a shotgun. Each post. Gen. Kin
,aid suggested. should be equipped with
4 scarchlight and a VARY pistol OF the
type used during the war. 1f the pur-
poses OF intense illuminatiyh. For use
ir pursuit and capture, ~ Adjutant-
General offered to proviN Director Day
with armored cars. W believes that
enc man during the &ay and two or
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