The New York herald., 1922-01-06
STATE And FEDERAL
/. PROSECUTORS UNITE
TOEND Crime WAVE
Newton Calls Meeting for
Albany Jan. II at Daugh-
erty'S Suggestion.
PRECEDENT is MADE
Enforcement of Liquor,
Food and Fuel Supply Laws
to Be Furthered.
BAIL EVIL WILL COME UP
District Attorneys Of Five
New York City Counties to
Accept Invitations.
BAIL EVIL WILL COME UP

AS result of unprecedented ac-
ton taken by the Attorney General of
! the United States, the county prose-
cutors OF this State will meet with the
four Federal prosecutors of New York,
Brooklyn, Buffalo and Albany in AL
bany next Wednesday to plan ways
and means for better cooperation in
enforcement of criminal law. It is
likely that similar conferences be-
tween United States Attorneys and
District Attorneys will be called by
Mr.. Daugherty to meet In other States.
While there will be general COM
parison Of notes about law enforce
anent, the principal topics to- be dis
cussed at the conference will be the
crime wave that has rolled over the
country, running particularly high in
the East: inefficient enforcement OF
the liquor law and unsatisfactory en-
forcement Of food and fuel supply
laws. Congestion of court dockets and
duplication and overlapping of effort
by Federal and county prosecutors
will be on the agenda Of the confer
ence.
Attorney-General Daugherty's invita-
ton. transmitted yesterday to the Dis
trict Attorneys of this State through
Harold D. Newton, State Attorney-Gen-
eral. attracted instant comment. No one
could be found who recalled similar in
stance OF the reaching out OF the long
arm of the Federal Government to jog
state. officials or to get better hand
clasp for cooperation in law enforcement.
surpvised by Daushcrty's Action
There was even establishment ex-
pressed that Attorney General Daugh-
erty had deviated SO markedly from
precedent. but on the whole the move
was favorably greeted and District At
torney. lawyers and Judges expressed the
opinion that excellent results might ac-
cruz from the conference.
The five District Attorneys within
New York city. with others in the
neighborhood that were communicated
with. said they had received invitations
and intended to be present in person.
taking with them such records and data
as might be helpful.
Williamf Hayward. United States At
torney for the Southern District of New
York, was called to Washington last
night to consult with Attorney General
Daugherty regarding the conference. He
assumed that the four Federal attorneys
functioning In this State would attend.
Ralph c. Green. newly appointed United
States Attorney In Brooklyn, will go, as
viii the United States Attorneys in Buff
falo and Albany.
At the bottom of Attorney General
paugherty's precedent making action
may lie. IL was widely assumed among
Judges. lawyers and persons interested
generally. the feeling that something
must be done to put an end to the Inn
munity Of criminals in a State which
contains tenth of the population and q
quarter of the wealth of the whole coun-
;ry.
Views on Daughcrty's Plan.
Comment on Mr.. Daugherty's motives
and on the subjects pretty certain to be
discussed when the conference Of prose-
cutors meets at IL o'clock Wednesday
morning sifted down to these sugges-
tons:
/. Anxious to attack and check
profiteering In the necessaries of life.
the Federal Attorney-General wants
the closest possible cooperation from
county prosecutors. who have a wide
range of action under State laws.
2. Poor liquor law enforcement In
New York has suggested to the
Washington authorities the advisa-
bility OF a better understanding be-
tween Federal and State authorities.
g. Overlapping indictments sai
procedure frequently permitting
criminals to escape all or sufficient
punishment point to the necessity
for closer relations between Federal
and county prosecutors.
4. The bail bond evil, making IL
possible for known criminals to Sc
cure liberty and actually TO evado
punishment. Is topic sure to have a
place I'm the Albany conference.
8. The choked calendars of both
Federal and State courts and the In
sufficient number of judges In both
have strongly tended to delay justice
and cmbarrass prosecutors.
6. The general increase of crime,
such as robberies Of the mail. hold
ups and acts of violence due to boot
logging, Is crowding the courts. and
will be probably one OF the main SUBJ
jects OF discussion.
Plan Indorscd by Hayward.
Mr.. Hayward said before starting FOR
Wash.aston:
II can think OF several excellent rea-
sons for get together meeting between
Federal and state prosecutors. Take
tho trust laws. often Federal prosecu-
tors cannot reach violators of the law
who could be got at under tho Dom
nelly law by the State prosecutors. Ir
other cases men who need punishment
are held under Federal statutes and ir
instances where conricting evidence Is
hard 10 get. when they could be con-
victed easily of other offenses they have
committed against State laws. In.
stances of this kind crop up in enforc-
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