Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-25

Washington. Sept. 2i.-(By A. P.)-
Consideration is being given by the la
bor treasury and agriculture depart
msnts 70 the coordination OF all the
tsdoral police forces along the nations
borders 10 the end that smuggling Of
narcotics. liquor and aliens may be
more effectively checked.
raced with situation which has
been described in some government re-
= RS. as alarming a committee Of rep
rssertstites ~ tho three departments
srA ~ tho department Of justice. it
vas earned TODAY has completed al
irycs'. CATION and reached the conclu-
~ mat there must he closed cooper
stion between all federal government
forces Il tho International borders are
a ~ properly guarded.
Tho rccornlcndatio Of this COM
r.r.e. which was headed by Commits
soror General Husband. of immigra-
Ton have been presented to Secretary
+, Labor Davis and will in turn be
considered ~ the heads of the other
departments controlling the various
ta.ier patrol forces.
IRREGULAR entry Of alien labor and
f.sr ems from Mexico. the SNUG
rng az liquor and shooting ARRAYS
vllcn 'eopard,ze the lives of govern
rre+ mccrs" the committee reporte l..
"vou,d seem 10 indicate that the
rtap,r enforcement of federal laws ne
,esz.t.frs me cooperation of tho va
Mons governmental departments"
IRE committee in this connection
n. ntcd ont that the Canadian and
Wx r7n borders were being patrolled
N. thc Inttcd states public health.
Nc ,Ir'or's tho prohibition enforce
wert a.d immigration services. the
,ant emri and the federal horticul-
uul board coordination of these
1srll police forces. Commissioner
Crncfa' Husband reported on behalf OF
Ma committed would seriously cripple
tNc 'bootloEriug industry" and mini
~ % smuggling of drugs and aliens
acrr-s tha borders. with police pow
rrs alike Tor customs. prohibition and
'omlEra'ion inspectors and represent
h'tes ~ thc department of agricul-
'Hrs tHs border patrols would consti-
tH's N was said. police machines as
,ns.'.te ~ those which patrol the
i.'l.ts ~ all European ntries.
TITO bootlcgging Industry Mr.
Husband added. had become menace
along both the Canadian and Mexican
borders ana rivallcd the days when
PIRACY was In fun swing" In this
connect .ou. n report has been received
?. Nr husband from L. :. Immigra-
fou Inspector clark at Montreal. Can
ada. describing the wounding of I'M
grafton Inspector Savage at Alexan-
dra Eay by notorious bootlegger
"a adding that lit was unfortunate
'.'f 'mmigrstion inspectors must be
called upon to endanger their lives
hu' unless There is full cooperation be
tween customs and immigration Off
-ss and all other federal officers
Wong ~ northern border. certain laws
'r' sound - become laughing stocks. '
Tho attitude of departments other
han labor. toward the coordination
ha' rot hocn definitely defined. Secr"-
'arr Mellon rplying 10 the initial sug-
gsston ~ Secretary Davis. said that
ne nature ~ the services performed
W. NE 4 forent branches Of the gov
er1mrni ts So varied that | doubt
0h"iher their activities could he ef-
INciyclv consolidated or supervised
r' one administrative officer"
secretary Wallace has expressed the
velvet that the work done by experts
u We department. along tho Mexican
ord'r VAS highly technical bust
ross and moth only could not he car
red On hv persons who have not had
technical training. hut could not be in
teiisentlv administered by anyone
Who Ind not such training" Both
SECRETARIES Mellon and Wallace. ow-
yer. were said 70 feel that some ste 3
toward cooperation could he taken.