The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-25
FEDERAL FORCES
TO PATROL BORDER

Washington, Sept. "a (By the Asso-
ciated Press) Reconsideration is being
given by the labor, treasury and agri-
culture departments to the coordina.
ton OF all the federal police forces
along the nations borders to the end
that smuggling Of narcotics, liquor
and aliens may be more effectively
checked.
Faced with situation which has
heen described in some government
reports as alarming, committee OF
representatives of the three depart
ments and of the department of JUS
tice, it was learned today, has COM
pleted an investigation and reached
the conclusion that there must be
closer cooperation between all fed
eral government forces if the inter
national borders are to be properly
guarded.
The recommendations of this COM
nilttee, which was headed by Commits
sioner General Husband of immigra
tion, have been presented to Secretary
OF Labor Davis and will in turn be-
considered by the heads of the other
Departments controlling the various
border patrol forces.
'lrregularity of entry of alien labor
and other aliens from Mexico, the
smuggling of liquor and shooting af
trays which jeopardize the lives of
government officers" the committee
reported, would seem to indicate
that the proper enforcement of fed.
eral laws necessitates the cooperat.ou
OF the various governmental depart
ments.'
The committee in this connection
pointed out thu the Canadian and tn.
Mexican borders were being patrollcd
by the United States public health
the customs, the prohibition enforce
ment and immigration services, the
coast guard and the federal horticul-
tural board. Coordination of these
federal police forces, Commissioner
General Husband reported on behalf
OF the committee, would seriously
cripple the "bootlegging industry
and minimize smuggling of drugs AMI
aliens across the borders. With po-
lice powers alike for customs, pro-
hibition and immigration inspectors
and representatives of the department
of agriculture, the bafder petrois
would constitute, it wss said spelice
machines as effective as those which
patrol the borders of all European
countries.
THE bootlegging industry" NJ.
Husband added, had become a mena .e
ong both the Canadian and Mexican
borders and rivaled the days "when
piracy was in full swing" In this
connection. a report has been received
by Mr.. Husband from United States
immigration Inspector Clark at Mon
treal, described the wounding of In
migration Inspector Savage at Alex
andria bay by Il notorious bootlegge~.
and adding that lit was unfortunate
that immigration inspectors must be
| called upon to cndanger their lives :;
but, unless there is full cooperatio?
between customs and immigration of
ficials and all other federal officers
along the northern border, CERTAIN
laws are bound to become laughin ,
stock"
"ln great need of all government
%"rviccS,' the committee report con-
Guided, us the establishment of an
effective patrol along the Mexican
border, particularly between estab-
ii*hcd ports # entry, to prevent H.
legal or clandestinc entry anu to for t.
all traffic through regular ports
where it could be dealt with by ap.
proprlate authorities
The attitude of departments Other
than labor toward the coordinate
las not been definitely defined Sc
rctary Mellon, replying to the initial
| suggestion of Secretary Davis, >..i
that "the nature of the service per-
formed by the different branches +
the government is so varied that
doubt whether their activities could
be effectively consolidated or super
viscd by one administrative officer"
| Secretary Wallace has expressed
the belief. that the work done by ex-
rerts of his department along the
Mexican border was ga highly techn;
cal business and not cnly could not be
carried on by persons who have not
had technical training but could not
be intelligently administered by any
one who had rot had such training
Both Secretaries Mellon and Wallace
however, were said to feel that some
i stems Inward conneratinn should LIZ