San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-22
HANSON FINDS
COOPERATION
! ALONG BORDER
SAYS Peace Officers Are
Helping Federals on
Rio Grande.
MAKE OTHER TRIPS
Praises Customs Service
Under Campbell and
Stevens.
MAKE OTHER TRIPS

y Cooperation between all federal
and peace officers along the border
bias reached state of development
mot heretofore attained, according to
Capt. W. VI. Hanson, inspector in
charge of the San Antonio immigra-
ton district, who has returned TO San
Antonio from an inspection trip 10
Laredo. Through the cooperation of
officers of all branches of the feder-
al and local government. stop has
been put to the smuggling of aliens
across the border, that is, as far as
Hthe influx can be checked, Captain
Hanson said.
.n.About 100 European aliens who
We made illegal entry into the coun-
Try are being held either in Jail or on
bond at Laredo. Large numbers are
waiting on the Mexican side for an
opportunity to cross the river into
this country but who are afraid to
cross because of the net that has been
stretched along the river.
Hereafter customs inspectors and
Immigration inspectors will work to-
gether. Captain Hanson said. Where
ever there is an immigration inspcc-
tor there will be n customs inspector.
III Praises Captain Stevens.
Heretofore the several branches of
the government service have been
working independently of each other
except in a few isolated instances.
Captain Hanson explained. Each
branch of the government service had
sp, 'ific duties TO perform and paid
little attention to things that did not
directly affect their own branches Of
the service. Gradually, however, the
oI1icers guarding the border country
have come TO realize that more salts
factory results can be obtained if all
work in harmony and cooperation.
Captain Hanson was high in his
praise of the customs service as it has
functioned under the direction of Roy
Campbell, collector of customs. and
-Slr. Campbells assistant. Can't.
Charles Stevens. supervisor Of mount
ed customs inspectors. These two
men, Captain Hanson said. are using
the most efficient means to accom-
plish their work of preventing snug
Cling across the border.
Never before have ! seen state
and county officers working harder
10 enforce federal laws along the Dor
der than | have recently seen them
work High praise is especially due
10 the sheriff at Laredo. who. with
his deputies is constantly on the alert
10 assist federal officers in the per-
form2ncc. Of their duties.
VIII Have Conference.
They believe, as | do, that a
man who will break one law is likely
IN break another. OF course. there
are exceptions to this rule. A man
-w,,o will smuggle over a pint of wills
key. would Struggle over Il locomotive
II he had the chance and there were
profit in il. The county officers rea-
Son that man who would break the
lfcleral law would not be loath to
break the state law"
4 The trip of inspection 10 Laredo.
is one Of the many trips planned TO
points along the border country by
Captain Hanson. prior to law en-
forcement conference TO be held at 4
date yet to be- determined. between
.l,eads of the different branches OF
Tie government service. shcriffs and
district attorneys Of the border coun-
try. state rangers and the governor.
taptain Hanson viii remain in san
Antonio for several days Within the
next week or two. he plans TO make
another trim Of inspection 70 Browns
vile aud 10 roir-s in the Lower Rio
trar.lc valley