Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-21
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crnment are being organized to
make it possible to accomplish this
end.
"2.-The market is our most diff
ficult problem because Of its indif
fcrcnces, ignorance and colossal
galiibility. The market will pay
any price and swallow any bootleg
gers story as to quality, but one
by one intelligent citizens will real
ize the danger to the government
and society which they are creating
by enrichng this bootleg class Of
community members and feeding of
business which exists only through
corrupting the very agencies of gov
crnment and business whose honesty
is essential to the stability of So
cicty. One by one. they will learn
that imported whiskies, ETC.. are
being made in Canal street. from in.
du>trial alcohol, and thus will re-
frain from buying them.
Seen As Conspiracy
'3.-The bootleg industry i'll one
form or another extends over the
whole country but it operates mostly
in the centers of population. Its
business is collecting supplies and
distributing them and its operations
vary in size from the small operator
who sells locally the product of local
stills, up to the big operators whose
lines extend into foreign sources of
supply and into broad fields of dis
tribution. None of these operations
that are big enough to be more than
matters for local police control can
be carried on except through con-
spiraeies to violate the laws. These
conspiracies involve many persons in
various walks Of life. All are
guilty. Among these persons the
final distributor is of least impor-
tance. In fact. he is of no inlpor
tance to the federal government ex-
cert as he furnishes Il line of APP
proach to the bootleg operators
whom he represents.
1.-The secondary objective for the
federal forces is to assist and de-
vclop local law enforcement. Our /
operations along these lines will be
for the exercise of .iudg- !
ment, initiative and resourcefulness |
on the part of the district admins !
trators in meeting the problems pc !
cuiiar to their respective territories. |
Mako Selling Harder
Government, by treaties and ne
cotiations, viii make it more diff
cult for urscrupulous operators to
take advantage of the protection of !
foreign flags to engage in large |
operations by sea and will !
also make smuggling from the terri
tory of our near neighbors both diff
f.cult and dangerous.
Behind the coast guard first
line on our sea fronts and on all !
1ur borders, both land and sea, the
customs are being organized and
reinforced to take the responsibility
For stopping smuggling, each along
his own front.
Within this customs line the
unit is organized to
attack domestic sources of supply.
Nistilleries, industries, using alcohol
md brewcries. if proved to be
sources of supply to the bootleg
rodc will be proceeded against as
lnisance and closed. This is pure
Y business proposition, easily un-
lcrstOods and should be capable of
execution. Our inspectors will be
rained chemists and pharmacists
md our enforcement agents trained
'riminal investigators and under
over operators.
Vigorous Fight
Meantime we shall proceed Wig
'r0uslv toward the arrest and pun
shment through major conspiracy
oses of those who are conducting
he bootleg business. These eases il
viii be made under legal guidance. !
nd with the close cooperation of
he department of justice will be
,iven speedy court action. In each
district counsel should give prompt !