Evening star., 1926-04-27
CRIME COMMISSION
SESSIONS OPENED
Methods of Prevention and
Justice Discussed at Pre-.
lininary Meeting.

With the avowed purpose of pre-
venting crime at its source ana get
ting prompt and effective justice for
the criminal after commission of @
crime, the National Crime Commits
sion, headed by F.. Trubee DAWSON,
son OF the late New York banker,
opened q tWO-day session at the New
Willard Hotel today. Three commit
tees, composed OF nationally proni-
nent men and women. headed by New
ton .. Baker Of Cleveland, former
Secretary Of War; Herbert S. Hadley,
former Governor of Missouri, and Mrs.
Richard Derby. met at the Willard
in sessions preliminary to the general
meetings tomorrow and discussed
crime prevention, its causes and cure,
legal procedure, prosecution and Ju-
dicial administration and the pSycho-
logical side Of the criminal.
A general session will be held TO-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Willard, to be attended by representa-
tives Of six crime prevention cofninls-
sions Of States and municipalities. II,
formal expressions OF methodS ol
crime prevention will be sought iroil
delegates at q dinner at the New VIII
lard tomorrow night. The commission
has been organized only to hght
crimes Of violence, and does not def4
with the minor crimes.
Personnel Of Commission.
Headed by Mr.. Dawson as chair
man, the personnel Of the commission
Is as follows: Former Secretary of
state Charles Evans Hughes, Dr. r..
A. Alderman, president OF the Cm-
versity of Virginia; Newton u. Baker
Richard Washburn Child, former Am
bassador to Italy: Mrs. Richard Derry
Hugh Frayne, representing the Amerl-
can Federation OF Labor; Herbert ,.
Hadley, former Governor of Missouri
and chancellor Of Washington Cniver-
sity: Frank o. Lowden, former Gov
ernor OF Illinois; Franklin D. Roose-
welt, former Assistant Secretary of the
Navy: Chester II. Rowell of California; i;
Gen. James A. Drain, former national
commander, American Legion; Gen.
Samuel McRoberts, Charles II. Sabin,
chairman of the finance committee
of the commission.
Subcomm1tteeS are made up as roi-
lows: Local organization, Mr.. Child;
police. Mr.. Rowell; social. educational
and industrial conditions affecting
crime, Mr.. Baker: legal procedure.
prosecution and judicial administra-
ton, Mr.. Hadley: medical and expert
testimony, Mrs. Derby; legal educa-
ton and standards Of professional
conduct, Mr.. Roosevelt, and pardons,
probation, penal laws and institutional
Mr.. Lowden.
Draft Of Code Submitted.
Meeting with his committee today.
Mr., Hadley submitted as a basis for
discussion n draft Of a code OF Grim
inal procedure which he prepared FOR
the Missouri Association for Criminal
Justice. He declared that one or two
meetings would be held to formulate
a Anal plan of the committee for
code Of criminal procedure that would
work effectively for the conviction OF
the guilty.
Members Of the commission will
call on the President at the White
House at 1920 o'clock tomorrow, and
after luncheon at the Willard will
hold a general meeting. State and
municipal commissions working with
the national organization for crime
prevention include the Baltimore AS
sociation for Criminal Justice, the
Missouri State Crime Commission, the
Chicago Crime Commission, the Cleve-
land Association for Criminal Justice.
the Minnesota Crime Commission and
the New York State Crime Commits
sion.
The commission was formed about
nine months ago by a group Of citi-
zens whose purpose was to try to find
practical means Of coping with the
number Of crimes Of violence through.
out the country and the failure Of
swift and efficient justice. 1t has no
purpose Of taking from the author
tiles Of the Federal Government.
States or municipalities. committees
or citizenship the responsibility for
crime prevention which rests on their
shoulders, but believes its primary
purpose to be to awaken public opin-
ion.