Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
HOOVER ASKS AID
IN LAW CAMPAIGN
Tells National Loyalty CON-
mission Nations Problem
Is One of Morals.

President Hoover told members Of the
National Loyalty Commission of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States. who called at the White House
today, that he feels the need Of the
moral support OF the country in his
campaign for obedience to laws.
The ministers and ruling elders COM
posing the commission quoted the Chief
Executive as having said that after all
this was not a matter Of politics or law,
but Of morals. They added that he said
the chief thing was obedience to law
and not solely question Of enforce
ment of law.
The President responded to an ad-
dress by the Rev. DR.. Cleland B. Nc
Afee of Chicago, moderator OF the
General Assembly. who expressed the
visitors loyalty to the President "as
national leader, who has put himself on
the sioe of this moral issue In be-
wilderins time"
Meanwhile the Hoover administra-
ton was condemned in the Senate to-
day by Senator Glass, Democrat OF
Virginia. for "submersing" the prohibi-
tion problem in its proposed law en-
forcenent inquiry.
Glass utterances were made shortly
after Senator Copeland, Democrat, O!
New York. had described recent fatal
shootings by Federal ofhcers enforcing
the prohibition law as outrageous XIII"
ings." and urged the Senate to give
serious consideration to finding remedy
Glass Sponsored Probe Fund.
The virginia Senator was the au-
thor of the S25000 fund appropriated
last session by Congress for the pur-
pose OF an inquiry, under the direction
OF the President, into prohibition.
This is the fund now being used by
the Hoover Law Enforcement Commits
sion. and Glass declared that both the
President and the commission have gone
as far af1eld as II is possible to go
when they talk about reorganlzlns tne
judicial procedure"
The virginia Senator's attack came
concurrently with q statement from
the commission to the effect that it was
not in a position to investigate spec1f1c
instances of crime.
The statement. voiced by Chairman
George w. Wtckershann, was In response
to an inquiry whether the commission
contemplated making special investi-
cation OF the recent shootings by bor-
der patrolmen.
Flying Squadron" Planned.
President Hoover's commission is or
ganizing flying squadron" Of crime
analysts to delve beneath the surface
OF the wave Of lswlesshess and see what
is at the. bottom, it was made known
today.
An effort will be made to enlist the
services of some Of Americas leading
experts on crime and the administra-
ton of justice for the impending cru
sade on law disobedience.
The corps of experts will constitute
field force which will be assigned the
task Of studying special phases OF the
general problem Of law enforcement and
observance The findings Of the COM
missions experts will supplement data
already submitted by various authori-
ties and agencies.
The members of the commission do
not intend however. to wage their war
from swivel chairs, far behind the
lines. They will separate into groups
and go to the front themselves. They
will make first-hand studies Of crime
conditions in large urban centers ana
will conduct public hearings as occa-
sion warrants.
Already they have obtained an idea
of conditions prevailing in the under =
world from crime reports received
from New York City, Cleveland, Balti-
more. Chicago, Boston and st. Louis:
The commission may launch probes OIL
its own In each Of these cities.
1t is doubtful however, that the
commission at any. time will feel justi-
fed In devlating from the general lines
Of investigation now being mapped out
In order to take UP prohibition develop
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