The Washington times., 1929-04-26
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lions during the present session, as
members Of the opposing factions
without regard to party lines spoke
from their seats in defense OF criti-
cism of the episode.
Representative Holiday opened
his address with detailed recital
Of the facts surrounding the shoot.
ing and particularly pointed out
that the driver OF the car had com
nitted two feionies and a pis.
demanor before Rouse began shoot
ing.
was carrying a cargo Of liquor and
was using d smoke screen, which
he said are felonies, and had failed
to observe = stop signal, thereby
committing nlisdemeanor.
when the smoke screen began
20 operate two courses were open to
the officers. He must either let the
driver escape or open fire upon the
car
wheel, four shots hit the car within
a radius of eight inches. The next
shot was two or three feet higher.
1t nAssed through the car ana the
driver was killed"
Then Came Applause
At this point the House broke
into applause.
Hola1ay contended that under the
circumstances the officer was actlnB
within his legal rights because ne
was attempting TO arrest man
who had committed sone felony ana
was then committing Q second.
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out. a policeman would have the
right to use whatever force seemed
best to him in order to arrest the
criminal.
Here is the position we are fac
ing" concluded Holiday, this eve.
ming there Will be smoke screens
used on the District roads. Every
evening officers will be confronted
with the same situation that faced
Officer Rouse. Either our officers
must have the right and moral sup
port in whatever fCr5e' is necessary
to capture these men or it VIII be
impossible to arrest under similar
circumstances murderers. bootleg
gers. bandits and the like.
II believe 1t is time when the
Members of Congress and citizens
of this country should give the off:
Ger who is attempting to do his
duty their moral support.
LaGuardla Replies
Representative. Robert G. Sim
mons Of Nebraska said that there
is considerable criticism OF in
efficiency in the Police Department.
blat that the. support and sympathy
for criminals in such instances as
this would serve to break down the
morale OF the department quicker
than any other factor.
The other side Of the case was
presented by Representative La
Guardia Immediately after Holiday
had concluded.
IF it is legal to shoot this boy,
he cried. "calI out the Navy ana
send it out twelve miles from New
York and sink the LeviaLhan,
where liquor il being sold with the
knowledge Of the United States
Government. The Federal GOverl-
ment occupies the same position 10
the Leviathan as does the landlord
OF a house where to his knowledge
. liquor Is being sold"
I.aGuardia e0ntended that 'eyen
though the police officer in this
case had been informed by third
person that liquor was in the auto
mobile, he was not justified in
shooting the driver of that car.''
There is nothing inherently n
morally wrong In transportirs hq'
uor," the New Yorker said. 1T IL
a statutory prohibition.
"By our applause you are now
starting on a new era in prohtbi-
tien.' a
I'm Alone Case Cited
He predicted that IL the dry side
of the House continues in its pres
ent course the nation will be
plunged into civil war and possibly
into international conflict. He said
also that soon the House would he
ages for the sinking of the Cana
dian vessel. I'm Alone.
Scattering applause from the vets
and jeers from the drys> accom-
panied LaGuarlia to his seat as
Representative Black gained the
flood to supplement I.aGuardia's at
tack
II have seen today four-fifths OF
the members of this House sit and
applaud the murder OF boy said
Btack. Iitlnk INlH IB ouS Va IAtS
dirtiest scenes have ever witnessed
in the House OF Representatives.
That sort of action In more suitable
to. slaughter house than to the
Congress Of the United States"
Calls Them Fanatics
He stressed the fact that men ac-
cused Of crimes other than those
against the liquor law were given
their day in court, especially such
wealthy persons as Harry Sinclair.
s'But a poor man, trying to make
q living by selling Illicit beverages,
is shot down without a chance to
defend himself and the deed Ii ap-
plauded by members of Congress.
Among those who applauded today
were some men of whom i used to
think a great deal. But prohibition
has made them fanatics + am
ashamed OF you. ;"
Representative Black declared that
Holiday comes from the vicinity OF
Herrln, ILL.,, where they are used to
shooting"
'4The gentleman defended on the
floor of this House a Judge who had
been charged with high crimes and
Inisdemeanors, Federal judge George
w. English, . Black continued.
Judge English was, not shot after
being charged with high crimes ana
seieAsmesnoFs: This judge was al.
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