Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-13

cussion to the need for making paddock
injunctions more effective In compelling
observance of the prohibition laws.
Owners Of property on which repeated
violations of the law have taken place
have escaped the paddock provision of
the law by evading service or concealing
their identity. The commission would
amend the law so as to make 1t irrpos-
sible for these evasions.
Could Not Interfere, He Says.
In conclusion the commissions report,
which is signed by George w. wicker
sham, its chairman, said:
Thus few simple legislative enact
ments, In our opinion, could be made
greatly to strengthen enforcement of
the national prohibition law. Such
measures. making 1t more adequate to
It's purposes, are suggested by study Of
material which has come to us from
all agencies concerned with its ad-
ministration. We think they could not
In any wise interfere with any ulti-
mate program which we may have to
recommend, and would in the mean
time advance observance of the law"
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
Department, in his memorandum to
the President, transmitted by the lat
ter to Congress along with the special
message, recommends particularly the
strengthening of the border patrol to
guard against violations of the pro-
hibition and other laws.
Attorney General Mitchell, In his
memorandum to the President, said that
his department had been cooperating
with the Law Enforcement Commission
In the preparation Of proposals to be
put into effect promptly in an effort to
produce an immediate improvement in
the enforcement Of laws.
Recommends Careful Action.
He recommended that the question of
congestion in the courts receive the
utmost consideration. He pointed out
that reports from United States attor-
neys showed that during the six months
terminated December 81, 1929, 28.437
prohibition and narcotic cases had been
commenced; that Is, 1877 such cases had
been terminated, and that 20,066 such
cases were pending on December 81,
1929, an increase over those pending
last June and also over those pending
December 81, 1928.
The Attorney General commended the
recommendation Of the Law Enforce
ment Commission that United States
commissioners be used to hear petty
violations of criminal laws. He favored
too, the transfer of detection agencies
dealing with the prohibition laws, from
the Treasury Department to the De-
partment of Justice.
The Attorney General recommended
increases In the number of prosecuting
attorneys and increases in their pay.
There has already been prepared"
continued the Attorney General, land
submitted to Congress a complete plan
Tor reorganization Of our prison system.
including probation and paroles, which
directly relate to enforcement of GRIM
mai laws. have also submitted to the
chairman OF the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia specific recon-
mendations relating to the District, SO
no further mention of these matters is
required"
Transfer Bill Is Commended.
In supplemental report, which was
transmitted to Congress today by the
President with the preliminary report
OF the Law Enforcement Commission,
the commission commended a bill,
agreed upon by the Department Of Jus
tice and the Treasury Department. for
the transfer Of investigation and prep
aration Of prohibition cases to the De-
partment of Justice.
The commission also commended a
draft compilation of the prohibition
laws made by the Bureau Of Prohibi-
ton. The commission added that it
would submit another report soon ain
which we shall present fully worked
out codification."
The commission went into much de-
tail regarding its proposals for making
the paddock injunction more effective
and for relieving congestion in the |
Federal courts through the greater use |
Of United States commissioners,