The Washington times., 1930-03-08
SECURITY PACT OMITTING u. S. AGREEABLE TO FRANC
BORDER PATROL
UNITY SOUGHT
BY TREASURY

Despite the failure Of Congress
to act on two recommendations Of
the Wickersham Law Enforcement
Commission to better prohibition
enforcement, the Treasury is plan.
ming to submit a bill next week to
create a unified border patrol army
Of 1000 men, 1t was learned today.
The new plan is designed to
raise additional barriers to the
smuggling Of rum, aliens and mer-
chandise on both the Canadian
and Mexican borders by the estab-
lishment Of a semi-military organi.
zation modelled after the famous
Canadian Mounted Police.
Submit Bill Soon.
81 am informed by those prepar.
ing the bill for the Treasury that
1t will be submitted within few
days." said Representative Parker
(R) of New York, chairman of
the House committee on Inter
state commerce, who is expected
to handle the legislation.
The border patrol would weld
the present Coast Guard force,
prohibition agents, customs patrol
men, immigration agents and
others into one unit. The plan
was recommended by both PreSi-
dent Hoover and the Wickersham
commission.
Efforts Failed
The proposal, however. faces
many obstacles in Congress. Ell
forts in the past to unity the
border patrols has failed, largely
through jealousy Of the Govern
ment departments involved, they
say.
Dry leaders were aroused today
over the prediction made in the
House yesterday by Representa-,
tive Bachmann (R.) of West Vir-
ginia that the Wickersham COM
missions "juryless trial" plan to
speed prohibition enforcement
would fail.
They also have been confronted
with opposition to the commits.
sion's plan to transfer prohibi.
ton enforcement from the
Treasury to the Justice Depart
ment. While the House passed
this bill, the Senate has not
acted.
Representative Christopherson
(RO of South Dakota, chairman
Of the judiciary subcommittee In
charge of the commissions bills,
declined to agree with Bachmann,
also a member of the sub-com.
mittee.
IT - believe the subcommittee
will report some legislation to the
full committee, he said. 1--WE
have two alternatives to relieve
federal court congestion. We can
adopt the plan Of having hear
ings before United States com.
missionerS or we can create more
courts. If the commissioner court
plan fails, we will have to create
three or four more federal judge.
ships"
The Wickersham commission
has approved in principle his sub
stitute plan which would extend
the court commissioner proposal
to all minor offenSes, as well as
prohibition, he said.
Waive Jury Trials
Under ChriStopherson's bills,
defendants could waive jury
trials in all offenses g involving
not over six months Simprison.
ment.
The transfer bill, in charge of
Senate judiciary subcommittee
headed by Senator Overman CD
Of North Carolina, will be taken
up when the tariff bill is passed.
Representative Williamson (R.)
Of South Dakota, who piloted the
bill through the House, said that
objections raised by physicians
had been overcome in confer
ence with representatives of the
American Medical Society. Ply
sicians from all parts of the coun-
try protested that the bill would
take away their privilege of keep
ing IL pintS Of liquor in their Of
fices. The bill does not do this,