Evening star., 1933-08-14

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better support"
Mulrooney advocated Federal control
OF firearms and remarked that to
obtain such legislation you'll have to
get rid of the gun lobby in Washing
ton
In support of his plea for Federal
control, which included q central CO.
ordinating bureau, Mulrooney pointed
out that the outstanding crimes OF the
present transcend State lines, also that
the outstanding criminals Of today have
representatives and equipment In many
States.
Copeland and others shot questions
ut the veteran policeman.
Mulrooney was particularly emphatic
on the question OF universal hnger
printing.
said
"The average young criminal Of to-
day has no intention of working. he
said. He'll tell you that without
shame. You send him to prison and
feed and cloth him and he has no idea
that he is going to stay there long. The
law of the land for him Is the dollar.
Favors Exile for Racketeers.
keenan, asked: DO you think 1t
would be a good thing to build q prison
away from the country?
You mean exile for racketeersP'
Yes"
yes, it would be q good thing Null
rooney said.
The former commissioner then ad-
vocated 20 Iashes with each 2O-year
sentence
Il want you to know" he said, that
the criminal has large ego.
If you make the whipping pubic
and humiliate them. you'll do much to-
ward eliminating them"
Bolan said it was common thing
to find paroled criminals returning to
the police lineup, but he was not In
general opposed to the parole system.
He said an aroused public opinion
would have a salutary psychological
effect upon the courts.
Then you think an aroused, aggres-
sive public opinion would help great
deal?" asked Copeland.
Yes" he replied.
Would Curb Arms Sale.
He favored regulation Of the sale OF
firearms, but did not believe that the
law-abiding citizen should be denied the
right to carry gun.
Copeland asked him about the sub
machine gun, especially II it was useful
to the police Bolan said 1t was OF use
to the police. but added that the police
could do without it If 1t were taken
away from others.
II am informed" Copeland said.
"that there is no military use for the
sub-machine gun"
Former Police Commissioner Grover
A. Whalen followed Bolan with several
specific recommendations, among them
q central crime bureau. and amendment
of the Sherman antitrust laws to curp
racketeers.
Favors Check on Charters.
He also urged that the State Labor
Department be called upon to investi-
gate avery action for charter.
The charter, he said. Is an effective
weapon in the hands of the racketeers.
He urged an amendment OF the Fed
eral Constitution to give the Govern
ment concurrent jurisdiction with the
States in crime, especially for homl-
eide, felonies and firearms. Copeland
told him that Bar Association COM
mittee was now drafting such an
amendment.
His next recommendation was that a
duplicate copy Of all complaints be for
warded to the Bureau Of Investigation
of the Department of Justice. .
Would it be advantageous" asked
Copeland, Ito incorporate in the N. r.
A. codes a provision against the paying
of tribute to racketeers?"
That's an excellent idea" Whalen
replied.
Praises New York Force.
AS to Scotland Yard. Whalen said
thai New York's Detective Bureau was
more efficient He was, nevertheless, In
favor of national bureau to assist 10
cal police.
Robert Darue. chairman of the Fed
eral Bar Association, said Scotland Yard
did not have the jurisdiction generally
believed, being largely confined to Lon
don.
We'll" said Copeland "the Scotland
Yard we are talking about is the Scot
land Yard of Edgar Wallace and the
fiction writers"
Copeland adjourned the hearing for
lunch after Whalen accused Scotland
Yard of claiming only the cases it could
solve
"The others are dropped back into
the; laps of the local authorities" he
said.