Evening star., 1933-08-14
LASH|NG IS URGED
AS RACKETS CURB
Exile Also Among Remedies
Proposed as Senate Prob
ers Hear Experts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 14.-Universal
finger printing. whipping post, exile,
tight parole laws and a sort of Ameri-
can Scotland Yard were urged on a
Senate subcommittee today as methods
to curb racketeering.
The committee, headed by Senator
Royal S. Copeland, held its first re-
gional open hearing in the Bar Asso-
citation Building, with more than 200
interested spectators. Among the first
speakers were Senator Copeland him
self, Edward p. Mulroonev, former
police commissioner OF New York;
Joseph Keenan,, special assistant at
torney general, and James Bolan.
present police commissioner Of New
York
keenan, urged a Federal bureau to
coordinate its efforts, Mulrooney ad-
vocated universal finger printing, 40
lashes with 20 years" and Federal con-
troll of firearms. The latter also
thought parole laws should be tight
ened and that exile Of racketeers to an
island prison would help"
Commissioner Bolan presented a dis
passionate discussion of crime statis-
tics, laying emphasis On kidnapping.
Public Support Asked.
"The police are not fearful that they
cannot cope with the situation" he
said. They only ask the public to
assist them"
Bolan told the committee there was
too much red tape" to getting wit
ness from one State to another. He
believed a Federal co-ordinating bu-
reau would be valuable in detecting
crime. but he warned that too much
outside assistance would be resented
by local authorities.
Prof. Raymond Moley, recently desig
mated by President Roosevelt to study
racketeering, sat with Nulrooney to
listen to the proceedings.
keenan, told the subcommittee that q
central crime bureau. co-ordinated by
the Federal Government, was AN ab-
solute necessity"
The Federal Government has suf-
flcient power to establish such a bu-
reau." he said.
Keenans detailed plan called for
compulsory exchange of fingerprints
and police records among the States.
Hits Firearm Selling.
In addition to the mere apprehend-
ing OF the criminal. an even more seri-
GUS problem is that of preventing
crimes, which requires systematic and
careful study he said. Il think we
are all agreed that the ways in which
firearms are procured and retained in
this country is nothing short of scan
dalous
Now that the public generally is
aroused and in no mistakable manner
has made its mind felt that serious
and organized action shah be taken
to suppress crimes, it Is to be hoped
that when proper legislation is planned
and laws to eradicate these evils are
suggested no powerful lobby nor interest
OF sportsmen will have sufficient weight
to defeat their passage"
Senator Copeland, in opening the
meeting, announced that the police
omcias were expected to answer sew
eral specific questions about crime
especially as to the control of firearms
Many persons believe that the States
fail to enforce laws because Of the lack
OF jurisdiction" Senator Copeland said
We are particularly anxious to know
why the protective and other rackets
continue to exist and apparently te
grow in numbers and strength.
Il Should like to have YOU stats
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