The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-11
National Anti Crime
 Conference Convenes
To Adopt Plan of Action at Washington Farley To-
 morrow-Spirit of '76 Revived

States Flag Association's Crusade Against Crime"
 Speakers scheduled for Saturday, the last day of the conference, ifi- clude Attorney General Homer g.. Cummings, Mrs. Russell William Magma, Dr Robert R. Moton, Post master General James A. Farley, William Green, president, Ameri- can Federation Of Labor, Mrs August Belmont, Warden Lewis E. LaWes and Colonel James A. Moss.
 Committees to Report
 A number of important commit tees have been appointed, and aft- CT careful deliberation of the mat ters which they have been asked to study, will report on Saturday afternoon and will offer, through the committee on resolutions, what 1t is expected. will be the basis for far-reaching crime-combating
 The following committees have been appointed: Committee on resolutions--on religious activities --on business and irdustry-ofi fraternal ofganizations---on patriotic organizatlons--on lay.enforcement officials-on educntipn-on civic organizations--on pubiications--on stage and screen, aild--oii wonen's
 Crime Problem Alarming
 It is expected that the plan of action alrendy approved by the ex- ecutiye board of the United States tiorai Council of '7e, will DO put into operation immediately follow ing the National Anti- Crime Con- ference, gtrengthcned and aug naented by the conference.
 In the opinion of some, AfIierie cas- present crime situation super cedes in importance even the pfob- lem of industrial recovery. So eni- nent an authority as Walden Lew. Is b. Lawes, of Sing Sing prison, holds this to Do the case. How. eyer, there is no doubt in the mind of any thinking American as to the crime situation rating not less than second in Importance to industrial
 President Roosevelt has declared himself etnphaticalIy on the sub- ject of tho crime situation, and un- der the able and fearless direction of Attorney General Cummings and his assistants in the depart. fnent of justice. the federal goy- ernnient is bending every effort to rid ATstissS TJs,tsS 4 Acsld,' sslEImsS sSe.aes
 .or The soSn Tntsa th sts:: ...S. Ss o ssSsis snf Ing citizens and officials that with. abiding citizens. law.enforcement ee'al' ese rs eanfssoasy o tse ese situation, coi James 4. Moss. presi. dent general of the flag associa. ton, recently said. "There js no lack of patriotism among our peo- pie. There is, on tho other hand, a universal desire to uphold those public officials who are conscien- tiously endeayoring to do their duty. What has been lacking among our citizens, up to now, is coordination of civic ehort-in other words, civic leadership which will unito citizens into q tre- mendously powerful force, against which the scarlet army cannot sur- vive.
 "Thc United States Flag asso- citation has offered this leadership, and has aroused the American peo- pic to action. The National Anti- Crime Conference will crystallize public sentiment against crime, transforming abstract willingness and desire into concrete determina- ton and effort. No such national civic movemont has eyer before been undertaken in this country. and the movement will demon strato tho efficacy of our citizens, operating within tho law and ac- cording to our Constitution, to do. fcnd, not only their personal rights, but the future of the nation.