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factor in the prevalence Of crime in

factor in the prevalence Of crime in
this country.
British justice is effective, not only
because it is prompt and certain" he
said, but because 1t is undramatic.
Over here our prosecutors are very
often ambitious young men who hope
some day to be elected Governor Of
their State and think that the drama
Of fight against crime will help them
on their way. They are well stocked
in zeal. They rarely try to conceal
their praiseworthy efforts from the
press, but they sometimes are not quite
so we'll stocked with ripe experience or
knowledge Of the pitfalls Of criminal
law"
He advocated stripping Of false
glamor and sentimentality which has
been permitted to grow up around
| crime"
The bar associations were held re-
sponsible by Stimson for part Of the
| delay which occurs in bringing the
guilty to justice. He said some lawyers
in State Legislatures have passed laws
| giving added advantages to the GRIM
inals whom they are called upon pro-
| fessionally to defend in court.
Lax Paroles Raped.
Hoover asserted he is not opposed
to the principle Of parole, providing it
is happily administered, but he said
he opposed a system Of parole which,
as has been demonstrated in some
communities, permits offenders Of
vicious type and men and women, who
have shown by repetition Of offenses
| that they are not worthy Of parole. to
be turned loose upon society again"
Describing the battle against gang
land as dangerous undertaking, akin
to actual war, Hoover declared that
soldiers" of the law enforcement
agencies waste their efforts without
the supporting influences which are
the usual lot of soldiery."
There was no martial roll of
drums to buoy the spirits Of Cowley,
Hollis, Baum and Caffery," he said,
las they went to face their death,
Only the vicious rattle Of a machine
gun in the hands of gangster who
cravenly accepted the aid of his wife,
knowing that these men Of the law
would withhold their fire. rather than
deliberately shoot down q woman.
"No Medals No Ceremonies"
"There would have been no medals
for them had they lived. There would
have been no ceremonies, no public
/ Offering OF gratitude, no massing of
applauding throngs, nor did they
ask 1t.
Special agents of the Division of
Investigation work in silence. They
seek no acclaim. They evade when
ever possible the notoriety which the
conclusion of big cases often forces
upon them. They do all this willingly
and fearlessly.
NO men ever died more brayely
than Cowley and Hollis and Baum and
Canery. Yet dying, they were forced
py this Nation to which they gave
their lives to leave their families with
out an adequate means of livelihood
and that protection of family which
every good man seeks to provide.
There are no funds from which the
wives and children of such men can
be provided a decent maintenance.
There should be some provision for the
security of families of men in this
dangerous calling-some evidence that
this country does not expect q man to
give his life in its defense only to
leave his wife and children without
means of livelihood"
Turning to problems Of detection
and apprehension, the division direc-
tor called on all law enforcement
agencies of the country to stand be-
side one another in a united front
on crime.
One means Of bringing about closer
coordination, he said. was develop
ment Of q national teletype or radio
broadcast system of police intercom-
munication.
Hoover said much Of the re-
sponsibility for suppression of crime
rests with State, county and city po-
lice authorities. These State and To-
cal agencies, he said, formed the
framework for "the best and only
kind Of a national police which Amer
lea will tolerate"
Police. he told the conference,
should be able to arrest the men with
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more powerful hand of some town or
county or State politician"
Hoover said that until political
pressure Is doomed and there arrives
continual cooperation among all
forms Of law enforcement, I'VE must
regard the eradication of gangs like
that of Dillinger, Floyd, Bailey and
others as transitory phases of con-
dition which can change overnight"
Hoover pointed out that only eight
months ago Federal agents Of his di-
vision had no rifle training and were
without legal authority to carry arms
Today, he said. every man is trained
to the use of firearms.
Declaring there is no short cut to
eradication Of crime, Hoover said So
ciety's only recourse is "remorseless |
pursuit, complete punishment, and, If |
necessary and adequately provoked,
elimination Of the criminal"
Patrick j. Hurley, former Secretary |
of War, presided at last nights session |
prior to the election of Cummings as |
permanent chairman and Of Scott |
Loftin, special assistant to Cummings, |
as permanent secretary. The elections
were held on motion Of william STAN |
ley, assistant to the Attorney General. |
Hurley commended the Roosevelt |
administration for its move against |
crime and pledged the support Of all |
thinking citizens, regardless Of
politics.
Loftin was named chairman Of q
Resolutions Committee to which all |
proposals for action by the conference
will he referred