The Washington times., 1934-09-24
CHIEFS
!: WARNED Of
RED PERIL

American police must arouse
themselves to the dangers Of
Communism, William j. Quinn,
chief of police of San Francisco,
warned today.
Addressing the opening session
of the forty-first annual conven-
ton of the International Asso-
citation of Chiefs of Police, he
said:
Communists tear down every
thing we hold near and dear"
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
"The task is an almost i'm
possible one but the people
must be taught that the dan
ger is imminent and organiza-
ton must be enlisted in the
fight to put down the inSidiOuS
menace that threatens our
homes, schools, churches and,
last but not least, our country"
Describing the important part
played by Communists in the re.
cent West Coast strike, he de-
clared that, had the strike in San
Francisco been successful, a series
of other major strikes fostered by
Communists would have followed
Immediately.
Thousands of school children on
the West Coast have been lured
into joining apparently innocent
athletic organizations in order
that they be taught Communist
propaganda, he further charged.
Politics Assailed
Partisan politics bore the brunt
of an attack by Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings. Defending
the right of police departments to
carry out their work without cor
rupt influence, he said:
"Partisan politics should not
be permitted to interfere with
the administration Of any pO-
lice force"
An area of relative safety for
educated criminals also exists
General Cummings warned. That
space lies between State and Fed
eral authorities and only through
closer cooperation can the
Shrewder criminals be brought to
justice.
High tribute was paid to ]. Ed'
gar Hoover, chief of the Bureau
of Investigation of the Justice De
partment, by the Attorney General.
Mr.. Hoover played an important
part in the recent developments
uncovered in the Lindbergh kid
naping case.
The remainder of the morning
session was occupied with COM
mittee reports.
Car Thefts Studied
Discussing the spread Of auto
mobile thefts, Superintendent
John P. Smith, of Detroit, urged
four steps in combating the
wave. They are more uniformity
in State title laws; licenses for
all used car dealers and per-
manent records; universal bans
on all night parking, and per-
manent records by tire and radio
companies of equipment installed
on new cars.
The Communist menace was
mentioned again by Commissioner
Leon jenkins, of Portland, Ore,
who credited the man on the
soap box" as being a real menace.
Communists, he declared, are
using the West Coast as a front
line of attack against the Govern
ment while in Portland there is
even a college teaching Com
munism.
Sen. Copeland Speaks
Senator Royal S. Copeland CD,
of New York, the last speaker
on today's program, warned his
audience that crime is born among
the youth of the nation, and de-
clared that the handling of juve.
nile delinquentS in an intelligent
manner is one of the most i'm
portant functions of every police
department.
Senator Copeland was chairman
OF a Senate committee whi C h
made a nation wide investigation
of crime last year, and it was
largely on his recommendation
that the character classes were in
stituted as a test method of hand.
ling children in the local public
schools.
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