Evening star., 1951-08-06

Prior to his promotion, the gen.
eral had been assigned to set up
1T racket squads throughout the
country in an intensified drive on
tax-evaders of the underworld
and its fringes.
The general now has some 2,4O0
special agents in the racket
squads, including many veterans
of the successful attack upon the
late AL Capone and his criminal
empire some 20 years ago.
The squads know their targets,
zones of operation. eventual OBJ
iectives and chain of command.
Those close to Gen. Dunlap have
little doubt on the latter score.
The general has Just returned to
Washington from a nationwide
inspection tour during which he
personally briefed his men in the
field.
The men, Gen. Dunlap said, are
now full-time operatives under
orders to concentrate upon the in
comes of gamblers, grafterS and
racketeers in general. There will
be no let-up, the general said,
until the underworld is as scrupu-
lous as the general public in filing
honest income tax returns.
The task is no easy one. Capone
and his mobsters were under in
vestigation by some 300 agents for
three years before Federal men
came up with enough evidence to
convince a jury. Investigation Of
the income of Mickey Cohen, Los
Angeles mobSter, was almost as
lengthy and complicated.
The inquiry started, Gen. Dun
lap said, long before the Kefauver
Crime Investigating Committee
was organized in the Senate. 1t
was charged before the commit
tee that revenue collectors were
allowing gamblers to file tax re-
turns less complete than those
required Of the public.
Sees People Aroused.
Gen. Dunlap said the work of
the committee has aroused people
everywhere to the need for
counter-measures against the
underworld. "We're getting plenty
of help from many sources" he
said.
During my last trip in the
field, was offered many sugges-
tions as we'll as specific informa-
ton. One suggestion which keeps
cropping up is: Why doesn't the
Government alter the currency.
and recall old issues Of all
denominations?
"'Why wouldn't that bring the
crooked money out of hiding?'"
The general added. with a grin.
that he has to refer such questions
to a higher policy level.
But there are other ways" he
continued. Even the smartest tax
evaderS are up against a tough
problem. About the only way they
can hide money nowadays is to-
bury it take it out of circula-
ton. Fortunately, few racketeers
want to do that"
Because the underworld is in
clined to reject life of austerity,
there are various methods of
measuring big and little spenders.
Il could tell you few ways" Gen.
Dunlap said, but you might put
them in the paper"
The general, a veteran of the
internal revenue service, did in
telligence work with the Army in
the Pacific. He was in charge of
top-secret planning for the in
vasion of the Kurile Islands
among other things.
A native of Dallas, he enlisted
In cavalry regiment of the Texas
National Guard in 1923, and 10I
years later Joined the internal
revenue service. At the outbreak
of World War II he was called toI
active duty as a major in his
cavalry outfit.
Hated to Give Up Horses.
The cavalrymen, however, were
dehorsed before they set sail. The
general recalls that as one of the
worst moments of the war, al
though he saw plenty. After five
years of active service he was de-
modified and now is a brigadier