Evening star., 1951-04-01
Broader U. 5. Inquiry /
Info Narcotics Traffic
Urged by 0'Conor
By Cecil Holland

continuing Feoeral inquiry INT
criminal activities - particular
>traffic in narcoticsas a mean
eof strengthening law enforcement
throughout the country.
At the same time Senator Hum
Democrat. of Wyoming, said h
and other Senators are undo
terrific pressure" to continu
public hearings of the Senat
Crime Investigating Committe
on interstate crime, gambling an
sracketeering.
Both Senators are members o
the committee headed by Senate
Kefauver, Democrat, of Tennes
see. The life of the committe
has been extended to May l t.
allow more time to write its re
port and legislative recommends
tions. No further public hearing
are planned.
In calling for continuing Fed
eral inquiry, Senator O'Conor di
not refer specifically to the Grim,
committee nor to the proposal b.
Senators Tobey of New Hampshir,
and Wiley of Wisconsin. Repub
licans, for an extension for tn,
committee until next January Is
Asks Broad Narcotics Probe.
He suggested. however, a broat
scale inquiry into the narcoti,
traffic and added:
"The trade in narcotics did not
because of time limitations, re.
ceive the attention of the Senat.
Crime Investigating COMMITTEES
which it rightly deserved. AS &
direct breeding ground for crime
and as an element of physica
and moral destruction for its ad
diets, the narcotics trade is pos
sibly the most vicious single
challenge in the whole field o.
facketeering."
Every Senator is getting thou.
sands of letters and telegram.
asking that the hearing continue,
Senator Hunt added. ALTHOUGH
] know the committee has estab.
lished the general pattern of or.
ganized crime. will gladly serve
for a longer period If the Senate
orders this"
Resolution Slated.
In other developments bearing
on the Senate's investigation:
l. Senate Democratic Leade,
Mcfarland said he wants to see
the Kefauver committee report
before taking a stand on the ex-
tension proposed by Senators
Tobey and Wiley. The two Repub.
llcans expect to bring into the
Senate next week a resolution tc
continue the committee.
2. Senator Kefauver said he i.
standing on his suggestion for q
commission responsible to Con-
gress to carry on the committee
work. He added, however, he
would not be opposed to a sort OF
congressional watchdog" COM
mittee to work with such a com.
mission in the interest of strength
ening law enforcement throughout
the country. :
3. Secrtary of the Treasury
Snyder said he was gratified with
the month extension voted the
committee. II hope" he added
"the extension will provide further
opportunities for consultation be-
tween the committee and the
Treasury on means of strengthen
ing the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue campaign against tax evad-
ers OF the criminal class"
4. Senate Sergeant at Arms
Joseph C. Duke said he expects
the arrest within the week" of
the last five of II missing wit
nesses for whom Senate warrants
were issued in February.
5. Senator Kefauver announced
that the committee had received
additional information on the fl
nancial status of Abner L. Gongie)
Zwillman, who was questioned last
week about gambling and other
activities in the New Jersey area
The information came from Twill
mans attorney. Senator Kefauvel
said, and showed that Zwillmar
and another man once held one
sixth interest in a Canadian dis
tillery.
Senator Mcfarland said the
Democratic Policy Committee hac
not considered the matter of ex.
tending the existence of the com.
mittee.
He said he would have favored
giving the committee an extension
longer than the 80 days voted BY
the Senate last week ito clean ur
any loose ends" But, he added
that was all Senator Kefauvel
requested.
2 Seized i'm Miami.
Meanwhile, two long missing
witnesses sought by the commit.
tee were arrested yesterday il
Miami by the Federal Bureau O.
Investigation and released under
bond. They were John and Georg,
Angersola. Committee spokesmer
said they had been linked to Grim,
syndicates operating in Cleveland
Northern Kentucky and the Flor,
ida area. No date was set for thei
testimony.
Their arrest left only these fiv,
witnesses still missing: Rocco ant
Charles Fischetti, Samuel T. Haas
Murray L. Humphreys and Morri
(Mush) Wexler.
BY letter from his attorney
Zwillman informed the committe,
he once owned more than $40, ,O0l
worth OF bonds in the Hudson
Manhattan company and shar
in the Browne-Vinters Distiller,
sold In 1910 for $500, 900 to Sea
gram interests.
Quizzed on Rail Stock.
During the televised hearin,
here zwillman baked at question
on both points although he ad
mitted investments in some eigh
corporations.
He was pressed ahoI1t investin,