Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-04 | Page 4 | Cleaning up Crime

S CLEANING UP CRIME IE SENATOR COPELAND chairman of the theLi Li J senate committee which has been investigating investigating investigating gating crime preparatory to recommending legislation to c congress at its session calls upon citizens for bravery and courage He urges s that immediately upon receiving underworld underworld under under- S world threats they take public officials into their confidence Unless they dot dor dohe he warns justice must fail There is not much ground for argument on that point The senators senator's senators remarks remarks especially when cons considered considered con con- s dered in connection with certain phases of the investigation in New NewYork York wherein it was shown that crime carried on under th tHe patronage patronage patronage patron patron- age of many in high and powerful places furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish occasion to remark that there is a call f fo o bravery and courage courage and and honesty honesty in in officialdom officialdom too As long as partnerships exist between gang gang- dom and officialdom justice also must fail It is too much mitch to expect that officials who will league themselves with the underworld have havethe havethe havethe the character or capacity to leav leave off their wrongdoing It requires conscience to bring about reformation of f that sort There are however in every police department department department depart depart- ment in every law enforcement agency honS honest honest honest hon hon- S est and ind conscientious men Undoubtedly the great majority of them are of this type Certainly Certainly Certainly they know or at least suspect what their unscrupulous brothers are doing What is it that impels them to remain silent to refuse to go to their superiors and disclose their misgivings misgivings misgivings mis mis- givings T f Should they not as offic officers rs sworn to uphold the law feel that they have a peculiar liar Ur responsibility in the circumstances 1 There can only be one answer to such ques ques- Pear Fear of reprisals from the underworld and from front brother officers involved seals their J lips ps As s B special guardians of the public interest interest interest in in- terest there is a call to all aU public servants in ugh high or low places to exhibit the moral courage courage courage cour cour- age demanded in cases of this sort The cleanup cleanup clean clean- up lip on crime crime is an an internal as well as an external external ex ex- problem for all policing agencies in the nation 1