Show II UI US U.S. S. S DECLARES WAR ON m CRIME GRIME Delegates at National Parley Pledge d e United Stand to toK 1 K Enforce Laws n WASHINGTON ASHINGTON w D Dec c. c 14 P If P A A n never ending struggle to remedy what Attorn Attorney e General Homer Cummings calI called d' d an intolerable breakdown of or law Jawand arid and order was vowed today by d delegates legates heading homeward from the national crime conference conf Statistics said to show sho there were serious crimes crime in 1933 1033 and that fourths fourths of or them went entirely entirely en en- unpunished prompted the conference con conS ference cr to vote ote In its concud concluding s ng ses session si sion n last night 1 1 To set set up a perpetual na national i mal crime organization to coordinate the thea a of officers eU efforts efforts of all peace 2 2 To Tp establish a a national scientific and educational center here for tor the study of b better tte m methods Uio LS It will well be bi bia e a a sort sort of of West WestPoint Point for lor peace e officers Long Lon Fight Ahead We are in for a long time long t program pro pro- pram gram am Cummings said It will require re reo require quire unremitting service for a a pen period period pe pe- n of or years The justice department establish establishing ing the West W st is Point P Point is prepared at atthe atthe atthe the start to instruct about 20 men inthe in inthe inthe the methods it used to bring down John Dillinger Pretty B Boy Floyd lod Baby Face Nelson and Wilbur Un- Un The nature of other co courses t to be offered has has' yet to be deter deter- mined rained William Stanle Stanley assistant attorney general pointed to statistics presented b by Professor rl Thorsten Sellin of or the theUn Un University of Pennsyl Pennsylvania vania as s probably probably ably the m most t reliable figures available avail able Sellin said said- In 1933 there were probably a am m minimum nimu of serious crimes known to the police of this countr country In three-fourths three of ot these crimes no noone noone one w was brought to fo justice justic Unbelievable Figures Of Or minor offenses in including luding liquor and motor vehicle eases cases he e. e es es- es that there must have b been en 15 15 known to the police He exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed These are arc almost unbelievable figures fig fig- figures ures 1 Among other stands taken by the Conference it 1 1 Condemned methods of t d dealing aling with industrial conflicts and racial antagonisms antagonisms an an- ta not in accord with law and order 2 2 Criticised the abuse of or the parole parole parole pa pa- role and pardon power as tending to undermine respect for lor law and order or or- der der- 3 3 changes change in criminal crim criminal crim- crim inal procedure Some of or these would Permit the accused to be tried by a judge instead of a jury if he hc chose make verdicts by less than unanimous unanimous mOlls votes possible permit the court to comment on failure of or an accused to testify in his own behalf permit the selection of spare jurors to serve if regular jurors are unable to continue 4 Criticised the practice of unduly unduly un duly dram dramatizing stories of or crime and commended publications which have rendered substantial aid in m the identification of wanted criminals 5 S. S Condemned un unsafe afe and insecure conditions in in many local jails the activities of or lawyer criminals crim crim- mals and the protection too often otten given to criminals and racketeers by persons in professional busness busine S political political po po- po and official positions |