Show IE E SA SALT L i iLA LA LAKE KE TEL TELEGRAM GRA COOPERATION ON STATE fEDERAl LA lAW SUGGESTED II I United States Department of I I J Justice stice Presents Acceptable I ble Plan to Attorney General General General Gen Gen- eral H. H H. H Cluff Coordination of the powers of the g government and tho the states In the en enforcement en- en of the liquor and the food I and fuel supply laws Is suggested by tho ho he department of justice In a letter to Attorney General H H. II Cluff from H H. M M. Daugherty attorney general of tho the United States The letter says says- that the department of justice of th the United States Is Isery very ery desirous of lendIng lending lending lend lend- ing it Its its' aid to bring about a completed complete and ind d effe effective tIve working system with all law enforcement officers and especially especial especial- l ly with the legal branches of the tho several several several sev sev- eral states of the Union This cooperation will not only In Insure insure insure in- in sure a reduction In expenditure continues con con- the letter but also a more prompt enforcement of existing lawas lawas law lawas as aswell well as a uniformity in proceedings sentences and fines and will make a better understanding among the people and will also afford an opportunity forthe for forthe the several states without duplication with the federal government to en enforce en- en force the laws which should be enforced enforced en en- forced by the state authorities and leave for the federal government such duties as devolve upon it The two principal offenses which Inov Inow I Inow now nov have In mind are those against the the- liquor and the food and fuel laws There Is no disposition on the part of the federal government as represented by the department of justice to evade e I any responsibility In respect to Its duties duties du du- du- du ties but t the te e state I believe should first enforce the laws In regard to th the Violations and the federal government promptly cooperating with the states enforce the laws which should be en enforced enforced en- en forced b by the federal government Attorney General Daugherty then suggests that the attorney attorney- general as the chief executive law officer of the state call a conference of ot the prose- prose outing attorneys of the several counties counties counties coun coun- ties of Utah for the purpose of discussing discussing discussing dis dis- dis- dis cussing plans to bring about abOtt the ob desired and to also Invite the United States attorney to attend In order that he may cooperate and all become better acquainted and become more familiar with the respective duI duties du du- du- du ties devolving upon each I Attorney General Cluff In his reply said that I am heartily In sympathy with the suggestions made and will be glad to cooperate with the federal government government government gov gov- In every way possible to suppress sup sup- press violations of the liquor and food and fuel laws Jaws It ma may be Inconvenient and difficult difficult cult continues the attorney general to to secure a conference of the prosecuting proseCuting prosecuting prose prose- officers and It seems to me that If you jou or someone acting for you yoi would outline a course of procedure and cooperation fo foe fOJ the state and federal federal federal fed fed- eral officers and distribute copies to them that we might obtain better re results results re- re suIts than were vere we to attempt to hold holda a conference of such officers and discuss discuss dis dis- cuss the questions themselves We Ye will however be he glad to do an anything j thing along this line that we can I |