Show Hoover Delivers Warning on Law Addresses Enforcement Commission at First Session WASHINGTON May 28 United Press Press President President Hoover assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled his national law enforcement commission in the cabinet abinet room at atthe atthe atthe the White House executive offices I today with a no note e of grave gravo warning j I that no nation can for long survive survive survive sur sur- vive the failure of its citizens to respect and obey the laws which laws which they themselves make ke It qt is t the the- commis commis- commission commission commission my hope thai t. e- e sion shall shaH secure an accurate determination determination determination deter deter- of ot fact tact and cause followIng following following follow follow- ing them with constructive courageous courageous courageous cour cour- ageous conclusions which will bring public understanding and command public support of ot its solutions the president said In Jn a brief brier address delivering his formal charge change to the commission I I do pray for the success of ot your our endeavors ors for b by such success you will have performed one of ot the time greatest services to our generation generation genera genera- tion the president said In Jn his response to the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's remarks Chairman George 1 W. W 1 v. v pledged the entire commission to a a. profound inquiry The text of or the presidents president's statement statement statement state state- ment follows I propose no extensive address I in inducting this commission formally formally for tor- I mally many into its duties Its members have large understanding understanding understanding under under- standing and lon long service in the field whose problems It is assembled assem assern- bled to study and consider I have already expressed my views publicly publicly publicly pub pub- in Its purposes and Its sity ty The American people are arc deeply concerned over the tho alarming disobedience ills dis obedience of ot law Jaw the thc abuses in law enforcement and the growth of organized or or- crime which has spread in every field of ot evil doing and in A nation every ery part of our country countr does docs not fall fail from Its growth of or Continued on page 4 Hoover Delivers Warning on Law Continued from rago Page 1 wealth or power but no nation can of Its for long lone s survive the failure citizens to respect and obey the the- laws aws which they themselves make Nor can cm It survive a decadence of ot the mo moral al and spiritual concepts that are the basis o of respect for forlaw la law nor from neglect to organize organize- Itself itsel to to defeat crime and the corruption corruption cor cor- that flows from it V Nor Is this pro problem lem confined to the en enforcement enforcement enforcement en- en and obedience of ot one ono lawor law lawor or the laws of the federal or state government separately The lem em is partly the attitude towards all ill lawIt lawIt law lW It my horpe that the co commission corn com mission shall secure an accurate determination determination- of ot fact and cause following them with constructive coura courageous conclusions which will bring public understanding and command public support of ot its The general public approval of the necessity for the creation of this commission and nd the extraordinary extraordinary nary universality of ot approval orits or ot its membership are in themselves evidences of ot the responsibility that lies lies' upon you and the great public concern in your task and jot the hopes that you may succeed I r do pray for the success of your endeavors for by by- such success you will have performed one of the greatest services to our genera genera- tion Permanent headquarters of the commission will be established at atthe atthe atthe the department of ot justice here where the library of the department will be toe easily accessible to the member mem mern- ber hers bers V |