Show Irresistible Forces Moving to Make l End of Era of Lawlessness By ARTHUR V. V LASHLY Director of Crime Survey Chicago Crime in America Ca has reached the point of saturation But nut I 1 am nm persua persuaded ed that history will note the swing of the pendulum in the other direction and that the next t ten n years will see SE-e some remarkable readjustments readjustments readjust readjust- ments of our attitudes toward var crime criminals and the enforcement of ot law The read reaction ion of the people is alread already making itself felt Celt in iD the movement movement movement move move- ment for law enforcement and the suppression of oC crime which is sweeping sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing the country This movement has crystallized from a number of small b beginnings in iD several of the states until it has assumed a national aspect The people are studying the question as it has never been studied before Citizen committees and official commissions organized to obtain and publish pub lish halt the facts and to keep a day-by-day day check cheek upon law enforcing ng agencies agencies agen agen- n. n cies des have hae sprung up in a number of cities and states The press of the the country is almost unanimous in its advocacy of better laws and aDd better administration and enforcement of those laws These nativities in my opinion have ha substantially contributed to filling our prisons ons to overflowing especially in states having large urban centers And in my judgment you ou will see an increasing ever prison population as this movement gains headway and becomes irresistible unI until until un un- I til government again has crime under reasonable control |