Show FIGHTING DOWN CRIMINAL In Boston Mass an organization tion known as the t e CIvic Welfare alliance has been formed which is devoted to stimulating more vigor vigor- vigorous ous out methods to combat crime In Ina a bulletin lately issued the tho alliance points out that crime is a big bl tax on business and industry While Whilo it is essential that all allmen allmen men especially business men should hould take an Interest In fn their courts of ot justice they are too of- of ofen oCten often ten en indifferent says the alliance The consequence is that they have hue to pay 18 the tha toll of oC crime crimeS They study tudy tariffs duties dulles income tax and nd bankruptcy laws that they cannot annot avoid in its their business but butare are re surprisingly unconcerned as to laws aws that ought to protect them from the firebug the burglar tho the armed robber the forger and em- em embezzler Judge Webster Thayer says One of ot the the greatest troubles troubles troubles' In inthe inthe the he country today is the lack lack of otin In- In terest erest In the administration ot of law Many citizens rarely come com into our courts They are willing to criticise cise courts and Jurors but have lave never never crossed the threshold Into the he courts all their lives This has been a year for tor revival l lot ot of f preventive criminal medicine rather ather than th n that that of ot the curative schooL chooL The latter iatter Insists that crime crimes Is s a disease and criminals need cure ure and forgiveness Meanwhile the public is rather badly handled by y these sick men who carry guns Uns loaded to kilL The one de- de deterrent deterrent that America needs Is pun- pun punishment In addition to having penalties fit tit the criminal and his crime rime prompt justice is essential In prevention of crime crimes The I states that adopted the Baumes law are California Kan Kan- Kanas Kansas sas as Michigan Minnesota Nebraska ka ca New Jersey North Dakota South Dakota Vermont Yermont and the in- in Insular solar ular possession of or Hawaii It will wille willbe be e seen that these ten states and territory occupy strategic positions In n the country at large If It that law laws lawIs' lawIs lawis Is' Is is s enforced in these states It will reduce educe serious crimes possibly 60 so soper per er cent as In iu New ew York York- where It t has driven out habitual criminals to o other states whose laws are Bre more hospitable to their presence pres nce Ultimately they the may be forced out ot of f the country If all states follow this Ills wise vise course Laws for tor speeding up trials were glassed assed by many states including California Indiana Michigan North Dakota New Mexico and Oregon The machine gun has been out out- awed this year r ar in in California Iowa Massachusetts New York New Jersey ersey and several other states slates The Chicago crime commission asks severe fixed penalties for tor ar- ar aron arson son on armed burglary and armed robbery Other states have ave enacted similar measures such uch as as five c years for tor gunmen In MInnesota Increased penalties for lor embezzlement in Now New Mexico sec sec- second ond felony telony to be given n twice the tho first penalty In Kansas twenty wenty years for armed robbery in Maryland Mar land and ten years additional for Cor or Jail breakers Iu In this Is seen that the trend In the he United States has changed chanced The people I ople have suffered Buttered and pro pro- propose propose pose to curb criminals rather than bestow on judges more Judicial dis dis- discretion discretion discretion for criminal lawyers to take advantage of ot In securing light sen sen- sentences sentences for their clients The Tho police and court officials know that pun- pun punishment punIshment punishment to tit fit the crime and the criminal Is La needed without any de de- delay de- de delay lay in applying It |