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Show PALMER REPORTS ON MIS IRK: Campaigns Against H. C. L., I rusts and Radicals Declared De-clared Effective ; -Washington". Dee. 11 The cam-j I palgn agalnsl th. high cost of living.1 efforts to break UP trusts and com-, blnatlons in restraint of trade and the; government's fight on radicalism are j reviewed by Attorney General Talmer j in his annual report sent today to con-I con-I gress. ! In a dtSCUSSton of (hp radical prob-i 'lem, Mr. Palmer discloses that the de- ipartment of justice has developed & 'card index aysterri, containing more than 200.000 card?, giving detailed I data on the activities "f ultra-radical j 'and their organisations as well as a complete library of reference on the; , general radical movement. l II 8 I '.I Mt Ninety pep cent of the communist i and anarchistic agitation during the ! last year, the attorney general says, 18 I traceable to aliens. This agitation, hc '.adds, is not confined to the so-called, economic eclls- hut ha been lre led jalpo toward the stirring up of racial i prejudices, tine of the fertile fields. 1 he siin, i. among the negroes who "have been appealed to directly for, support In the movement to overthrow the government of the Fulled Stales." The foreign language press hns been I "particularly noticeable for its strong i radical ! anlngs." the attorney gen-: leraj says. He declares that the spread) Of radical doctrines has been "aided"i in 2f or more foreign language newspapers news-papers In the United States. The results of the January raids on , the Communist and Communist Labor, (party meetings. Mr Palmer says, caused caus-ed a "marke, temporary cessation" In j radical activities here. Meetings of the Communist and anarchistic groups! 'were suspended and were followed later lat-er the declaration of the American' delep;te to the Third Internationale j at Amsterdam that the January raids I ' had destroyed the hopes of the Communists Com-munists hi America. ) M.lll KER .1 I s REPORT Mr. Palmer recites the legislative program laid befon congress nr Its last session in which he said existing, laws did not permit the government to carry on the sort Of prosecution re-, quired In the case of some of the radical radi-cal groups, notsbly the 'industrial W orkers of the World whose activities! the department has beep Unable to touch in most Instant sf Turning to law enforcement activ 1-ties. 1-ties. the attorney general says the government gov-ernment collected approximate!) $L-532 $L-532 000 In fines and Judgments jn the lasl yeaifc I f this. $L.4r.j,u0o came from fines in criminal, prosecutions while the remainder was collected In civil proceedings. Twenty-eight anti-trust cases are pending In the various district courts wr the country and the supreme -I nf Iht. 'nli,l MtM KVunli U" N'cbeker of Ftah. assistant to th. attorney at-torney general, in hl special report on trie subject, says that prosecution of those cases is proceeding as rapidly, as the mat hlnery of the courts having hav-ing Jurisdiction can be moved. Sixteen cases against alleged trusts or eom-1 eom-1 Inatlons In restraint of trade have been Instituted In the last twelve months and twelve Oxheri have been disposed of bj final court action, Mr. Nebeker says. H. C. L. MP K.N The report shows that it Its campaign cam-paign to lower living costs, the department depart-ment brought a total of ",01t legal actions under the Lever acl Of these 1 . 0 4 C were on direct charges of prof-, iteerlng Other actions included prbs-ecutlo.us prbs-ecutlo.us under the provision against hoarding, manipulation of food stocks, conspiracies, etc indictments were' drawn In 77 1 Instances, the report says and to date ninety-nine sentences have' been imposed. j Mr. Palmer explains that the depart- ment's work, especially in connexion with its drive on profiteer-, ha- IA i: handicapped by an Insufficient number num-ber of attorneys, auditors account. mis I and similar employes The inadequate number, he continues, was pitted against high priced talent of the Jdgj Indnsti j,.;. ,md corporation.'!, ,U( j1e add.s that the work of the department's! staff was commendaMe Delay In the completion hy the de-' partment of the cantonment investigation investiga-tion ordered by congress. was cx-i cx-i V ined likewise hy the Inadequacy of the inquisitorial force Mr Palmer' says, however, that he expects a report re-port on Ihls investigation at an early date, probably "soon after th Open-1 Ing of congress." PRI80N1 DECREASE. The number of federal prisoners, de-1 Cribed as major offenders, held In the various penal Institutions on June 30 was 1. 73" u.s compared with 1.7 88 on the Same date a year previous sjs the report. f Uetse. 3Ji$i were con fined in federal prisons, 1 V. in and territorial penitentiaries, S2 in state reformatorlesi no in national training ScHooli and the remainder In I miscellaneous Institutions. ' air. rainier mukes numerous rec-commendations rec-commendations for changes in laws j most of which have been sought for s. v, i-ii years previously by lus pred-! eieuaors. He asks ihat the moot ques : LlOtl of the right of the government to have .1 Oi nographer before grand Juries Jur-ies be definitely established by legls- latlve action in order that verbatuni records of all such invosttgutions may be preserved. I MAP.I. ! 1 1 ( t ) M M KN D ATK ) N g Included In the other recom'menda-tlons recom'menda-tlons are these. Provision making R federal indictment run to all p.trtH of! the country; legislation enabling the settlement of certain claims against v essels under governtnt nt control during dur-ing the war. permission Tor appeal b. the government to the board of customs cus-toms appeals; provision for payment of transportation of discharged prisoners pris-oners to their homes at times of discharge dis-charge which may be different than the plan from which thev were In-' dieted, and the placing of bankruptcy referees on a salary instead of a fee ) basis of compensation j Mr. Palmer aho rerommends prac-i Uleally a general increase In the sal aiies of United States attorneys and1 marshals. In most cases, the Increase is :,.mi per annum and Ix pro 1 the attorney general says, I aUK. ,. hus been found that many reslKnutlons 'are heln grecolved because the salaries of these officials have not kepi PAct with the incrases in living costs |