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Show "Public Enemy No. 1" If J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, does enly one thing, the emphasizing emphasiz-ing and branding of politics as ."Public Enemy No. 1" in regards to crime, he will perform a splendid public service. Everybody is familiar with instances in-stances where pull of politics, or family connection, has covered up crime. Everybody knows that, as Mr. Hoover says, "to many times the local officer finds the handcuffs on himself, instead of on the criminal, crim-inal, beeaure of political influence." " Mr. Hocver insists that three things must be done to unshackle the police cf the nation. "You must train him, pay him and untie his hands." All cf which is very gocd advice. To which we would add, 3 cu must not only keep political politi-cal pressure off the policeman but you must keep the policeman from exerting political presmre himself. |