Show 43 states urged to halt commuting criminals chicago forty three state legislatures la tures convening in 1937 will be urged by the interstate commission on crime to start a legal war against commuting criminals A four point program will be pressed to simplify the procedure of extraditing criminals facilitate the summoning of out of state witnesses permit officers to cross state lines to arrest fleeing suspects and permit interstate compacts for supervision per vision of persons on parole the american legion has pledged itself to back the commissions program new york and new jersey have adopted the four statutes advocated voca ted rhode island has adopted three and illinois indiana louisana and maryland michigan minnesota and virginia each have approved one |