◆ SpookStack

Ay, ™ : ane ae pr Se ei Lovnaee tee . Hct Like Russie-—~ The mystery wurronnding. ‘the where abouts of At Capone. deepens with wach hour that the Feeders) ‘authorities eontinge bland} to sey that they have. nothing to say. There seems to be as much dificulty in discovering the whereabouts of this pri aner ag there Ix of somebody atrested by the Ogpu or the Gestapo. i There may be @ good reason for the De | partment of Justice and the Pederai Bu. real. of Investigation oot giving out infor mation about Capone, ft has been aye gested that. he still owes the government a jarge. kur of money, ane that if he ix | knocked of by any of his numerous ehe- mies the government will never collect; herice the aecresy.. But thas ip the res: aon, why net gay sof ‘Meacow ahd Berlin rusk their arrests of * palition! prisoners io add to the terrorize. Lien of the populetion. But a similar ainie” ‘en secrecy is out of place in a free coun- try, A democracy cannot be made to work unless all -publle affaires are genuinely pub- ic, Amd for “public servanis to refuse information to the public, without adequate lanution or indeed with no explanation tall, le the same thing ma telling the c it la sobe of tte business how pujiiic Sificiale act—« plece of impudence Fy should not be tolerated, = Bircien = ca eee a whee ae Le fo g es 2 eA LOS ANGELES TIMES