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(UL 12 1633: P. Me Washingten D. C. | i arene © ore Dear Mr. Reescrvelt; _ “JUL 131933 ee eet This letter will ne deust “be ene ef the ‘atrangest that yeu have yet recieved, but belicve me it centains | an | appeal : that I hepe will bear results. .. I herewith enclese clivpings ef. eur lecal papers’ ene or. _ whieh earried the interview granted by the Officers at Ft. Smith - _ané whieh te my mind appears te have been a direct invitatien te” the underwerld element te de what they cared te about it...920° °°") When yeu read the first elipping it makes yeu wender why nen ef years ef law enforcement expierience will pull bencheaded | . tricks such as this has turned eut te be and which any ene of ouch blunders might eause te happen. - The absurdiness ef the fight in Kansas City enly gees ‘te preve that the time has arrived when 4t must be decided which is. the mest powerful, Gangster rule er the Law. When criminals grew se certain ef their pewer that they de net fear te pull such a. jew as that, it is time te revise our enfercement agencies. -. ~ Mr. President this happening has areused the ceuntry te. ( the greatest pitch ever knewn and is the mest eppertune time in — which the Gevernment sheuld act te make it knew whe is running 4 this Country; ote 4 In justice te the families ef these men whe paid with © . their lives, the Department ef Justice rules sheuld seal the mouths ef all Officers frem giving infermatien that weuld put the lawless elenent in pessessien ef infermatien that will give them such an advantage as was theirs in the fight described. Seme will | say that the Public is entitled te the infermatien ef such cape tures and ether infermatien pertaining te mevements ef Officers, but - I say and believe that yeu will agree with me that the best intere est ef the Public was net preserved when the lives of. four men were the renalty ef giving advance inferwatien. - What weuld it have mattered te the Pupiic ta ‘the ‘dnfer- 7 matien had been published 24 heurs latter when Nash ceuld have been - . behing yrisen bars and safe frem such attempts te liberate? . Mr. Reesevelt, yeu have dene a mest wenderful jeb of. saving this Ceuntry frem ruin and yeu will never live te knew the hener . ‘that will ceme te yeur name, yeur duties are se many that it is a mericle hew yeu stand under the lead and still Smile, but take en - this ene mere jee and de the things neccessary te. make impessivie | @ repetition ef this terrible affair. . °~Seal the meuths ef the Officers until ‘the sev is ‘Gempietod, and prevent escapes ef such characters frem Fefearal prisens by — Gevernment awning all land fer mile frem prisens with enly twe _ reads te appreach heavily guarded, and heavy wire fences (at least) three vetween prisen walls and the euter highways. In attempted... breaks seund sirens se all guards are ready. Yeu knew what te de, Please in the interest ef Natienal Safety de all in yeur power te. _cerrect the presebt evils. Spoed courte, de p omay. with pardens and parels enly incases of errere <= ‘ Bo ge Ba