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faces ighting Crime” *""} mew bill approved by the Serdate Judiciary Comaittec, “ whick will enlarge the powers of the Bureau of Crimi- - Ha] Investigation of the Department of Justice, more ewidely known as the “G-Men"” The semarkable , record against sinister criminality made by J. Edgar | Hoover's force earns prblic approval of any measare ‘Ghat can mabe fhe group even more eiiecuwe, Few - ‘Larger powers then now possested can be ronstity- tionally supplied and the chief obvious opportunity €or Federal euppott is in enlarged personnel, facility aad financing. " “Phe mew bill carries « $1,000 hike is pay for the ‘ehief of the bureau; this. may occadion“Gome @arping fsom the penny pinchers, Tf the ealary reine ig con- tracted with the saving effected te business and in- dustry by the detention behind bars of the merciless | “and murderous thugs rounded up by the G-Men, it is @lear that we could aHord to pay many Hoovers, | THE RUMORS CONCERNING Sor a OAR anne Cate J, EDGAR HOOVER, 5-27-93, | THE RUA. tw oaine the oslars of X Edgar | the department of justice, from $9,000 to £10,000 | a yedr seems certain of enactment. The measure has been described as # reward to the chief of the G-men for efficient service, but there are persistent rumors that Mr. Hoover's place is to be given to gomeone elee, ; These rumors may be nothing more than anti- administration propaganda, but the fact thet Mr. Ty. ncoe te « hetdoves fram the wrevinds ediminis- FAGGVET 18 & GOMGvVeT sak ae pew ees meters’ to obtain jobs with the government. The increase in salary will whet the appetites of job seekers. The president and Attorney General Cum- mings are to be commended for thus fer diere- ding politics in the case of Mr. Hoover. The The Nation as a whols indorses the Senate effort { ‘@ increase the efficiency of the Peoderal forte. The forty-eight separate States are willing and anzique to | Bey tp4ir own bills for the services within their por- d@epe if they con be guaranteed as good resuls thax own police, ° ————EEEE———_ public has cause to hope that they will continue to recognize that the bureau of investigation is a Locnmal af the envernment that should not be af- OTEHCH Of LOE BOVETIC ey bmy Sei See fected by the spoils system. Meanwhile, it is rea- sonable to assume that Mr, Hoover will have dis- eretign”enough to do his work without engaging inffisputes with other department header—-——= ae ara) Os