Special of the week; Attorney General Robert Kennedy

From Washington the National Association of educational broadcasters presents another of a series of visits with top government officials and distinguished guests to the nation's capital. Today we want to hear first of a statement by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to be followed by an address and question and answer period with the chancellor of the federated republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer. Early in April Attorney General Robert Kennedy held his first news conference. Here are his opening remarks made at that press meeting. I was seriously concerned with Auggie nice crime before I took office. In the past two and a half months I have become even more aware of how far racketeering as infiltrated our society racketeers have moved on from the illegal enterprises to infect legitimate businesses labor unions and as the newspapers have noted recently sports. At the same time the racketeers have tightened their hold on bookmaking narcotics extortion. Prostitution numbers games

and other gambling. Traditionally action against the rackets and mainly the province of local authorities in some areas racketeers have corrupted the authorities in many localities they have outgrown the authorities the rackets have become too widespread too well-organized and too rich. It is my firm belief that new laws are needed to give the Federal Bureau of Investigation increase jurisdiction to assist local authorities in the common battle against the rackets. Therefore today I have sent a series of proposals to Vice President Johnson and Speaker Rayburn for consideration by the Congress. Three of the measures are new. Three were proposed by Attorney General Rogers and the other two are revisions of bills he initiated. These are the new measures. Number one. Prohibition of interstate travel in support of racketeering.

More and more the bank rollers and king pins of the rackets live like Jory is an apparently respectable lives in one state. But return periodically to another state. To collect from the rackets they run by remote control. This bill would prohibit interstate travel to advance illegal business activities. Number two prohibition of obstructing investigations are interfering with witnesses. If a witness appears in a judicial or congressional investigation he is protected against threats are harmed by criminal statute. Yet there is no federal law which protects the witness who seeks to cooperate with the Department of Justice or an agency of the federal government. Coercion or threats against persons cooperating in a government inquiry should not be tolerated. This bill deals with that three extension of the Federal Firearms Act. At present this act bars interstate shipment of weapons to or from those convicted only of certain crimes.

These measures would extend the prohibition to all crimes punishable by more than a year's imprisonment. We are recommending revisions of two proposals dealing with gambling made by my predecessor. These measures are one. Prohibition of interstate use of wire communications for betting. This measure would make the interstate use of telephones our telegraph what bookmaking our other gambling a criminal offense. Radio and TV are not affected since they can be adequately controlled under existing law. The bill sent up by my predecessor provided only for the removal of the facility. This means merely reestablishment other facilities at a new location. And we believe it would be more effective to make the prohibited activity a criminal offense. The other measure is prohibit prohibition of interstate transportation of gambling materials. Our revisions are more specific about the

material material involved and would ban the interstate transportation of sports betting forms certificates are devices used in bookmaking numbers games are other gambling attorney general Raja's recommended these measures on January 18. We support them and urge their inaction. They are these three. Number one immunity for certain witnesses in labor management racketeering cases. This would compel testimony from employers and employees before grand juries and courts but would give them immunity from prosecution. Employers under the Taft-Hartley Act and employees under the Hobbs Act and the two. Extension of the fugitive felon act. Like the Firearms Act. This now applies to only certain crimes. This bill would make it a crime to flee interstate from prosecution for any crime punishable by more than one year in prison. Number three prohibition of interstate

gambling machine shipments in one thousand fifty one. Congress passed the Johnson Act generally forbidding interstate transportation of any gambling device experience has shown this act. That this law applies only to slot machine. The proposed measure would cover other types of machines used primarily in gambling. These 8 proposals could deal a heavy blow to racketeering. Let me emphasize the word could be that this set of laws nor any set of laws will stamp out organized crime. In this country laws are only as infective as their enforcement which in turn depends upon the interest of the people in their government. Piecemeal enforcement attempts clearly have not succeeded. I am glad to report that with the assistance of Mr Hoover and the Federal Bureau of Investigation we are making progress in pooling information and in coordinating investigations in organized crime and racketeering. There is effective

participation by all federal law enforcement agencies and by some state agencies. And these eight measures could be of great assistance in making this cooperative effort far more effective. However in the last analysis what we do in this defeat in this field depends on what the record shows in three four or five years not what we say here today. In the statement which has been made available to you. There are full details as to each of these proposals. I would like also to announce the appointment of David L. Hackett of Dedham Massachusetts as special assistant to coordinate the Department of Justice efforts in the field of juvenile delinquency and youth crime. Over the past two months Mr. Hackett has been in contact with juvenile authorities throughout the nation and he has been working closely with the Department of Health Education and Welfare the Department of Labor and Gov. McNichols of Colorado chairman of the governor's conference to find out how the federal government can be more effective in this field.

As you may know I also have been in contact with Secretary Ribicoff and Secretary Goldberg and we will make some recommendations to the president as to what the federal government can do. All statistics point to an alarming increase in juvenile delinquency and youth crime. The financial and social cost is incalculable. The Department of Justice already has asked Congress for six hundred eighteen thousand dollars to A and assist the more than 5000 young offenders in federal institutions to lead a useful law abiding lives upon their release. But it is becoming more and more evident that even substantially increasing the effectiveness of control and treatment efforts will not solve the problems. This raises the question of what we as a people are prepared to do about Cuban link when see and youth crime in terms of time money and dedication. I am terribly concerned with what I have found out about the extent of juvenile delinquency. Since I have come to the Justice Department.

This matter must have priority attention from all segments of society. Federal state and local. While the US ultimate responsibility for dealing with the problem rests in the homes and communities of America it is clear that the federal government must give leadership and guidance. All leadership and guidance possible to help the efforts be made in the local communities and to help the individual states better these efforts. Mr. Goldberg governor Ribicoff and I are convinced there is more that we can do to give leadership and assistance and this is what we intend to do. They pore face problems in the criminal courts not shared by the rich and I have appointed men of distinguished public service to serve on a special committee to investigate the unique problems these people face in federal criminal courts. The chairman of this committee will be Mr. Francis a alent professor of law at the University of Chicago. The other members are some of the other members are the honorable Walter F.

Shafer chief justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Honorable Walter eat Hopman United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Mr. John F. Grady Waukegan Illinois attorney and former assistant United States attorney Mr. George of Oakland California a former public defender in that state. And Professor Joseph Goldstein Yale Law School in New Haven Connecticut. It will be a number of others will be appointed at a later date. This committee will identify and study the problems faced by criminal defendants whose poverty or limited means may deprive them of an adequate defense. The committee will submit recommendations to me as to what can be done to eliminate or less in those conditions. This is a matter of equal justice decency and fair play. And the committee will meet shortly to undertake its work. That was a statement by the attorney general of the United States Robert Canaday made at his first press conference early in April one of several

distinguished guests to visit Washington recently for conferences at the White House was Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany. This was the fourth visit of Dr. at an hour to Washington and at a luncheon of the National Press Club he spoke briefly and answer the questions of newsman. We will hear the English translation of his talk followed by the question and answer period in both German and English. Here is Dr Adenauer. In the tat given to me yeah and transferrin many phantom of an talent in Washington. The mission and the reason being so you can dust that was unseen. Ladies and gentlemen as in the Masters there are ladies you can't see anything of a kind. It's just a guess. He he. Thank you. It is a fact that I really would be missing something if I stayed here in Washington and didn't pay a visit to the National Press Club. And evidence of this can be found in the fact that I have every time followed your

invitation. So I did so this time too. And perhaps however because my program was rather full and for the reception to be made in the late afternoon this may have disturbed one or the other in his normal daily program. I just big your pardon and ask you not to be cross with me. This time and I came to the United States. I came with special attention let me say to Washington. It is not as if one could read. Rather frequently in the very careful in the German press and I hope the German press won't be cross with me. They can't be cross with me actually because it was in the German press. Anyway it is not as though the activity of the new president and a new president himself had been followed

with some concern in Germany. I think that was made up for sensations sake not because the press wanted innocence Asian but because the people who supplied us with some informations were in search of some sensation. Nobody actually has ever been afraid of a 40 year old president. I'd like to see that too. According to my taste and I think I have about the age where you can have a rather outspoken taste. 43 years is a rather respectful age. When you're a little older of course as you have to look a little bit back in order to arrive at that point. But I was just wondering sometime ago what I was doing when I was 43 years old and I found out that at that time of his manner of

Cologne and I tell you ladies and gentlemen that that was the best I had so there was no wondrous whatsoever either with me or with the German people. We've had exchanges of views with the president for two days now itself. Members of my party I can only say and everyone was present at those talks can confirm that that they were extremely good very very precise very exact. Very quick and a vital and decisive point about it is that they were filled with the spirit of great friendship which at once made everyone on both sides speak out very frankly. The results of those talks will be read out to you in a minute. They are laid

down in the communique and you will see that according to what I learned from a common article which appeared in The New York Times and which appeared in connection with this visit with another visit you will see that we did not have. There was no necessity of leaving out any point that was discussed from the communique. And as I also learned from this article in The New York Times this means according. This means for a journalist that never has 100 percent agreement and therefore you won't find any sentence in the communique which would say that there was 97 or 90 percent agreement but there was this agreement. And he talks very very good. All my party and myself are very glad about this opportunity which we had the first meeting between the representative of the German people and the representative of the

American people and that this meeting was so how menus have the questions. After an hour the first question do you feel that within the next decade Germany can be united. Partner on the sconce let us define our global Kunstler. We just torch land in the next and Sinjar seemed to find we hadn't come. Starch in the Nixon see yeah we need to find to be a common cannot be since Russia didn't teach men the dominant about us in the next and seeing young beautiful and to be at most one survive yet most of us actually does YPS best

stuff I hadn't added your mind and that Qantas mench had East. O dark and was going to happen kind survivor best friend and that option even calling you vile vile evil begin to me I had direction before going for the beautiful and human side B. I certainly feel that Germany can be reunited in the next decade ladies and gentleman but I also feel that it must be united. It must be united because of the right of self-determination and because that right which is a generally acknowledged human right must also be applied to the German people. And we do know we do not doubt

that if a vote took place the very strongly overwhelming majority of the German people will pronounce itself in favor of reunification. Do you still believe there is a real chance to work out an agreement for NATO to have to 2G nucular force under its own control. I know have been this counsellor it government is not as I possibly state too and I need it I would not succumb Dusty not to them commando style nuclear strike for a few. Dear decertified many damn town besieged to shower and who wash last engine are not stupid. Let's And this even at many stats you win here in Washington to Matt

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vies are live it tightish and see if we can straighten it. Well this question ladies and gentleman refers to a proposal which was made by a general not stand and which was made by him here in Washington during the last few weeks of the old administration. The old administration at the time didn't think it right for her for her to decide on that matter. In these very last weeks before the new administration came. So the question is still open. It is being studied. It needs sorrow examination that is quite clear. But I think it is necessary to solve the question which you refer to and it is necessary not for political nor for prestige reasons. It is necessary for purely military reasons and I think that quiet and calm examination of the

problem will lead to positive results. It is not necessary that the solution correspond exactly and precisely to the last ad proposal. It is sufficient if a solution is found which will fill the gap which this proposal by General non-static has shown as to exist which will fill this gap satisfactorily for all concerned. What in your opinion will be the reaction of the German people to the Russian man in space exploit. My investment you know we've it have on this constant you know distortion focus also of D as you know Susan I just mention in the door. As a man a dominant town it's been just outside from touching fork at rest you

tend to have about a new student pollutes tennis and you've been about southeast US mantra. We hadn't planned on this is you shouldn't doesn't it dance stunts with disaster conditions trust us who went out and demanded Damn the in-town Danish from the steps of Acis and Galatea your folly in having them because they're happy to have initially followed much even just a question we shouldn't have been issued by a muse who had to say. Now ladies and gentlemen for the time at the moment I'm a little far away from the German people to know exactly what its reaction it is and I can't very well feel the pulse from here. But I'm convinced that some of them will be rather surprised. Some of them will be indifferent and most of them will find that this is an astonishing exploit.

I myself asked Mr. McCloy what this actually really means. And Mr. McCloy informed me about it but he didn't tell me that I was free to tell the press about it so please excuse me for not giving you about any interviews about it. After I know this is a question I'm sure you must have been dissipated since the Eichmann crimes were committed in Germany against German citizens. Why does NOT Germany ask for the opportunity to try and. Understand some of these if I guess forget aren't allowed it. Dr D man learnt that on he can do it you're going to get lifted about that Deutschland nicht De Guiche guide zips.

Forget it. Man. We have been kind I was divorced for bash I was 31 been Can I was deep in this for love and Darcy gives you more guns for the fire and you may even dish that. This. Ladies and gentlemen we don't have an extradition treaty with Israel and according to Israeli legislation there is no possibility of extraditing anybody if no such treaty exists. I think that answers the question. Following that question you might have an observation so the question is should Israel have tried Eichmann. Here to have done these kinds live you can see if you liked it versus are having its own

money. If I were to deny one puts its fuel. Demand which mostly for our national research but I'm 12 to see me about 12. Thus he siad no didn't wouldn't happen. Dean man down in China goes to the region East in an effort to your 500 stuffs Zukin Sascha invest in East dust bitten fresh Dean and tell you have no I do you want to point sisters asked you prefer one fork went to Mr D in how to quote me to Holden. You have a doctors are we ahead.

Then I know that's in decent parts. This follow bar had the chef on us guest is tied to you. When does your kids not to start quote because wouldn't wouldn't just fall of are hired to shuffle on to. The ladies and gentlemen I don't want to answer that question from the legal point of view but I rather want to answer it from the moral point of view the fact that Israel should now now has the desire. To make the man who as it seems was the biggest of the murderers appear exactly as what he is in public proceedings is fully understandable. Before I left I made a statement over television and radio networks about the Eichmann case and I should like to repeat here

the gist of it. I said that's our only desire is that in this trial the full truth appear and justice be done. This continues to be the wish of the German people and the federal government that the full truth appear and that justice be done. Thank you. You have been listening to a talk by Dr. Conrad Adenauer chancellor of the federated republic of Germany but by a question and answer period recorded at a recent National Press Club luncheon in Washington D.C. Earlier on the program you heard a statement by Attorney General Robert Kennedy. This was another in a special series of programs prepared in Washington for the National Association of educational broadcasters. The recordings were made available through the courtesy of The Voice of America. Program arranger was over Leonard

press production by the University of Michigan Broadcasting Service. This is the N A B Radio Network.