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America, too, is split over Death Penalty...

by C. V. R. THOMPSON

NEW YORK. in most States in America, calls for I murders throughout America meditated murder, or muscldnap there wore 6,480 the death penalty only for pre-

murder

There were only 107 executions ping. for murder-the other 24 being For crimes of pasalon, or murder

for rape, also a capital offence that can be justified as self-defence In some parts of America.

-sometimes even as the hatural re- sult of jealousy, betrayal, and Those figures are the result forth-the of two factors:-

1. The degree-of-murder system for tabulating homicide.

cally cualchment is automall-

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"Life" is usually 20 years. Tho

trend towards mercy 14, 00- McCormick,

cording to Austin

2. A trend to use execution as America's

States

top prison expert and

little as possible, even in those chief consultant on corrective prob- to lems to the American "Army, due to growing American reluctance for capital punishment.

which are empowered hang, electrocute, shoot. or polson their murderers.

The degree system, which is used

Frau Schacht sends me

her husband's views

on recovery in Europe

R SCHACHT is still at it. From a prison hospital at Ludwigsburg in Bavaria a paper has reached me in which the ex-chief of Germany's Reichsbank has written down his views on the Marshall plan. It was sent to me by his young wife, who is conducting what she calls "an almost hope- less battle for justice and

Cabinet, had no such commer- clal scruples, despite the fact that the Reichsbank constantly pointed out the danger of foreign loans. ... The system of borrowing ended in the finan- elal breakdown of Germany and Austria in 1981,

Alamaios.**

THE LETTER GAME FROM

A HUT ON THE MOOR FRAU SOHACHT to the second wife of Dr Schoont. They toère married in April 1941. In the letter accompanying her husband's observations Frau Schachi says it te not her purpose to describe the plight of herself and her family. But she. gloei these detalia-

"OUR TWO CHILDREN, nom Ave and siz years old, hardly know their father, Bota have contracted tuberculosis de a conse- quence of the extremely primitive conditions. to live in. We live in a wooden hut on the moor without water, ato. The nearest shop is an hour away.

“WE LACK the most essential necessities, We have only two beda batjoean the thres of de and those are borrowed....

Economic rivalry, which has so Communist coup in Italy either frequently threatened world before, during, or immediately peace, would be considerably after the election. reduced. Perhaps it would be

humanity" in trying to obtain DR SCHACHT recommends eliminated altogether."

the release of her husband.

years.

not only that the various countries should be encouraged

Opposition

Openly jubilant about the Com- mons decision, which ho called "wonderful news" McCormick Bald that most murders in America aro

Impulsive.

your calculating murderer works

out his chances of avoiding the elec- tric chair

cleverly" he said, "and I per satisfied that the chair is not. à deterrent

him,

to

"For he doesn't go off to a State without capital punishment before

he starts poisoning widows for their insurance money!"

8 out of 48

NEVERTHELESS

views

McCormick's

are sternly challenged. The vast area of America provides a range and contrast of community in which the clash of opinion is violent. By telephone. I have been sum- pling these views.

Eight of the 48 States in America, have abolished capital punishment.

Two of the eight have brought it back.

They are Kansas, which is for the most part agricultural, and South Dakota, which is wholly ́ngri- cultural.

ust-

After 50 years without a dealh penalty, Kansas changed back in 1937 in the midst of a crime wave, The change stopped murder so com- pletely that Kansas did not bother to appropriate funds for a gallows until two

two years later! Hot a gallows Kansas and since it

sas has had it only three times.)

South Dakota abolished the death penally in 1915. They brought it back and installed an electric chair- In 1935. What caused their chango of mind was a period of tension just like this-the great American đêm pression.

My prophecy is in the bag, and I am going to venture yet: another forecast:

With the depression camo epidemic of bank robberies, and in Defeat of the Communist-America there is usually shooting

South Dakota decided to restore

when capital punishment

It dis- covered

that bank robbers were coming into their State from other States to rob their banks, because without a death penalty the ris seemed better worth taking.

Sald R. F. Drewry, Dakota's

The document is a remarkable to help themselves as far as piece of work considering that possible by their private initia- Schacht has now been in jail tive, but that Governments in wat off from the rest of the their turn should leave thin in THE doctor's ideas about the Socialist Popular Front will be with a bank robbery.

usefulness of American in- followed by a split. Forty to world for the best part of four to the initiative of private en- vestments

in Europe coincide 50. percent. of the Socialists terprise. "Give free Initiative with my own views and those of standing as candidates on the First in a Gestapo prison for a chance," says Schacht, "and British, Benelux and therman Fopular Front ticket will aban his share in the July 20 plot you will be astonished what industrialists whom I have been don their fellow-travelling chief, against Hitler, then at Nurem- miracles are performed." talking with on my trips around Pietro Nenni. They will join berg awaiting the War Crimes.

up with the non-Communist In-Assistant. Attorney RAI trial, and now in Bavaria await Ing the hearing of his appeal, which for some obscure reason "The solution of the the Bavarian authorities keep reconstruction prob. on postponing.

Paying back

important point.

Then he comes

and

was life

werp:

to his most the parish.

dependent Socialist Party of we could give these

imprisonment

they I should like to see British, Saragat and Lombardo.

Like habitual criminals. It's my guess American and Bene- them, they will support the we've had fewer murders since lux participation in Government of Christian De capital punishment came back." German industry. It mocrat Premier de Gasperi, and would be welcomed by try to prevent him from swing- the German managers ing too far to the Right.

lem," he writes, "would bo greatly

facilitated if the

State credits were re-

SCHACHTS theme Is that placed at least in part Marshall aid for Europe by the investment of may do more harm than good if private American It does not make sure that the capital in European credits can be repaid without enterprises. I know disturbing the structure of that nationalist pre- judices are opposed to says Hitler's

world markets.

..

Schacht would prefer to see this,"

SEFTON DELMER'S

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and directors.

But

the trades unions and Leaders of the split will be Spinelli and

Socialist boss

BUT

The other side DUT what of the six States which still have abolition: Maine, Michigan, Minnesota. North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin?

has

American capital investing pri- one-time finance chief, NEWSMAP prefer to see German lage but did not rebel, so far, which breed serious crime.

Well, in 1940–the

an im

the German Social De-

Of these Michigan is perhaps the mocrat Party are dead Socialist ex-Minister of the In-

most interesting, for, besides being Spinelli has agricultural, Michigan against it on nation- terior Romita. alist grounds.

a manifesto portant industrial city, Detroit. already prepared And

During the war, Det

Detroit attracted they have the backing for the occasion. Their fol- of Mr Bevin and Lord lowers will be Socialists who so many outsiders to its war fac- Pakenham, who would resented the Communist tute tories that it became one of those

tough, highly

competitive centres

becauso vately in European industry, "but these must be

last year for Industry nationalised

they thought they rather than that the United overcome.

under German Gov. would stand no chance in the which figures are published-Michi States Government should grant "The Investment of American ernment control.

election without the help of the gan, with a population of 4,300,000,

had 160 murdera, large loans to the European capital in German industry So I doubt whether much will Socialist party machine con-

a slightly smaller Missouri, with trolled by Nenni.

population (3,800,000), but the same would mean the assurance of come of Schacht's plan for

Ceneral make-up-and a lethal gas As a warning example he work and wages for the masses little while yet.

The breakaway will be chiefly chamber for murderers-had 144 cites the crisis that overtook of German workers. The divi- At the end of his piece Dr. important in its effect on the murders. Central Europe in 1981.

dends going out to foreign in- Schacht promises to work out a Italian tradea unions-the Gen

But big cities? vestors would be small in pro- plan for the rationalisation of eral Confederation of Labour. portion to the wage and salary the world export market. He payments to German employees is probably working on it now. by the Communists through the quoted hrs jubilation

At present this is dominated AMIDST all this paradox and in- conslatency maybe the man I

McCormick- and the general fertilieation of I hope Frau Schacht will send Popular Front. The secession despite his jubilation at the Com- |rived in Berlin from New York.

our whole economy. But to their astonishment the German banks rejected the "Moreover,

Governments.

"Only a few months after the end of hostilities," he says, "the first American bankers ar

8

dominant

me a copy when it is finished.

Prophecy-23

mona decision--had a clue.

of the Romita-Spinelli group For McCormick admitted that in will help the efforts to form a the big cities-New York, London, large new trade union group Chicago the murderer worries free from Communist control. about the electric chair or the

gallows.

loans they were offered because American influence in European they could not see clearly how industry resulting from corres- auch loans would be repaid. ponding investments would be FOUR weeks ago. I was rash This would go far towards Unfortunately tho German a step forward. It would bring enough to fly in the face robbing the Communists of Governments from 1924

to us nearer to achieving unity in of many alarmist reports, and their main weapon-the political 1930, including the Bruening the direction of world economy. predict that there would bo no strike.

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