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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 5 January 1935, Page 4

Writing to a friend in Hamilton a resident of Chicago, United States, says: “President Roosevelt seems to be as popular as ever over here as the last election showed. He got more than he wanted, and I think he is doing a remarkable job, even though he is meeting with some opposition from the big interests. If his programme fails I don’t know what the country will face.” “A determined effort is being made by the United States Government to suppress crime,” said Mr .T. R. Templin, 'on his return to Christchurch from a visit to America. “To-day the Government is assisting the States in putting down crime and is co-ordinating all the arms of the law to work in harmony. The lack of co-operation between the Federal Government and the States has been the trouble in the past, but now crime will have a hard.time. At present, of course, criminal activity is appalling. The Federal Government is also trying to formulate a criminal procedure which will expedite convictions.”