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Airports of Entry. A certain amount of aerial smuggling (liquor, silks, jewels) passes over the 4,000-mi. Canadian-U. S. border. The two Governments so far have been unable to cope with it. For legitimate flying they have established customs ports of entry where officials swiftly, neatly, pleasantly clear the incoming planes. Canada has ten such ports of entry-Fredericton (seaplane station), N. B., Hamilton, Ont., Leaside (near Toronto), Ont., Lethbridge, Alta., Montreal (seaplane station), St. Hubert (at Montreal), Moose Jaw, Sask., Regina, Sask., Virden, Man., Winnipeg, Man. The U. S. has nine-Pembina, N. Dak., Portal...
Across the 3,000-mile border between the U. S. and Canada straggle countless backwoods unguarded on either side. It is perfectly legal for citizens of either country to cross the line by these obscure routes, for the border is "open" its entire length. The only restriction is that they must report their imports to customs agents or register their presence with immigration inspectors within a reasonable time at the nearest official Port of Entry. About 100 of these ports of entry dot the main international thoroughfares...
Because liquor smugglers use rural roads, make no reports, the U. S. Government last week began to dicker with the Canadian Government for a major change in this sievelike border arrangement. What the U. S. wanted was to "close" the whole border, increase the ports of entry to 600, require international wayfarers to cross the line only through such ports. Every open country road would be barricaded. The increased number of entry ports?one about every five miles? would not cause any real inconvenience to those, like farmers, whose daily affairs take them back and forth across the border...
...ready to increase its border force under this proposal from a scant 1,000 to 10,000 men. It would likewise consolidate its four patrol forces?customs, Prohibition, coast guard, immigration?into one service to guard the border between ports of entry...
Numerous suggestions have been made to relieve the congestion of the courts and generally to repair and lubricate the entire machinery of enforcement, while the thrifty Mr. Mellon has long advocated a revision of the Border laws with an increase in the size of the patrol. But all these recommendations, though necessary as parallel measures of reform, fail to strike to the heart of the problem, and serve only to strengthen the impression that the Commission has somehow evaded the issue...