The morning call., 1893-07-23
A PEACE MEASURE.
Chief Crowley Prepares
for Trouble.
To REGULATE PARADES.
He Wants an Order Passed PrOhlDlt'
ing Street Professions without
the Mayors Permit.
} REGULATE PARADES.

Tn his report to the Board OF Supervisors
Chief Crowley made wise recommenda-
tion that no street parades or procesSi"ns,
except funerals, be allowed without per-
nit from the Mayor. The measure is IN
tended altogether as precautionary ohe'
and will have no further effect on l&"-
abiding bodies than the trlflng lnconVe-
nience of obtaining a permit to parade Tue
streets.
Chief Crowley expressed his opinions on
the subject yesterday. He said that the
necessity for such police regulation may
be only too apparent at some 1uture day
when disturbances might incite moos 10
commit depredations. 1t Is evideht thaI
the Chief, foreseeing probable troubles III
the future, believes that an ounce o. pre-
vention is better than pound OF cure. 90
he follows the example of Eastern cities
and asks that this rule become law I'D
San Francisco.
1T is not for any purpose of stopping
political organizations or other reputable
public bodies from marching on the
Streets" said he. But we must look
ahead into the future and be prepared 10
meet whatever may arise. ms piecau-
tion would prevent anarchy and socialism
making demonstrations ana doing hartn.
For ins tance, lot of anarchists want
parade. We know they are anarchists,
but they 90 ahead lust the same, while W e
are powerless to make a move against
them. Somebody ought to have the power
to stop them. They are prohibited from
assembling or marching in the streets of
Chicago, New York aud other Eastern
cities, and it should be so here with us.
There are many independent military
companies in this city, but there Is no way
hat trni pTNI n ~
on the street. With my proposed regula-
tion YOU can keep them out of harms way
by refusing them permits 10 parade.
"This is intended IN the interest of law
and order and I'm only giving my reason
why these bodies should be controlled in
some way. Not so long ago in San Fran
cisco a crowd of fellows went around with
loaves Of bread on pnies and crying give
us bread They could getevery vagaboh
in town to ioin them. These characters
like to start trouble for the purpose of
piunder."
will this order have any effect on law
abiding organizations-the Salvation Army
for instance?"
Not at ALL" replied Chief Crowley.
Nobody wishes to interfere with the
Salvation Army; Pm sure l don't. | wish
there were more Salvation Armies on the
streets. All they need is TO go to the
Mayor for permit, which, OF course, they
will get without question.
They do much real good, those peopIe.
If there were more of them there would not
be any need for more po!ice-at least, for
an increase of the police force.
'Tne regulation would not interfere
with anything of the kind. But the rag
tag and bObtal cannot go out and form a
procession and intimidate people. Suppose
there was a great excitement in town,
crowds might form on the streets and op-
posing parties might come together and a
riot follow. This regulation would imply
they we're illegal bodies which could be
dispersed. The whole idea .is to AVOID
trouble. The Mayor could use his judg-
ment and stop noisy or advertising pro-
cessions by refusing to grant permit"