The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-07

without curtailing serious loss to the
regiments and batteries of the regular
service.
General Henry's obligations as Gov
ernor General are many, and are to-
ward the cities and people whom he
controls, as well as toward the army
which he commands. The number OF
men thus to be selected is not great,
and General Henry is surely proceeding
upon a course which he considers will
bring the greatest good to the greatest
number. The best policemen can DE-
obtained from among the best soldiers
if men were brought from the States
for this duty they would in the first
place not be acclimated, and they
would have to be taught much that
the man with the four months expert
ence behind him already knows.
General Grant has determined upon
neat and suitable uniform for the
new policemen. The coat is to be OF
light brown duck. faced with blue, anu
the trousers of white duck or linen.
Cream colored canvas helmets and the
regulation broad toe shoes will be WORN
Each man will wear shield upon
which will be inscribed: san Juan +:
r. Police, N" The batons VIII De ol
rosewood with brown belt and soap
bard and 3S-caliber Smith & Wesson
revolvers will be used.
The Mayor has asked General Grant
for the large building at JOB Sol street.
formerly occupied by Spanish officers.
for headquarters for the American
force Telephone and other convenlen-
ces will be put in and when policeman
is needed at any place in the city ne
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can easily and quickly be obtained. Call
whistles for assistance will also be useu
While the new Chief will have no aus
thority over the native force, he Will,
nevertheless, be their mentor. Thlfty
native policemen will be discharged,
and it is the purpose of the Chief to
have his American men instruct the
balance of the natives in the full du-
ties of an efficient policeman. This will
be done by example and object lessons.
It is a fact that the native policemen
do not live up to the letter of their in
structions. Physically they are weak
and some Of them are puny, citizens DO
not realize that the majesty of the law
is behind them, so men often resist ar
rest and the policemen are set upon
and maltreated and their daily life has
its full share of trouble. General Henry
has officially said that he will Invariably
sustain any and all representatives of
law and order who are compelled to use
force in the proper discharge of their
duties. When this is generally known
it will help, with the examples of mod
Grafton and fairness to be given by the
American men, to render the native
police much more efficient than they
are to-day.
The details of the new reforms are as
follows. They We're obtained from the
new American Chief of Police:
The city will be divided into four po-
lice districts and the men Will patrol
from the brow of the hill on the north
to the harbor on the south. No police
men will be allowed to smoke or drink
while on duty and loafing in cafes and
other resorts will not be tolerated for
an instant. Policemen will be instruct
ed to politely answer all requests for
information. Gossiping with citizens
will be forbidden. Three men will be
detailed to the tenderloin district of the
city, and I intend that order shall be
maintained there at any cost. I may
decide to clean out this district entirely.
The good old police phrase, Move on,
there will be extensively used by my
men. The natives here have a habit
of standing on the narrow sidewalks
and gossiping for hours at a time, fore
ing pedestrians into the streets. 1t is
my intention to regulate this.
For the present my men will only
patrol in the afternoon and night. I