New-York tribune., 1902-08-08
TO REORGANIZE POLICE
TgF MAYOR APPOINTS A COM
MISSION.
DIFFICULTIES UNDER WHICH THE
PRESENT CHIEF LABORS-THE EN-
F0RCEMENT OF THE En-
CISE LAW.


F0RCEMENT OF THE En-
CISE LAW.
ara1or Low yesterday, in connection with MS
.;,,,,ssior of the police problem, announced that
- had appointed Police Commissioner Par
--t5qe ex-District Attorney Eugene A Philoln
"a svPolice Commissioner Avery D. Andrews
,-,,,,7ission 10 submit TO him suggestions with
-.sa-a,,ca "a lettering the police administration
Of this city
The AIavor in his talk about the police says
,ba1 the Police Commissioner should have 1he
scbt 10 remove suboydinates who are corrupt
or incompetent without long trials or recourse
- the courts. He says the red light d1strlcl
q tf,i-g OF the past and that many evils OF a
wear ago are done away with FoHo"lhs Is 'iie
fnU text OF the Mayors weekly talk
--e- Police Department touches the people at 50
- l1i--S 5s 10 make = discussion Of IT difficult
I~5e~ The conditions that attach TO theSe talhs- ,
TT,eriay is this the case at moment when pub
Il niTio1 i excited in connection with particular
incident such is now under lnNeiIsA,aol, So
some II the problems with which the PoEGe toni a.
missioner is called upon to deal Let me II! 10 IL
il1e--4te MS first Embarrassment -,.. -
uTnE The last six months "a ne & disIlDsito0 9'
has saved Szeg a 80 tts- i has handled forty
wins allalllEs le ,,,ra nan last year In add
- 55,rire The entire month Of July. II mas no'
ert single load Of waste 10 sea These are n0ta-
81 achieverlerJs They have been made poSsiof, ,
-, rx ne substitution Of Commissioner " ooa-
Scc5rssiorer and second. 10y the substitution no 81 o.
SsD-aiT Piper by Commissioner Woodbury. Tor 'ne
former superintendent "t hl.aI ;oo force
Tbe inspectors and captains OF me poSo - % -
5narrenrs the Mayor and whet tne S1lsn sLIg6
inende-t Of final dlsPesltioh Is oS Ii % Conrnssoner
s os reTnove inspectors and CAPTAINS al VIII. or as
easi.l as resuits could be expected quickly
Trbirh under existing laws relaIfs 70 rHe ~ Pc
iic. Commissioner cannot do THIS: All 'iia' "a
Ear 40 is to shift his officers around
WHAT PARTRIDGE HAS ACHIEVED
It no small matter that even o nn6sF ss sceeee
ui~es5y in putting a end 10 the req hsl-. 80
trict q ~ 6I,s7ing 81 the horrible cadet system
when part OF II ane iI ~ resarfs 81 in the city
Some progress has been made IN o'her oiieo''o'9
sS WEI Is-v discussion Of the police force II must
sIWavs be borne in mind that all g2Po t ~ md
want TO to fink fdF6s Ts tsef fi wants @ to hOusht Of
Things that iniure or discreoit lne 1g e ersve
I+ioe "a n the great body Of the force 70 sup
nose for an instant that il IS noi llst,! ] id am
me e tla7 in the long run the city may confden,iy
1t5Ae 56 a. ,oIiceTnen, wear the city's uniform ~
am impressed. however with me Ee De5iei sssSa- So
haD i is now for the Police Commissioner to nc
the department of an officer whom ne , Knows ~
t-s46risnr or whom he believes to be coFrupb; a.
The present time charges must be proved n a a
manner IN 5a5 enartent Mar can be rid Of unsatis
9ecTorv o+7-cer only recently the Commissioner
L .as er;e7 r. an acting captain. Proceedings OF
this sort do not make Tor discipline; tney make
ISe mean while the time Of the CoInrnissoner
fsksa G2 Py With his adminstraton of de-
partment- I understand that the conoluons con., a.,
IF ofieers from arbitrary removal necessary in
the interests of the force, but believe tnat me
and IL other respects.
NOT PROPERLY ORGANIZED.
IN the first place. the force at the present tine
e not progeTy, , %TgsaHeq, f i Without chief
Of police This is precisely as though the secTeo re,
sHny without a Commander in chief The errect
to euae @ snE nPe9 fst fhe DO nof beong togeter
In the next place, the Commissioner is o3hseo 10
conduct al mp oic ar8 96r8e Of the ty Of New
York nurlb bering approximately eight rhousano
to throw upon an executive officer think some
should be devised for relieving the cof1l- t
missioner Of such duty. II may well be that the
finding Of any tribunal 70 be created sholld De
E13}et 70 ne ne Isi I,4 " Of conducting the trial
ought necessarily 10 fail upon the executive
head Of the department
I think also that a system be devised which
vii command greater support from the courts a a
good executive officer is not necessarily oaPaplt VI
conducting trial SO as 10 aFold segai n tls @
ure The present system makes great as pos
sibIe the danger OF the miscarriage both Of disc-
5roTid make mis- danger as small as possible.
Again. the officers and men are granted special
protection By the courts because OF Ih,lr con-
rIbution 10 the pension fund. think the city Of
Nev-York could very well afford, in case OF need
10 put end TO the property interest," IN Ile os
tribute 70 the pension fund -s.- -,,.o,
There are. doubtless, other amendTnents when
experience under the present law would indicate 70
D desirable ] have. therefore determined TO eI-
Partridge. Eugene A Phibin and Ger eral Avery
b. Andrews 10 look into this subject. and make TO
as may seem TO them good
THE THREE PLATOON SYSTEM
have been much interested aIso in the discus
sion which has been carried on concerning the
-ree platoon system 1t appears TO me Gear 5 ma
organized are serious and ~eighty- On the other
5and ma Of the criticisms urged against the
present two platoon system also seem 10 me 10 be
5erv strong The standard OF living in the United
9Ss1ce5 20 much Sine the two platoon system
Has adopted. thirty years ago. that am easlly
nav be necessary in order TO meet the present de-
mands Of the public consclennGie, i eor tho adm
aoa & py stao ttg c f6at car Be devised This again
5oySever is matter that requires for its wise
solution careful study well as technical Know
sTsten thai can be devised viii involve the CO
iteration of the financial authorities or the CITY
with the Police Department II II is 10 De @ naoe
oracticable ! shall. therefore. ask the same
gentlemen look into this matter and 70 report
r. me their recommendations In this regard
II viii not be imagined. am sure. that / place
nv reliance solely upon changes in the law. ana
IN the readjustment Of the hours OF ponce GUY .ol
irrDroVernent in the police condfuons OF the CltS-
he Police Commissioner has large command OF the
situation: and expect 20 Improvement steadIy
tool and better work can be done with good tool
f5rs5 7ieci,ssjon Of the excise law has so largely
Sled out for the moment that Il may be possible
for me TO say helpful word upon the subject al
The present time
EXCISE LAWS DIFFICULTIES.
Il is worth while perhaps TO cali attention,
first Of an 10 the fact that the excise law has
oeen greatly changed since was Mayo, Oh P- P[ooh