New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-02
CAPTAINS DECLARE REVENGE FOE:
LOSS OF THREE PLATOON FLAN
is MOTIVE OF REVOITERS.

Yesterday with a Tribune reporter about the
revolt in the Twentieth Precinct. and the spread
of the movement to other precincts. declared
that they thought the men wished to have re-
vense on Mayor Low. Police Commissioner
Partridge and higher ofiita ars of the police force
because the three platoon system had been aboi-
ished. The idea that the pa,roIruen were moved
solely by desire do their duty was declared
to he absurd.
The patroImen who are most active in this
movement" said one of the inspectors. are the
men who have been most active in trying 70
saddle the three platoon system on the DEPART
nleut They want have only eight hours
duty day keeping their high pay and pensions
They blame Mayor Low. Commissioner Par
fridge and tse officers Of the force for aboilsh-
ing the three platoon system which Commis-
sioner Murphy loaded on the department fney
have a notion that the present administration
is under some pledge to enforce the excise law
| literally. and not pound the saloonkeepers. Ihey
| believe that they can strike at the administra-
tion bv enforcing the law severely against the
, saIoonIeepers They cutting off their noses
tn snite their faces Siace they have shown
that they can enforce the law if they want to.
they will get into trouble if they stop enforc-
ing it
SAYS THE MEN ARE SORE.
The men are sore said the captain OF p
downtown precinct whose mer were repor'eo
Yesterday to be ready to join In the reEoi'-
/ .,Thev want to get even with ComnisSonel
| Partridge for knocking out the three p'dOoo"
| system Didn't they have the gail to take a io0
| of ministers to Albany and try 10 get thiee
! n1atoon hill through the legislature? Dldn
| they have a great crowd of women ana ch'ioieN'
storm the City Hall in an effort 10 scare AiaSol
r o1v fnto ordering Commissioner Partridge to
| take the three platoon system back! 1HeS
| think they can make trouble for the adnlhsuIa-
ton by attacking the saloonkeepers- Ihey N"o"
OH tho officers of the force were against tne
three platoon system. and they tnlnk tNeS ga"
| nunish the officers in the same way why, Oio
! three platoon system was the greatest
aver nsrpetrated in this city. There were so l7"
,.dr.a,, on most at night that people were
hof,,, held I'm and robbed in every Preclnc1"
rba svs+aro enabled the men 10 shrK uutS
| -bsre Now that they have to earn their
nav again. they are sore I'm gao 'lleS
| showing that they enforce the eNcise ~
| T hope they will keep at IL
/ con,,issfoner Partridge holds dinerene VIC"
/ q, the situation apparently He said yeS'e'-
think that action Of the men men t6nssnce In fhs rSeh1 IN
NV intention to them fairly 90 no. atsvs. ~
t9at yo @ nne say their noves if they d 1d ts2S n9
believe Mulberry street ts T2Ud 6dtS S' To 9et that
| Sonddsnoe Of the patrolnen is just wnao t,s gA'
peTT ttfk nj i, has been worth the time peoPIs pc
have criticsed my administratIon JasT IoJvs that
! iiff"iif has taken time have made suos'an'idi
/ progress
! TREATED MEN FAIRLY
| Al along have been showing the men that Z
wanted To treat them fairy nave n1aGs 1T- Tina
Few transfers. For the hrsf t'e edIsi9lered m when
transfers we're made saf af fa3 ms If IF they are doing
their duty they will get every &c k rgorousIy
the other hand We have s%%nf % 70 Vanf or intend 70
7 70 TEsI- work \ police commissioner who wants
Tnfer EG his command ask him to DO The mea may
have many things To- "4nle trd 'I nor have but they
know they will get justice every tnef fhe t5
rI'fi,n even if it may be strict toward them
This explains 81 The he acTH f3 Without fSar or favor
do think that such condflon @ As I 1t'S tirre me-
II is i Su8sian''da drrrs,t ,rT not be reformed
CONFIDENT this shows suhstantia. sdEanye, IVA %
There are going to be more adv ''tt an 7 Jn
1arroIr1er in this departrlent 70 doing their qlty
le4t ar, .rrIrre, in fEa Police Department OF this
cffv have been schooIed Tor years not 20 nave con-
e%Sr before the men viii have mn conadenss
enough to come To- Headquarters ,yeeF WIN ''te''
THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN
Did YOU have any iIeg that the men were
going to do what they cid in the Twentieth Pre-
rfncto' the commissioner was asked
L had heard some things before that thing
happened n,,,le it little of surprise %
me he replied. Il knew that something of thlS
kind was coming. 1t was right in line win
some things that h1pDened a week before
don't care to go into particulars
What steps will you fake to protect these
men who DO their duty in spite of tips 10 50
Il will see to it that they protected
Are going to call the men OF tne l"eH-
tieth Precinct down here To- explain!
THAT would be a funny thing to do calI thenl
down to explain why they have done their
utST TO expIaiu why they didn't do it before
THAT would he a very good way 10 prevent
: anv more from following their example. don't
you Think 49,, %. .a,,,
You may have some "t ILs4H -V'''' w 'N
over matters
- haven't had any Of them down yet"
! one of the Mayors advisers, IN commenting
last night on the situation said:
ro,oIt il matter that ne will perhaps comment
: an i'm a short time I do -Ct see why II should oe
assumed tnat ,r+ u. ~, r b5s in soeeches
the latest deveioprlTit IN us -. - = 49,
he renetedly said that he was opposed 20 the then
existing conditions iSrsonaHy [fsd[T & it " .
called revolt as an Indication tn3t lne VI 4Ssl1i
of bIac kmau Il bestEnlnE 70 dlSlntegrate Opsen
saloons on sunday mean iI tnda ,, Tue
urop~etOrs are paying ittAitH 70 81 II ~
! 4 saIoonkeeper was in here this morning he sAld
his place nearly all day SUNDAY while other saoos
! were unmoIested \ mere furry does n0t prove
that the pce aeTag & b are 20 N & TfV9I nd see II they
/ will stand the pressure when ther 'eS''ino"S -
needed
/ The Nav0r was asked several times 10 COM
ment the latest developments IN thG p9t;sg ~
/ situation hut declined Before leaving lae CltS
| Hall at f:15 o. m. he sent for the letter NE aI.
! looked az copy of his letter to Dr Parkhurse
| in January
! ALDERMEN ASK FOR THREE PLAFooNSs
NOISY DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION
| 1,-,,,ft, FINALLY PASSES