The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-04

% past criticism ~ this police depart
ment know nothing about what You
have done. or have failed 10 Do. At
frat hand Tho littlc I 40 know has
been Hathered. Tor the most part. from
reading the newspapers, ana with all
due respect 90 the press. ! cannot SAY
that I regard newspaper articles az
the beet basis Tot criticism - any
mans acts
your tot T. not a happy one. You
are surrounded by Tar greaiet tumrta-
tiauH than the average citizen You
arr constantly in the midat Of moral
as well ne physical dangers. 1t In
your duty to f. down into the EFan
uhupa and those he'll holes 81 impufltY
IN the aiums. II takes superior man
to be a soud policeman.
Now, aa 60 the future. ! am not
- selfish a. o. think that you are
KuinA 20 make thiH city pure and i'm.
maeulate from the word Co. I am
not even going 60 pretend that do
Yours n goinE 90 b. a slow taAk and
a diza Hfcea bile Que.
All the city can fairly ash Of you
Il that you DO the best you can.
realise that you are Handicapped In
lack - numbers nut 40 your level
b.at and then N you fan you will be
IN = posltioa o. so before the city
council and ash for help"
Iiishon u psh'u remarks we're heart
III aupiauand Then Mt Hughes waa
introduced by Mayer naiiiu9rf. Mr.
Hushes said he wanted to speak to
the police az his fellow oitEena lie
told them that he believed the public
often laborrd under nisconenptiun
Of the police officers duty. NeVerthe-
lees a police officer accepted his task
with fall knowi-dse q its unplsas.
ant features and could not be heard
&c complain n be found hia bed anY-
thiHa hat enc ~ roses.
lie sid be didn't wish any palies-
man 20 Be- uwrrvcd from his duty ~
unjust puhiio s~ntimsnt Nesefthe-
less there Nas not man on The fafes
who ought not 90 welcome Just efiti-
elsra lie told the ufsiosfr niAinlf that
he believed much - the newspaper
criticism rad hsen we'll founded
The newspapers more often msks
mistakes by krrpins silent whsa th~y
should SPEAK out than Tor speaking
nut when they nhnula keep siteut.s
naia Mr tiuEhss with emphasis
lie awelt an the necessity ~ dfaei-
pine NE said that "a his ewn Hrafass
sIen ths successful man was fgFena
q rule himself with rcd q iruH
The policeman 90 10 successful mnst
place himself under the same rpf II
Sas duty each officer aNs& L. him
Ell ard 10 the con munity.
In the same pointed style Mr.
ifashss referred % The past q The
poke department he said that he
did net doubt that some members q
the department had nsen delinquent
n their duty o. th~ rnhiic ~ least.
ART probably worse. but - a tedY .
10 men or more there would aiuagH Re
found some iaskins IN moral fiber,
Ganri uiins no paid a eonapttuaeut %
sx Chief Sullivan aa q man q kinf
hsass. ever rsady 81 make peFsaaai
sacrifices In that CONGESTION 10
urged the necessity Tor 1uussgsfats
treatment - YOUNG iawhreaksra. but
said that there should Re no tender
nuaa far the oid offender
A speech not on the prugrafn was
that - Detective taHe.
Il want 20 make a confession. said
he pashiuE his wsy 10 the trent st
the elnss q Mr Hughes speech
Honest confession 10 coed fer the
soaI"
'sRish, Yoa are. Mr.. Lane intsrisct-
I'd Mayer ualiinrsF. uith a brad
smile
Il want fn say.~ continued Lane.
'that fer one came here expecting
% hear untast aap~rsiunH cast upon
the ppstos department. ard 90 answer
them. And further want 90 say
that have been most pleasantly dis
appointed think thla first - your
Sunday snsssihEs. Ar. Mayer. has been
a great success. I think I vusea the
sentiment - sysry mary So this ruotu
whssi I say -.
4 gxant to thank the ssntisnen wha
have talksd 10 90 this afternoon. AMI
hesa 80 kindiy thrown thn mautel q
charity over our shortcomings
~ ths close - tho meeting Mayor
HailiuxeT distributed among the eff
GERS. and asked them 60 wear them.
nmati souvenir huftons bearing q small
American ftnE and the words Seattle
Police Department
Before Diminishing ths men. b. made
them n brief thik on the necessity %
paying closer attention 60 the gather.
ina % evidence IN AL cases where an
arrest might b. made.