New-York tribune., 1905-01-31

can get no discipline with the present system The
for life What do they care for the V orders of
superior who is likely to be changed in year or
Police With the stroke fR oi50qse 81 pep tne
an9 Wafn that happens the hsppest is the
decent tenure Of place If not for life make it for
ferred before court.
THREE PLAToONs GREAT EVIL.
One OF the greatest evils in the police situation
IS the three latoon system. That in brief means
duty for sixteen hours. Now no man can walk
eight hours day, and consceutiousIy perform the
duties of patrolman. It's too hard work: so II
happens that about 10 O'Clock you'n see three or
snooze. as some ] know about do. i mustn't
say now just where that happens when the
their turns for patrol duty. they went to their
stations or homes to sleep Now. with sixteen
hours on, they keep a mistress or large num-
be Der of OF them usually @ from aong the unfortunates
on their sleeves tell me this and they say that
70 attacks bIt II thew are % sroIsss5 fbet 80, me- s
back again so that the bad men never really eet
quentiy can't stand it to stay there.
J. Noble Hayes declared that what was
wanted was not so much change in the laws
as a change in the men who would not enforce
the laws. In this great city there were 1000
or 5000 policemen, who at times seemed to
have the city for their own, to do with as
they liked He hoped that the great meeting
would not fool any longer with the police, but
get at a scheme for making them do their
work properly.
The good work done in the past had dsap-
peared quickly. Jacob ii. Schif believed The
committee of fifteen had brought about results
and the committee of seventy had done its work
well. but while this work. well done by pains
taking and able men. had been effective for
time, there had been no permanent results, Mr..
Schif continued:
Always after you have had one or two good ad-
does all the good they have accomplished. The
changes. and they are succeeded by officials of an
other poce1 III faith F8owng od exGeent Ts admins
tell what kind of Mayor we may get.
conditions d S havS great faith in him snd snG PoTe m
trying to do what can to help his administration
te T me that no, only the police 6ut ali ms the Gfy d
e mns have e Pc
for n long term I'd have i for life We don't
for Mayors change and bad Mayor might remove
A good Police Commissioner If get legis-
or only 70 for fn es @ ~ Srng ao ME pSs9n fe6r
indorse heartily Mr.. Segmans resolutions.
GEORE l. RIVES'S REMARKS,
George l.. Rives termed the power of the
courts to reinstate a policeman after he had
been dismissed from the department IAN un-
qualified evil 1t diminished the authority of
the head Of the department, and made him
afraid of proceeding against iders on the force,
he said. while the man who put back went
around thinking he lot bigger than the
Commissioner. and was source of Infection for
the entire force. Mr.. Rives continued;
It's absurd on it's face; there's nothing like 1t
anywhere else in the world. II a is dismissed
wrongfully anywhere 6se he can bring IN aC tion
for damages and recover the money. but he can't
be put back into his place It's just IL you els
charged your cook, and the courts told you to take
her back and made You do it. Whatever is dcnc or,
is not done, il is THpst important to take this
judicial power TO Interfere with the eXecdt!ve. If
you take the Police Department out of the hands
OF the judges you viii accomplish more good than
by any other method Many will argue that this
places too much power in the hands OF enc man,
and cases Of injustice will result. mere must be
great power resting I'm the head II the police fcIce
is 10 be effective. Hold him accountable. but give
him the power. IF occasional injustice results
action for damages might lie, but don't let the
courts have the power put back once
discharged. Anyway Il is better that occasional
injustice should be done 10 such pure minded men
Inspector Cross than that permanent injustice
should be prepetra ted the four million people
of this city i'm having UNIT policemen saddled on
them
MAYOR MCLELLAN'S LETTER.
Mayor McClean's letter follows: