The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
WOULD CURB IMMIGRATION
Gen. BINGHAM SPEAKS FRANKLY
ABOUT CRIME HERE.

Foreixners. the scum Of Europe. Largely ne.
sponsibIe for Assaults Upon Women and
children Why Can't East Coast BE Kept
Free Of Them rs We'll aa West Coast7
Commissioner Bingham has been much
worked up for the past week over the great
number Of cases Of assaults on women and
little girls. Several delegations have called
on him from various suburban sections and
the General has each day given long talks
to the newspaper men on conditions in the
outlying sections and the need Of more
policemen. After going over much that
he had said before the Commissions said
yesterday:
There is another very important thing
about this crime business. ! don't wan
to say anything that would be indiscreet.
but unquestionably the enormous hordes
of immigrants that are coming here have
a good deal TO do with crimes against women
and children. You will notice that these
particular crimes arc done by foreigners
and not by American citizens, but by fell
lows who can't talk the English language.
II is this wave Of immigration that lands
hundreds and thousands, partly criminals
ard partly fellows that don't know what
liberty means and don't care; don't know
our customs and n speak the English
language and are the scum Of Europe mostly.
why this immigration Is allowed on the
east coast and not on the west coast seems
to be and / guess you all know Is simply a
question OF votes.
THE solution Of the problem 10 to pro-
hibit immigration. and when we come to
executing immigration laws IL is found to
be practically impossible to deport people
under the laws.
The failure of the Grand Jury OF Queens
county to indict that man Becker for the
outrage on that little girl at Elmhurst has
made people of his stamp holder. The
failure to indict excites great surprise over
here and I don't understand it myself
In reply 20 a question Al to more police
the Commissioner replied:
why. there is nothing to say about that.
II seems TO me to be wiser to wait until
along in September. when the city fathers
are nearer home and a begun to consider
the budget. What the newspapers tell
now will DO forgotten by the end Of Septem-
Der.
u have been talking about the need OF
more police for a year and a half. Nobody
realizes as much as l how badly more police
men are needed. I made a careful calcula-
ton Of the entire situation last spring, Civ
ing the population Of precincts and the
shortage OF men. I first figured out that we
needed 1900 extra men, but hna lily cut
down my figures to 1000. l don't think
there is any special objection to getting
more policemen except h necessary ex-
pense, and I'm sure the taxpayers won't
mind that II they get better protection.
particularly those who live in the outlying
s~ections.'
lis there any possibility OF the Mayor call
ing a special meeting Of the Board OF Esti-
mate?" he was asked.
That l don't know. II is a serious ques-
ton, and have been saying so for a year and
a half. 1t is hard for me to do any more
han l nave already done. l have just
finished what I consider a strong argument
in favor Of more police.
Mr.. O'Keeffe, my Brooklyn deputy. car
ries around in his pocket a book showing
every precinct in Brooklyn and Queens.
with the area, population, &C, and has a
memorandum for each precinct, telling the
number OF men that are short and how
many are needed. Yet Brooklyn has had
200 men only since the first Of January;
fifty new policemen went to Staten Island,
100 went to The Bronx and $50 we're kept in
Manhattan" 4
While at a picnic in Cypress i;iiis Park.
near the Fresh Pond road, Glendale. L, l..
late Friday afternoon Elsie Schneider,
10 years old, of 7Us Knickerbocker avenue.
and Henrietta Brooks. II years old. Of
PAN Sohaefer street. both OF Brooklyn.
were set upon in a patch Of woods by two
young men. While the Brooks girl fought
of her assailant and escaped back to the I
picnic park the Schneider girl suffered
brutal treatment before hClp arrived.
When taken back to the picnic park her
co ndition was such that an ambulance
was summoned from st. Mary's Hospital,
attention from DR.. Crawford before she
could be move TO her home.
The outing was broken up and all started
back TO their homes in Brooklyn. and in
consequence IL was not until late that night
that the police we're notified Of the outrage.
assault occurred on the dividing line
between the Richmond Hill and the Glendale
and detectives from both pre-
cincts were sent out TO run down the culprits.
descriptions we're furnished by the
two children OF the young men with the
result that yesterday Hugh Richards,
mechanics helper Of 3 Stone avenue, and
George Finnerty, 10 years old. a messenger
living at 81 Granite street. both of Brook
Ign. were arrsigned in the Flushing police
The detectives charged Richards with
the assault and asked that
Finnerty be held as a witness and both
prisoners were locked up. They both de-
clare that they are but 10 years OF age.
the police believe they are older. The
police say that the Schneider girl was badly
She was unable to appear in