The Detroit times., 1910-01-24
N GOING TO HAVE
HARMONY IN THE
! POLICE DEPT.
liA -F. II. CReUL.
mmissiOner, in Frank Talk, Con,
ms Times Revelations as To Jeal-
lIes Among Members of Force,
and Promises Speedy Remedy.
Talking" Rule Construed Too
Literally, He Says-0rdinance
Complaints Will Diminish.

'olice Commissioner Frank a. Croul
I. Saturday morning:
4 am going 20 have harmony and
kndly relations III the police depare'
at. J am going to have a spirit OF
pfulness between one official and
Their. And | am going To have II
1t away"
commissioner Croul said. frankly
he Anew there were ieaiousies and
Iensions IN the department. and the
In which he ADDED that they were
lg to disappear. for the good OF the
artment, at once. was significant.
( don't know much about this
Ith business. or about running
IN criminals | am going to learn.
DO know men. and how to
die them. You shall see. very
n. the best OF relations between
men Of his department.
You shall see the men helping one
Their. In the common cause.
Also, there will be a falling of OK
nance complaints" continued the
missioner. IN straightforward
ulder. honest talk about the affairs
he police department.
believe that strict enforcement
he ordinances is good thing. It's
d for the police department, and
good thing for the city. II
xes the police department step
ly', and Ii makes the citizen wake
o the fact that the ordinances must
obeyed. II has resulted In more
on the part of the citizens. Side
ks that were never cleaned on, are
lg cleaned: sidewalks are not be
broken by drivers who throw
hing weights on the walks. Short
hing posts. which cause damaga
against the city. are being done
Ny win.
There is no question, though, that
ordinance campaign has been
sed and overdone. That can't be
BED. at first. Some policemen are
nd TO be ovarZealous, and to turn
petty complaints. have thrown
any number OF petty complaints
It in this Office.
But, on Friday. a general order
II out TO every police captain TO
sfully survey every ordinance com
mt turned in. Those that are petty
uncalled for. OF have reasons
wn only to the officer behind them,
not be taken to court.
That will be one reason for fewer
nance cases. The other reason
hat cases will naturally dwin1'e
ause the citizens are becoming
e careful in their observance OF
ordinances. When a man is sum-
led to court. even IL he is not fined,
would often give s. not to be I'm
ri. on account of the time involved
the bother of 1t
| believe, though, that the common
neil should at once amend the or.
noes. There are a lot OF dead-let-
ordinances. suitable for a town OF
people. but not Ct for a big. grow
city like Detroit. | think that a
that can't be strictly enforced Is
ad law, working harm to good laws.
yill be a mammoth job for the coun-
to amend the ordinances, but it
nld be done.
AS to the start of the ordinance
Ipaign being overdone. that Is a
It natural thing. IL was necessary
he beginning &c have the confusion.
the withdrawal OF policemen from
Is. felt that many ordinances be-
ignored ought &c be enforced, and
the mere announcement that they
Re going to be enforced would not
the effect that a serious, earnest
lpaign along that line would have.
.dn't want to ask the courts to ad-
matters so that such thing could
accomplished. knew that the
rts would adjust things And as
as the natural result of the flood