Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-17
OUR I,lpoTENr FORCE 4

Chief Barlow, who Is not aware OF
tile operations OF gambling dcns in
the City, contrary to the law he has
sworn to maintain, also says the City
Is clean He knows of no criminal
v wave.
In the meantime boys are being
murdered In their homes. girls are be-
ing beaten and robbed in the streets,
and residences are being looted in the
day time. But the City is clean
from the viewpoint OF the American
chief.
The fact is thatsthc impotcncy of the
Salt Lake force is so we'll known In
: theunderworld that thugs flock to this
City as do buzZards to aefenst of car
Tion. They come because they believe
\ that they nre comparatively safe here.
AS an Illustration OF our queer
y ,methods. some months ago q worth
less being was handed over to the po-
4 lice by people whom he had robbed.
He had stolen about everything he
could lay his hands on from car,
penters' tools and copper Kettles to
Y electric motors. AS stated. finally he
wns handed over to the police and was
turned loose "for lack OF evidence" One
y of the bright lights of the department
4 said there could be no prosecution for
the theft of the motor unless the own
Ter could give tho. number OF 1t. AS
stated, the scoundrcl was turned out
i & and helped to leave the city
This is Just one case of many but
"a this cane to tho personal notice of the
writer, at the tine. II Is evident that
81 when such fellows tell their exper-
III fences here abroad. they thereby invite
others OF the same llls to come here
and live sumptuously for a while. on
crime-an invitation that Is always ac-
cepted.
Then we have the West side nsti-
tuition here for which the American"
administration has accepted the re-
sponsbility. Wherever such institu-
tons are permitted to flourish in de-
fiance of law. criminals gather. They
naturally reason that an administra-
I ton that toleratcs one kind of crime
will not be too hard on those who live
Il ny other kinds And they come. So
that the administration that accepts
the responsibility for institutionalized
Il vice must also be held accountable for
the consequences thereof.
Salt Lake City under. the present re-
gime furnishes warning to the Coun-
~. "Bewars OF dogs" and "of evil
si.,yorkers.'' Tho turning over OF the gov
ernmentto those who do evil. means
carnival of crimes. 1t also Is a power
full appeal to the citizens to unite, ny
Z soon as possible, for better government
1T As high time that II change be df-
N fected. The party has exhausted 4 tht
y resources of the City. living high or
a borrowed money ana cXorbitnnt taxes
IS Its only hope now is to get hold of the
County and mortgage the property OF
/, the people outside the city. TO se
more money to suuunder{ as rewards fol-
Tits pals. Let the voters wake up &c
u the danger that confronts them.
In the meantime Chief Barlow might
n resign his office. He Is not competent
5f to cope with the situation here, even II
he were ever so willing, We under
Slstand from his friends that he ha'
been II Very successful sales agent fol
n large and respectable tea house. a!
Nd such he cannot have had any expert
ence that qualities him for the offic,
OF chief OF police in n city of this size
n Why not resign in favor of spmeon
who ghns. the necessary experience? But
II on second thought, perhaps he had bet
ter keep tho jon Tho mayor has hee
sounfnrtunnto& most of hisEappolnt
ments that there is no guarantee tina
another chiefsof his choice would d
n any better. 3 5fs IS