The evening world., 1913-03-05
TAKES YEARS TO LEARN WORK
or THE OFFICE.

VI TIE OVFbSS.
II would require several yeau for Q
nsw Commissioner to first learn his 100.
and the remaining years would test hts
honesty and effectiveness.
with the power Of removal Gen.
bingham would require the Mayor to
nis charges, publish those charges In
the newspapers and then follow II all
up by a public hearing.
would the public hearing be . chsck
Buckner.
1T would lot tho public know what
was EoinG on, and then they could
act" replied tho witness.
Ono Of the most important recon.
mendations made b. the former Com
missioner wAs the restriction Of police
benevolent organizations. He aid:
"W'hile I think that the dapartmsnt
would he better or without them. they
can. OF course. serve . desirable pur-
pose-.they can have desirable objects.
II II wePe left to mo I would hx'i N
that thcy could exist only with the ap-
prevail q the Police Commissioner and
that he should Aavs rigid supervision
over them. ! would make Il 20 that the
Police Commissioner could b. present In
person. or through . deputy. At any a.
all Of the meetings Of those orsaniss-
tions. ! would also have Il that Il the
Police Commissioner withdrew his ap-
prevail those examinations would have
to cease to exist.
The Police Commfssionsr should not
be elected. because the politics involved
would make the situation worse. the
General said. He also favored the recall
Of q Commissioner found derelict
Urging home rule. the General said:
II. U absurd for upstate farmers to
dictate legislation for city Of the char
aotsr and sise Of New York"
The witness Indignantly described his
experience at Albany when. a. Comnas.
sioner. advocating certain legislation he
found himself opposed by . lieutenant Of
police. ITO think OF ~" he exclaimed.
How can discipline prevail whom Q
Commissioners u placed In the position
of being laughed att"
FOUND $4,000 "MoRTUARv"
FUND WAS FOR LEolslATioN.
The discovery Of q 10000 "mortuary
police bsneit fund" wss related by the
former Commissioner.
I'VE had our hands physically on
that fund.-" ne said. "but we found
no receipts. The money had been col.
iected from policemen when Albany va
considering police legislation"
| THAT was intended a. = funeral bens.
ht for tho Commissioner. was It notr
asked Mr.. Buckner.
| you struck II right-'a funeral benehi
for the Commissioner tho witness
laughed.
| Gen. bingham recommended that the
Police Commissioner have strict super.
vision over all police funds.
Make tho cops work." he continued
Make them understand they are ser.
wants Of the people and enforce the
laws When u man Il fred. make I,
the most difi,cuit thing In the world fol
him to get back"
Gen. Bingham denounced as imperti
nent the power Of the Civil Servic
Commission to dictate promotions. H.
said; II know men who have pounde
pavements twenty years. but ca
scarcely write their names. who woul
mako better sorgcints and lieutenant
than those selected, tor they can com
mand and can enforce the laws"
The Chief Inspector is a good enous
Chief Of Police" FOR Gen. Bingham.
Chief" ~ needed who can do a Cor
missloner's duty. cut out the Commits
sioner" he said. lie favored extondin
the Commissioners power to promo,