The Washington times., 1913-06-11
CHIEFS OF POLICE
ON OUTING TODAY
Lay Aside Questions of National
Convention to Take Short
Trip on Potomac River.
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laws on the subject are inadequate to
cope with the situation.
''If the polio suppress the evil so that
people do not know so much about 1t.
they are doing as much as they can,
asserted the major. "If you are going
to segregate. it should be done without
proclamation"
Subject To Policy.
Defending himself from attacks OF
reformers, the major declared that ne
had been antagonized for not wiping
out the houses altogether, but explain
ed that he was subject to the Commits
sioners policy of reduction by segrega-
ton.
map listing every resort and gambling
mouse known to the Washington police.
We have not had adequate laws in
the District" said Major Sylvester,
the person who rents such premises.
The police, of course, have been great
ly Handicapped in prosecuting such
cases, because IL meant the employ
ment of the stool pigeon, and you all
know how much credence a judge or
jury gives to pigeons testimony.
Praises Bill.
Kenyon red light bill. now awaiting
House action following a favorable
report in the Senate, will solve the
Districts problem by forcing out ten
ants under injunction proceedings.
AS to the future of women thus
evicted. Major Sylvester declared In
of the Department of Justice. calling
for a means of employment as the
path to a new life.
houses" said the major in conclusions
''is, j may say, a matter Of satisfac-
tion to the District police"
Scores Dress.
Chief Peterson, of Oakland, Cal. who
has made an extensive study of the
social vice, placed much of the blame
for present day immortality upon wom-
ems manner of dress, upon sexually
exciting dances, upon drink, ana oo-
scene literature.
He believes segregation is the rational
method Of handling the problem. z,
Suffragettes he condemns for misdi-
directed zeal in calling for elimination
of the social evil in California In LIS
own city, he says, they have seriously
Handicapped the crusade, for they 90
not look at conditions in the light tpat
men do.
The economic situation today. the
chief believes, is largely responsible
for the vice of the large cities. Men
are prevented from marrying because
of low salaries: Chief peterson son o"es s,s
not believe in closing the red light uis-
tricts, because then the inmates scatter
into residential sections.
Deplores Drink.
He deplored the alarming growth OF
the drink habit, the increase of immoral
PLAYS, saIacious books, and the present
tendency to sexually exciting dances.
Of women's dress he said:
.sThe dresses that our women wear
are cut off short at the bottom, cut low
at the neck, chopped OFF short at the
sleeves and sfft half way to the knee;
Then to can the climax, they are ntted
so tightly that it is a wonder that
there are not more assaults on tne
street. The men, of course, should not
look at these things; but where, pray
tell. is the normal man who Is gong 10
refrain from IL ,h,,.
for barring women who seek to return
from immoral lives
Raps Segregation
Chief Beavers, of Atlanta answering
the Oakland chiefs argument declared
that elimination, such as prevails IN
Atlanta is the only method to foiiow.
Segregation. he declares. is commercial
ization of vice. q.
I'VE are co-partners of these houses II
we permit them to operate, saia
Beavers. THE worst OF the whoie Al
fair is that many prominent men make
their fortunes renting houses ior o's-
orderly purposes. ~
Chief Cantwell, Of Charleston. S. c..
declared the solution of the problem lies
with the home-with the father and
mother. He declared in favor OF segre,
cation. Chief William Copeland, OF
haifavad the nrOOiem To De
without a solution, but he favored
segregation as the best method OF
handling II
Chief Sebastian. of Los Angeles, said:
II notice that segregation does not
segregate. / feel that legalized vice Is
wrong. and as l am sworn TO uphold
the right 1 am compelled to favor
eiimination." He admitted that assaults
had increased since Los Angeles pan,
tshed the red light district, but he laid
the responsibility for many cases on
other cities
Had Good Effect.
Chief Henry w. Mason, Of New Bed
ford, where there is no segregated dis
trict. said laws making vice a crime
had a good effect in his city. Major
he would resign II he were forced TO
close up the segregated district. with
fits 575 women -
Chief Cowles, Of New Haven, DID not
feel that the closing of resorts In his
CITY had had the desired effect. Other
sneakers were Chiefs Black, of Will
nnington, Del; harrington, of Battle
Creek; Chief Downey, of Detroit;
Summer, of Cordele. Ca; r: H. Ken
nedy, of Greenville. 8. c: J. \; Tillard.
OF Altoona, Pa; Col. A. p. Sherwood.
Of ottawa. Canada: John F. Seymour,
of San Francisco; Charles w. Strubel,
of Kalamazoo.
Last night nearly all the delegates at
tended a theater party at Polls.