The evening world., 1913-02-26
OPPOSES SEGREGATION AND
LICENSE OF SOCIAL EVIL.

The committee reports adversely on
the proposition to segregate and
license the social evil. Investigation
of all such attempts at regulation
has shown them TO be unsuccessful.
The committee also recommends that
thu "vtce SQUAD" system be abolished.
There is no direct criticism OF Mayor
Gaynor, Commissioner Waldo or other
officials OF the Police Department In the
report OF the committees: In fact the
Mayors order forhidd,ng policemen TO
enter saloons. buy drinks and arrest the
bartender Is commended as a measure
which has played a large part In the
elimination of excise graft
Conditions of police administration.
the Committee finds. are bad. but they
have always been bad. Corruption Is
ingrained in the Police Department and
only men OF extraordinary moral fibre
fail to succumb. The Committee 10
,insistent that 1t has confined itself to
the line of police reform and has not
undertaken to forward any movement
for "vice suppression
The first recommendation OF the
committee and. possibly the most inn
portant. Is that the city Of New York
Alegalife the selling Of liquor on Sun
<day. Such a change might be brought
about by legislation directly amending
tho Liquor Tax law or by the granting
to tho city of New York the power to
make local excise regulations or. with
in limits, to modify the State law.
I'VE prefer" says the committee, "the
latter of the two methods In order to
carry out the principle Of home rule.
but We have prepared alternative bills
tor presentation to the Legislature.
1T will. of course. be objected that
the plan Is to open the saloons on Sun
day; In our opinion this Is only an OBJ
fuscation of a disagreeabls truth. The
SALOONS are open now all day Sunday.
''Tnstead Of opening the saloons we
think our plan may tend to close them
for the larger part OF the day. and Cd
psoially during church hours
NO sALARlEs FOR SOCIAL VEL
FARE BOARD.
No discussion of the subject Of tn.
social evil Is set forth In the report
The committee simply mentions 1t IL
leading up TO the necessity for:
Separation Of the control Of the
Of the police so that the regular
police shall no longer be response
BILE for their control and shall be
left to their original function OF
preserving peace and order
The Board Of Social Welfare. the com
mittee recommends, should be small II
numbers and the members should serv
- without pay. The maximum term o
..Uoflce should be seven years, but ne'
Il member should be appointed each yea'
possible, The general jurisdiction d
Y the Board OF Social Welfare should cor
respond to the statutes relating to pros
titution, gambling and liqu)r selling
and the members should be subject
removal on charges OF malfeasance q
non-ieasance in Office or unhlness
hold office by the Appellate Division Z
the Supreme Court. First Division.
The Board OF Social Welfare shoul
deal, the committee recommends. wit
the social evil. gambling. pool room
and less pernicious forms OF evil. excise
all might licenses. Sunday sales, sale
TO minors, &C., amusements. dance hall
theatres. SC, and the correspondent
Of those places to the statutory require
n Rents"
The committee finds no necessity TO
the vestins OF active control Of the Pc
lice Department proper In chief
police in UNIFORM. The recommendation
AZ the Committee on Police ADMINISTERS
tom are confined to the Commissions
Alone and are in brief that the appoint
msaespC the Police Commissioner renal
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