The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-27

s1csption was AIdsrmaa cusraa, who
10 prssiains over the ALTERNATE In
vsstigation."
Mr.. Waldo ded AIRED that all the police
scandals arose because he would not
permit gambling TO run.
Tho gamblers wanted the profession
they had paid for but they could not
get H. Then came the scandals. /
have gotten rid OF many police officers
since ! have been In office and convict
ID nifty Of them last year. but nothing
was said about n. have put on 1T
now captains and that means III old
ones, contan1nated with the old sys-
TEN, put aside. The plan OF . separate
morals poiios foroo am not preparod
to recommend. think n would In
crease Sraft
SOCIAL EVIL GREATEST OF Po.
LICE PROBLEMS.
MY own idea In that gambling can
be stopped and should DO stopped. but
II 10 the social evil that II the big prob
lem. Tho best that can suggest IL
to make u . nuisance instead OF a
crime. GRAFT In this direction would be
reduced"
Mr. waldo said he was In favor OF
Sunday liquor. selling. but did not be-
iieve that q law permitting IL would
eliminate saioon graft altogether.
lie declared. however. that the sys-
tomato collection Of graft had been
stopped.
lie did not sec how q police ofnoers
school could be operated. II did not
seem TO him that II was practicable TO
train q young man in school to DO
police captain.
Tho ten-year term did not appeal
strongly to Mr.. Waldo.
Miss Lillian wald. an east side settle
ment worker. spoke In behalf OF tho
report Of the Citizens Committee sub
mitted yesterday and rho also argued
for . ten-year term for the Commits
sioner. Miss wald suggested that tho
social evil should no taken completely
out OF the Magistrates Courts. as a
hns or imprisonment for q woman OF
tho street only provoked her 10 try and
get back tho money quickly.
You must 10 further back In hand.
ling this problem" she said. ''Magis-
tratcs and plain clothes men are not
trained 10 handle these girls. ] would
suggest that you establish a force OF
policewomcn to handle this matter. They
would understand the plight Of the girls
and the real sfort 20 redeem them
might begin"
RABBI IN FAVOR OF A MORALS
COMMISSION.
Rabbi II. Pereira Mendes. a member
of tho Committee Of Fourteen. ex-
pressed himself In favor OF q moarls
commission.
Police Inspector Dryer. In charge OF
what 10 known as the Uptown Tender
ioin." said that tho present police sys-
TEN was about as near as human per-
| lection could permit
you start a cop" he said. at $500 n
| year. take out 500 for his equipment.
give him authority on the street and
turn him loose without the price Of a
sandwic Then you expect him TO re-
| sist temptation. II takes man Of trc'
mendous moral fibre to resist. JIG
should be started on 1900 and should
be made q first grade man IN three
years"
The inspector declared that 95 pei
cent. OF disorderly women could b'
segregated.
"Therc In n natural tendency fol
these women TO segrcgate. They are
now gathered between One Hundred
and Fourth and One Hundred and
Tenth streets. with Manhattan avenue
as q centre. They have telephones and
are called up by their patrons. whom
they meet elsew where"
Lieut. Enright declared that II IN,
people wanted to eliminate tho socia
evil then ind the men guilty as well r.,
tho women. lie launched into pro
test against police Investigations ant
declared that the police were tired Of Il
Tho Police Department does not 70
quire much legislation. ut In most ON
| IDENTITY administered" he said