New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-14
V. N. c. A. Official Asks
Blessing on Head of
Department.
COMMISSIONER MAKES
ORATORlCAL TOUR
Visits Club and Church Also
Requests That Honor Due
Force Be Given Them.

Police Commissioner Arthur Noou9
snert Yesterday in an oratorial tour
Of the city. He made three speeoneS'
In the afternoon at the West Slae
Young Mems Christian Association ne
e.ked FOR the cooperation OF the EV'uoV
members in perfecting the poiice loice'
Al night he spoke NJ Grace Me'hodIsl
Episcoral Church. where the rev Ut,
Christian !. Reisner held a speSiaI
service for the department Inc ponce
hand nlayed and a collection was taken
for gvmnastic apparatus for sta'loh
houses His third speech was al 'he
Williams Club.
In a prayer@et the Young men
Christian Association Just before the
Commissioner was introduced fIeu
orick A. Wallis said: "ln our cities'
where settle the dtegs OF immigta-
ton. crime reaches lts hlghesI ieNeI
We prav especiallY for Commissioner
Woods. We fhank Thee for him, ior
his courage. mis- wisdom and hrs rear
lessness. increase his power OF per
coptiou. his pdSer Of execution ana MS
power Of discernment.'
DIR Howard c. Myer, in his intro
ductory remarks, told Of his experience
with the policemen he met in London
and Paris. laying special stress on the
courteous name in which they re
spect the people Imagine" he SAID
similar treatment from Ne" lorh
noliceman, | have seen many people
aceost policemen in this city, but they
never got what they wanted.
Execution was taken TO this by the
Police Commissioner, who SAID Dr'
Myer had put i the wrong way around.
There is misunderstanding, ne
said. "bv the public which has tended
N bring about whatever there may DE
in What Dr. Myer said about the New
York police. There 10 certain Iach
az pride in the city ard the policeman
iob II the city will take the ponce
man nj his best, and not at his worst,
II will have n police force that VIII
beat any force anywhere.
apo not let the reputation OF the
whole he besmirched by the outrageous
misconduct Of some member OF the
force For grating cop we nave
nothing except the greatest reprooa.
tion. and vet even when you speak OF
the grating cop remember his super
human inducements TO graft
eve give him a lot of laws 70 en-
force which we approve Of IN primer
pie. but in which many individuals
among US like to have personal eXcep-
tons made In our own particular busl-
nesses. Could anything be a more d.
rect invitation to graft
OF the criminals Of to-day, the Com
missioner said they are mere boys less
than twenty-five years old. and IN
some cases fifteen years old. CHEAP
pool parlors, he said, were IN part re
sponsible for this.
$50 far as we have been able said
the Commissioner, I'VE have wiped
these places out. One result is that
il is now hard to find gang leaders
you have invited me here to talk on
Every Man a Policeman, and | am go
ing to take you at your word and ten
YOU how you can help in policing the
citv." The Commissioners explained
ways in which this could be done.
He cited an example OF the passing
Of othe system" and gave as an IN.
stance the arrest a few weeks ago OF
two policemen, attached TO the stan
Of an inspector, who were arrested for
soliciting graft, when an Last SIDE
saloonkeeper telephoned a complaint.
When the Commissioner referred 10
grafters a man in the audience cried
out:
II beg TO state that there is one in
vour department yet that know Of.
you can be assured" the Commits
sioner replied, Chat II there is we will
get him out"
The man afterward gave the Com,
missioner the name OF the officer, and
told. though vaguely, OF having been
swindled out OF $4,000.
Reporters brought to the Commis-
sioner's attention many pool parlors
still running. Among them were
Boob" Walkers cafe, in East l4th St.,
and another, reputed TO be run by
providence Slim also known TO the
notice as "Billy" Reynolds. on the Bow
srv. Mr.. Woods did not appear to
know ANYTHING about them.
The Commissioner speeches at the
church and club were along similar
limos 10 that in the afternoon.