The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-10
In Absence of Such Allegations
He Says There Will Be No
Investigation
Urges LET Us
Quit This Clamor
Believes All That Could Be
Expected Has Been Attained
and That Law Against Vice
Is Now Enforced

There will be no investigation
partmcnt- The-o will be no In
vestixation of the actions OF the
Board Of Police Commissioners.
There will be no further action
On the reports OF the Richmond
Vice Commission unless there are
specific statements OF wrongdo-
ing and names of individuals sus-
pected Of the wronSdoing are
placed in the hands of the Mayor.
These facts are assured by the
statement of Mayor Ainslie made
public by him late yesterday af-
ternoon in expinnat ton of his fall
ure to communicate to the Board
of Aldermen in regular monthly
session anything in connection
with the reports of the Vice Com
mission already presented to him.
The Mayor Is OF the opinion that
all that could be expected has been
attained, and that all further agi-
tation should cease. He states that
the law Is now being enforced In
Richmond for the first time IN the
memory OF MN all over the city.
The statement OF the Mayor is a
complete surprise. even to those best
and the interest taken by
the Mayor In the work of that body
1t was thought certain that he would
recommend or demand some sort Of
In view of the direc'
statement OF the Vice Commission thai
II holds evidence affecting the admins
tration Of police affairs in the city Of
such a nature as to affect members
of the board.
The Mayor bases his refusal TO act
further on two facts: first. that the Law
Is being enforced throughout the city
both In the old segregated district and
in all parts Of Richmond. and second
that the action OF the Vice Commission
In refusing to present specific evil
dence In regard to the Police Depart
ment makes 1t impossible to conduct
any sort of investigation.
Mayor Ainsiie's statement reads:
AS view the situation in connec'
ton with the reports of the Vice Com.
mission. It Is this: The commission
was appointed to investigate com.
mercialized vice in this city and K
make such recommendations in re
gard thereto as they deemed mos
likely to improve our conditions II
this regard.
The policy of federation and regu
lated PERMISSION mad always thereto
fore obtained in Richmond. as 1t has
in practically every other American
city, and the whole commu nifty
mayors, police boards. citizens and al
acouiesced in it. 1t Is matter o
record that the question was discussed
lust three years ago by a committed
from the Police Board and a specia
committee of the Ministerial Union
and that no change IN the policy was
insisted upon or recommended by the
ministerial committee. Not single
newspaper in tn city protested
against 1t prior to the appointment O.
the commission, although SO much al
1t as was in the red light district had
been there for nine years. and all al
them, but one, approved the appoint.
ment of the commission. which latter
paper always heretofore completed,
silent on the subject, then and for the
first time called for the closing of tbs
district and the enforcement OF Law
against IT.
The Commission reported that Il
found that the vice here was not con
fined to the district, as has been found
to be the case in every other city ir
the world, although the extent to which
they found II scattered had never
been indicated by private
complaints. or other information com
ing to police headquarters.
Five days after the receipt OF tn,
first report Of the Commission tool
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