Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
.STARKE WOULD BURN
ALL WRITTEN EVIDENCE
Chairman OF Mayor Ainslie's Vice
Commission Makes Extended
Statement.
NO REFERENCE TO PROTECTION
Tells What Steps Were Taken for
Relief Of Inmates of Former Seq
regated District-No Mention Is
Made OF Police Board.

Ashton Starke. chairman OF Mayor
Ainsltes Vice Commission. gave out
an extended statement yesterday in re-
gard to the work of the commission
prefacing that he was speaking in
dividually and not for the commission.
He did not say when the Vice Commits
sion would make further report, nor
did he allude to the statement in re-
port No. ! that tho commission had
found twice AZ many disordcrly women
outside OF the district as in IT, that
policemen had told the commission
why houses outside OF tho district had
been permitted. and that those police
men who SO testified would need pro-
lection from their superiors. the Board
Of Police Commissioners.
HOPES TO SEE ALL EVIDENCE
CONSIGNED TO FLAMES
Supplcmenting his formal statement.
Mr. Starke was quoted yesterday af-
ternoon as saying that he would be
agreeable TO turning over to the Mayor
any specific evidence he might ask for.
or any evidence the Mayor should have
for his information and guidance I'm
betterinG moral and political condi-
tions, but that he would not agree to
turn over to the Mayor the whole mass
OF evidence the Vice Commis ssion Is in
possession OF, and was anx xious for the
day when II would be consigned to the
flames. Other members are known to
hold opposite Views. and favor turn
ing over the entire record to the
Mayor, leaving it to his discretion 10
make public such portions as he may
consider proper.
CHAIRMAN STARKE REVIEWS
WORK OF COMMISSION
Chairman Starke's statement fol-
lows:
Some months since. in response to n
request from the Mayor Of this city
and what was supposed to be gen
eral desire on the part OF our citizens
for the bctterment of moral conditions
in certain quarters. "Vicc Commits
sion" was created. and men and women
were found who finally consented to
take upon themselves the very dis
agreeable and onerous task consequent
So far as can be recalled. no protest
has been lifted at any time by any
one. save one newspaper, as to the ap-
pointmcnt of this commission. None
Of those who have very recently
awakened to the utter folly" OF an
pointing this commission have given
the public the benefit OF their farther
seeing minds through all the long
months of this commissions existence
Now that the first report is made to
the Mayor. it does not suit some. and
II Is interesting to know what kind of
report they had right to expect
and probably looked for
ONLY FOUR CITIES or THIS SIZE
HAVE SEGREGATID DISTRICTs
II is 10 be borne in mind that this
commission Is not OF it's own creation.
nor has II individually or collectively
at any time suggested or indicated to
the Mayor that ii held the key to the
moral situation in Richmond or that
Its wish was equal to tho complex
questions connected with this matter.
To serve the Mayor, and. through him,
tho city. We have met from time to
time. thought and done tho bcat we
knew how. We have found that ONLY
four cities in the United States OF
over 100000 population have what Is
called aggregated districts. From this
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