The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-10

ORDER Il FIN Ally ISSUED
The Issuance 6v Mayor Ains1te a. direct or
aers to Chiet Of Police ~erasr 80 have The law
AsAinst TIC social est. enforced. and ,ue as
eurance hat the police VIII Obey tae order,
saeans tbs triumph OF gleht. ana brings vic
fory to The tight 1he Tugr.aa has made alone
ard single BANDED Tor uearI}'a year to have this
dark stain oo mo lono- eff la0-ahdlng com.
mnnity removed .r action Of the h,iais Of the
eaty.
The ia7 o. the State against tie practice Of
vice Is clear. the oat5s OF the Mayor and the
Chief OF Police are explicit, the hndiugs Of the
ysce commission arr tlear-cut. definite and to
rhe point Following the line OF the report. tie
order Of Mayor Ainslie to Chief Werner Is
brief, direct and positive. NoF Tor the frst
time in many years. fl not for the first time
IN Richmond history. there IS TO be what
we hope will prove earnest, intelligent per
sissent effort, 10 enforce the Law so long a
dead letter
There is longer any question as TO who Is
or is not responsible for nonen(orcement OF the
Ian 10 the future Mayor Ainses vice COM
mission has blazed The way Mayor Ainslie has
committed himself unrescrvcdly to the enforce,
lncnt OF the law as recommended. and has given
his orders direct 10 the chief in whom the CON-
mission recommended that the power Of en-
forcerncnt be solely vested. 1t Is up TO
the chief and the department under him TO
enforce the Law and improve moral conditions
in Richmond. And 50 The Firgtnton wins
again.
The VtrUn,1u rejoices In this victory IL has
won for morality. for law Enforcement and for
the people It's ngh, has been made against
what 1t recognizes as next to the licensed liquor
traiHc the greatest TO the youth OF
our city and State. With this conviction Il has
urged the Mayor, the Police Commission. the
Chtef Of Police and the department Itself, to
enforce the Law. With this conviction II sought
10 secure from the last Legislature the pas
sage Of Law which would have made the fight
more simpie and more certain Of success
n 10, therefore, highly gratifying TO The Ttr
<14an that the vice commission. which has
snaAs dtligent thorough and careful study Of
xh3 situation. has fallen In line completely with
~ ideas OF TIE VfroiH.ani and has called on
4Gxysr Ainsiie as we have been doing for
yuuu1hs 30 have the Law enforced
n argues well for morality In Richmond that
- commission, in its investigation. has net
Annanad feself alone 70 the segregated district
~ cur6ltfums therein Report No. submitted
- <bs Mayor states that the commission has
aassFeafnsd practically all the locations Of vice
n this city. The information thus obtained
k@1ha commission 10 at the disposal Of the 20
~ There can be no reason nor FOR
al1rs to break up all the places Of vtce
kn1Bad1scxt <As entire citp sehue the segregated
anessz ue9r Is being abolished The question
-. now direct 10 she department IS not were
81 the A0naes In the segregated district mott
6as1estsrday that they must cease to violate
fko4isxI but dsd the police notify oil the bosses
~ n ~ city and totH me Toto be enforced
MuoauAosf OH Richmond as ioeU os ir the seq
e11sG 6sssr<css
Let the crusade be general thorough and
eAectfve. The good people of Richmond de-
serve this much, and. having been thoroughly
aroused. they will net NOW be satisfied with
snythfng short Of complete and effective en-,
s0rreuent o. the lew all over Richmond.