New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
England,s Pohcewomen

perintcndents, inspectors, clerical stat, ser
gesnts and constables.
When they made their start fifty Of then
were drilled by sergeant Of police in
back yard of the suburb Of Homsey. The
first town they worked in cmcaly had
diocese of twenty-five thousand inhabitants
and thirty thousand soldiers. Their wort
from the beginning has been more preventive
than repressive. They handle trouble before
il becomes a court case as well ss a"s
They suggest solutions.
Commandant Damer Dawson the chief on
Ger. speaking Of Leicester Square, the vet
heart Of the night life of London, said'
"Take, for instance, Leicester Square J"
hear people say that Leicester Square IS III
tested by night hawks and bullies and
forth, and that it is also infested BY aoon'
nable women. No abuse has been spared u
has been poured upon the women who na"
a trade and living out of immortality, but 'sV
few have said word about the other SEX
which is bound TO be connected with the LIE
Of the London streets. One might 'hhf 'na'
there are only two classes Of people On w
London streets the police and prosti'uIss~
and that the rest are innocent people. hs"
ever. it is not for me 10 give you iee''''
on the state of the London streets e1ss''
inasmuch as it touches our police work nv
our experience night after night.
Polcewomen on the Streets
I'VE find that things have very nao
changed since the war began, and are ehsnF
ing very quickly. Therefore you cannot P''
sibly write to the papers or argue aooa' .A'
social condition which existed even i.'
months ago. You must 90 straight to "'
streets night after night and follow up es'e
as you find them, and this is what you n"''
There are DULLES there, both men ana WOMB
DULLES, but not to the same extent tna' 'a'',
used to be, for this reason-you have 70 ''''
with modern women on the streets, sno ~
will find that the temptation thrown Os,v.
these young women from the tine 'na' u''
are Aappers' is enormous. Mind you w,
are light hearted, aching for excitemea. -
they are non-moral That is the resu" |"
social conditions. They have no mors' VI.
ing; their parents give them none' anu Wv
have very little at school, and they nave w..
little religious enthusiasm. Therefore v"
come out into the world non-moraL NV.
theless, they are exceedingly human sh'
termined TO have a good time at o. w..
They are mostly girls who have 'a'''S -'rl.
bitterness Of life-girls among the n's
ions for whom there may not be no''s
and therefore they have got TO msAs y
own living. -;,t
"Then there come thousands OF men, VI
hundreds ard thousands in money 70 -
and the young women pay the price. wv.
think they know the price, nine out Of W
them. the disease and the misery tns'
going to ensueg OF course they do nov
1.-THE policewomen are able 70 touen v
tain fringe of this work. None o.
claim anything more, but we arc ao'e 80.
as a tremendous deterrent In the hsss
certain streets which we patrol at hs'~ a.
are able to keep absolutely clear. io1 40
GERS. bows Of seventeen and eisn'ee.' !.
have hardly left their mothers are ,..s
these streets by women who ougn.
better: but when they see the pohe' 4, Il
they bolt. Ours is only patehwors' '''
help ait ~
Take another instance. A serious ny" 80
taking place between two drunken "a
who should have been in camp. The msA d..
,sker of their coats TO fight. Inc ~.
woman cleared the crowd, separated 'hs "a
ers. persuaded them to put on 'heir "A
shake hands and return to camp
orthodox police method for such 49, =
A clubbing. The only test OF 49,. -
Does il work, The new women's VI! 2
Success has been their answer 70