Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-11
Rebuke Mayor,
Clergy Demands
Continued from Pare One

VI WIG
suited. 1t has been held up as unclean
and immoral, entirely without warrant.
has your wife or sister or sweetheart
or daughter ever been insulted on the
streets of Philadelphia? No woman or
man who wants to be clean has been
molested In this city. Is II fair hat
the city should be held up to ridicule?'
The resolution of the wartime COM
mittee OF the 1nterchurci Federation is
as follows:
Whereas, s1it for criminal libel has
been brought against the Rev. DR.. Ed
win Heyl Delk by a certain police official
or this city. We. the members OF the war
tlme commission of the lnterchurch
Federation. express our entire commence
IN the integrity and motives of Doctor
Delk, and we welcome the approaching
trial as ar opportunity to show 10 the
public the true conditions prevailing IN
the police department Of Philadelphia
The appeal to press, pulpit and civic
organizations Is signed by seventeen
officials and directors of the federation
and the wartime committee. 1t follows'
Text Of Minister'S Appeal
The war time COMMITTEE q, 1ne calls
upon the ministers and congregations oi i I'M,
city 70 protest by sermons. ,bg rrSo,uets
iso D fh !, 3, , sysr Ta PSs' NnG D onaattor Of PUB.
X. safety IN restoring Jsneps o,ics force.
'"' "T ssasef oaliciai ws- T pem sSs 'P IN order nat
thc Federal Government might exere'S might
rHto more en IL snnt n the the e0i Protection. o., en-.
listed men. from the .seductions . .nose
Stion S S,se 4, .,s q means e, Of I ss,"' T ,Sa no forces c'p Of
Evil and brought upon our city, the stern
sondcmn2tion Of the Secretary OF the army
Tn spite Of all the splendid hosriteiitf
t,bRse' cs has MADE de- Gq ~ oi,y 6 sa@G Ssai In bchsit
heinz heinz o%IIclslly tshooed By ne Fee na seope tS sat
is given u, the eyplolters Of vice. under the
present civic adnlnis,ration. .o,,s rs,sor
for ibis 'f res,o m Gsa" o. !0f Mt, Robinson. TSs
only motive conceivable Cfor the protection
such p prSfs' a eeHslSn l.. y th "4 The M.yor and
Director o, Public safety are determined Ito
bscsu.e he "s served isG0' ,hem faithfully and car
riH arS Sus tnsIr wishes Legally the con,ro, o,
tho police force that Il should be made
'2s rea ~ that !. I IL better hat to , ss5ye can fhe se
heir schemes: whereas the public is 80 weak
By those who OPPOSITE its wishes. nor trusted
b. those who serve It's best Interests ,s,.
sni. but The MaSor and DireetoT q Public
tool. and realized that the whole system
not rewarded." Tsey, therefore. rsinstste
him. in spite Of public opinion in PhIladel-
eminent.
Gan Insult and a Challenge"
,. This action is an insult and a challenge
{, e ne ciyiG conscience Of this entire city
there can be no real rule OF the people. our
AGENTS become our bosses. and the govern,
and use our offices, to reward our explolters.
injury is of itself an orsnse that cries to
Jar government iiiseiif,. the prin"iples Of
freedom and elf-goyernmcnt on which our
at this crisis is looking for guidance, are
brousht 70 shame, and made a byword and
The l!gh, that should guide us is lark
ensd. and the, path that should bring US TO
shame that the the city Of rent" an Fr HnspnaNa anG
the Declaration of independence should be-
source sOuns Of i'' perii 10 ost The !" s s,nh G' y ,n,Hq''y Who "a
h sor b risk ys1d or stood ready to risk their lives
protection OF the weak, the
dSns 50 much 10 help me enlisted men
brought to shame in this way BY its official
and standard bearers.
and civic societies and Clubs OF rrhIRiadeIpGis
10 reDuhe this insolence OF the Mayor and
Director OF Public Safety, and TO supn5rt
the national Government in its demand Tar
the removal OF James Robinson from this
supcrintendency.'
Signers of statement
The statement is signed by these min
listers:
The Revs Orlando r. Steward. Frank
p. ParIiin. Franl; b. Lynch, William p.
Fulton. Floyd W. Tonkins, g. S. Gle
land, Gladstone Holm, James NJ. :,
Eisenberg, Philip +. Osgood, j. Henry
Harms. John Allen Blair. Percy G. stock
man Carl r. Grammer, president Of the
lnterchurch Federation; Edwin lleyi
pelk, chairman wartime committee
William V. Berg, secretary Of Inter-
federation; William }. Miller,
Jr., secretary wartime committee; Sam
ucl Z. Batten. secretary Baptist social
service department.