The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-26
POLICE SPIRIT BEST
EVER, SAYS HYLAN
Mayor Answers His Critics
and Once More Scores
the Moneybund.

Declaring that the morale and disci-
piine OF tho Police Department had
never been SO good. Mayor Hylan again
came to the defence of that department
yesterday. Few OF the lives of the
50 called g"od government propa-
gandists." the Mayor asserted could be
compared with the lives OF a great ma
jority Of police officers.
The defence was In reply 10 a state
| ment OF the Good Government Bureau
| on Monday citing many cases where
\ pstrolmen found guilty OF violating the
| rules Of the department were let OF
with short probationary periods, where
as former Commissioner Woods was In
the habit OF inficting fnes for infrac-
lions of discipline.
Writing TO Deputy Commissioner
Leach, who Is in charge OF the disci-
| pl'ne OF the department., Mayor Hylan
said
II notice that the so-ca!led good gov
eminent eSpio!ters are again busy.
| These paper organizations such rs the
| so-called Good Government Bureau, Mu-
| nicipal Research Bureau and similar or
CARNATIONS. which are kept alive by
the contributions from the Rockefeller
| interests. the food. ice and coal profit
| GERS and disappointed office seekers and
men who want the government of the
| city run In a way that will not inter-
| fere with their exploitation Of the peo-
pie, are abusing and vilifying those
who are endeavoring to faithfully serve
the people OF the city.
| since Police Commissioner Enright
has had charge Of the Police Depart
Dent you have had entire SUPERVISION
over the trials Of polio officers charged
with violating the rules OF the depart.
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make the same good record IN your po-
| lice work as you did as city Inagis-
! trate.
| Your policy OF showing the first Of
fender consideration and giving no quar-
ter to the vicious offender against the
law, and your record for Justice and
honesty OF purpose in the interest OF the
people, cannot be Justly criticised.
Your policy Of placing police on.
GERS who have violated the rules OF the
Police Department on probation when II
is their f1rst offence Ia absolutely sound
and this procedure will be approved by
all honest and fair thinking people
Your practice OF dealing severely with
the persistent offender OF the police
rules is like wise sound
"I: We could look behind the scenes
an'l See the lives OF these so-called good
Government propagandis ts few OF them
could compare with the lives OF the great
| majority OF police officers in this city
During the war period no class OF
men in this country performed more val.
uablo and patriotic service than the OF.
flccrs and men of the Police DEPARTMENT
The valuable services they gave ir
the many Liberty Loan drives. their ef.
ficicnt service In taking charge OF and
! operating the Staten Island ferryboats
operating the seagoing tugs which
towed the garbage to sea and the ashes
and refuse of the city to the dumps
thereby safeguarding the health OF the
community. are to he highly commended
II am glad to observe that the morale
and discipline OF the force are better to.
day than ever before. II is true. ever
though the police are now being treated
by the heads of the department with
fairness and justice. This theory. OF
cou Sc. does not jibo with that OF the
moneybund crowd and others who have
failed TO use this administration fol-
their private gain"