The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-10
EIGHT NEW MEN ON
TULSA POLICE FORCE
Vacancies Caused by Strike
Hn| p.troImcn and Traffic Cops
Already Filcd
urs GIVE OUT STATEMENT
The, WIN Secure New Em-
.,omcut II Demands Are Not
Met by city.

,.ro, new patrolmen ana raiilc
-. and one plainclothesman
en- ssdel 40 the police force yes
suu A., lake the place OF the 10
"iu@S OF he policemen union
n ~" oult work Friday night =. NJ
~ Commissioner OF police. and
hon", fhat no expected all the
ir, 80 90 be filled within the
uoa"S S,y or two and that the city
TanB have iH fun police protec-
'.sngain several Of the new mon
wv og,r..ls soldiers who have been
an the waiting llst.
" ~ n, rna members OF the union
.i'dceJ themselves at "A meeting held
!,Cs-pcnrrrs ', hail last night TO stay
sat urtl their demands we're met
W otber definite action was taken.
Ir,ton members said that they had
A., drurR but had been asked 10
,rt by T0hu when they laid their
"a, before him Friday
luhoulh all OF the men stated
,,rb,ffgt.y that they would re-
.,Ip ouf until their demands wcro
mel by the board ot commissioners,
n,y expressed the willingness TO go
,hrk az once and give the city po-
Ilce protection II {, was needed, act
rr as civilian officers.
PlaincluthcSmcn on job.
pohn said that the city was being
rven better protection In the bust
,,.y district with plainciothesmen
waking the downtown beats than
nader the old system and that
blan would hc worked out whereby
peclal officers would patrol alleys
ind property owned by merchants
The special officers would have u
city commission. but would be paid
BY merchants subscriptions Ac.
oordinE 10 Bohn the records Of Gin
tlnnau show that ALLEY cops" make
nore arrests than regular police
men end give better service and for
that reason the system will soon be
inaugurated here.
Pollccmcn's Statement.
A statement given out by the pub
Hsiy committee Of the union last
rIIh, was as follows.
The poilccmens union gave no
lice 70 the city GO DAYS ago that ~
would need an increascd wage scale
and shorter hours n It was to work
efficiently and give the city
he proper protection However. We
dh not strike and do not intend TO.
bg were asked by Commissioner
BohnRo turn In our equipment when
We approached him witE our re-
quests We arc SIN ready 90 offer
n, city our services In case OF emer-
rncy. but We will not 20 back Of
heially until our request for a living
ware Is granted
Despite promises made A. tho
time oi 2-mi,l levy few months ago
that We would have "A raise, we have
received nothing from that levy. We
have no bad feelings against the
city and are still on friendly terms
with The Administration still we
will not 30 back TO work on the po-
Aer force at the Old wages we were
receiving before asked 10 quit We
can get Jobs elsewhere nt higher
ahnes and will take 'hem unless
NE city takes some action toward
ismedy.nE our condition Rt once.
Ohe of our number has already given
1n police work and will start on a
new JOB tomorrow night, thr rcst "
" io..owlng him n no change n
made
Despite the strike there was no
Demonstration made br tho Rwlrss
cement IN The city during the day
" high' uDd arrests continued TO
" made as they always had