Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-14
Circulation Every 1A0cO
Evening Yesterday xfOOL
Treatment of Pu blic Workers.

The fact that nobody seems TO wan. W
be- a policeman, who can find another
lob. is borne out by the statement that
there are only few applicants to MI
s,stv vacancies in the department.
The man qualified mentally, and physical
IA 10 serve on the force can obtain much
leSs exnctinr. disagreeable work and at
cohsiderahly larger pay. Outside oi these
coalitions Of employment however, Is
,h, attitude of the average men in the
street towards these important officers oil
the law There is no post requiring more
ta,t more forbcarancc, more hncsse
w,h the ability 60 make quick decisions
than that Of patrolman. In addition the
ha,rs are long. the peril is greater than is
encountered in almost any other vocation
usl the public's appreciation is small
inbred
yhe policc are too often looked upon as
= ,.,rson apart from the rest OF our iei-
how citizens sort Of q necessary evil. In
STEAD az the uniform standing as eadge
II honor declaring that the wearer has
b,,en selected To guard the homes and lives
and treasures az our people Il has come 10
10 held m light esteem. OF course, there
are policcmcn who bring disgrace 70 the
hlnc uniforms. and others are competed
"a. suffer in consequence, hut as ma
unity the men are far above the average
wagc Garner in intelligence, IN appilca-
tion ,o duty and in zeal in performing
the work.
As an officer Of the city whose tasks
touch all the sides and angles OF our daily
hfe as a man who is sclf-respcCtIng and
heartily interested in his work; as one
who is able 20 resist the temptations that
be,Sct hin, as an official who IS called upon
10 meet every emergency that arises. who
servcs in fair weather or foul in times Of
d,saster. or in times Of rejoicing We fnd
the policeman the most useful official we
have. and as such he should be treated
with the friendly consideration he rich
~ has won.
The policemen, like our school teach
crs. are playing big, important part IN
the citvs affairs; they are indispensable
wsrkers in the community. and they
should not be left in any doubt as TO thelr
services being appreciated.
The school teacher, too, must be ac-
corded that recognition that her post de-
mants II she Is expected TO meet It's exact
inx reouircments. and she must not be
made 60 feel that she is simply a machine
without n soul or without longlngs to come
more directly into the home life oi her
employers. We do not speak for any OF
TIM teachers individually, but we speak
Cob them ~ q whole. and we speak more
dtectly 60 people who are placed IN way
tl,At they might make more pleasant and
might the lives of those who are dong
utsrh a splendid work.
III our teachers or our officers OF the
lao or our ministers uf the Gospel are
NO giving ~ tho best that they are ca
pahlo If Il IL the fault Of those whom they
are STRIVING 20 serve, il IL the cOmmunity's
attitude toward its peace officers and
towards the teachers and all its officials
that " o. blame
With hearty. earnest and sincere ap-
p,viation ol what we may be doing we
always find our capacities doubled and
the work made easier for into il we then
reflect the pleasure that unfaiingly comes
when we understand that our efforts are
meeting with approval When the worker
IL recognized as a vastly more important
unat than the idler or than those who stand
aloof and aside from contact with those
who are doing the essential things of the
moment and giving their tasks the best
that is in them, there will be fewer
yarancies in the ranks of those who serve
the community.