New-York tribune., 1921-09-23

lieve it is Il self-respecting force, and
that it is worthy of the respect of the
community and that it should be fos-
tered in every particular, and that
whatever may be had from time to
time--that is, the matter OF desire on
the part Of the members Of the force
by way of promotion, desirable posts
reward of merit in the due course
OF administration, and not by favor
or by outside request. And ] desire
particularly to call the attention OF
the committee to the evidence, quite
extensive in it's nature, produced be-
fore the committee, that, under the
existing practice, whether due to the
fault of statute or administration,
many Of these advantages are had sole
ly on request and must therefore be
at the expense o merit.
"On the question Of discipline / may
also add, and think may add it with
out hurting the susceptibilities Of the
force, that the police force of this city,
the greatest force on this continent,
has pride in it's character which re-
sents the retention in it's ranks Of men
or such gross nature and character as
some OF those are shown to be whose
eases were up for consideration before
this committee.
Il do not believe the police officers
OF the city, any more than the com
nunlty, wants any man on the force
that would try TO bite out another
mans tongue. use that merely as an
Illustration. There are exceptional
cases. But with relation to the dis
cipline of the department, it should be
the purpose of the department to weed
out men of this character. They are
nor mt guardians of men, and parti-
cularly of women and Of children.
Policing Of Piers
NOW, ! want to suggest, in relation
to thus evidence in relation to the piers.
tnat 1t IS perfectly apparent in rela-
zion TO this Italian company that they
couldn't get the cooperation of the
Pollce Department until they made an
arrangement that was satisfactory to
the Police Department which gave n
benefit to that department.. That is a
matter of benefit tnat the Police De-
psrtment could indicate what officer
shall control the watching and policing
OF large private properties, that have
to pay as high as 100000 a year for
the protection Of two or three piers,
These piers pay a rental of 100000 &
year, and they pay $1,000 a year for
the purpose Of having their goods pro-
recoed by Watchmen. That is, they pay
as much for the purpose Of protecting
their property being stolen from piers
as they pay for the whole rental--a
ridiculous proposition. There is either
a disregard for law that is incaiculable
and cannot be estimated in the city or
it can be done for much less.
There is another matter that ! wish
to call attention to, and regret to
have to call attention to it. You have
heard the evidence in relation to the
payments to Inspector Henry. Nobody
regrets such circumstances more than
do. The facts are before you; the
evidence is before you The motive
that controls witnesses is before you,
and it is unnecessary for me to COM
ment upon it, the contradiction of
witnesses, the statements made upon
the stand, which are inconsistent with
the statements made at other times.
Your findings in relation to that, /
leave to you, without any attempt to
foreshadow what they will be-"