Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
Division Supcrinl e II d lent
Asserts Fair Sex Will Re-
main on Force.
COLONEL WOOD PRAISES
WORK OF POLICEWOMEN
New York Official Says Fc-
males Are Splendid and
Have Smart Appearance.
Srccial Crbcl 10 The Tinos-Dis-
patch.

Srecial Crbcl 10 The Timcs- Dis
ratch.l
LONDON. Oct s.--Thrce marriages.
within - week between l.oudon's uni
pi!nci poIic"womcn and policemen.
nave again drawn public attention TO
the woiucn's division Of. tho Metro
U"i!tan force which ig already under
Ire from Taxpayers, who hold that
women arc not necessary in the nery-
ie"
The last of tho weddings Of the
lovers In uluc drew cau8tic comment
ron several London papers. one OF
"hlch remarked that &; would be
io'tHuat. If ali 81 tho women police
nen cculd lc persuaded to NARY ana
-Llus relieve the city OF their pay.
" hich amounts to 100000 :, month.
IN" women, their critics poin, out.
'i"E. no authority To make arrests
and say the work they arc now doing
was Gpnc before the war by volun-
'oer workers from social and rc!ig-
ioIs organ izat!ons.
In tho mnan,im. occasional bou-
rue's nave teen coming the way Of
ihc pnltccwom-n, aud tn" contro-
',rsy oyer whether they are wasting
pIhlic money goes n"rrily along
Many OF Tho Kind words for tho
women "Dobh.es" have conc from
N'reficans. Colonel William =.
Mood. chief ~ shH % the polio.
'rscrvc ~ Sew York. who with his
'h'o., holman W"nanaker. special
prprty Commissioner. j. vis!,in; in
England. gave out an interview upon
itis arrival saying: Your coustnhl.s
arc gentlemen aud your poiiccwom.n
are splendid. am particularly
struck ~ their smart appearance and
dcncanOr.'
\ i.w days ui,s, an American
wrote !" pnpcr, incloAlur :, photo
E'aph ~ - woman poiiccman's feet
iis letter drrlorei The fact that the
url!cowom.u arc ISSUED heavy boots
when rreTent them from making
,as good an appearance as their sister
workers ga offices and shops.
Fixture in I.ond.,s
The poiiccwomaw has come c,
Stay IN London, just as she his in
every other progressive city OF tile
W"rld' said Mrs. +. IL. Stanley, SUI
p"riuteudrnt ii the wom.n's division
@. the metropolitan police force 1T
u rue that 1t may be hard 10 define
"Nacti: what sort o! good tho women
40. but the tact remains that The.
|AGa preventing crime every day. ana
! think that prevention is considered
merely waiting until II crime has been
committed and then trailing the
criminal.
In ON. dlstric, alone where we
HAZE hccn working. crimes decreased
from $40 last year to roo ~ tho Year
inst ended Thn, is concrete proof
''.sat their work is important"
Regarding the complaint about the
pal'"ewom"n's boots Superintendent
stanley sat! cach woman has her
shoes mado 10 measure ana although
tho members Of her force are on
scvcn-hoUr patrol duty. none Of them
have foot trouble. y scvcn-hour pa
troll was established for the women
size said, when il was found that
"ighL hours. as the Eicn work, was
too fatiguing. Tho women travel
alone BY day in lad districts. but
join at night ana the two cover both
their beats
We have women from every walk
"f life enrolled In our division" said
superintendent Stanley. II have some
! can dress up III f,rs and diamonds
ana send out to work upon n case
in the highest society and others
from the working classes who can
give the homely motherly attention
80 many people need"
The London pol!ccwomcn pass
through rigid physical examination
: before they are admitted to the force
They must be tive feet four inches in
height and nearly all arc over this
mark. averaging about five and one
half feet. They wear blue uniforms
OF the same cloth rs the men and
helmets resembling in shape those of
the "bohtics." They receive GO shil-
liugs tabout si2.50) a week to start.
while the men start at 20 shillinEs
Iabout sl5).
The women police arc n product OF
the war. at first volunteer workers
we're used because OF the great mum
Der OF soldiers in the city and parks
: and later the police commissioner
asked for several paid workers Later
the women were formally admitted
to standing as members of the Met
F"poiitan force and given full privi-
icEes of pensions after long service.
rms, said Superintendent Stan
'cy' rs sufficient evidence that tho
woman police will not he abolished.
no matter how many criticisms tax
ptycrs make in their vain attempt 10
hha someone upon whom TO vent
'hc'r anger over high living and
taxes
Copyright. 1921. by Public Ledger
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