The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-09
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Editor World: May offer for publication on
my personal responsibility few remarks IN
regard to the near-chaouc condition into which
this trifling matter of a brawl between a Nio-
lator OF the law and an officer OF the law
has apparently placed the city,
| have desire 10 say anything which
might be interpreted as meaning to- reflect
against dhc church, or against the city admin
isration, as organizations; and my sole object
IL to express my views as private citizen
TO private citizens, as referring 70 a private
citizen and public servant,
The situation is rapidly approaching the
category of humor. 1t Is possible that the
offended minister and his supporters actually
believe that he is not amenable to the laws
which have been iegislated Dy Aho peoples
chosen representatives for the saNty and pro
lection OF the people, / suppose after read
ing the Sunday world, that had the tight
occurred on public street. and had been Wit
messed by hundred persons, the clergy would
have called upon COmmlssiQncr Addison and
would have demanded that the entire per-
sonnel of witnesses be arrested and made co.
defendants,
Perhaps officer Meacham should have been
dismissed, but | do not believe that any real
man would expect another real man l., stand
up and allow some God-fearing Crather than
God-loving) citizen regardless. Of the sanctitude
OF such citizen, to openly insult him, II appears
to me that the offended ones are seeking 10
invoke the relief afforded through the applica-
tion OF regulation which was enacted II Is
true TO protect a prisoner from unlawful at
tavks: but am OF the opinion that such regu-
latiou presumed. and was made effective on the
condition that a prisoner so conduct himself
AZ to merit such protection.
We would surely have fine administrative
force IL II were made up OF spincless molly
roddes with zero courage and zero pride. n
officer MeaCham violated anS order regulating
the conduct Of an officer he did even less than
tho Reverend Crum, who wllfuly violated the
laws laid down by Christ Jesus. II tho clergy
su regrets such action 40 has been attributed to
officer McaCham what are We guilty sinners
TO think OF one who IL attempting to guide
crring sOults into the Kingdom of God through
example and preccpl who becomes cmhroNcd
iu "A common fight I'm direct disregard of the
very fundamental laWS which Christ Jesus laid
down ss requisite to the salvation Of man
In my opinion, the sooner that simple mind
ed. siuytmuUius persons realize the Importance
uf the administrative branch OF our city gov
urnmCut, the sooner will Tulsa shake the small
town dust from its feet. The police depart
mcnt is not a legislative branch; IL makes no
laws. hut is charged with the enforcement of
the laws as they have been made. The police
department occupies, in my judgment, the most
important position OF all municipal departments.
It's primo function is the protection OF human
LIE ana property. What could be more inn
ppr0ut'
The shortest route 60 efficiency IL the CEN
trauZng OF authority and the delegation Of
authority commensurate TO the responsibility as
sumcd. Yet the clergy who insists that the
commissioner hC wholly responsible, rushcs In
and demands certain changes In the person
mel aud I'm the activities of the personnel. Of the
very department. whose responsibility the com
missioner rs asked 20 assume. / believe that
apostles OF the Master will agree that too
many cooks spoil the broth" / believe that
Commits ionor AdkIson, who is responsible, and
whose reputation is in jeopardy, should be per
mltted 20 administer the affairs OF his own de-
pHrtment with no Interference from glory
,hascrs who have manifested absolute defiance
OF the laws OF the mightcst and most inylol-
able court.
ROSS MOFFETT
March !, 300 Unity Building.