The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
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Women Have Not Aban-
doned Lady,PoIice
WILL URGE THE PLAN
Number of Them Are Willing to
Pay For Services of the
Official

Mrs. J. ". Andrews, president Of
the Woman's Council. stated to the
Free Press today that nothing de-
finite could be decided concerning
the police woman, until more members
are in the city. At present nearly
all the members of the committee,
who would take the initiative, are
out of the city, and there must be q
certain number here to take action
before any plans can be carried out.
However, Mrs. Andrews said that
If the city council could not see their
way clear to hire a police woman.
the clubs and societies OF the city
would give enough to pay her for six
months at least. The city council
may by that time be convinced that
a police woman Is absolutely essential
to the welfare of Mankato and will
then put her on the pay roll. The
entire executive committee, and the
members of the woman's council are
determined to have one. whether the
city pays for one, or the clubs. w.
c. T. u. has already pledged $25 dol
lars, and other clubs will follow their
lead II necessary.
Other Women Interviewed
Other women who were interview
ed expressed their views, and the
general opinion was that if the city
council finds 1t impossible to pay
police woman the clubs and societies
ought to do so.
Mrs. J. r. Brandrup stated that If
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pay the women, she is sure that the
women will pay her some way or
other. All the clubs are taking
vacation during this month and Au-
gust, but Mrs. Brandrup said she felt
sure that they would do something
about this problem in the fall.
Mrs. E. S. Selle said that the
women are expecting the council to
appropriate some part of the new
budget for police woman. She said
that about the first of March. the pol
ice woman ought to be on the regular
city pay roll.
Mrs. Adolph Muller thought that
the general opinion Of the women OF
the city was that woman must be
procured. If the council cannot pos
sibly pay one, then it will be neces
sary for the clubs to take up the task
of finding some way to support a
woman.
Mrs. T. Ross Paden expressed the
view that something ought to be
done as soon as possible, as the need
of woman in the city to supervise
amusements is very great.
Should Be On City Payroll
Mrs. D. G. Willard stated that she
was not in favor of the women pay
ing for police woman, any more
than anyone would be in favor Of let
ting the men pay for the policemen.
The assessment which would be ne
cessary for the pay would be such
small percentage of the taxes, that
it ought to be negligible. The coun
Gil surely have the power and the
right to borrow money to meet en-
ergencies, and there is no reason why
they cannot do this. This would be
the business like way. instead of
making 1t necessary for the women
of the city to do it.
Mrs. w. E. Evans said that when
police woman she thoroughly be-
lieved that there was need for one.
Mrs. Evans said that she was speak
ing from the standpoint of mother
who has five girls. If every woman
in the city would do her duty in her
home there would be no need of a
police woman She said she had en-
ough faith in the new mayor and
council to believe that they would
procure woman as soon as they pos
'sibly could, that they would do the
right thing, and before taking tbe
initiative tho women o. the city ought
to give them the chance to get the
funds to support one.