New-York tribune., 1922-10-08

HS peace in the Northwest
HA Ak. Territories, in which
kf M Baifln Land is stuat-
ed; coroner, special
officer Of the castonls and postmaster of a
uostofice located at Ponds Inlet.
I aYour general duty is to enforce law and
Sadsr in all the district tributary to Ponds
Inlet and the authority given you as justice
foi the peace and coroner will enable you to
a deal with most cases which may arise of in
hscion Of the law.
AAs a special officer of the customs it will
hyour duty to enforce the customs laws and
airy out the detailed instructions issued you
b the customs department As postmaster at
Ponds Inlet it will be your duty to carry on
Etese duties in accordance with the postoffice
Regulations.
"Your special attention is directed to an al
aleged murder Of a Mr.. James by an Eskimo,
and you are directed to make a thorough in
lqury into this murder and take such steps as
~ required to bring the guilty parties to JUS
ice Should you find that there is a prima
hse case against any person or persons, it
Mh your duty, if it is clearly established, to
" ae accused into custody and hold him
tadg Instructions from headquarters.
aFngements are made with the Hudson
w Company at Ponds Inlet for your board
end dging. Although you are indebted to
hs Hudson Bay Company for your transpor-
adn and board and lodging and many other
ietssary requirements, still you must bear in
nlad that you are a servant Of the government
and must deal with all trading companies ex-
actly on an equal footing.
! rely upon your good judgment and pre-
nous experience to carry out your important
duties with credit to yourself and to the salts
faction of headquarters
Quite an undertaking for one man? Oh, no
merely all in the days work.
|krHE Royal Northwest Mounted Police,
long famed in story and song and
move--especialy movie-no longer
exists as SUCH They have been re-
p.acea oy new organization, the Royal Cana
wan Mounted Police, which, though continu-
" lne work Of the old force in the Northwest
safi1orles and the Yukon in so far as it needs
w continued, extends it's field of operation
aa'sr the entire Dominion. This new force
~ amaigamation of the old Northwest
aseo and tie Dominion Police.
Canadian Northwest can no longer
ii e. me mounted as exclusively her own.
parters are not in Regina, Saskatche-
s0us IN ottawa, Ont, and with Che change
~ auc and extension of authority has come
-. as round of new duties in the cities and
As populated centers of the East as for
n y tle men of the Royal Mounted as any
~ - sould well be. That they are discharging
d leW duties with the same thoroughness
eientlng vigor that made their name a
n" .Sfa IN the Northwest is only another
ssr = IN cap already rich with plun1es.
,as = Police, or ''mounties," as they are usu-
ll..' sasled, may now be seen on the streets of
s,.s.s sea- looking queerly out of place in their
I.s-.. 5unics and wide hats, which seem,
4fs,S", 70 belong to the open places. In
haS Toronto and Winnipeg mounted de-
ss sa.snss Of them clatter over pavements and
q M 49, ~, tracks and drill in the shadow of
! Il. Suldngs. In Montreal detachment is
INA ssaged ~ IN hunting down opium smugglers
n. 6 s peddlers--work that would seem to
.s III 81 iine with the duties Of a trained
lN s. sscsive force than with the traditions
|ln Il, 20 the men like this work in the East
ebos;ss asked q young Inspector who was
|he.dr's.1 &c over the barracks and stables at
|kas ! s0nld rather be back in the North
|Aot 49, IS sag, but at the same time we are
IN anvss nvss'nlng. We are probably lucky to
sstas pr.ss wssle. For time it looked as though
NJ s,s anent might disband us altogether
|esepf. !. F'ps very popular with the government,
s 81 So g added, when there's row on
|ska s. SUPPOSE from this that the Mounted
HI il M rss deserted the Northwest. Not at
us sr.,,s ~ were to pay visit to the Yukon
lleys ano them there just as they have
- and ncrthward, at Coronation