Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-02-03

The state conStahulary bunk Is com.
ing 10 hfe again. and We except 10
hear mare ard more Of 1t fam nov
on until after that measure is again
defeated in the state legislature.
The opening gun Was fined down,
state when neaa Davenport af the
University, IN speech before farm
efs' convention in Springfield, cen
,ientned union labor. and said that or
sani1ed workers were responsible Tor
a break between the farmer and city
worker.
\ break between the two eroups
would probably he very acceptable 60
the dean and others who want 10 pes
ter the people with n state eonstahu.
larry. because real farmers and the
organized worker view the eenstahu-
larry question from the same angle
simply a scheme to force both to pay
for a lot of useless highway orna
ments who viii do no one any geod
except those who wish to crush labor,
Other evidences OF renewed activity
on the part of cossack boosters are
seen everywhere. Motion pictures
made to order show pretty oossaeks
finding lost child while the mother
calmly awaits, seated upon the front
porchl The eassaek Journal has
again appeared. but as usual without
revealing the identity of its hackers,
The kept press IL busy all the way
from Cairo To Maukegan.
The Chicago Tribune, In recent
issue, attacked Victor A. oander,
secretary of the Illinois State Federa.
tion of Labor, because "Nic" knows a
lot about how state constabnlary IL
run aud eomes right out and says
what he thinks. The article has
brought reply from Mr.. 0lander.
Mr.. 0lander will In all probability
be In Champaign In n week or SO,
when he will appear under the aus
piees Of the Forum Of the Chamber
of Commerce to reply To the state.
ments made by those speaking for the
constahulary under the same auspices
several weeks ago.
Replying 20 the Tribune. Mr.
olander says;
THE editorial, Labor and the Con-
Hsabulary' appearing In the Snaday
Tribune and commenting upon the
statement which ] recently issued on
behnlf OF the Illinois State Fedora
ton of Labor in opposition to the plan
for putting the state under form OF
martial law through the establish
ment of a highly centralized military
state police force, or so.called state
constabulnry, interested me very
much. The apparent Willingness OF
the Tribune 10 place the state under
the domination of n small but COM
pactly organized military force TO
consist OF men who have no private
will of their commanding officer APP
pointed for life with such absolute
powers that he can defy not only all
local authority but even the chief ex-
ecutive of the state, Is surprising to
say the least. The claim that the
proposed state eonstabulary Ii intend-
ed FOR the protection Of the people In
the rural communities, for patroling
Of country highways, the prevention
of crime and the apprehension Of
criminals will not bear investigation.
The language Of the bill proves that
ID has no such purpose and the Ecant
half dozen words authorizing but not
recurring rural patrols were plainly
inserted In the bill TO give its pro-
motors some chance 10 deceive the
public as 10 the real purpose of the
proposal. IL IL In no sense a rural
patrol or rural police bill but instead
provides for the initial establishment
of military force to consist OF only
1876 men with power 10 invade any
community for any purpose that may
suit the will of the commanding Of
ficer. Experience throughout the
world proves that at least one-third
Of any such force will be kept from
patrol duty for service az the bar
racks, assigned TO special duty, fur
loughs and vacancies. Dividing the
balance into two shift, one for night
and the other for day, 60 men at the
most are available for actual patrol
duty.
"'rhere are 102 counties In Illinois
and the bill therefore provides that
roaming somewhere 10 three counties
(averaging about 5000 miles Of rural
highway there will be two lone wan
dering constables. The Tribune, !
presume. intends that each lonesome
wanderer shall be provided not only
With high Reared motorcycles with
which they can pursue high pow
cred car carrying a half dozen desper-
ate criminals, but also with a good
strong horse on which 10 mount when
necessary to travel over the muddy
roads to the aid of farmers, the ma
iority Of whom do not live on hard
roadsl The patrolling constable,
therefore, leading a horse with one