The Washington times., 1925-06-25
The Menace of the Growing
Spirit of LaWlessneSS
BY BILL PRICE.

This community stands appalled, and Borrowing over the
shocking loss of the life of sainted whose sole mis-
sion the doing Of good among the needy and suffering
and who had dedicated her existence kindly acts and noble
deeds.
This community likewise stands stunned and appalled,
the growing spirit Of wlessness which led to this terrible
tragedy and which lead to long string Of tragedies
unless there rooted from midst the elements which grow
and thrive when defiance Of law becomes widespread.
This the city of Washington the Federal Capital It is
not the city of Chicago federation Of booeggng and
eniency those engaged in has led gang spirit that
not only openly dies all law and all order but to the de-
Mberate killing of officers Of the law attempts upon
their lives in the halls Of justice Of that city.
Wherever this spirit Of awlessness has been allowed to gain
strong foohod the terrible consequences have at last
aroused the people and forced officers Of the law to adopt
measures that little short Of lGwlesness also The high
powered machines Of criminals pursued by the high
powered machines of the police Pursued pursuers
armed the teeth with guns and pistols and deadly dues take
place the streets with innocent and augmentng
the lists Of victims.
At the bottom Of practically all the desperate gang life Of
Chicago bootleggg prospective profits are 50 auring
to men and Of the criminal type that they will take
any risk to succeed The killing Of officer Of the law
becomes incident running people the streets
II daily and just part Of the underground
business which includes bootleggng hackng robbery hold
ups, the forcing Of into immoral occupations
There be temporizng with that sort of thing
We who live In this beautiful attractive city, ong
paravsy free from the black criminal histories Of many
large American cities content ourselves with the thought that
nothing OF the KIND VIII ever backen WaShngt0ns lair
threate8 e HRe me contentent entitled
We can't afford initiate the ostrich which buries its
head IN the sands and thinks that everything is all right and
Is safe from harm We have reached the point in beautiful
Washington where the Of upholdng and enforcing
laws openly breaking them and encouraging the worst in
mankind to take advantage Of the situation
Whether do do not believe in prohibition longer
the question that should argue about The problem
the far bigger Of whether will back the criminal
elements We may not intend to do We may not think
that in encouraging bootleggers weakening respect
for law and order generally but in the train Of the boogger
who keeps within the pale Of other laws followers who
care nothing for any law
When we attempt TO put stop to poles officers pursuing
bootlegges speeders and fleeing criminals Of any kind we
point the way to anarchy speedster, man1er boot
logger given to understand that all he has to do is to step
the gas and 60 fifty sixty miles hour he is safe from
immediate arrest then might well municipal
BY cutting down police force The small force that
do keep duty could be instructed send
invitations to vOatos Of the law to can at police precincts
to talk their and assuring them that they did
not like the they treated they could hop in their
cars and speed away with guarantee that they would not
be followed.
Where is possible for police officers uphold
and make arrests without having to violate speed laws them
selves they should do it, but is not going pay this
uni to let the idea spread that policemen exceed
the speed limits in the pursuit Of criminals are escaping
because they violating the speed laws which they not
care anything more about than any other law.