Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25

mans YARD ana DeaClOg MIN as Charged
and without justification. One was
fined SITS and the other $25.
Could you very well imagine man
committing worse outrage on the
peace of neighborhood and the rights
of citizen as to come into his front
yard for no good reason and brutally
beat him? I submit that it certainly
is time that Maj. Hesse's recommended
lions in regard to the mandatory els
missal of such offenders were put into
execution.
HardbOiled Type Passes.
The day of the so-called hardboiled
bullying type of officer is past. A new
era is here and in truth, has been here
for sometime, and one of the greatest
forces, which has operated to bring
about this new era has been the news
papers"
There Is probably no greater force
working toward the general welfare OF
humanity than the well managed news
papers of today. They bring education
and truth and under their pitileSs glare
of publicity dishonest public officials
are soon exposed and banished. And it
is certain no other agency has con-
tributed so much to the advancement
of the Washington Police Department.
They are quick to condemn dishonesty
and brutality and equally alert to COM
mend ability and heroism and frequent
ly do BOTH Newspapers are a great
moral force towards good.
Rarely is it necessary these days Tor
a man to have to subdue a prisoner
with purely physical force. Cases of re-
SiStance to arrest on the street or other
places are rapidly becoming rare, dae.
no doubt, to more congestion in cities
especially, and also due to some eX-
tent to a great deal more general edu-
cation on the part of all citizenry of
the present time Especially is this true
here in Washington, probably posses
sing the most enlightened population OF
any city on the globe today.
It requires but little thought to readily
understand that an officer coming in
practically daily contact with people
of the high caliber of Washington peo-
pie must be somewhat unusual type
of man. He must be intelligent, and he
must be courteous. He must be one
who can acquit himself in Outlines DIM
cult situations. The great of the world
pass him every day.
Through the entire criticism OF Maj:
Hesse there runs hardly one note OF
purely personal criticism. AND L SUD
NIT to YOUR consideration the assertion
that Mai. Hesse is being criticised and
martvred. so to speak, on account OF
the actions of the undesirable per
cent minority of the Police Department.
I further submit to your consideration
that he has done everything that ne
possiblv can or could to abate the bad
conduct that has become public scan
dial recently, and I further declare that
he is better fitted for the job than
anv possible successor that / can think
of right now. :.
Also, it is my conviction that if the
various recommendations which ne has
made had been put into execution long
ago. the department and the city as
we'll would be better off. He never
ceases his efforts to try and improve
the Police Department and the condl-
lions under which the city is governed
Our chief has time and again had TO
desert important work pertaining to the
Police Department and go and de1eno
himself or the department against the
ofttimes ridiculous charges OF some pup
licity seeker or some one trying 10 sat-
isfy personal grudge of some sort.
Should Reflect Credit.
I take the opportunity of pleading
with any of my brother officers who
may peruse these lines to SO govern
their actions in the future that we may
henceforth reflect such credit on our
selves and the department, and in turn
Mai. Hesse's command of it, that we
will insure his remaining at his
present post.
To my mind the Police Department
needs a veteran of Maj. HeSSe'S calm.
cool management, which by the very
fact of his long service is tempered with
wisdom and ability.
Once upon time (and not so very
long ago. when I was what is termed
rookie policeman, and while walking
my beat one morning, I received a mes
sage over our police signal system,
which is form of telephone, that the
chief of police wanted to see me i'm
mediately in his office at the District
Building about certain matter in
volving my having had some police
business to do with a prominent citizen
who afterwards had made bitter COM
plant to Mai. Hesse. felt was right
and that l had acquitted myself with
the prominent citizen in the only way
compatible with my duty as I knew it
to be- Would the chief hear my side
of 1t? Would he believe me?
Later I was ushered into his presence.
I advanced toward the desk and as
drew closer, the details of the chiefs
appearance began to impress them
selves on my consciousness one by one.
I saw seated before me an elderly man,
with slightly stopped shoulders and the
kindest and most understanding eyes,
and about his expression faint, elu-