The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-06-27
Organized Protest SmearsP olice Dept.
Seattle Citizens Guilty OF Laches

We make no brief for the police department. We are
willing to admit the police department needs spanking and
good at that We also admit when those pesky young
sters in 30 Federal building have finished sticking
their in other peoples business other spankngs mot in
the place. may also be recommended
The police department mean some cops who upon
making arrest Immediately become jury and judge has
caused citizens the nightmares and headaches which
haunt epess nights We have been cheated long
we willing to ask square deal for every Thank
God we believe enough good may be found in the depart
ment to save Sodom and Gomorrah from destruction.
Squawking iii Timed
We have been forced to fight the police department
some cops in the Department. than twice. And
we expect to fight again. But will sit supiney by
and thing daily knowing to be wrong, and then go
into court and ask the judge to grant the remedy prayed
Clean City League Municipal League and thousands of
other fine citizens of Seattle: You have known ought to
have known that to the administration of exMayor Ar
thur Lange two police chiefs ruled Seattle The office
of chief the CounyCy Building the other (pup
pet) in the Public Safety Building
You and every daily paper Seattle knew and yet the
conditions not altered We know of verify squad
chief was in the CountyCy Building We toldthey
did not have to report to the puppet chief at any time You
gentlemen fine citizens though you do not court
with clean hands Each of you guilty of aches-20 years
to my knowledge.
Krtey's Testimony
If it true that police squads worked of the County
City Building reporting only to the Real Chief of Poceg
nong the puppet you have the right to haul officer
off his beat and chde him for the faults of his pppet super
ior Would cut out your puppets tongue and then de-
mand that he distinguish various liquids by tasting them?
The Councils Responsibility
We agree with you in toto The council has right to
evade it's responsibility They have double duty citizen
and councilman Too, they know the ties which bind any
chief of police They part of the appointing power and
necessary they have the right to demand that they share
the appointment of the chief.
The department is very effectualy smeared when no
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the department its honor if there any left and tell
them this is their chance, the next is yours.
Capt W. B. Kirtley is just good chief of police
Seattle is going to get No named is going to satisfy
everybody. What the Clean City League and Municipal
League wish is couple of red applies tall tree
yard Try get them are an ingenious set We
willing dynamite the aid YOU Try get
them.
1t is not fair to appoint any within without the
department chief of police, dvest him of authority and
then hold him to strict accountability. That just what
happened to chief of police Krtey and likely happen
some other chiefs to come.
Clean City League Municipal League, ct al You repre-
sent the best there in Seattle You think because of your
eminence all that necessary is to make your findings and
release them to the newspapers You think your work
done The opposition waits and while you sleep flood
your city with service propaganda and dms for all
time ability to forecast city election
We think Mrs Powell is the peer of any who
the city council We of councilman her super
eAceplLS Keeps we peucVe
she white the driven Yet had she served
chief of police at the time Captain Krley did at the expa
ton of her term would have driven her to the
shores of the Pool of Sloan though she did not enter
She wouldn't condemn the entire department
Mr.. Norton you a of God You served your pro-
baton and other periods far the sticks nobody could
hear pray you your God And you had to walk
you would have reached home time for church
there in that department who shared
your isolation and wished it were not so.
conscience and voted for the confirmation of Mr. VIM H.
Sears do not think you would need to apologize to the
keepers of your conscience for casting vote for Captain
Kirtey both fine gentlemen Capt Krtley is just
worthy of your consideration any will get If he
isn't fit certainly in the Police Department is fit