The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-28
Dr.. Alberison Tells What
In Part Is Wrong With City

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last year and q half II has been
his privilege to be very closely in
touch with some particular phases
OF life in Tacoma
Certain agencies foster and pro-
mote the idea that certain things
must be because Tacoma Is a wa
terfront town.
Compared with other activities
and interests the waterfront busi-
ness in Tacoma is insignificant.
Lssmberjacs<s Fine Men
Others make the excuse that II
Il q sawmill town and when the
lumberjacks come down from the
hills for = weekend they expect
60 find things wide open. Ny OBJ
servation n that the umberpacks
are q pretty decent lot Of citizens.
The little bunch Of "hell-busters" is
magnificent compared to the
whole number.
Neither the waterfront men
nor The lumberjAcles are .
good excuse for some Of the
things racoma tolerates.
Things have changed since we
came to Tacoma . little more than
four years ago. We couldn't get
into . department store then be-
cause they were all closed by
strike. IT'S hard TO get any serv-
ice in 4 department store today
because there Ia so much business.
Tacoma has become one Of
TIE '-boem town." of the
United Ststea. The popuIa-
tioa has Increased IS 10 IS
PR CENT because Of the de-
fense program. We thought
We were being favored by the
administration. The result has
hen m increase In wages and
money 10 apend and We have
become drunk with prosperity.
This h . time 10 he careful
II there are any in Tacoma who
have big ideas they had better be
able to lay the cash on the line
or be pretty sure where they can
get II in 90 or $50 days. We don't
know what n going to happen.
Prepare for Crisis
I am most troubled because I do
not know Of any commercial or
ganixation looking to the time
when the shipyards may be closed.
The Chamber Of Commerce Is look
ing only toward expansion.
II seems TO this preacher that
II would be the smart thing to get
some of the best minds together
to prepare fog the day that comes
to every boom town. The situation
cannot be met by waiting and
having a meeting Friday to pre-
part for a crisis that Is due the
next Monday.
What . privilege and re-
snonsibility the Chamber Of
Commerce has In the oppor-
tunity IN begin "a work out .
program that viii absorb part
Of the shock.
was chaErined not long ago
when sat In at conference
where the federal government pro-
posed to take over the handling
Of prostitution in Tacoma. That
was one more power surrendered
to the government. The more we
surrender the less we get back.
But what can we expect
from . police department that
h only half large enough to do
the job that h required. We
make one man do the work Of
two. And that means that we
only get the service of half .
man because he loses In eff
cheney when he tries 70 do the
work Of two.
There are many fine men in the
Tacoma police department. but
they don't get q square deal. The
salary Ia 10 low that some of them
can hardly afford TO buy a uni
form. 1t isn't fair.
Ned More Men and Pay
Moral conditions will be no bet
ter in Tacoma until we have a
police force large enough and ade-
quately paid We should make the
policeman feel that he is some.
body. Instead of that we treat
him.a a. II he were nobody. 1t isn't
fair.
h death rate On our
streets has Increased alarming
y. The chief Of police has said
tat TIE department. accepts
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