The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-24
Observations
NJ any Problems
in Proposal of
w orld Police

World Police
4 POLICE CHEF has TO be
pretty absolute in an emergency.
When one OF his cops sees what
he takes 10 be a burglary in pro-
cess OF preparation or a gang OF
thugs assaulting a respectable Citl-
zen. the cop must act without stop
ping for a formal investigation Of
the cases merits. His function is
10 Jump right in. according to ais
best Judgment. killing somebody.
II necessary. The man on the beat
naturally is the one 10 break first
into action, but the essential re-
sponsibility is the department
heads. II he is crooked or incom-
petent he is so situated as TO be
about the worst influence in a
community's midst.
His authority. TO be sure. is de-
pendent upon his mayors man
date and an acQuiescent majority
In the city council.
There also are courts that can
free the folk he has jagged. II he
did II unjustly-though it is nigh.
~ small satisfaction to a mistaken
~ spotted suspect 10 he in the
morgue al the time OF his eIonera-
ton.
Such outrages are few. though,
within the limits OF small local.
ties. These folks are neigh bors. in
sympathy with one another. They
make a point OF seeing that Their
police chief is well chosen. and
10 their all.sround liking. II he
proves 10 be a toughie or a misflt
he does not last long. No inteIna-
tonal conference is required TO
can him. His immediate neigh
bors will attend TO it and all agree
TO it,
True, there are criminal skala.
wags. in all parts of the world
who would like TO dictate in their
own respective areas. They are in
a hopeless minority. however, in
our own western hemispherica
northern continent and mostly in
the Latin Americas Ditto in Brit
ain, including all its so-called de-
tendencies Ditto. too. in China.
with certain peculiarities. Ditto,
likewise. in perhaps 80 per cent OF
Italy, France and Spain. and their
overseas possessions.
Germany and Japan are eIcep-
tons
have often had occasion TO re-
mark that we have had. in the
United States, a lot Of perfectly
swell Germans. OF pre-Hitler and
pre-Ksiser assimilation. They are
fighting with us now. Think OF
Gen. Carl SpaatZ, one OF the
names OF them!
Furthermore, | know a majority,
as | believe. Of civilized Japs. who
would be quite as livable with as
the Chinese. IL they could shake
off their military domination. But
they do not show any signs of do
ing It. Contrariwise. they imply an
inclination 10 go on with the con-
flict up 10 a maybe l0-year limit,
even after the Eazi's elimination,
in an effort TO dominate eastern
Asia. They will not be able to do
1t. OF course, but they are nutty
and how long they can last. as an
Internal nuisance. is a gamble.
The question arises. then:
Who is to be the chief OF that
proposed International police force,
10 restore order now and 10 keep
~ restored after the current wars
end
IL sounds simple
PodunK has a police force and
il keeps order. Why cant the
same thing be done, on world
scale?
The proposition is
When a single country starts a
muss. must all the other countries
suppress II on total basis 49,
total against that one disturber'
II is as IL Maine were invited
to cooperate on an interstate pro-
gram. with southern California.
relative TO Chicsgos particular
interests
They might not agree on local
policing.
But how about an international
police force?
1t will have 10 be a police force
exclusive. for the present, OF Ger
many. eyeTlasbingly exclusive OF
Italy and spain.
AId Il cannot take in RuSsiI
right off the reel
There is your world union
An agreement. yes, But a polio
force. 10 compel it, And who will
boss the job?
The United states OF America.
We would say. Secondly, We and
Britain in partnership.
But who's going 10 be that police
chief later on
All told. do not see how world
agreement IL 10 be agreed upon.