The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-09-11

De Wiling 10 40 nySeI. lou Will
find that am fair and honest. will,
in turn, expect fairness and honesty
from you. l will likewise expect at
all times loyalty and respect toward
superior officers. If any one of you
is not willing to go along in the prop
er manner, then his resignation will
be accepted, either voluntarily, or on
charges preferred.
Anyone attempting to do some
thing worthwhile will certainly make
mistakes. When l make any I'll be
the first to admit and correct the err
ror when it is proved that / have
erred
at is perhaps well for you to know
that I have no obligations-no fears.
For this reason l can state definitely
that I will tolerate no interference
Of any kind from above; from be-
low; from the inside; or from the
outside.
1--WE are servants of the citizens of
Hagerstown. We have nothing to
hide, therefore, from my desk,
through the fine cooperation of the
press and radio, we will keep the
public posted about the matters of
public interest"
Then to the press and radio, stat
ed, in part:
81 do not need to remind you that
we need your cooperation in full
filling our program. AS l have adj
vised you previously, you will all re-
ceive releases from my Office stimuli
taneously.
Of course, you are welcome to any
and all police data that is of public
interest, but information concerning
policy and/or plans for this Office,
should come from me. l urgently re-
quest that you pay no heed to ru-
mors and if such information comes
to you, please feel free to call my Of
fee at any time for verification. My
only request is that you do not mis-
quote me or misinterpret the work
ings of this office"
Then, sent letters to some $50 or
CARNATIONS, asking them to send a
representative to meet with me at
the City Hall, and at that meeting
told them, in part:
"It seems clear to me that in or
der for me to do the very best pos
sible job with the Police Department,
all of the gentleman connected with
the government of Hagerstown
should know how l propose to OPP
crate. For this reason have invit-
ed His Honor, Mayor Mills, and all
of his official body to be present this
evening, so that they can hear, with
you, my preliminary plans for the
operation of the Police Department
insofar as the citizenry is concerned.
II have invited you all here this
evening because l felt l could better
convey my plans and intentions if
l could talk to you directly. l ex-
tended an invitation to all organized
groups to have representative pres
ent who would in turn report back
to their organization, and thus reach
more people in less time than if l
tried to speak to your various groups
individually. 1t is my desire that
you, and those whom you represent,
know how you can assist us to bet
ter police our city and thereby make
it better place in which to live.
'My idea of a good Police Depart
ment is one that works tremendously
within itself as well as with the pub
lie, to maintain the law and protect
life and property.
81 don't want to give the impress
sion that I am going into this work as
a Crusader.
Insofar as the people are con-
cerned, this is how you can help.
"It is a foregone conclusion that
rules, regulations, ordinances and
laws are made effective for the pur-
pose of protecting life and property
and of course to serve the majority
of the people.
''To go into the broader phases of
our duties i do not believe that
there is a great deal of vicious crime
going on in Hagerstown, but there
undoubtedly is lawbreaking which
must be stopped
Zone of the criticisms that has
reached me is that complaints made
to the Department are not always
courteously received and sometimes
not Investigated. This is one situa-
ton that is going to be corrected.
You can help. When you have a
complaint to report, kindly call the
Police Station first-if your call is
not answered to your satisfaction,
please make note of the time of day
or night that you placed the call, and
if possible, to whom you spoke. Then,
if time will permit, please forward
this information to me by letter-or
r. a :.