ANOTHER PROTEST.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1901, 8 November 1913, Page 7

ANOTHER PROTEST.

(to the Editor.) ■ ■ Sir,—Having rend in this hiorning'f issue of your paper tho letter from "A Jlcfo Woman,' 1 I cannot refrain from cohoing tlio sentiments therein exproiss®nc' Adding to it. Tlio two- points mftdo by your corfospondent stand out far from a[l others iri conncctioit- witli thq workers' striko: tlio behaviour of tlio special constables and tlio iudiflereiico (1 almost said incompetence) of. the legnlar Police Force. ©> my. mindj living at a distance, but Willi Wellington papers' excellent .detailed reports fe guide iiiOj the behaviour, fliseipliiio, aiid jjliick of tlio special 'constables, wifcn their truly splendid :solfrestiaiut, are worthy of tlio highest praise and warmest admiration. ' The controlling :power of their leaders rnust bo esceiient, Tlio whoio country cries . out against tlio regula.r Police Force, fpr not malting an example of somo ot I tlio stonc-tliroweF's and strikers, I notice a paltry half-dozen have been arrested (a truly splendid ayerago). Why did tliey not tako 50 at a time, and thus ■offer ijroteition : to futuro parades of . tlio specials? , ' _ Tho Commissioner at 6ito of the/fir'st riots in Buckle Street looked on' and saw things, but as far as I can {earn, ho did iiot do much. Perhaps his reports or yours d'ul liirn an injustice ; it would bo kind to think s&. Tho point is this: a policeman is very smart_ at (Tisrovering wrong-doing and arresting those responsible for it, but a body or them has done nothing, apparently,. to restrain tlicßo rioters irom continuing ! their blackguardly doings or to offer any protection to the men who Jiavd voluntarily risked their lives to assist thorn in maintaining order. I hopo the Minister in charge will tako note, and inquiro why so few arrests were made. Other letters than that referred to complain of tho inactivity of the Police Force, and your leader, also, Jilts out ; very straight, but are you not softhearted towards the Commissioner o) Polico, who being at tho head js only, ! mainly, and absolutely responsible fpr i his men's actions or inactions ? What wore jiis instructions to Mb iiicnP Waa he frightened they would not obey liir orders?—l am, etc., . . AWAITING ENLIGHTENMENTCarterton, November ri. ■ •