| Show LifE NOT A HAPPY ONE I London Hooligans Disable Three Thousand Bobbies Yearly According to Statistics RIDICULOUS OUS REGULATIONS I n intent a Con from lie no Ii dr With u 1 Club by h Toughs v y 1 i till C Sept Hept 4 London which L I Ina her lias prided IC on bring biring th thI the thet I t st policed police city olt In the world norM lually Is le I waking to the dis 11 I i U v i that facts no longer that thet i Full MII east in 1 III hi rampant 1111 u hl nn OIl ie squalid quarters of this Ihl i and violent assaults ault I ii I I making due allowance for tor the Ter ne in population are more ii tit 11 i iian Ihan In III any an of the larger wall Ivan i dO Instead ad of or the police pollee Ing 1111 th toughs tough It Is ui the toughs tough 1 the Ih J K i MX k months month a royal 1 a It Hort Mort ort of oC glorified legislative ii i 1 has hall been n Investigating the I r police pence In I 1 hl The Th voluminous Ua evidence t ii ft h ws we w that there is ii I nothing them urh h ii u matter with the th men them themi i there Ibre th re Ill 1 I something very mui mu h it IIi ft matter matte with the system T I ire are ar no nu more ardent a r i I I t London hobby bobby then than Amen Amerl A merl In rl who 1 through lon Ion IonI i i rh rho h perfect control which be ba baor over or street traffic In h the theU III U thoroughfares b by the thel Ih I I l lii of ot u It hard hand Is III to them themi Ih I i r ceasing lulng source of ot uder I t i Id i id him always civil cod and nd oblige II I MI en Ii l I rush Much iiii air walking I i of Information on 10 lo that Hut I he be renders render guide books book I to i i u Accustomed to tot t in nl hut domineering bearing of oC 1 I liter illic or of their own big bit cities the Ibe i i which thy they make mak on their i HI home hm Are ar apt to II be a all ell In v t Ih th London representative of or old mil 1 order tI RULES k i II n Hi I Ihry h v s e only one bur phase of or th thi Ihn i h ii l police papas In th the discharge of ot their They Th Imagine that hat I because v re ic such Kiich ch a potent patent and nil peare i iver l f Inn hus twit elsewhere their con coti m IM r as effective I If U they lb I J i the hi h lam Blum districts especially at ati att i t th Ih y would uld s we a tar far different of it They would see that ir a nN brawls and in creed mi l London are areN ar i M N i lIi at 01 then than the thu tb majority of ot ofil il It II u Is I not nol be 1 h err n tI larking lacking In courage u end and nd n II nn i 1 It t I I Is ia due duL entirely e to 10 the tb theo ml o II d r ul eN and regulation m which mi un thi them ill III In the tha th exercise of force i n Iy for ro which the li 1 vi where ban hau 1101 any an genuine lIuha I i it ing respect t i FOK 1 of f the UI dl eno enon n I Iho In ff kit HI y of ut the American III ti heckl petty outbreaks of ot d 1 i dad and It I this the Ih of ot th Ita thi the II I i Hi 11 Is I Owed found In the tb club h I n ne made m of or II It That n which the th 1 in In n hIN hi hand ready 11 fur for fori furi i Ii In lu sated on 10 to tou i mi u n II i riu Kil k ii fur for In v till her The thi rh cop i ip 1 hi his 1 1 in h b m at with lu I i ni ii Result Ith Ui rr r rin I 1 Ii in II ties and ell d null I h I w K Kil I il II Is I only nl i L un nee r k I 1 Ii I i Hv Inv Iv Hi th Iv i v 1 n au I a K n II In ho i a r specially constructed I II lux I rii r 1011 It II IN IM In nl Inh h n if r il d t In III InI a aI I 1115 Ii fl fur Iha iKI tore tile h hr l U Is 1111 HI NI NIh Then when hn h hh hh h miss nant n fill far a II el t in 1 hv III I I o rr I 01 1 and in moat m st ca caves a charge t liars harJ of which la le far from bring technical The theory of bf the Ih regulation r Is I thai that the tha policeman must use uee hU his hl baton only when hili hie own life Is In danger dang end and that hj h must mut be b prepared to prove proe pro In every ca cane II o that its It u Wt use wes a In the terms of ot this thin regulation Ira Irac h must mut Waft woUt to 10 be P hit before bl fore he h can hit The advantage e which ac ec accrues clues crues from getting your blow blo In lust fust l I is reserved re for the tough who himself of oC the privilege ege which the law allows him CASte CASK CASKA A of ef the which this i on thu Ihu U police wax was related In the tho lust Jut ut given ven before the royal roll commission by b Sir HII Rdward Henry chief commissioner of or the th police pollee e A police 1 policeman man named Worley was we by bya a rough The Th fellow first aimed a ablow 1 ablow blow nt at Worsley orley which the policeman succeeded In warding off orr The rough who was wag polling spoiling for a fight tight then than med made madea meda madR a R rush ruh at nt and anti tried to kick him Worsley knocked the tight right out of t him bun by a R blow on the heed head wO with 11 his hie little truncheon Then the lugged him oft off lo to the lockup nod and In a II police pollet court next morning charged him with nult The magistrate d the charge on nn the Ih ground that he already Y had been n punished by hy that one knock knuck on the heed head SYMPATHETIC JURY The That man IMn mib subsequently su sued d the po policeman policeman policeman In the county court for dam daDI damage age agee 1 Ref and a II sympathetic jury Jur awarded 1100 SI to tG him holding that although the lb circumstances the Ihl policeman In using lining hlll his truncheon ha he b wa we w not justified d In striking him on the heal head with It It 11 seems lie that thai there I f III a po police police lice II regulation which forbids a police policeman man mall hitting an assailant on the th head blod with his hla truncheon when he possibly can strike him on nn the th legs leg or arms arm with It lt In III giving hU Me h evidence air sir Edward Henry entirely justified the th oc man U It was very difficult he heId said aid Id to stop a H man loan who was w aiming a running kick k k at you OU by striking him over the legs leg or arms arm To make mak such lIch sucha a blow effective required greeter greater ail adroitness roll nes and judgment than the or 01 ordinary ordinary man men could exercise In the heat hI hIGI of GI a Hut but according to the tb Brit British lib ish theory the policeman poIl mII should at al a all 11 Ih conduct himself as u the servant and mid not the UI mu master ter of oC the Ih public And Worsley should hould have ha risked being kicked Into rather rat r than risk rink r k violating a technical police lance regu reu regulation lation latton CENT ENT LAID LAU OUT The Th result ull of ot this Uti coddling c of ot the Ihli London h equivalent of OH On American tough is wen seen 11 In III the police poUce statistics There Thare are roughly about i e policemen In London Landon and the annual reports for lor several yore year y hack book show how that V g men mn on average are M Mr r required to 10 go HU on lb nick ck list Ut every vel son yearn year Felir because because of ot injuries inflicted I on 0 them by b violent prisoner This The I Ivery la lavery very nearly 10 20 per ller ier tent cent of ot the total force face and U It must I lie borne brn lu III mind that thai a London policeman la Is nut not report reported ed on the sick Ick list flat until he ht has baa ha been away awny awa from frost duty duly for HI wt newt least three Ib days d The Th total tool number of or men tern tem temporarily disabled undoubtedly Is la I many man times tr This Tilla too loo 00 is la the overage over aver average age II forthe for U the Whole ut of f the London dis 1111 A magistrate for the III district which Is I by no moans means m ana the roost most turbulent In hi London made Ih thu statement from the Ih bench beach the other day that fully 3 H P pr per treat nl of all the in that thit were Here Inca incapacitated constantly f tu fur r duty Wy by F Injuries In Injuries juries Juri juries received in to tin the of oC their i duty dUlY I LONDON The tact fact Is III that thai the He tI U i d l ii rough rough h con mn considers wider siders th Ib the heir i III IAl t u uKO us HO KO out and du a j he says MIS MISto too Y to his bl frienda after alter a night n bl In III the public house huus and he h sallies forth furth std IIII assaults the th first y he meets RIt His IU first me Ir I lo to obtain possession of lOr lh I h I uy by 1 cashI e U 1 H Hance which th t hr 1 to a w ord yr d Kite ance and aid welch IU h U I around the his hi mk urk k That l h hIs I he heis I Is I fairly un nf ur 0 t 1 III 1 I Ifor for foi III I h i in a aI nil Ulo IIi Ira e It 1 looks look on n email beating J as l mill ii lii 1111 trl fares terse to protect I Ib th the l The Th po usually fights r h ii may they with his hi Ante tint lIh for foi tn the h I r thIal and anil penalties t patents Ird nil him from arum pales 1111 sul 11 drawing his his hi m HI Ills Hlo a anla ire slut nut M i ly X Thy They alwa II M art rr ro 1 II 1111 6 n utI Iv I Un kl INI l LI I 11 s wet h kl k x lilt weapons Often on titer they hat kot have koIva I ill lu nil alas out UI lit f tin to they Ihly are aru warned by a It crowd of the U h hof of t f I and ani i rodie OJ In la latin lime tin Iu E Hid Th TI r milt II i of f Urs it the U Loo n cIn Is la 1 wry very 1 chary eUry of at Inter r wing ung with the tho th hooligans H kill WN that thai h he only ha has h to expect in Oil II and dud that thai the tho chance chancia art are hal the tta hooligan will I even ven IW en ar W arim WI im I 1 5 I H He ko that thai If he h draws drawn bU his It ItI I and nd defend himself the Ute h will r In tn court o t morning with a bandaged d heal head and will wUI b by b a sympathetic ma magis te tat II to protect th tb the p u ell r rom police oU brutality brutt M Mu The Th uh hI le trouble of courts course lies II le with 11 h h and It H II i i of U it III hi the Ih 11 I nan have nani ha haI i ui II Hv i Ie un III nit ll 1 h that tin the hot of tha th Ih po pu poll II ll w I r i afi nu lIa u befit mcl lUt by of nt blank surprise Would you vau have hll lh the police polte break brek Ui tiles h heed head of r a poor chap dial who wh In Ic I only a II bit say III fie In III hi hl HI un Is I th the h usual Hl and 1 on in m that I 1 Misted d the 11 pulps 11 wile w we u JuU 04 In ii h i til tutu to mv y our oni wn wp who filly l re reit it d 1 ii ill i I I 1 II br n met nt by ty the Ih it Yh ni Ull II th ih the a Hi Utah 1 ni ut i r i ul iii 11 1 l f l at i o a know This Th r Is la not nut Russia ills HIM POINT T Of OM Thera edn an lie t no IIO doubt b that a IJ iii i ily I ly Iy 11 r wl wi will I power flOw to 1 uc ur II lh Ih silos aims wilco h W would I Itar 1 far tar mT mw II hoe the tit pI e I el e The Loi London Ion with the Ihn h ess ini to tt all 11 are at on onaka n takes aka ok us a a gsa U It t g DI al of ot ii h ni nr r with wt wi him U ha resist t Just se It If in It I his b sort rl U h boat a p poll it n bI y yet let pg 11 ii l ely et t r oft aft eta In n 1 I i ut lyU r a 1 puts put up f a very fair tight fight with wali his fists I or seen even risks th tho h i of using hU his tick lIk The Tb r ni Is I a S very vary battered ll hooligan 1 l yr T 1 1 leave have IK IhO 1111 l luid 1 Sew Maw J Tork and 1 MoMen Beaton in on ni I familiar ft with the th Ih work of el the Ihu i t ta is all iii those shoe I M title d as is well II an ar sou n I at oat of the of f r London slid and I l sar Without tear Oft If f contradiction c II l l thorn there t Is fir far r let lees II lu to lub jury to lo loI pi pISe I liI b 1 br th the 1 i Jo leo Iceman I ulI t with Kith Ith a dub GI eta mad and 4 a 1 revolver v vr m and It II to te us use th m t I brt rr n Iu I L Ili D DW wf W 1 studs 1 tied U by b tic absurd r s li It lin lii lU 10 h II In tie I Is lY I s fUI M Sl II n 1 I N i ii Ih Ain to n tough lough w wI i t i 1 i i l if Ir lui h M 1 IM UK ar ah arUl arc ahIN IN C c lulL Ul I III Ib I UK UM u M LI 1411 II don 11 n The Tho Louden Lo hui knowl that Ual ih are ar nil 1111 II mi ion ln hi kiN ride Ide lil and In hr I ANTI III II Nl Hilton I 1 I 1 i I 11 I rus rou N II I III I or lay flay i l jn i i v unc ull u ut ll H j ill 1 11 pal bridge which spun pun the Theme Thames A Aa drunken was w spoiling for tor fora tora a fight tight and a d was wu challenging all l th Ut oisby b A policeman dart came along al h and aM knowing what would happen If It he II e ar arrul arrested rested rul f tb the man tried to IA persuade him to II go horn or at least to leave Ive his biLt b 1 Tnt co wa was w 1004 lu luNd and beyond yo hurling a volley volly of 0 the lb foulest toul at th the poli un paid no atti attention nl Ion to tu him and nd continued to 10 breathe beat h ht forth his hi r challenge lo to 0 all 11 corn com otIle erv en e The Tb be e pullman policeman was helpless and nd kaew It ft but bUI h he was e saved sated train from an un no situation by a soldier also a II I little the Ih worse worn ur fur woes w who ho cum IA and hoard heard th t the cover costers i Oh Oat you OU want lIn a II fight t do you yuu tatty said the th soldier Ill accommodate you 11 my beauty bUlY Throwing oft off his hie tunic h ho In Th Tho policeman d th tile the theother other way waif and when lI tile the lb soldier had hl iii job jeub of t threshing the cos oc octar tar tor In II a very VI manner luanner the approached the tile ieter tr again 0 cud anil said 14 Wow Now old chap I 1 1 ally 11 think you had II biter better INt lr go gu bunts buill h me Th madu no rely and had hadaway away cc cv v nils Ihl mum mites mu net b lalun taun t rii ranee ii M a i mi un II th II mag of the thi I 1 ton Ion INC IH 1 i n i r f l I l i M s k my III ii iiI na nae I 1 S inn IU n h hi M i an e i i Lug UI I LIFE NOT A HAPPY ONE nI from r pan If Wren to tn get ifo R Into a right fight hi bi h hand halide tel lei 11 behind hi hit hla hack bark XO fo An All la is surprised onu and nd Snit ad d at rending rading rell lIn from time ilm to time In wo police fOlI e Olin reea I in the th Ix london off pare pera that thai it took nix alx Ix or ton ten poll to take tali a drunken I prisoner to the ac ata action lion tion If U I r ke Sae could 11 see how the Pry 11 Sr II r U is to ho he would be till 1111 more M d la is I not a police patrol wagon eion OI In UM the whole of ot t at t rare Interval In the street are Sr what an are known a e but MIt which are re only little hand hall harrows barrow In III the shape chape of Ot stretchers on ull wh wha B a oh h I ip B on liMo enough b to carry car one OaR man or w nd It i is equipped with straps trapa by which eh the may maybe mayhe be he secured to It after alter he IK ha baa been red TAKE TARS OW on Olt BOOTS It to le an en every day occurrence to see e etwo two or titres n policemen n wheeling heeling lIn one on of ot 0 borrows with a II strapped ed to It t curing in the language and often ott the tha barrow has ha h to tobe tobe tod be ages wheeled Id d a tulle mil or more through the public tree to to the tb station IlIon A close cloe clo observer will notice that the 1 I is bootless bo tl The Th n t thing thin th the pot polio police lo do 0 wh when u they Ih overpower a man manU manU manis U is to take off oft his hla hi boots boot for a heavy hobnailed boot may ma inflict indict a danger dangerous oua ous 1111 kick on the t e man bap n who I is bending bv k aver v r the th ambulance to secure cure tb the straps trapa rape It ha has been suggested ted from time tun to time tIe by b daring reformers reformer that horsed II or patrol wagons wagon should be lUred ired lor ter t r the police The Th au authorities have turned over owr In their sleep loop II end and murmured that It might be bea b ba a good thing but have done don nothing ONE O K LONE AMBULANCES Speaking of ot ambulances reminds reminda one onn on of ot the Uio u tact fact that until a few months OHO go wan waa not a public hume horse or ambulance in the whole while of ot to convey y the tb vIctim 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