Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 356, 30 Kekemapa 1891 — Drilling the Police. [ARTICLE]

Drilling the Police.

The driliing of the Poliee Force.l irives curreney to thereporied state- j of a conversation, whieh toōk j pi.iee in the roval presence, where tbe stated to say that .">ho did not care for anv party, as ! «he was prepared to maijitain herj pets in office in spite of any cause of <'Qmp]aint ygain?t theni, or for their removal. »Such langunge, īf <mrreetly reported, is one that <loes iittle credit to the Executive or her j jvlvisors. j The sadilēn overtuming of estab-1 :ished Eule in other coutitries is too frtHiuent to warrant «neh exprefisions. and $hould set advisors of her Majesty to; «tudy tfe« l>est rjieans c>f niaintain-! good an<l e<juitabie government j .md how to avoicHhe that! growing of upselting establishc;d 1 uuthority for no!i-regard of Uie legi- i umate wishes of the po.)pic. Tiie ! poiiee is an arm of tjie cīvil sc?-vic.-\ ;ifid is bf}Bt adapted when traiued! for the inainienanee of |k a.v iu, - other ways than being panded as; a ineaas of intimidat; ;; <>• al»iding citizens. It wouM I 1 nior to the eredit of the ] ■♦ fh;U their titne aud servico should he ■ devoted to the ni'eh '??&,. pakapio, an<i other gambii ni: jg:« me», aād tō prevent smyggljn<: .»■; niaiu in open daylight.