WOMEN POLICE

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 May 1934, Page 2

WOMEN POLICE

KEI’LY TO PROFESSOR ALGIE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, May 11. At a meeting, to-day, the Society for Protection of Women and Children (Wellington Branch), in reply to remarks made by Professor Algie (Auckland), concerning the appointment of women police, passed the following resolutions: — (1) That the-Society for the Protection of Women and Children enters an emphatic protest against the remarks by Professor Algie on the subject of women police, as coming from one who is not a social service worker, and as showing that he is in complete ignorance of the subject. (2) That the demand for appointment of these women in New Zealand be reasserted on the following grounds: —(a) That women social service workers of the Dominion, through their National Council (representing several thousands of women) have asked for years for the assistance of trained women police to assist in both preventive and remedial work among young people and children. People who make this request are those who for many years have worked a voluntary capacity among the unfortunate and erring ones, and are well aware of their necessities, (b) That women police in London and othei cities in England and abroad are being steadily increased as finances permit, and that modern thought on the part of men, as well "as of women, is in the direction of that protection, which can only be accorded to women. The Protection Society wishes to pay a tribute to the Police Force 01. the Dominion, but in common with other practical societies, knows that there are certain branches of work which can only be done by women. The Society deprecates the unbecoming remarks of" Professor Algie le'garding the motives which actuate women in asking for women police or for the power of sitting on juries, as motives which inspire these requests are of the highest, and involve a gieat degree of self-sacrifice.