SCOTLAND YARD SUSPECT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 May 1928, Page 2

SCOTLAND YARD SUSPECT.

PRESS DEMANDS PUBLIC INQUIRY

Received Enuuay, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 19.

The world-famous Scotland xarcl is virtually in dock before public opinion. The whole nation is disturbed at tile sensational charges against it. Though it is universally admitted that London policemen tire the finest oot.lv of men in the world .Scotland Yard as the outcome of several recent events is definitely suspect and there is a disturbing folding throughout England that there is something amiss in its methods contrary to British sense of freedom and justice.

The entire press is agreed that the charges involve freedom of citizens and must bo judged from that aspect. They emphatically declare that the •Miss Savage” inquiry must be public aud comprehensive and in no sense 1 a re-trial of Aliss Savage ami Sir Leo Chiozza Money who were honourably acquitted.

The action in taking a girl from work is only one issue, they declare. Even if Miss Savage’s statement is denied in toto no amount of official denials can clear Scotland Yard of the great and growing cloud of suspicion hanging over it.

The press asks Cor how long and in what number of eases Scotland Yard lias been thus behaving. For it is inconceivable that Miss Savage's is the oidv case.

The three principal officials concerned are Sir William llonvood. Commissioner of Police, Sir Archibald Bodkin, Director of Public . Prosecutions, and Chief Inspect,or Collins of the Scotland Yard Criminal Investigation .Department.