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- Khaki and Red : Official Organ of the Philippine Constabulary Volume XIII (No. 7) July 1933
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- PAGE 38 KHAKI and RED July, 1933 KHAKI AND RED OFFICIAL ORO AN OP THE CONST I' BULRV AI\D POLICE Philippine Constabulary Headquarters P. 0. Cox 618 Tels.: 5·64· 1 0 4-98·52 PUBLISHED MONTHLY - Single CoP1J: 50 CENTAVOS Edito1·-R. G. HAWKINS-Manage1· ESTEBAN D. ERISPE AdveTtisina Manager SUD SCRIPTION RATES In the Phliv7Jines, United States, and Posses sons: One Year. · "· P5.00 Six Months . . P3.00 Three Months P1.50 In All Othe?· Go1mtries in the Po.,tal Union: One Year P7.00 Entered As Second Class Mail At Post Office, Manila On Nov. 6, 1926 ====~========== Vol Xlll Mc.nila, July, 1933 No.7 EDITORIALS ANOTiiER MILESTONE On August 8, the Philippine Constabulary will have attained its thirty~second anniversary as the insular police -!orce of the Philippine Archipelago. On the eve of a new Constabulary year the organi-_ zaUon i'3 faced, by far more varied duties than it did thirty-two years ago whE• n its chief function was to supress banditry and chase outlaws who preyed on their feUow citizens. The work of the Constabulary today is far more complicated and far more ardous than in the early days whm the <}tlficers and men merely had physical barriers and obstacles to surmount and overcome. Th£• air of discontent permeates the air throughout the country today and there is seething excitement relati \ e to the political problems of the country. Yet no alarm is felt among the citiwntry, becau~ e of the explicit confidence of the people in the Philippine Constabufary to maintain peace and ord£11'. This speaks well for the efficiency of the organizatirm. .Nev·er ha-s the services of the Philippine Constabulary been more needE d than it is tod.~y and in the immediate future. In the early days the United Sitates army was on hand to enforce peace and order if necessary. The United States Army is still in the Philippines but Army officials have long let1t the maintenance of the internal peace and order vf the Islands exclusively the job of the Constabulary. Independence will make greater demands on the· services of the Constabulary, which will in time form the nucleus of the Philippine Army. Because of this the insular ·officials should endeavor to augment and build up a stronger force instead of cut~ ting it down to the least possible minimum and overburd~·ning it with duties which will eventually hamr-er its efficient functioning. On the thirty-second anniversa1y of its establishment the Constabulary can rightly look back to a life span • of efficient and commendable service to the country. It can proudly pdnt to its record of achievements in keeping the peace of th8 c·ountry and safeguarding, the welfare o} her citi;z;ens. Its se1 vice can stand with Equal excellence to any similar body in the world and is, indeed, il:J be envied. On the occassion 'Of the Constabulary birthday, h:nvcvcr, the officers and men in the sc•rvice should realize that the organizati• on cannot forever depend on is past laurels and achievemEnts. It must continue to carry on. It must ever push forward and gather unto itself more power and greater glory, making its traditions serve as an inspiration and an impetus t·oward a higher and bigga· goal. - - ) :!:::: (--...:. TI E CONSTABULARY OFFKCER§9 CLUB The officers of the Philippine Constabul!:.tr:v have organized a club, the purpose of which is to provide a m~dium of contact for the officers in the service. Elavorate plans are being, made to establish club quBxters which will afford a place where officers from the provinces may board and l·odgS~ while in Manila and yrill serve as a meeting place where officers may come into social contact with -one another. Such an undertakitl'f\ is commendable and Eh"uld receive the wholeheartEd aupport of every >Officer in the service. The need for just such an 01·ganization has long been felt, in thE constabulary. Ehaki and Red wi..lhes to extend the best of luck, to the organizers of the club and to offer any asgistance necessary to make it a success. At the same time we wish to warn them not "to bite off more than they can chew" and to proceed slowly, contenting themselves with starting on a small scale and expanding gradually as the needs of the club warrants.