The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-19
FRENCH AND AMERICAN POLICEMEN

An American young lady, writing from Paris, con-
rasts the way in which policemen there treat ladies
the streets with that of the New York Metropoli-
tan considerably to the disadvantage of the con-
SENATORS of the peace in Frances gay capital. She
says
read an account the other day in one of our New
York papers complaining of the alleged great want
OF politeness on the part of the policemen there,
stating that in Paris the French official is every
where-slways hand when wanted-and that at
home there is never one to be found within call.
The writer, whoever he was. evidently could not
have been in this country OF late years. However it
may have been formerly cannot tell, but have
taken particular trouble-no not trouble either for
| could easily see without much trying the great
difference between our American ways and those of
both London and Paris. In London there never was
policeman to help ladies over the STREETS
ana, II you ask them for Information. they
give it to you in the very fewcst words
possibe-often very grufiiy-leaying you to find it
as best you can or to sock further information of
some kndfaced passerby. / think we were there
quite long enough to know the state of things so
directly concerning us. we were In the streets of
London so much and were always obliged a. get
about without help. what each gave to the other
While in London came to the conclusion that
country ruled even by sovereign not perfection
In PARIS. but for looking this way and that almost
breaking our necks In the effort VIC would long ere
this have been run knocked down in the
streets; for the cabnen have respect for sex,
lamenoss or any inability to get out OF the way.
They right at one--in fact, have noticed that
they whip up the horses while approaching and just
delight in giving you good fright. great many
times mamma and came near being over. ON
such occasions, with my heart beating beyond CON
troll would say something to the old driver, who as
often answered with grin extending from car,
aud say. Ioito. ssddemoiseLe and dash out sight
with his old vehicle before could look round. ON
the Avenue de lOpera not far from the NEw YORK
HERALD Office. there is policeman standing. and If he
saw person on the point OF being or
killed he would not leave his place disturb himself
in the least. This man was Obliged to ask one day
for information, and he very kindly sent me about
ten blocks out of the way. We. we'll others are
every day crossing these streets and in momentary
danger of being killed. unless hard enough
give US palpitation of the heart fall down in all
the old Paris mud, which is just terrible II this
sort of treatment of ladies is anything like what
they experience at the hands of New York policemen.
then am no judge. At home you have nearly
every block of Broadway some one TO help you over
the streets and stop the horses. and the men are
usually polite. To my certain knowledge. az many
times as have been down the Champs Eys6cs there
has not been once policeman anywhere in sight.
II they hide in ambush ready to pounce upon some
poor outlaw, then of course 1t is impossible for mo
To get glimpse of them. In all things there IL no
country equal TO America However, IL is very nice
to travel through the different lands and sec every
thing of interest.