Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
THE POLICE sysrE,1 or raurs.
HOW the People of n Great City are
Protected.

lfte-t GIG. iT :le f,sts.. s-b'iy R"vicv.
Tie nleans u action AZ th" disposal 81 The
prefecture of police are proportionate 20 the
Importance 0f 81 mission. The estimates Of
this department for 1882 exceed 23.GOa e1df.
It's STAFF inc.udrs fG,H1 agents ct frnctionaries
ef every Kind. Tie bureau Of the central Rd-
n'inistEafion reaei"e the appeals, complaints,
ana demaule %. the public, prepare the decis-
Ions OF thc project, and transmit them TO the
agents -. tie active service, who have In carry
Them into execution. Seventy cOEnmIssaries
81 police placed III different quarters Of Paris.
aI,d II In the suburban c0mmunPs. exercise the
funcfiOns If judiciary ppliCP, experimenting
The execution Or the laws and ordinances and
eaYTyiI- AT The utficia! Inquiries or admins
tra;iGr which are iDtr,Iste,l tn them. The iGu-
Ri'.ipa, police. which comprises DO less than
S.tGr AGENTS .psace officers, guardians Of the
peace AMI Inspectors. forns the active and
militant PORTION e The Paris poiice IudeaeB-
IDENTITY az the sle-ia! -sTyiCas which il includes
and t1 y flich important functions are cpniidal
such a. the s'IFi'' des I11rs tbc services lies
garists or furnished l0dgin--hnuSo Inspection
and t.c service ,!e -rrret" especially charged
with ~" capture rf Inalcactors tn. body Cum
priseS t,.e CORPS cf guardians of the peace who
az mostly old soldiers are armed wear uni
form ari are subjected 70 an almost military
discipline The guardians of tie peace are
spread over STc1r part az Paris. and keep un
al unTen;iftlnc Surveillance by (iay and night
Each Ok The agents gives an account 70 his i'm
yH"'iatr superior NJ 81 The facts that come 10
Lis hHoWi'.iG', and tltesa reports are at once
Transmitted End centralized by the telegraph
which connects di'the rGlice posts wit the pre-
lecture. :" that ie protect is kept in constant
Possession az every tlng that concerns the pub
bo security. 10 appreciate a. it deserves I'll.
perfection 81 this mechanism, its wonderful
unity, tic f~niH"-s and precision Of the springs
thai move i. ard fhe strict solidarity OF the
system OF wheel within wheel o' which II is conn
posed. one would nHel 70 have made close and
careful study ~ the r1aChanIsm of this great
Institution. II world b. impossible TO over
estimate The subtle Intelligence. the rare
preti.y. fiie zeal. which will stand
any test. ard the profound sense
az professional jUty when are the lead
ing characteristics Of the whole OF this Immense
body II officials + : fitting that this truth be
recorded here. III order TO dispose IF certain
legends and pTsriIdiecs which have unfort unate-
" gained credit through the ignorance of the
I'lt'le. aud have eern kept up by the memories
OF another epoch. We are vcrc far indeed from
the Illc when t'iP direction 81 the police dc Ia
sart'@ W>s EfrtJStesi 10 the ex-convict NitiocG,
aha ~ are 80, less far removed ill The toliti-
cai oft.eE from TIE C,.ios imperial police system
% prny"catiUH. Onc IF the recent protect, is
credited with having said that the present pre-
lecture 0T.gllt IN te more like the former
Than the Boulevard ia paais ought to be like
tie Rue tie Jerusalem.