Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
THE CHIEFS OF POLICE
THEY WILL MEET IN LOUISVILLE
IN MAY.
Major Sylvester Goes This Week to
Make Arrangements-The Cues
ton of Anarchy.

Major sylvester will go to Louisville. Ky,
this week to confer with Charles r Gram
lger mayor of that city, concerning the
meeting of the chiefs Of police OF the United
states and Canada which is to take place
there In May next. The first session viii
be held Wednesday. the eth Of the month,
ana the convention will last three days. Tr
Is considered more than probable that the
association will be made an international
AFFAIR, as IL is expected that representa-
yves OF number of police departments Of
foreign countries will he I'm attendance,
several weeks ago Major Sylvester adj
dressed letters to the members Of the as
soclation. as We'll to police representa-
yves or European cities, urging their at
tendance. Major Sylvester has entire
charge OF the affair he is president Of
the association. He expects the attendance,
will be larger than at any previous meet
ing OF the association. The committee haN-
ing in charge matters relating 10 the ma
tfonal bureau of criminal Identification VIII
probably make an interesting report. Ac-
ton will probably be taken on the question
of relief in case of removal or death OF a
member of the association.
Questions to Be Discussed.
Members of the organization have been
notified that they should be prepared To
discuss How May the Identification of
Criminals BE Improved Upon?' How to
Relieve Juvenile DepraVity'' DO Criminals
REFORM and What Means Should BIS
adopted to Improve the Police Force -
Those who have been called upon TO read
papers on subjects of interest to police de-
partments are J. J. Atkins, Knoxville,
Tenn; r. r. Baker. Providence, r. l.: W.
q. Baldwin, Roanoke, Va; William BEN
nett. Braddock Pa: c. w Soost Mobile,
Ala; f. W. Hill, Chattanooga, Tenn: How
ard p. Foster, Albany. N Y; s. T. Hamil-
ton, Baltimore: Henry Hopper. Newark =.
j.; William Moore, Binghamton. y. Y;
Henry Muth, Allegheny, Pa; William Price
Nicksburg. Miss; A. p Sherwood, Ottawa.
Ontario: John Hays, Kansas city No:
Frank O'Neill. Chicago; Matthew Kielv 81
Louis: w. Ii. II. Rodenburgh Norristown,
Pa; Adam Cross. New York, and W. II.
Tyler, Columbus, Ohio.
The Matter of Anarchy.
Perhaps the most important question that
will come before the meeting will be one
relating to anarchy. This question was dis
cussed about the time OF the assassination
of President Mckinley, and Major SyIvvs-
ter thought it would be well to have some
foreign police representatives at the coming
meeting who could give valuable sugges-
tons concerning the handling of this dan
gerous class The invitations sent abroad
were delivered through the Representatives
OF the State Department. They set out
the objects of the meeting and refer to the
question of anarchists in clause which
reads:
THE propagation of factors dangerous 10
the state, the result largely IF the colonial
ton of the unreliable and irr espunsible
classes which are known in Europe and
America as antipical to good government,
including the anarchist. whose blow has
been delivered against constituted authori-
ties in both hemspheres has presented new
questions for the consideration Of police Of
ncials. who are DESTROYS Of cooperating
with their colaborers-ENlropean police Of
hclals-ln Keeping down and eXpunging
these dangerous elements. This can only
be accomplished by an interchange Of idea
and information through a personal meet
ing"
Several favorable responses have been re-
ceiVed from foreigners to whom invitations
were sent, and the meeting in May prom
ises to be one of unusual interest.