New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23
KAISER'S POLICE SCHOOL
En- peror William Establishes a Staff
College for His Finest" at RanoCer

more or less than species OF high school f0r the
training Of police officials. He has long since
realized, like many others. that whereas the
most dangerous criminals and anarchists are. as a
rule. men who are not only OF e high order OF
intellect. but moreover frequently possessed OF all
the advantages OF the most advanced order OF
education. many OF them being university grad
yates, equipped with all sorts Of scientific knowl-
edge. and their mental faculties rendered acute and
keen-edged TO the last degree by study the police
to whom IS :ntrusted the responsibility Of protecting
the community from their evil designs, have been
recruited from entirely different OF society,
inferior not merely in inherited intelligence, but
likewise IN ell those accomplishments which educa-
ton Of q high order and rearing among people OF
culture can alone bring.
In this way the police have been terribly handi-
capped. and it is only and again that the gov
ernments able to find who is
ceptionally keen-witted and brilliant that his gift
In this respect in measure atones for his lack OF
the higher order Of education.
Emperor William, who has at heart moro than
any other European sovereign the necessity OF COM
batting the forces Of anarchy and OF protecting the
commonwealth from the attacks OF those foes Of
our entire social system II exists to-day. pro-
poses TO remedy the drawbacks TO which the
authorities have until been subjected in con-
nectlon with the inferiority OF the mental calibre
OF their police by the establishment Of this species
OF staT college for police officers, to which only
those win be admitted who able TO pass the
rather suf entrance examination. and who on
n
higher pay, but likewise those advantages IN the
way Of rapid promotion. honors. etc. that IN the
army fall to the share OF those officers who have
graduated as members OF the general stan Of the
army.
The Emperor expects by this means not merely
to secure highly trained body Of officers. but like
wise 10 endow service in the police with prestige
and consideration which II has not untn now en-
loved at any rate IN Europe He anticipates that
once tho species Of odium has been removed whicc
la r1fr rrvfU pv
World as far as its official and social caste are
concerned he will be able TO attract men OF good
family Of culture. university graduates and so on
10 ioIn this particular branch Of the service OF the
state which IS henceforth 20 receive recognition
on the part Of the crown such as IT has not until
now enjoyed.
The KaIser's move IN this matter Will be watched
with the keenest interest by other governments
and there is no doubt that II it is attended by the
success which 81 deserves the example ~hlch
he has set in the matter viii be followed by other
powers, and highly educated criminals and an
archsss will he confronted by police officers quite
as well mentally equipped themselves, and
whose moral authority. derived from the IeeLnB
that thew arc the representatives, Of the law, VIII
countkrbalance any Of the advantages that the
cr!ml. ais may enjoy from the fact that they are
unburdened and unhampered by any scruplez-
The course OF studies at the college at Hanover
IS TO be devoted 10 those particular branches OF
learning shat are likely 20 be useful IN tho de-
lection and tracking OF crime, comprising not
merely an extensive experience OF methods OF
crime and Of the history OF criminals, but likewise
all the physiological features OF both one and the
other IN fact every graduate OF the Police High
School a. Hanover is TO be a Sherlock Holmes.
Search Is being made in this country at the pres
eut moment for two masterpieces Of Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS valued at n minimum OF 500 60, which
have mysteriousy vanished from the picture gal
lery Of the Marquis OF Townshond Mt Raynham
Park Norfollshire. A short time ago. recorded
tain IEEf
10 sell the greater number Of valuable paintings
contained IA his picture gallery at Rayuham Hall.
and which had until then heen inalieuable as heir
looms. his producing evidence in court that al
though he had number OF country seats filed
with art treasures. yet he had no income what
soever. either 20 maintain them in repair or 10
keep himself his trip America n search OF
a rich wife having resulted IN failure.
When tho trustees OF the Townshend estates
came 10 20 over the collection OF paintings at
Raynham Han for the purpose OF selecting those
which were TO be put on sale at Christie's. IN
London 81 discovered by them and by tho
marquis and the trustees that two Of the finest
pictures consisting Of portraits by Reynolds OF
Ann AIarch!ouess % Townshend. wife OF the first
marquis who was present at the siege Of Quebec.
and OF Charlotte Warehouses OF Townshend. were
missing The pictures In question were seen by
the present Marquis Of Townshend and by HIS
mother. the widowed marchoness. some ten or
fifteen years ago But neither OF them remeIn-
Der anything about them since that time, the wild
owed marchionoss having lived entirely abroad
for the last decade. while Lord Townshend hmsol;
is usually travelling about somewhere. and is never
at Raynhan Park.
II is believed that the pictures were stolen dur
ing the course OF their removal from Balls Park.
HEREFORD to Raynham Hail. some ten years or so
ago, and that they were brought 70 this country
since they would have been too easily recognized
by experts had they been sold either IN England
or on the Continent Of Europe. 4 large reward
has been offered for the discovery. and / shoul@
recommend any one Who happens TO have seen or
heard OF them 10 communicate with Lord IoVn-
shend or with his lawyers