The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-11

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 wherever the British flag floats will be round an excellent police system after the model of the mother country In India there is force of more than 15O 900. and this does not include the native village police, who are twice that number. In Siam and British Burma there is an ad- dItional police force of perhaps 147,o 600. It is the duty of every village headman at once 10 give information of any offense occurring in his village, to secure the of render if possible and to turn him over to the proper representative of the gov ernment In the Asiatic and African col onies 1t Is the custom to employ natives In the police service, but the higher of- icers are Englishmen.
 The sikhs of India have developed into the best native policemen that Great Brit ain has yet discovered. These handsome. stalwart men may be seen all over the British Oriental possessions. A good sikh is fine specimen of the Oriental and his knowledge of the Oriental nature ia greater than an Englishman could hope to acquire in years of residence The sikh likes police duty and his loyalty to the white man is unquestioned
 The police of the entire British empire. if joined together. would make an im- mense army. Following in the lead Of the city Of London police, who are gen. erally six-footers. would come giant Chi nese policemen from Hongkong thin legged and turbaned East Indians tall Zulus and Natal Ghe aristocrats of the black race), negro police of Jamaica and Belize, dark-skinned Egyptians, tattooed Maoris of New Zealand and the incom- rarable white policemen of Cape Colony, Canada and Australia.
 In all the countries of continental Eu rope the police act in dual capacity. Primarily they are guardians of the peace; secondarily, they act as spies for the government.
 One unusual feature of the police sery- ice in some of the cities of Europe is the employment of dogs. In Paris they are used along the Seine as life-savers for those who have fallen into the water or who have attempted suicide. One of these dogs has a record of saving 23 lives, which is perhaps a better record than that of any of the human attaches of the department. The experiment has also been tried in New York city with i'm ported dogs.
 When President Diaz came into power he found the country overrun with rob- bers and bandits. Having some veteran
 
 on every possible occasion. They were hunted and trailed into their mountain Businesses, and the soldiers were in- structed never to take captives. This war or extermination sent a thrill of fear through the hearts of the outlaws Pres ident Diaz then sent word to some of the leaders that if they would enlist in the government service he would furnish them employment. From this class of inc fret hands of formed.
 In the oldest, largest and most densely populated nation in the world there are no policemen except in the cities con- trolled by foreigners and in the foreign compounds of the Chinese cities. In China every member of a family is re- sponsible for order in that family, and every inhabitant of city is jointly re- sponsible with every other citizen for its tranquility. The Chinese are essentially a law-abiding and law-observing people for that reason. If a younger son in a family should commit crime, the old CT son is likely to be taken into custody for the offense
 For some crimes, such as patricide- which is the worst crime known fin Chi nese criminology-a whole city might be destroyed and thousands made to suffer and bear disgrace that would last for generations. This extreme penalty is not often exacted. but 1t is permitted under the criminal laws of China
 Morocco. the home of the Moors. is still medieval country, and the pa- triarchial form of government still nre- vails, except in the coast cities. where the French or Spanish are the real rulers. In the interior, which is still the horne or nomadic tribes. Europeans are ire quently the victims of inarauding tribes There are no police in the country dis tricts In Tangier. where considerable number of foreigners reside, there are two khaki-clad bodies of military police. one under French officer, the other under Spanish control. Every legation Is