The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-20
RANKS LONDON SECOND

to. Headquarters to Assume
Charge of Force.
~ ara sewn that greeted Police
Osmnissionsr Rhinelander waldo - he
stsppsd on Ne white Star liner
Olympic to-day on the return Of him
~ end his wife from abroad was the
appolntmsnt oe Francis Burton Har.
risen b. President Wilson ~ 0ovsrnor
At gAs rAilippinss. THIS 10 thu position
which ne Commissioner had been
. sssking and which his friends had
made Sues was 70 b his. Mr.. waldo
haA ~ comment TO make. He said
that b Va going from the pier to bic
Asoe 1t AsaAquartsn to get right ON
tAs 1st."
NJ Waldo's main object on his ES.
rsDsan trip W. . study Of the police
systsms N ths big cities and . CON.
pasisea Of them With that Of New York
HE sspsrienes has taught him. he
says, that while some Administrative
dstass may b improved upon New
Ysss Aas the biggest and greatest sss'
tn, q ~, ths citiss hs visited.
"',our systsm 10 best appreciated
absDaA," said the Commissioners. by
shs sAet that PARIS 10 copying II and
inseAl>lAg Il IN many dstaila Paris has
Q nv NdstAlls In which We ere lacking
in ~, way Of administrative work. but
,he1 ass q minor importance oom'
pars1 With the greattoess OF operation
IA D9iin they have very good
systsm, but Il 10 not ~ good ~ ours.
rhees ass many good points about It,
housvse. u % condus:sd on military
iiass anA givss young college men
tOeeaA1d chance to equip themselves TO-
iatss vosh q 70 acquire soed positions
ua1er ~ rystsm.
SCOTLAND vAao HAs GREATEST
Objective SYSTEM.
Scotland Yard has the greatest
DIGESTIVE system In the world. The
French astsctivss are very clever. but
they srs not In Il ID detail and thorough.
nee With the English detectives. The
POLES % LonAsa compare more favor.
ably With our police than those Of any
othse city. They are the same class OF
men. are attentive and polite TO the pub.
No and good In tranic work. In this
~ respect I place our men ahead Of
then. Our men handle crowds more
swiftly and IN better style than the
men Of Londen.
The pay Of the London police. CON.
pasatvsly. ID better than that OF our
nea. while they DO not get ~ much
Reesy. The cost Of their living 10 %
much less that they are really much
tD4tss "a than the police Of New York
City. Nowhsrs did see . better class
q nsa than We have on our force. Our
~ ~ young. vigorous. athletic and
1oii Of courage. which makes them
dluai 70 any emergency. and that comes
7retty near saying II all"
While In Paris Mr.. Waldo met NJ.
Bortillon, author OF the famous meas
xvoment systsm. Bertilion. he says. 10
q wonderful man and has done great
work with the camera In the matter Of
reproducing scenes Of crime At the trt-
~ but the French system OF hentifi-
cation. he adds. 10 not N complete ~
ours. OF late they have adopted the
.AaGer-print system. In part. Their
Hoethod OF classification In not up TO
date. The Commissioner looks with great
fAyer on the adoption OF the English
scAool OF probation.
commissioner Waldo said the London
pfessmen. or journalists. were . revela.
tton 70 him. They went down to inter-
vsW him In top hats and wearing mon.
coles. Some OF the American cor.
respondents had also acquired the habit
The Commissioner and Mra Waldo
evidently were popular on the voyage
Of the Olympic. When the ship VA
rearing the pier the passengers crowded
about them to say goodby and ever,
oes wished them the best OF luck. 4
number Of their friends and sevsra
representative from Headquarters wer,
on the pier to welcome them.
VACANCIES TO De FILLED ANc
500 APPOINTED.
Shortly, after reaching his ONCE the
Commissioner sent for all the inspectors
This was after q conference with Dep.
uty Commissioner Mckay. Mr.. Waid
aye he will start to MI vacancies RICH,
oway. The vacancies are two capita ms
slxteen lieutsnants and nifty sergeants
The latter cannot be filled right away
a there 10 no list from which TO draw