New-York tribune., 1922-07-26
Policein Europe
HaveNothingon on
Us, Says Enright
We're Handling Our Traffic
Better Than Amy City
Over There. Commissions
er Asserts on His Return
Found Some Crime, Too
Criminals Have to Prove Ia
nocence. He Adds: Re-
ceives a Noisy Welcome


Police Commissioner Enright goes
hack 70 work at headquarters to-day
Thoroughly convinced that New York
has police department as good. If not
hetter. than any of those TO be found
abroad
Europe can give Neg York no points
In the police business" said the Com
missioner, upon his return on board
the White Star liner Majestic. "Traf-
fc is handled better in New York than
in any city over there, despite the fast
that they have twice the number Of
policemen that we have The system
Of criminal inves .igatioh in Scotland
Yards on all tours with our detective
department, except that they have the
services of a large number of pro-
fessional informers in addition to the
stool pigeons all police departments
have. and in France and Italy the police
have the added help of the criminal
having to prove his innocence, while
here we have toprove his guilt"
Gets Noisy Welcome Home
A royal welcome was extended to the
Commissioner by officials OF the city
government and the police department
from the moment the Majestic reached
quarantine. The strains OF Home
Sweet Home" greeted the Commissioner
and Mrs. Enright from the Police Band
on board the John F. Hyiand as soon
as the liner dropped her anchor, and
from tnen on torrents of vocal music
from tho Police Glee Club alternated
with the efforts of the police musicians
and another band on board the city tug
Manhattan.
At Pier so large police delegation
and q citizens welcome committee,
wearing white and gold bands, met the
Lnrighta.. Included in the party were
Grover a. Whalen, Commissioners Of
Plants and Structures; Commissioner
Hirschfeld, Deputy Commissioner John
4. Leach. Chief Inspector William j
Lahey, j. J. Bresljn ard Edgar Stephens.
An address Of welcome was read in
the reception room by former United
missioner Enright responded.
Asked whether the police OF Europe
had developed any new methods since
the war, Commi sioner Enright said he
had found nothing Of any consequence.
one OF the chief reasons he went
aboard. however, was to get the police
OF foreign cities to cooperate with the
police on this side, h said, and in this
he had been very successful, since he
found them anxious to do so.
Will Return His Visit
Practically all of the police heads
IN Europe have promised to visit, at
my invitation. the National Police
Conference which takes place in New
York beginning September IT," the
Commissioner said. "My visit has es-
tablished a much better feeling toward
the New York police and other depart
rnents throughout the United States
found that everywhere the police
were in one great cult, Although they
might be hampered by politics abroad
they were all of one mind; that is. &c
get the criminal and have him convict
ed"
The London policemen were award ed
the palm by ommissioner Enright a:
the best that he saw on his trip
They are fine type" he said. "anc
about the same quality as our owr
men, but no better"
Questioned about crime conditions
he acknowledged that he had received
Mayor Hylan's wireless warning hin
That "the newspapers and their gam
bier friends" were about to revive
their propaganda" about the subiec
on his return. He admitted that there
had been great increase in crime
abroad after the war.
Liberty Not LiA.nse Abroad
'One difference in conditions. how
ever" he said "s that here they mis-
take liberty for license, and when the,
are arrested their first thought is how
10 get out of it. In England. wher
they. are arrested, they know they ar.
/ on their way"
One Of the warmest welcomes 70
ceived by the Commissioner was from
200 members of the Steuben Count,
society, who were at the pier weartnt
hnaoges with the inscription: "Tht
Steuben County Society welcome.
nome its ablest son, Richard t. En
fignt. The police head was born il
that county and is one of the forme,
presidents OF the body.
After the Enright baggage had bee,
passed. Thomas Hassstt, head of tn,
organization, escorted the Commission
er 10 waiting automobile, whence th,
party drove at the head of q proce s
sion of fifty cars to the Commodor,
Hotel There an informal buffet lunci
was served and Commissioner Enrigh
shook hands with all who had gatheree
70 greet him, among WHOM, were Joh,
n. MeCooey, Democratic leader O
Brooklyn, and Colonel Michael A Rea
gan, enc OF the leading Republicans O
the Bronx.