Evening star., 1925-05-24
70 NATIONS POLICE
HONOR UNKNOWN
Wreath Placed on Arlington
Tomb, After Luncheon Here.
Touring East.

In the presence of police officials
from more than twenty nations, in
Guiding Germany and on their behalf,
Honorary Police Commissioner George
Macdonald of New York City, laid a
wreath. on the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington yesterday after
noon.
This followed a speech by the COM
missioner at a luncheon at the May
flower Hotel, yesterday noon. at which
he declared Congress should submit
TO the law enforcement bodies of the
country, proposed laws before they
are enacted, to get expert opinion as
to whether such laws could be en-
forced. If, in the opinion of enforce
ment officials, they could not be en-
forced. the commissioner said the pro-
posed laws should not be enacted
Asked. after his address. if he had
referred to the prohibition law, Com
missioner Macdonald said his state
ment would have to stand as he made
il without naming any one law, but
that the public could draw its own
conclusions.
Officials on Tour.
The police officials are on a tour of
the eastern United States, following
the international police conference, in
New York, closing Monday, which was
sponsored by Police Commissioner
Richard E? Enright. 1t had been eX-
pected, up to the last minute yester-
day. and even reported. that Commits
sioner Enright was in the city, but he
was detained at the last minute, and
was unable to come
In discussing the aims of the con-
ference, Commissioner Macdonald
pointed out how it had grown from
an organization representing first the
United States and Canada, to the con-
terence this year at which Al nations
were represented. Delegates from
more than 20 countries came to Wash
lngton ia she tour, which will continue
tomorrow morning to Baltimore, Phi
ladelphia and New York
In the opinion of Commissioner Mac
Donald. the gathering of the police
officials will be a real force for peace.
Increased confidence in international
relations, he predicted, would RESULT
IN such world amity that standing
armies would he no longer needed and
the police of the world would be able
to protect the citizenrv from danger
me people," he said have conf
dence IN their police, they know them.
they trust them"
Dragnet Around World.
iNeIeIilHS 10 the new International
geographic police code adopted by the
conference in New York. Commits
sloner Macdonald said that "within
- hourS we can throw dragnet
around the world"
Cuno II. Rudolph, president of the
Board of Commissioners for the Dis
tr1ct. presided at the luncheon yes
terday noon, welcoming the delegates
TO Washington.
A sightseeing trip followed the lay
ing or the wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at Arlington,
Under the leadership of Asst Supt.
Pratt of the Police Department here.
the delegation will leave by automo-
pie this morning at 10 o'clock for
Lorton and Occoquan. Luncheon will
De mad at Lorton and the party will
return to Washington by way of Alex
andrla. A theater party at Keith's
tonight will close the program and
the party will leave in the morning
for Baltimore.
Delegates From Abroad.
Foreign delegates were:
Argentina, Inspector General A. H
Fernandez. Comdr. Cesar E. Etche-
very, Buenos Aires: Australia, In
spector General James Mitchell, sgd
ney, New South Wales: Belgium.
IT,
LouwaGe, Belgium; Bermuda, Chief J.
II. Sempfll, Hamilton; Brazil, Comdr.
Carlos A. Galvao, Rio Janiero; Chief
j.. NJ. Dos Refs, Bahia: Canada,
Comdr. Walter E. Staneland, Victoria, |
British Columbia; Chile, Secretary for
Police Ernesto Merinos; Colombia,
Col Angel NJ. Serrano, Commanding
National Colombian Police, Bogota;
England, Capt. c. E. Cover. president
Chief ConstableS' Association of Eng
land; Chief Constable Sir Robert Pea
cock, Manchester; Chief J. H. Mat
thews, London: Chief Constable J. II. |
Watson. Bristol; Col. F. Brook chief
constable, Nottingham: Maj. Valen-
tine Godfrey, chief constable, Stafford; |
France, Director Louis Lacambre,
police judiciare, Paris: Germany,
Hamburg; DIR. Heinrich Gareis: Police
President Nurnberg, Police President
Wilhelm Kleibomer, Breslau; Regier-
ungs Direktor DR.. Wilhelm Mosle. |
Berlin; Maj. Franz Won Seyffarth, |
chief of traffic, Berlin; DIR. Georg Pott, !
police vice president, Berlin; Hon |
duras, Maj. Napoleon Alcantara. !
Tegucigalpa; Hungary. Chief Kazmer |
Way, Budapest; Capt DIR. John Bing- |
ert, Budapest; Chief Counselor |
George Puskas, Budapest; Chief DIR. |
Joseph Szalay, Szeged; Irish Free !
State. Gen. Eoin ODuffy, commits |
sioner commanding the civic guard, |
Dublin: Asst. Comdr. Patrick Walsh: !
Italy. Prof. Salvatore Ottolenghi, Gi- |
rector of the Scientific Police School, |
Rome. Japan. Hon. Shinzo Uno, sec
retary for police, Toxic; Jugoslavia, |
Comdr of Police Nasa Lazarevich. !
national ministry, Belgrade; Mexico, !
Col. Martin +. Barcenas. inspector |
general federal district, Mexico; Nor |
way, Chief Anton Eriksen. Bergen: |
Panama, Commanding Chief Leonidas
Pretelt; Persia, Chief Abdollah Bah |
rami. Persia; Peru. Hon. Octavio |
Casanave, ex-prefect of police. Lima;
Poland. Chief Stefan Chelmcki Pol |
ish state polise, Porto Rico; Nathaniel |
A. Walcott. chief, San Juan; Scot |
land. Chief Roderick Moss. Edinburgh; |
Chief \. D. Smith, Glasgow.
Memorial Service
The police chiefs will attend the !
second annual memorial service of |
the District of Columbia Policemen's |
Association which will be held in the |
tonight. Maj. Daniel sullivan, |
superintendent of the Washington |
police, will be unable to attend be- |
cause of illness.
Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. p of |
Catholic University; William Mather |
Lewis. president Of George Washing |
ton University, Julian T.. Yates, |
chaplain of the United States Army, |
and Rev. James E. Freeman. Epis- |
copal Bishop of the diocese of Wash |
ington. will address the gathering. |
policemen's association, will preside.
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