Show London's Police Force Observes Birthday Famous Department Is Among Youngest in World 1 Founded by Robert Peel By MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Writer LONDON May l 11 The ll-The The metropolitan itan police poUce force of London probably probably ably the worlds world's most famous police police po po- po lice lIco department is Js also one o of the very youngest This bit of or doubtless news news doubtless a surprise sur stir prise r rise t t 10 to o m most n os t Americans A I n who look bolt prise r rise t t 10 to o m most n os t Americans A I n who look bolt p bolton on the traditionally efficient London London London Lon Lon- don police as one of those old standby standbys standbys stand- stand bys- bys of British civilization like roast beef and a a. powerful navy navy navy-Is is emphasized emphasized em em- d by the fact that the fon-e fon has just celebrated the anni anniversary anni- anni of its organization Before Defore 18 1829 9 London Instead of being one of the policed best-policed cities In iii the tIme world was one of the worst It was split up into a wide group of different boroughs each with its own police force and each stolidly indifferent to what went on outside outside outside out out- side its own boundaries The result was a a. decentralization of power Ver that woul would make nako a Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago gangster weep bitter tears over being born a century too late ate The situation In 1829 1823 was simply made mode j to order for criminals As a nucleus there was the city time the the heart of or London oldest segment segment seg seg- ment mont of the great metropolis where the financial district and the Bank of England now hold sway and andI I where Is located the Mansion House In which the great reat lord mayor lives The he city eity was surrounded by bv a host of boroughs Each Bach borough I was Independent in matl rs of po police IJO- IJO lice and exceedingly jealous of ny encroachment on its authorities by Its neighbors The result was ruinous ruin ruin- ous oils Instead of or police forces each borough had its own watch es establishment es- es as it was as called These varied greatly In size and effectiveness St. St Pancras for in instance instance instance in- in stance had eighteen different outfits outfits out omit fits each independent of ot the others oth oth- ers Kensington was content with six watchmen to police ohice its ita fifteen square miles mUes St St. James In which is located S S. S James James' palace had a volunteer unpaid watch watch something something like hike the tho volunteer fire fhe companies of early American and tully fully as inefficient Lambeth had no watch fr r nt 1 t nil I In V 1829 1829 the C great statesman Sir i Robert Hobert Pe Peel I then homo home secretary in the British cabinet put through parliament t a bill placing the POlicIng policing policing ing of the whole metropolis in the hands of or one paid force to bo be in independent independent independent in- in dependent of the boroughs and an answerable an- an directly to the government gO as represented by the tho home horn secre I an tary |