Los Angeles, but also in San Diego,
San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon,
which he later visited in turn. From
all he obtained much valuable data,
resulting in the organization of a
very efficient training program.

Traffic problems have been increas-
ing yearly in our province, as, I sup-
pose everywhere else in America. To
cope with the situation, one of our
men took the Northwestern Univers-
ity Traffic Institute course at Evans-
ton, Illinois, and at the present time
he is in charge of the Traffic Branch
of our force. In two special traffic
training classes, this officer was able
to pass on much of the valuable in-
struction he received at Evanston.

A COURSE AT HARVARD

About eighteen months ago we
were invited to send a representative
of our force to Harvard University,
where a seminar was to be held on
homicide investigation and forensic
medicine. We gladly accepted the
offer, and one of our officers was sent
across the continent to attend this
course. On his return, the excellent
instruction received enabled him to
pass on a great deal of what he had
learned, to members of criminal in-
vestigation classes at the Training
Depot. Training of this type raises
the standard of efficiency of any po-
lice force.

Now I do not wish to pretend that
we can contribute a great deal in the
international training field, but I
would like to say that we were fav-
ored with the attendance of a member
of the Washington State Patrol at
one of our Criminal Investigation
Courses. Not only did he learn some-
thing from us, but we learned some-
thing from him also. His presence at
this course was of as great a benefit
to his fellow classmen as it was to
him. Our men learned a great deal
about the methods used in the State
of Washington and police work in
the United States generally. As a
matter of fact, he was one of the

Our force is not large. We have
some five hundred officers and men
to cover an area of about 366,000
square miles. An area 50,000 square

miles greater than the combined
States of California, Oregon and
Washington.

Our borders are contiguous to the
States of Washington, Idaho and
Montana in the south, and the Terri-
tory of Alaska in the northwest.
Through our province runs the famed
Alaska Highway, commencing at
Dawson Creek, British Columbia,
and passing into the Yukon Terri-
tory at Lower Post. We police both
unorganized territory and municipal-
ities under contract, and to fit our
men for the many divers tasks as-
signed to them in policing such vast
spaces, we have a training depot lo-
cated in the capital, Victoria.
Through this we try to keep the var-
ious grades of men posted on modern
procedure, and to act as part of a well
co-ordinated machine rather than as
individuals, disjointed and limited as
to purpose.

Yet, we want each and every one
of our men to develop the character
and efficiency necessary to enable him
to act as an individual when occasion
arises, secure in the knowledge that
behind him he has five hundred
brother officers.

After all, our men deal in space
as well asin law. Through isolation,
much is demanded of them in good
judgment and perseverence without
immediate direction. THAT is when
good training counts.

B.C. IN LEAD IN RADIO

We, in British Columbia, like to
consider ourselves as progressive. As
early as 1928, when communications
were limited to the telephone and tel-
egraph, we put in one of the first
point to point radio networks in
America. And this was all done by
enthusiasts within the force. And in
this field of international co-opera-
tion, I would like you to feel that we
will do everything in our power to

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In conclusion, may I suggest that
good international co-operation can
best be served by the establishment of
liason officers and clearing houses for
information of mutual interest to the
contributors, by exchange of police
officers of varied rank for training
and observation, and by conferences
to determine uniform training and
promotional standards, subject of
course to local requirements.

Remember that three thousand
miles of unfortified boundary be-
tween Canada and the United States
means a great deal to the people of
these two great democracies, both
American and Canadian. Don’t you
think that we, as policemen, should
act in unison in the pursuit of our
common aim, the protection of our
peoples’ rights, security and liberty?

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